Grounded Goods is B Corp Certified!

Grounded Goods is proud to be a part of the B Corporation movement as a certified company since 2019, a significant milestone that underscores our commitment to ethical business practices and sustainability.

Grounded Goods scored an exceptional 108.8 points, far surpassing the average score of 50.9 for most companies, a testament to our unwavering commitment to sustainability and ethical business practices.

As an ethical, female-led organisation, Grounded Goods is deeply committed to our environment. Our B Corp certification is a significant milestone in our journey to be recognised as leaders who use their Business as a force for good. 

One area of impact we stood out with was the Community section, scoring 73.7 points. Grounded Goods achieved this through our structural business decision to source locally and support local economic development. We choose to manufacture, assemble, print, and package within a 25km radius in Melbourne, Australia.

What is it to be a B Corp?

Being a B Corp is to be recognised as a Better Business embarking on a constant improvement journey to ensure we continually exceed society's and the planet's expectations, demands and needs. B Corps meets the highest social and environmental standards and balances purpose and profit.

Uppercup is a shining example of a better business, as evidenced by our verified B Corp certification. This certification underscores our commitment to placing all stakeholders at the heart of our decisions.

It means we meet the highest standards of verified social & environmental performance, transparency, and accountability. 

The B Corporation label and certification is a multifaceted process to prove that your Business is making a sizeable contribution to reducing inequality, creating healthier and more sustainable environments, and building stronger communities. 

B Corp launched in 2006, and over 3000 global businesses are now Certified B Corps and community members. In Australia, there are over 200 B Corps.

How did we achieve B Corp certification?

The four key areas that judgment is based on are:

• Governance - What goes on in the background of your company? How transparent are you with your process?
• Community - Local social and economic impacts. Supply chain process.
• Environment - What does your Business do for environmental conservation? 
• Customers - Customer stewardship. How does your product assist health and well-being?

As a B Corp, we are a better business because we're not just responsible but also held accountable for these actions and choices. To maintain our B Corp certified status, we verify and update our score every three years, measuring our performance and improvement in the above five categories.

The strict assessment ensures we meet the highest transparency and legal accountability standards every time.

Want to see how we scored? In the spirit of transparency, our B Impact Report is publicly available at https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/uppercup-321-water/

What was the process, and how did Uppercup and 321 Water by Lusty go?

The B Impact Assessment is the critical process driver that offers businesses a tool to measure their impact as a company in the four areas mentioned above. Using a unique data ranking system, B Lab can score a company based on their answer to the Impact Assessment questionnaire out of 200 for their contributions.

Questions cover an in-depth range of topics from weighted energy usage, recycling mechanisms, internal staff documents, and product or service impacts. This stage is followed up with scrutinisation from the B Impact Assessors based independently worldwide to verify that answers align with documentation.

Based on data collected over the years from the large number of companies that have utilised this tool, the median score is valued at 50.9 points - with 80 points denoting eligibility for the B Corp Community. 

Grounded Goods scored an impressive 110.8 points, further cementing our impact as a business and choosing to stand with the B Corp Community.

It means that we have a greater purpose, bolder targets, deeper values, real accountability, higher standards, faster progress & more significant impact overall. 

B Corp Community

Together with the global B Corp community, we believe in putting people and the planet before profit, and Business should be a force for good.

The B Corp label is quickly growing as a recognisable asset that allows consumers to identify products that will positively impact our world and act ethically in their business processes.

As B Corporations' community continues to grow, their impacts are seen to be in far greater numbers. From sustainable manufacturing and supply chain processes to ethical business models, each company that chooses to take the stand contributes positively.

For Uppercup, being a B Corp is more than creating something incredible. Our underlying purpose is why our products exist and what drives us to do better Business every day.

Being a B Corp means operating on a triple bottom line, where people, planet and profit are all considered in our business decisions. However, the transformed economic system's collective vision that we're building is even bigger than this. At Grounded Goods we work hard in every part of our business to meet the highest standard and as such also take part in other sustainable initiatives such as ANZPAC and being Aus Made Certified. We aim to reduce waste anywhere that single-use plastics currently are the norm such as for takeaway food, whether that is in corporate offices or for the individual or to larger venues such as stadiums. 

An inclusive and sustainable economy is built by everyone who works for, buys from, invests in and supports businesses striving to create shared prosperity for everyone. Join us and become part of this new economy by choosing to buy, work, and do better every day. Also, to learn more about the B Corp certification click here to read their FAQ.