ELK

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Victoria, Australia

Certified Since

December 2024

Industry

Apparel

Sector

Wholesale/Retail

Operates In

Australia,

New Zealand

A pioneer of independent, Australian design, ELK was established in 2004 by Marnie Goding and Adam Koniaras in Melbourne, Australia. Leading with a philosophy of conscious fashion, the business was founded on a belief in creativity, innovation and authentic design, contemporary fashion and independent, ethically made products. These values have created a brand of enduring value. The ELK aesthetic holds a unique place within the Australian fashion landscape. With a highly considered approach to quality and design, ELK collections resonate with a global audience through a level of product refinement, range curation and intellect that is innately their own. A skilled design team creates unique, highly identifiable sculptural accessories, hand-made leather and ready- to-wear collections defined by an artful vision translated through colour, print and form. ELK focuses on using natural or responsible materials with a lower environmental impact than conventional alternatives and continues to seek better alternatives for fibres, production, distribution, circular solutions and waste. With passion and creativity, ELK aspires to build a transparent, responsible business with respect or people and planet

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, ELK earned an overall score of 100.6. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
100.6
100.6 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 15.7

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 & Engagement2.7
Ethics & Transparency3.0
+ 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 22.3

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 Security8.6
Health, Wellness, & Safety5.4
Career Development3.0
Engagement & Satisfaction4.4

Community 21.4

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, & Inclusion3.9
Economic Impact2.4
Civic Engagement & Giving6.1
Supply Chain Management7.1

Environment 37.7

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 Management6.5
Air & Climate8.8
Water2.7
Land & Life8.5
+ Resource Conservation0.1
+ Land/wildlife Conservation4.5
+ Toxin Reduction / Remediation6.2

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.


Customers 3.3

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 Stewardship3.3


Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2024 Overall B Impact Score100.6

Additional Documentation

Disclosure Report 2024


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