Jestico+Whiles

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

London Borough of Islington, United Kingdom

Certified Since

August 2024

Industry

Architecture design & planning

Sector

Service with Minor Environmental Footprint

Operates In

Czech Republic,

United Kingdom

Jestico + Whiles is an award-winning architecture and interior design practice with a respected heritage, driven by curiosity and a passion for design. Run with purpose for the benefit of all. Established as a design-led studio over 40 years ago, Jestico + Whiles pioneered employee-ownership in architectural practice in the UK. They have remained true to their core values of humanity and sustainability as they have grown into a thriving international practice. They have received over 150 national and international awards for their architecture and interior design. Jestico + Whiles’ core ethos is to produce great design and have fun doing it. The practice has proven expertise in excellent, sustainable design across a wide range of sectors: education, hospitality, residential, retail, heritage, commercial and tech. Whether big or small, old or new, home or away, the diversity of their design experience brings a natural richness to their work.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Jestico+Whiles earned an overall score of 112.7. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
112.7
112.7 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 8.1

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 & Engagement1.8
Ethics & Transparency3.8
+ Mission Locked2.5

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 60.8

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 Security14.7
Health, Wellness, & Safety8.8
Career Development2.3
Engagement & Satisfaction3.4
+ Worker Owned30

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 12.5

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, & Inclusion5.5
Economic Impact4.9
Civic Engagement & Giving1.8
Supply Chain Management0.1

Environment 28.0

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 Management3.1
Air & Climate5.5
Water0.0
Land & Life3.0
+ Training & Collaboration3.3
+ Community5.8
+ Certification5.5
+ Materials & Codes1.7

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.


Customers 3.0

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 Stewardship3.0


Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2024 Overall B Impact Score112.7

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