NWG spa SB

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Tuscany, Italy

Certified Since

February 2017

Industry

Other renewable energy installation

Sector

Service with Significant Environmental Footprint

Operates In

Italy

NWG S.p.A. was founded in Prato in 2003 and at its founding decided to take the challenge of promoting sustainable energy. A forward-thinking idea for the time. Today, thanks to its products and services it has become a leader in the Italian Green Economy Market. They specialize in energy efficiency products and services like Photovoltaic and Thermosolar systems as well as devices for water reduction and purification. They work hard to uphold their values of potential, energy, ethics, passion and teamwork in order to concretely support social and cultural projects for environmental protection. NWG S.p.A. also supports humanitarian projects for the most disadvantaged areas of the world, such as the construction of wells in Kenya together with AMREF. They are also an active member and promoter of Anter, Association for the Protection of Renewable Energy.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, NWG spa SB earned an overall score of 117.3. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
117.3
117.3 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 16.7

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 & Engagement2.8
Ethics & Transparency3.8
+ 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 24.3

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 Security2.4
Health, Wellness, & Safety9.0
Career Development2.5
Engagement & Satisfaction5.6

Community 18.8

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, & Inclusion4.2
Economic Impact4.3
Civic Engagement & Giving3.2
Supply Chain Management4.1

Environment 54.6

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 Management5.0
Air & Climate7.7
Water2.7
Land & Life9.9
+ Renewable or Cleaner-burning Energy28.4

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 2.7

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 Stewardship2.7


Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2021 Overall B Impact Score117.3
2017 Overall B Impact Score104.1

Additional Documentation

NWG SpA SB: Disclosure 2021


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