Cause Strategy Partners, LLC

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

New York, United States

Certified Since

February 2016

Industry

Management consultant - for-profits

Sector

Service with Minor Environmental Footprint

Operates In

United States

Cause Strategy Partners works at the intersection of nonprofits and corporations in the US and UK to connect diverse and talented professionals to nonprofit board service opportunities via our BoardLead online platform and curated board matching and placement services. Our Concierge Board Placement service connects senior executives at top companies with Board of Director opportunities at high-profile nonprofits. Through BoardLearn, our nonprofit governance and best practices training platform, we provide self-paced and live training to help potential board candidates to be effective board members from day one and provide ongoing resources to help them grow their governance and leadership skills over time. We partner with the world’s leading corporations, professional services firms, and foundations to help them advance their CSR and leadership development goals, increase employee satisfaction, and create meaningful connections within their local communities.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Cause Strategy Partners, LLC earned an overall score of 83.3. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
83.3
83.3 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 16.8

Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.

Mission & Engagement3.4
Ethics & Transparency3.4
+ Mission Locked10

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Workers 23.6

Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.

Financial Security10.0
Health, Wellness, & Safety2.0
Career Development5.7
Engagement & Satisfaction5.8

Community 29.5

Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion7.8
Economic Impact8.5
Civic Engagement & Giving9.5

Environment 7.2

Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.

Environmental Management2.8
Air & Climate0.0
Water0.0
Land & Life1.0

Customers 6.0

Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.

Customer Stewardship3.2
+ Support for Underserved/Purpose Driven Enterprises1
+ Serving in Need Populations1.7

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.



Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2021 Overall B Impact Score83.3
2018 Overall B Impact Score83.3
2016 Overall B Impact Score92.5

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