World Extreme Medicine Ltd

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Devon, United Kingdom

Certified Since

April 2024

Industry

Other human health

Sector

Service with Significant Environmental Footprint

Operates In

Australia,

Costa Rica,

France,

Italy,

Namibia,

Nepal,

Norway,

Oman,

Slovenia,

United Arab Emirates,

United Kingdom,

United States

World Extreme Medicine's mission has always been to provide the highest quality education and training in the field of extreme medicine, equipping healthcare professionals with the skills and knowledge they need to deliver care in the most challenging environments. The company believes that by empowering these individuals, they can collectively make a positive impact on communities around the world. They strive to create a legacy of cross-disciplinary engagement, fostering a community where experiences can be shared and new research can be stimulated.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, World Extreme Medicine Ltd earned an overall score of 89.2. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
89.2
89.2 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 14.3

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 & Engagement0.9
Ethics & Transparency3.4
+ 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.


Workers 22.5

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 Security8.5
Health, Wellness, & Safety5.9
Career Development3.9
Engagement & Satisfaction3.3

Community 19.3

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, & Inclusion3.7
Economic Impact5.5
Civic Engagement & Giving3.4
Supply Chain Management6.5

Environment 5.9

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 Management0.4
Air & Climate0.6
Water0.0
Land & Life1.7

Customers 27.0

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 Stewardship3.6
+ Health & Wellness Improvement10.5
+ Education9.6
+ Serving in Need Populations3.1

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 Score89.2

Additional Documentation

Disclosure for Significant Layoffs and Operations in Conflict Zones


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