Spark & Bell Ltd

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

East Sussex, United Kingdom

Certified Since

April 2024

Industry

Electrical equipment

Sector

Manufacturing

Operates In

United Kingdom

Spark & Bell is a handmade lighting company based in Brighton, UK, where we make lights to order from a variety of locally and responsibly sourced parts and sustainable materials. With a strong focus on sustainability best practices, circular design principles, and customisability, we pride ourselves on designing beautiful lights, skilfully made and designed to last. With our own in-house plastic recycling workshop we reshape plastic waste into gorgeous lighting with a lasting design and construction for our residential and trade customers. Our 10 year product warranty, made-to-order business model, in-house plastic recycling program, free repair service, and end-of-life scheme, all support our circular design principles in a bid to reduce waste at every stage.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Spark & Bell Ltd 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 15.1

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 & Engagement2.5
Ethics & Transparency2.6
+ 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.


Workers 26.9

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 Security6.7
Health, Wellness, & Safety8.6
Career Development4.3
Engagement & Satisfaction6.3

Community 26.9

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, & Inclusion6.0
Economic Impact7.0
Civic Engagement & Giving4.8
Supply Chain Management5.2

Environment 28.1

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 Management4.0
Air & Climate12.4
Water0.5
Land & Life9.3

Customers 3.4

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 Stewardship3.4


Additional Documentation

Energy Intensive DQ