The Sociable Weaver Group

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Victoria, Australia

Certified Since

August 2019

Industry

Design & building

Sector

Service with Significant Environmental Footprint

Operates In

Australia

The Sociable Weaver Group is a collection of companies working to create positive change across the built environment. The group includes The Sociable Weaver who design and build high performing, energy efficient homes, Martin Builders who collaborate with other sustainably minded architects to bring their buildings to life and Small Giants Developments who create community focused apartments to bring people together. Across the entire group they prioritise the protection of the planet, working and creating as sustainably as they possibly can. Their hope that through their work in the built environment they can help connect people to the environment, their communities and ultimately to themselves. The Sociable Weaver Group is part of the Small Giants Family.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, The Sociable Weaver Group earned an overall score of 92.4. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
92.4
92.4 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 17.1

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 & Engagement3.0
Ethics & Transparency4.0
+ 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 Security7.1
Health, Wellness, & Safety5.3
Career Development2.7
Engagement & Satisfaction5.8

Community 18.0

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, & Inclusion1.5
Economic Impact7.6
Civic Engagement & Giving2.6
Supply Chain Management6.1

Environment 31.9

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 Management6.3
Air & Climate4.8
Water1.6
Land & Life3.8
+ Training & Collaboration2.1
+ Community4.1
+ Safety4
+ Certification2.5
+ Materials & Codes2.5

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.


Customers 1.0

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 Stewardship1.0


Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2023 Overall B Impact Score92.4
2019 Overall B Impact Score83.3

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