We are so pleased to announce that Banana Moon has been B-Corp certified! This certification acknowledges our continued commitment to people and our planet and we feel extremely happy and proud to achieve B-Corp certification after years of hard work.
B Lab is the non-profit network transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. They have developed the B-Corp Certification as a designation that a business is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency.
That the company meets high standards of social and environmental impact.
That the business is part of the global movement for an inclusive, equitable and regenerative economic system.
That the company is committed to accountability, transparency and continuous improvement.
One of the biggest changes we have made is creating an effective water management strategy to achieve water neutrality. This led to our investment in Direct to Garment printing, a virtually waterless process. Switching to this method of production reduced Banana Moon’s water consumption by 25%. If all UK businesses committed to reducing their water consumption by 25% it would save 875 megalitres of water per day (based on non-household daily water use in England and Wales.)
In addition to this, we have also introduced a screen print reclamation process, whereby we recycle water to reuse print screens for personalised clothing, and furthermore, we are constantly committed to only working with suppliers that share our ethos and adhere to sustainable business practices.
The B-Corp certification measures a business on its overall operations in 5 key areas from governance to the community, environment, and much more. Based on the B Impact assessment, Banana Moon earned an overall score of 85.3. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9. Needless to say we are very proud of this result.
Although we have already made good progress, we know there is still more we and other businesses can do, and we are going to continue our work improve.
Part of our B-Corp certification was about us having globally recognised certifications that help people to be assured Banana Moon is run the right way. None of these are more important than the ISO 14001 certification. It's a standard to help businesses across all sectors make their day to day operations more sustainable. Knowing that we have a system improve our impact on the environment every single, week, month or year is vital for the ethos of B-Corp organisations
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