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Raising the bar on impact: VP Capital renews B Corp certification

Raising the bar on impact: VP Capital renews B Corp certification

Reinforcing our commitment to business as a force for good

August 27, 2025 - VP Capital is proud to announce that we have successfully renewed our B Corp certification. Since our initial certification in 2022, we have worked hard to make steps forward on our journey to embed impact into everything we do, using the B Corp Impact Assessment as a supporting tool. We are very happy to see our progress reflected in a huge improvement of our B Corp score, a leap from 98.6 points to 160.2 points.

But of course, B Corp is more than a score. It reflects a commitment to continuous improvement. A belief that business should serve people and planet, and future generations.  And above all, it helps us to stay accountable. It serves as our compass to use capital as a force for good, together.

What B Corp stands for

Certified B Corporations – or B Corps – meet high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. The certification, awarded by B Lab, a global non-profit network, evaluates a company’s entire social and environmental impact – from governance and workers’ rights to community engagement and climate action. Every three years, B Corps must re-certify, with standards becoming progressively more rigorous to encourage continuous improvement.

VP Capital certified B Corp

Raising the bar

When we first joined the B Corp community, we achieved a score of 98.6 points. Our renewed certification of 160.2 points places us among the highest scoring B Corps in Europe. This score reflects how far we’ve come in three years, with progress across all impact areas:

  • Governance: Impact KPIs are embedded at board level and integrated into strategic decision-making.

  • Employees: Strong policies for employee wellbeing, professional development, and fair compensation, combined with improved gender parity.

  • Community: Significant contributions to the communities where we and our portfolio companies operate, alongside DEI practices and targets for 2028.

  • Environment: A 21% CO2 reduction in 2024, bringing us closer towards realisation of our 2030 science-based targets.

  • Customers: Deep engagement with portfolio companies to support biodiversity, climate, and social equality initiatives.

How we improved our score

Much like other high-scoring B Corps, we achieved this through deliberate, structured action:

  • Detailed review of every B Impact Assessment question to identify opportunities for improvement.

  • Ambitious interim targets to maintain progress between certification cycles.

  • Partnership-driven impact, supporting portfolio companies in setting and reaching their own sustainability and inclusion goals.

  • Better data tracking to evidence and measure impact outcomes.

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A compass for our impact-first strategy

B Corp is more than a badge – it’s our guiding compass. It ensures that we remain accountable not only for financial returns but also for the value we create for people and the planet, with our progress measured against credible, external standards.

Inspiring and challenging the business community

We see our journey as part of a broader responsibility: to inspire and challenge others to raise their ambition. By sharing our progress and lessons learned openly, we hope to show that companies of any size or sector can take meaningful steps towards a regenerative and inclusive economy.

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Looking ahead

Our commitment doesn’t stop here. In the years ahead, we’ll continue to push boundaries, working with other B Corps, like-minded investors, and our portfolio partners to accelerate positive change.

The B Corp movement proves that business success and societal progress can go hand in hand – and our recertification score is both proof of progress and a challenge to keep going. We look forward to continuing as part of the B Corp community!

Raising the bar on impact: VP Capital renews B Corp certification

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