CIRCA5000

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

London Borough of Hackney, United Kingdom

Certified Since

July 2020

Industry

Investment advising

Sector

Service with Minor Environmental Footprint

Operates In

United Kingdom

CIRCA5000 is on a mission to bring impact investing to everyone. They believe that everyone should have access to the financial tools that empower them to provide for their own future, in a way that contributes to our collective future. Co-founded in 2018 by Matt Latham and Tom McGillycuddy, who spent 8 years each in the investment management industry and became frustrated by the lack off access and purpose the industry provided. They both knew that if harnessed correctly, the industry could be a force for good and could accelerate positive change around the world. They built CIRCA5000 to plug this gap. Founded on the principles of accessibility, education and community, CIRCA5000 is re-designing the investment management industry, making it sustainable for customers and the world.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, CIRCA5000 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 12.7

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 & Engagement4.7
Ethics & Transparency5.4
+ 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 29.7

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 Security11.2
Health, Wellness, & Safety3.6
Career Development5.8
Engagement & Satisfaction5.3

Community 19.7

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, & Inclusion5.3
Economic Impact9.0
Civic Engagement & Giving1.6
Supply Chain Management1.2

Environment 10.8

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 Management4.7
Air & Climate1.8
Water0.2
Land & Life3.2

Customers 44.1

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 Stewardship4.5
+ Portfolio Reporting1
+ Targeted for Investment16.3
+ Leadership & Outreach0.8
+ Investment Criteria16.7
+ Portfolio Management3.1

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.



Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2020 Overall B Impact Score117.3

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