B CORP CERTIFICATION

Fermenstation is a B Corp certified company committed to use business as a force for good. B Corp is an international certification that certifies companies conducting business activities that generate multifaceted and comprehensive benefits for local communities,
the environment, customers, and its employees.

What is B Corp?

B Corp Certification is a certification system operated by B Lab, a non-profit organization established in the United States in 2006. This system certifies companies that excel in the pursuit of environmental and social considerations and impact, building relationships with all stakeholders including employees with consideration for locality and diversity, management transparency, and business sustainability, as well as companies with a high degree of public interest.
To obtain this certification, a company’s overall corporate activities, including the products and services it provides, are comprehensively assessed in the five areas of “governance,” “employees,” “community,” “environment,” and “customers.” To obtain certification, companies must score 80 points or more in the B Impact Assessment, which is based on the evaluation indicators defined by the B Lab.
 
For more information on B Corp Certification, please visit the B Lab website.
https://www.bcorporation.net/

Why B Corp?

Fermenstation comes from combining two thoughts/ideas; namely, “Wouldn’t it be fun if we can utilize the abundant waste that is around us?” and “How can we create a business that is both feasible and social?”
 
Since our founding, we have continued to conduct business activities under the concept of “Fermenting a Renewable Society,” using fermentation technology to find new value in unused resources, with the goal of creating a society in which these resources can be reborn, recycled, and circulated. In order to realize this purpose, the natural environment, society, all people involved, and stakeholders must work together and harmonize, and without business growth, there can be no development and sustainability. As a result, we have pursued impact in both business and social aspects.
 
At the same time, we have felt the need for a way to objectively verify our efforts and ensure that we are constantly learning and evolving. We believe that the “B Corp Certification” is a good means to regulate our business activities and management as a system that certifies excellent companies pursuing both business and social impact and provides objective indicators and fixed-point checks (reassessed every three years).