We are proud to announce that Sharpe Pritchard is now a Certified B Corporation ™. This certification recognises rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability, and it reflects the way that we want to continue to operate.
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Certified B Corporations, known as B Corps, are organisations that meet independently verified standards across governance, workers, community, environment and customers. To achieve certification, organisations must obtain a minimum verified score and commit to continuous improvement.
B Corp certification is designed to demonstrate that an organisation is serious about balancing purpose and performance. It provides a structured framework for measuring impact, improving policies and practices, and reporting with greater transparency.
Our clients, particularly in the public sector, increasingly require demonstrable evidence of responsible business practice. B Corp certification provides an independently recognised benchmark that supports procurement requirements, social value commitments and broader ESG expectations.
For our suppliers and partners, it signals that we are committed to doing business responsibly, including how we work with our supply chain, how we operate day to day and how we make decisions.
We achieved a B Impact Assessment score of 122.5.
This score significantly exceeds the certification threshold of 80 points, recognising the strength of our approach across governance, people, community and environmental impact.
It reflects the work we have put into strengthening our governance procedures, supporting our people, contributing to our communities, and managing and reducing our environmental impact.
For our clients, this provides independent assurance that our commitment to public value extends beyond the legal services we provide. It reflects the way we operate as a firm, aligning closely with the priorities of many public sector organisations, including transparency, social value and responsible business practices.
Our score of 122.5 reflects a strong performance across all areas of the assessment.
B Corp certification is not a final destination. It is a commitment to maintaining high standards and improving them over time, using a recognised framework to keep us accountable.
As part of our wider responsible business work, the firm’s Responsible Business Committee oversees areas including wellbeing, EDI, CSR, sustainability, social value and alignment with B Corp standards.
This certification also sits alongside our broader Sustainability and Net Zero programme, which has been a structured focus area for the firm.
Timothy Farr, Managing Partner, said:
“B Corp certification is a meaningful marker of how we want to run the firm. It reinforces our commitment to operate responsibly, to be transparent about our impact, and to keep improving. For our public sector clients and partners, it provides an independently recognised benchmark that supports trust and long-term relationships.”
Justin Mendelle, Senior Partner, said:
“As a firm, we advise clients who are accountable to the public and the communities that they serve. Becoming a Certified B Corporation aligns with those responsibilities and is a practical way to measure, evidence and strengthen responsible business practices.”
Amanda Davis, Head of Business Operations, said:
“This has taken real teamwork across the firm. B Corp certification recognises the substance of what colleagues have built, and it creates a framework that helps us stay accountable, strengthen our policies and keep moving forward.”
A business must reach the qualifying score of 80 impact points on the B Impact Assessment to achieve certification.
Yes. Certification involves assessment and verification, and is designed to provide a recognised benchmark for performance, transparency and accountability.
No. It is designed to support continuous improvement and ongoing accountability.
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