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“We’re delighted to be joining a community of businesses that align with our own Sycous values of driving positive changes in the world of metering and billing, working towards a sustainable future, and providing products and services in a way that works for everyone in our community.”
“We’ve worked hard to achieve our B Corp status, and this is only the beginning of our journey!”
Joseph Collier (Development and Product Director)
![Sycous B Corp logo on Sycous Office](https://sycous.com/uploads/General-Images/b-corp-1.jpg)
“I’m proud of our team for the overall effort everyone has contributed to us achieving this B Corp status!”
“People are at the heart of all decisions we make at Sycous, which is represented through the highest scoring sections in our B Impact Score including our workers and the environment.”
Matthew Hall (Director)
![Sycous B Corp logo on Zenner ETKD/ETWD water meter](https://sycous.com/uploads/General-Images/b-corp-2.jpg)
“For our clients and partners, the Sycous B Corp certification is an endorsement that the processes we complete to provide Metering and Billing products and services are completed in an ethical manner.”
“A B Corp certification is similar to a Fairtrade process but for companies! It’s something we are thrilled to be able to offer our current and future clients.”
Luke Chambers (Commercial Director)
![Sycous B Corp logo on DIEHL Sharky 774](https://sycous.com/uploads/General-Images/b-corp-3.jpg)
What is a B Corp?
A certified B Corp is a company that is unlocking business as a force for good to positively impact all stakeholders in the community. By completing the B impact assessment, businesses are certified for operating at a high standard of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. There are now over 6,000 B Corps around the world and over 1,000 B Corps in the UK all working towards the same common goals.
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Our Score!
Sycous have achieved an overall B Impact score of 94.9! To certify as a B Corp, businesses must achieve a score of 80 to qualify, with the average score for ordinary businesses being around 50.9. The B Impact score takes a range of categories into account including Governance, Workers, Community, Environment and Customers, with the highest scoring Sycous categories including Workers and the Environment. Our B Impact score is just the beginning of our journey, to find out more information our B Impact score click here to view our B Corp profile.
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What this means for our clients?
Our B Corp certification shows to our clients and partners that they can trust Sycous to provide products and solutions in an ethical manner. Compared to alternative sustainability accreditations, B Corp certification is a rigours process and considers documentation of a company’s business model, information about operations, structure, work processes as well as review of potential public complaints and possible site visits. This matched with need for maintaining our B Corp certification by re-certifying every 3 years ensures to our clients and partners that Sycous are conducting business operations in the correct way.
![Sycous B Corp logo on developer in office](https://sycous.com/uploads/General-Images/b-corp-5.jpg)