xigxag Limited
Cornwall, United Kingdom
September 2022
Mobile applications
Service with Minor Environmental Footprint
Australia,
Austria,
Canada,
Denmark,
Finland,
France,
Germany,
Greece,
Hong Kong S.A.R.,
Hungary,
Ireland,
Israel,
Italy,
Luxembourg,
Mexico,
Netherlands The,
New Zealand,
Norway,
Poland,
Portugal,
Singapore,
South Africa,
Spain,
Sweden,
Switzerland,
Turkey,
United Kingdom,
United States
xigxag's mission is to shape the future of books to make reading more accessible, more engaging, easier and sustainable. The x-book is xigxag’s exclusive listen-and-read concept, incorporating the best of the audiobook and ebook in one amazing integrated format. x-book technology enables a load of brilliant new features for listeners: the ability to see illustrations, see the structure of the dialogue, look up words, search for something you missed or want to hear again, switch to reading, or read along. the xigxag app helps proficient readers enjoy books and helps those who struggle with reading to enjoy books independently for the first time. xigxag offers competitively priced per-title pricing without a commitment. They reward customers for listening more, and free them from the pressure of inflexible monthly subscriptions. xigxag is an award-winning, independent business based in Cornwall.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 20.2
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.
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.
Governance 20.2
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.
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 23.9
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.
Community 25.8
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.
Environment 6.2
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.
Customers 10.4
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.
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.