We're B Corp Certified!
We are thrilled and very proud to announce that we are B Corp certified. We have always passionately believed in using business as a force for good, but now it’s official.
We are particularly delighted to share that we have the Highest Impact Score in the UK Cleaning and Facilities industry - 108.5, while the median score for an average business is 50.9.
Read our first B Corp Impact Report here.
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Hive MD Louis Beaumont says: ‘’B-Corp for me was the most significant certification that we could ever attain, as it independently showcases the truth about our business and the way it is operated. In a world where greenwashing is rife, I felt it was important to clearly demonstrate that we were different.
The B Corp is regarded as the Gold Standard, and their values align so closely to our own that it was a natural choice to be able to demonstrate what an amazing company we have built.
For us, it is critical that we change the perceptions of the cleaning industry in the eyes of the world, and B Corp is hugely important in helping do this.
Hive Cleaning have thrown down the gauntlet and nothing would make me happier than other companies picking it up and knocking us off the number 1 spot.
People and Planet before Profit!’’
OUR SCORE!
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WHAT IS B CORP?
The B Corp certification – the absolute gold standard of certifications—addresses the entirety of a business’ operations and covers five key impact areas of Governance, Workers, Community, Environment, and Customers.
B Corp Certification is a designation that a business is meeting the highest standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency by:
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Demonstrating high social and environmental performance by achieving a B Impact Assessment score of 80 or above.
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Making a legal commitment by having a corporate governance structure to be accountable to all stakeholders.
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Exhibiting transparency by allowing information about our performance measured against B Lab’s standards to be publicly available on our B Corp profile
B Corp Certification is holistic, not exclusively focused on a single social or environmental issue. The process to achieve and maintain certification is rigorous, examining and assessing all the aspects of environmental, social and governance activities and operations in great detail.
WHY B CORP?
The certification is not self-serving but will benefit our clients, staff, suppliers, and other stakeholders by evidencing that we’re transparent and genuinely eco-focused, ethical, well-run company that uses business as a force for good.
B Corp themselves say that ‘’As leaders in the movement for economic systems change, B Corps reap remarkable benefits. They build trust with consumers, communities, and suppliers; attract and retain employees; and draw mission-aligned investors. As they are required to undergo the verification process every three years in order to recertify, B Corps are by definition also focused on continuous improvement, leading to their long-term resiliency. ‘’
While Hive Cleaning’s fundamental principles always were environmental and social responsibility and transparent governance, it still took us a good 18 months to achieve this extremely prestigious and important certification.
And not only did we succeed, but we received the highest impact score in the UK facilities and cleaning sector - 108.5.
OUR IMPACT
COMMUNITY
We are positively impacting the community around us in terms of economic and social well-being with the high score of 43 versus the sector average of 20.8. Our initiatives such as beehive adoption and supporting various local charities have contributed to this high score.
ENVIRONMENT
Sustainability principles are embedded in the foundations of Hive and care for the environment is a crucial part of our operations, making us the leading sustainable cleaning company in the UK. So there was no surprise that our impact score has reached more than double the sector average (31.2 Vs 14.4)
WORKERS
We follow the best practices in the work environment such as paying above London Living Wage to all our employees, excellent benefits, training opportunities, equal pay, job flexibility, and robust worker health and safety practices. While we are again performing better than the sector average and trying to improve more.
CUSTOMERS
We are setting high standards for our customers, providing excellent service, and improving their lives and work environments. Our standards are providing 100% non-toxic cleaning solutions, assigning dedicated account managers and bespoke customer care, rapid response times, regular quality audits.
GOVERNANCE
We are focused on transparency, employee engagement, and stakeholder feedback since the foundation of the company and believe in ethical, solid governance. We were pleased to see our efforts are recognised by B-Corp with an impact score of 14, while the sector average is 7.
