Hub Australia has been officially re-certified for another two years as a B-Corp.
A B-Corp is a for-profit business that has committed to achieving standards of performance beyond profit.
We are proud to call ourselves a B-Corp, joined by fellow members Small Giants, Clearpoint Counsel, EcoCreative, HITNet Innovations, The School of Life, Impact Investment Group, and more.
Our B Corp members form part of the community of 62 companies in Australia and 1297 globally. Big brands such as Patagonia and Etsy are also now B-corporations, proving that publicly traded or large companies can bring impact into not just the way they do business but why they do business.
Brad Krauskopf, CEO of Hub Australia, shares:
“We’re thrilled that Hub has completed their B Corp re-certification. As a founding Australian B Corp Third Spaces is committed to co-working and creating a community for growing small businesses and entrepreneurs, their work fosters other B Corps and we all work closely to redefine success in business.”
– Alicia Darvall, Executive Director of bLab in Australia
Creating value Beyond Profit is one of the core values of Hub (our others are Resourceful, Adaptable, Collaborative, and Accountable).
The B Corp assessment gives us a framework and guide to measure our success against rigorous values and responsible practices as we scale as a company.
In the swirl of being a fast-growing start-up, it helps us know if we are walking the walk or just talking about it. We look forward to deepening our impact as a BCorp and supporting our members to do the same.
If you are interested in finding out more about your company becoming certified you can connect with BLab in Australia.
Hub Australia national partner Clearpoint Counsel has also developed a program to help small business get certified. B Ready Program Director, Anna Reeves explained more about their initiative:
“B Ready Program was developed from our own experience of B Corp certification and taking our clients through the B Corp certification process. We realised it was a valuable framework for companies to build strong culture, governance practices and lay the foundations to meet the shift in customers, employees and investors expectations in the new economy.”