As a part of our pursuit to become a B Lab Certified Corp, we engaged The Impact Collective to assist. Although we initially completed the assessment on our own and knew we were an excellent candidate for certification, we soon discovered we needed some expert assistance to help get us through the process. This was due in part to the complex structure of our organization and the fact our internal team was very busy with our day-to-day jobs. We knew we needed a project manager to keep us focused and on task but also needed expert assistance formalizing and documenting those things we did every day qualifying us for B Lab Certification.Rebecca was our Project Manager and not only formulated a mutually agreed upon schedule but also a shared document we could use to upload our documentation, ask questions, track our progress, etc. She coordinated periodic review meetings that fit our schedule. Additionally, she acted as our liaison to the B Lab Assessment group and kept us informed of timing, their thoughts, upcoming deadlines, etc. Rebecca provided us with guidance navigating certification of our holding company and the entity that was doing the work that actually qualified for certification and issues with California corporate law.Danya, Sarah and Rainbow specialized in various areas of the assessment and worked with team members to assess our current documentation, recommend modifications, and then guided us through the process of what needed to be done to meet assessment criteria and recommendations to improve our scores and future scores. They carefully reviewed our existing documents, asked thoughtful questions. Often their recommendations were simple modifications to existing documents.It was truly a pleasure to work with these professional and talented women. They are very passionate and excited about the work they do and the impact they have helping a company reach its cultural and societal goals.
