Environmental consultancy celebrates one year as B Corp

Bristol-based environmental consultancy Tyler Grange celebrates one year as a B Corporation with its inaugural impact report.

Achieving B Corp certification in 2022, the firm is among 32 SME environmental consultancies in the UK and 113 globally that has achieved this.

The report highlights Tyler Grange’s B Corp achievements, future commitments, and goals for recertification in 2025, aiming for a B Impact Assessment Score of over 100.

Key focuses include employee volunteering, sustainable operations, and a transformed supply chain. The report also details the firm’s legal commitments, employee investments, diversity initiatives, and transparency in financial integrity and accountability.

The report shows investments in systems for the four-day week resulted in increased productivity by 29% in 80% of the time. While reducing business miles by 24,000 annually, achieving an average 21% monthly decrease.

The employees also benefit from cost-saving, reduced emissions, and improved well-being with no work on Fridays.

Jon Berry, director of People, Places & Purpose, at Tyler Grange said: “B Corp certification recognises that a business meets the very highest standards of verified performance, accountability and transparency, in terms of employee wellbeing and charitable giving, to supply chain practices and financial governance. Crucially, B Corp businesses must be committed to ever-improving their standards whilst encouraging others to do the same.

“Our new impact report brings together all of our actions, including the many steps we’ve taken over the last 12 months and our plan for what’s to come. As a business for good, we’ve always believed that growth must not come at the expense of our ethics, and we’re now working within a framework for continuous improvement across all B Corp Impact Assessment areas. It highlights our mission to constantly work hard to improve and attract people who share our values to work with and for us. As a disruptor and industry leader – not only within the nation’s environmental sector, but amongst SMEs across the UK and internationally – we want to share our knowledge and best practices. We should all work together to achieve transformational change for people and the planet.

“For everyone at Tyler Grange, becoming a B Corporation is much more than a certification – it aligns with everyone’s values and provides us with an opportunity to join a network of like-minded brands paving the way for the global sustainability movement. And the steps we’re taking to do exactly that can be found in this report.”