VCE International

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Autonomous City Of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Certified Since

May 2022

Industry

Other education

Sector

Service with Significant Environmental Footprint

Operates In

Argentina

VCE International is a Registered Trademark of VCE Gabriela Ardito SAS - CUIT30715969811, was founded and is directed by Gabriela Ardito, who has been involved in English Language Teaching, Study Travel Research and Promotion since 1993, is a Lead 5050 Mentor, and has presided over the Argentine Study Abroad Association ARSAA since it was launched in 2016. VCE has signed agreements with top class international HE institutions and language schools in the UK, the US, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Italy, France and Germany, is an ICEF trained agency; Quality English, IALC & English UK partner agency; ALTO & REAL member and ARSAA founder. VCE is also a member of the OFF SCHOOL advisory board; OFF SCHOOL aims at providing free language courses for unprivileged children all over the world, and VCE has been involved in the project and has supported it since it started. VCE has evolved over the years, thus becoming a leading educational consultant in Argentina and the LATAM region. That evolution has always been guided by our mission, our vision, code of ethics and our firm belief in education as the only means to give equal opportunities to everyone and preserve our world.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, VCE International earned an overall score of 105.8. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
105.8
105.8 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 20.9

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 & Engagement4.5
Ethics & Transparency6.4
+ 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 48.0

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, & Inclusion15.2
Economic Impact14.0
Civic Engagement & Giving5.6
Supply Chain Management4.7

Environment 13.0

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 Management2.0
Air & Climate1.2
Water0.0
Land & Life2.6

Customers 23.7

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 Stewardship4.0
+ Education19.6

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

2022 Overall B Impact Score105.8

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