It's Official! We're B Corp Certified
12/20/2021
![Bared_Footwear_Tan_Sandals_Comfy_B_Corporation](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/z60zyrm2/production/d13c38f217478796ddc44bc2632c674708bb4057-1000x1000.jpg?w=1000&h=1000&auto=format)
We did it. We are officially Australia’s first footwear label to become B Corp certified!
Okay, we’ll say it, we’re pumped.
![Bared_Footwear_B_Corporation_Mens_Shoes](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/z60zyrm2/production/e8003c72406e0c850a7e87c22c1a993e8bc22840-1080x1080.jpg?w=1080&h=1080&auto=format)
What are B Corps?
Glad you asked. We have joined over 360 certified B Corps in Australia & New Zealand, businesses that stand by the highest social and environmental standards for people and the planet. Values we live by, and we now have the stamp to prove it.
![Sugarcane_Bared_Footwear_B_Corp](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/z60zyrm2/production/1cfe26a6e97ffe485e233e3963981a303cc0a81b-1080x1080.jpg?w=1080&h=1080&auto=format)
How do you qualify?
As a business, we were externally assessed across governance and transparency, working standards, community, environmental and customer impact. To qualify, you must exceed an 80-point threshold to become a Certified B Corp.
As part of our journey to do better, we are proud to say we exceeded the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.
![Bared_Footwear_Solar_Panels_B_Corporation](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/z60zyrm2/production/1676f47e245a229f7614406ffe1edcbf1d7999db-1080x1080.jpg?w=1080&h=1080&auto=format)
Who manages B Corp?
B Lab, a non-profit that advocates using business as a force of good. Launched in 2006, the organisation encourages all businesses to measure and manage their social and environmental impact with the same attention as they do profit.
![Bared_Footwear_B_Corporation](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/z60zyrm2/production/5118342f5fdc963b5404dcbfda8efe61b50de2cd-1000x1000.jpg?w=1000&h=1000&auto=format)
We are so incredibly proud of this achievement. We will always continue to question our processes, source more sustainably and make a positive impact on the community.
A huge thank you to our incredible team and customers, we wouldn’t be here without the like-minded individuals that support us.