08.17.23
Fungi Perfecti, a mushroom supplement manufacturer known for Host Defense Mushrooms, has become a certified B Corporation.
The company is now part of a global community of businesses committed to positive action, based on meeting high standards for social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.
These companies undergo a process in which B Lab evaluators use the B Impact Assessment that focuses on 5 categories: Environment, Governance, Community, Workers, and Customers. In order to qualify as a Certified B Corporation, an organization must receive a minimum combined total score of 80. The median score for most businesses is 50.9, but Fungi Perfecti scored 83.5.
To meet B Corp certification, a company must demonstrate high social and environmental performance, make a legal commitment and change its corporate governance structure to be accountable to all stakeholders and not just shareholders, and exhibit transparency by allowing information to be publicly available on its B Corp profile.
“Becoming a B Corporation is a natural next step on our journey towards making a positive impact on this world we all share,” said Paul Stamets, member, founder, and chief science officer at Fungi Perfecti. “This incredible network of businesses, collectively committed to improving their local economies, communities, and environments, will have a global synergistic impact as every improvement we make individually begins to culminate in what will be major, impactful change worldwide. We are proud to be part of this community and to continue our journey towards a more sustainable and equitable future for us all.”
The company is now part of a global community of businesses committed to positive action, based on meeting high standards for social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.
These companies undergo a process in which B Lab evaluators use the B Impact Assessment that focuses on 5 categories: Environment, Governance, Community, Workers, and Customers. In order to qualify as a Certified B Corporation, an organization must receive a minimum combined total score of 80. The median score for most businesses is 50.9, but Fungi Perfecti scored 83.5.
To meet B Corp certification, a company must demonstrate high social and environmental performance, make a legal commitment and change its corporate governance structure to be accountable to all stakeholders and not just shareholders, and exhibit transparency by allowing information to be publicly available on its B Corp profile.
“Becoming a B Corporation is a natural next step on our journey towards making a positive impact on this world we all share,” said Paul Stamets, member, founder, and chief science officer at Fungi Perfecti. “This incredible network of businesses, collectively committed to improving their local economies, communities, and environments, will have a global synergistic impact as every improvement we make individually begins to culminate in what will be major, impactful change worldwide. We are proud to be part of this community and to continue our journey towards a more sustainable and equitable future for us all.”