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B Lab has yet to determine the B Corp Legal Framework for Certified B Corps with this structure. At this time, companies are not required to change their company’s constitution or other documents as a condition of B Corp Certification. However, once the Legal Framework has been established, Certified B Corporations will be required to adopt the requirement to maintain their B Corp Certification. 

Upon Certification, B Corporations are required to sign a B Corp Agreement, as per the following:

1. to the extent permissible under the law, to consider the impact of its decisions not only on shareholders, but also on its employees, customers, suppliers, the community, and the environment;

2. to use reasonable endeavors to support B Lab’s efforts to determine an effective legal mechanism to promote directors' consideration of the matters in item 1;

3. in the event that such a legal mechanism is established, take such steps as are necessary to avail itself of such mechanism; and

4.  in the event of a change of control of it, including a public offering, it will recertify within 90 days of the effective date of the change of control. B Lab has not yet received advice on the ability of companies to change their constitution as part of the certification. Advice may determine that companies can adopt a commitment to consider stakeholders under the region's law or that a wider legislative amendment is required to clarify the duties of, and provide greater comfort to, directors of B Corps in the region.