Polarstern GmbH

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Bavaria, Germany

Certified Since

July 2023

Industry

Other renewable energy installation

Sector

Service with Significant Environmental Footprint

Operates In

Germany

Changing the world with energy - that's what drives Polarstern and has enabled the team to stimulate the market again and again - always with 100% renewable energy for electricity and heating. Polarstern shows the way to a common energy future; whether as the first energy supplier with green gas from completely organic residues, with the first flexible, decentralized electricity products for multi-party buildings (tenant electricity), with green hydrogen production or their consistently sustainable management. Being an impact driven green energy supplier Polarstern invests in the energy transition worldwide - in Germany, in Europe and in the Global South.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Polarstern GmbH earned an overall score of 96.2. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
96.2
96.2 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 7.5

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 & Transparency3.2
+ 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 19.4

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 Security3.7
Health, Wellness, & Safety5.3
Career Development2.7
Engagement & Satisfaction5.0

Community 20.6

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, & Inclusion3.1
Economic Impact7.3
Civic Engagement & Giving3.6
Supply Chain Management3.1

Environment 45.8

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 Management0.8
Air & Climate4.8
Water0.5
Land & Life2.4
+ Renewable or Cleaner-burning Energy29.1

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

2023 Overall B Impact Score96.2

Additional Documentation

Polarstern GmbH_Disclosure report Water Intensive Industry_2023


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