London-based Speakers Corner has secured the B Corporation Certification.
The B Corp certification addresses the entirety of a business’ operations and covers five key impact areas: governance, workers, community, environment and customers.
Nick Gold, managing director at Speakers Corner, said: “We are immensely proud to have achieved B Corp status. This certification embodies our core values and underscores our ongoing commitment to drive positive change within the events industry. It’s a testament to our belief that events can be both impactful and responsible.”
Highlights of its efforts to becoming B Corp certified include:
- Environmental: increasing use of electric vehicles which do not produce CO2 emissions for logistical activity in the business means we have saved 1,160,631.92 grams of CO2 emissions.
- Diversity: over 30% of its employees identify as being from a racial or ethnic minority background, and almost 50% of its managers identify as women
- Employee wellbeing: all employees are paid above the living wage. Speakers Bureau also offers monthly contributions to a health and wellbeing benefit scheme, as well as monitor and continuously improve its employee engagement and satisfaction
- Knowledge sharing: Speakers Bureau shares wisdom, experience and expertise to audiences globally through “the power of the spoken word”
