FRANKIE4

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Queensland, Australia

Certified Since

May 2024

Industry

Apparel

Sector

Wholesale/Retail

Operates In

Australia,

New Zealand,

United States

As an Australian, podiatrist-founded footwear label, FRANKIE4 was created to support the wellbeing of women worldwide through style and innovation. For over thirteen years, they've been on a journey to create styles that maximise comfort and positively support the communities in which they operate, whilst minimising their impact on the planet. Today with over 100,000 five-star reviews and ten global concept stores, they've taken the next step and are proud to be B Corp certified.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, FRANKIE4 earned an overall score of 85.7. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
85.7
85.7 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 15.4

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 & Engagement2.5
Ethics & Transparency2.9
+ 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.


Workers 19.5

Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.

Financial Security5.8
Health, Wellness, & Safety5.7
Career Development2.7
Engagement & Satisfaction4.5

Community 20.5

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, & Inclusion4.7
Economic Impact4.7
Civic Engagement & Giving1.9
Supply Chain Management7.1

Environment 17.3

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 Management4.8
Air & Climate4.2
Water1.4
Land & Life6.2
+ Toxin Reduction / Remediation0.5

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.


Customers 12.8

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 Stewardship3.0
+ Health & Wellness Improvement9.7

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

2024 Overall B Impact Score85.7

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