B Corp is a worldwide movement of commercial organizations that believe they can use their businesses to create positive impact. These organizations not only look at the impact of their products and services, but they also pay attention to the sustainability of all aspects of their business operations. To become a certified B Corp, companies must go through an assessment with B Lab.
B Corp is a worldwide movement with more than 2,300 organizations in more than 50 countries. Well-known Dutch B Corps include Triodos Bank, Tony’s Chocolonely and Dopper.
We start with a sketch of the circular system. What raw materials, other materials, products and other value streams, such as money and energy, will be exchanged? And which stakeholders are involved? Once that is clear, we shift these value streams so we minimise the waste of raw materials and maximise their value. After this comes a crucial step: putting the sketch into practice. To do this, we start by organising a collaboration between all the parties involved, from product design to reuse – everyone who is required to run the circular system. Together, we work out the system step by step, taking into account the technical content and the financial and legal frameworks. Where needed, we are also working to revise existing frameworks; sometimes, a circular model simply doesn’t fit into existing agreements.
Since 2008, we have worked together for various clients to develop circular revenue models. Copper8 advisors have been involved in the ‘besparen in huis’ (‘save at home’) project, which we work on with sustainability architect Thomas Rau. In this project, a circular revenue model has been set up for white goods. A similar project is our recent project for PostNL: Flown. We have also been leading the development of a revenue model for the Fair Meter project.