Helico Studio

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

California, United States

Certified Since

October 2024

Industry

Advertising & market research

Sector

Service with Minor Environmental Footprint

Operates In

Germany,

United Kingdom,

United States

We are a creative brand studio helping conscious companies redefine categories to help humanity flourish. Consultancy meets visual storytellers, we thread courageous design and cinematic film into standout brand narratives that inspire people. We're on a mission to accelerate the growth of responsible & purposeful companies who value people, planet and profit. We'll help you shine a light on your higher-purpose throughline, to build brands that are truly relevant. We are currently pursuing a B-Corp Certification, weaving a responsibility ethos into the heart of what we do. ‍ Helico is a moniker for the work of John-Mark Warkentin. He collaborates with and leads teams of photographers, filmmakers, designers and architects to deliver distinctive and relevant branding solutions.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Helico Studio earned an overall score of 89.2. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
89.2
89.2 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 18.8

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 & Engagement5.2
Ethics & Transparency3.6
+ 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.


Community 48.2

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, & Inclusion11.5
Economic Impact14.0
Civic Engagement & Giving14.5
Supply Chain Management2.4

Environment 15.3

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 & Climate5.3
Water0.0
Land & Life1.0

Customers 6.8

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 Stewardship3.6
+ Support for Underserved/Purpose Driven Enterprises3.2

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.



Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2024 Overall B Impact Score89.2

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