Join B Local PDX for free, expert assistance on the B Impact Assessment to bring you closer to B Corp Certification on April 4

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B Local PDX presents a free

B Corp Certification Hackathon

1:30-4pm on Thursday, April 4, 2019
at Hopworks Urban Brewery

WHAT: A session with B Local PDX featuring on-site expert assistance on the B Impact Assessment and B Corp Certification. Open to newly-certifying companies or those going through the re-certification.

WHEN: April 4, 2019
>> 1:30-2pm: B Corp 101 session for anyone newer to the assessment.
>> 2-4pm: Hackathon to work on the assessment with expert assistance.

WHERE: Hopworks Urban Brewery, 2944 SE Powell Blvd in Portland

COST: FREE!

Are you new to the the B Impact Assessment? Do you and your team need some help figuring out where to go next with your B Corp journey? Want to learn more about the new Version 6 of the B Impact assessment? Bring your key players to B Local PDX’s Certification Hackathon, where we’ll fill the room with prospective B Corps, re-certifying B Corps, and experts on the assessment to help you get unstuck on as frequently as possible on your journey towards certification (or re-certification).

Whether you’re familiar with the assessment or this is your first real opportunity to dig in with your company, this is the space to allocate your team’s dedicated time to measuring your B Impact score—all while learning some best practices to aid in certification! We can help identify low-hanging fruit, build next steps, and suggest certification tools and resources to help you chart a path to 80 points—and beyond.

Best of all? It’s free. We’re here to help!

Questions? Please contact us at BLocalPDX@gmail.com.

FREE RSVP >>

Get more info at our March

B Corp 101 Info Session

11:30am-12pm on March 28, 2019
at Ecotrust, 721 NW 9th Ave
immediately preceding our March B Learning Lunch

Are you an aspiring B Corp? Are you working through the assessment at a prospective or currently-certified B Corp and want to know more about the process, the assessment, and the community? Come check out a B Corp 101!

All monthly B Learning Lunches feature a B Corp 101 Info Session before the lunch at 11:30am for companies interested in certifying. Anyone who attends this info session for the first time can stay for our March B Learning Lunch (immediately following at noon) with no ticket fee.

RSVP >>

>> View all Upcoming Events from B Local PDX.

B Corp Certification Resources

Certified B Corporations are businesses that meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose. B Corps are accelerating a global culture shift to redefine success in business and build a more inclusive and sustainable economy.
>> Learn more about B Corps.

Certified B Corporations achieve a minimum verified score on the B Impact Assessment—a rigorous assessment of a company’s impact on its workers, customers, community, and environment—and make their B Impact Report transparent on bcorporation.net. Certified B Corporations also amend their legal governing documents to require their board of directors to balance profit and purpose.
>> Learn more about Certification.

Used by over 50,000 businesses, the B Impact Assessment (BIA) is a free, online platform that evaluates how your company interacts with your workers, customers, community, and environment. After completing the BIA, B Lab will verify your score to determine if your company meets the 80-point bar for certification.
>> Get started with the BIA.

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Other communication channels for you to know:

B Local PDX on Slack - Employees of Certified B Corps in Oregon & SW Washington can join the conversation on our Slack workspace.
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