Circular Investment BV

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

North Holland, Netherlands The

Certified Since

July 2021

Industry

Equity investing - Developed Markets

Sector

Service with Minor Environmental Footprint

Operates In

Australia,

Belgium,

Botswana,

Cambodia,

Canada,

Colombia,

Costa Rica,

Ecuador,

France,

Germany,

Italy,

Japan,

Namibia,

Netherlands The,

Peru,

Portugal,

Spain,

Sri Lanka,

Thailand,

United Kingdom,

United States

We invest in companies and projects that benefit business, society and the environment. Working with a range of expert partners and practitioners, we identify, develop, structure and implement projects that develop tangible social and environmental benefits, while simultaneously generating risk-adjusted financial returns to the economy. A circular economy challenges the notion that products, systems and business models have an end-life through the belief that there is always a way to renew, reuse and regenerate existing resources by using superior design, planning and material usage. We believe we can contribute to a truly circular economy in which everyone can thrive. Our ultimate goal is that the revenue generated from our projects can be effectively reinvested in the restoration and regeneration of the world’s most fragile ecosystems.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Circular Investment BV earned an overall score of 139.7. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
139.7
139.7 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 15.8

Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.

Mission & Engagement1.5
Ethics & Transparency4.3
+ Mission Locked10

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Community 46.0

Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion16.8
Economic Impact21.0
Civic Engagement & Giving2.0
Supply Chain Management0.6

Environment 12.8

Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.

Environmental Management3.9
Air & Climate4.3
Water1.0
Land & Life3.5

Customers 64.9

Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.

Customer Stewardship1.5
+ Mission Lock8.2
+ Past Performance7.3
+ Current Fund9.2
+ Positive Impact15.6
+ Portfolio Reporting7.1
+ Capacity Building6.8
+ Fund Governance9

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.



Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2021 Overall B Impact Score139.7

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