B Corp Webinar Series

Navigating the New Seven Impact Topics

Speakers:

• Will Richardson; Head of Eco Systems at 51toCarbonZero
• Rhona Jamieson; Digital & Sustainability Director at WellWorking
• Robin Aitkin; Finance & Sustainability Consultant

A practical webinar series for Scottish small businesses, by Scottish small businesses.

What This Series Is About

The B Corp standards have changed. Significantly. The old 80-point scoring system is gone. In its place, every organisation now has to meet mandatory requirements across seven Impact Topics. No more offsetting a weak area with a strong one. You have to show up across the board.

That sounds like a lot. And honestly, some of it is new ground. But here’s the thing — a lot of it builds on what you’re probably already doing. You just need to know where the bar is now, and what’s actually expected of a small business versus a multinational.

This series is designed to help you get to grips with each of the seven Impact Topics in a way that feels manageable. No death by PowerPoint. No consultants lecturing you. Instead, we’re bringing in fellow small business owners from the Scottish B Corp community who’ve been through it. They’ll share what they found straightforward, what caught them off guard, and what they’d do differently next time.

I’ll be hosting each session and asking the questions I think matter most - the practical ones, the slightly awkward ones, and the ones nobody seems to answer in the official guidance.

Who Is This For?

• Small business owners in Scotland who are already B Corp certified and facing recertification under the new standards

• Businesses thinking about going for B Corp certification from 2026 onwards

• Anyone in the Scottish B Corp community who wants to understand what’s actually changed and what it means in practice

You don’t need to be an expert. You don’t need to have read every page of the new standards. That’s what this series is for.

Session 3: Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) - Building Inclusive Systems

JEDI is the topic that many small businesses find the most challenging - not because they don’t care, but because it’s hard to know where to start when you’re a small team. The new standards expect you to collect data, look at equity in your hiring and advancement, and take meaningful action. This session is about cutting through the complexity and finding an approach that works for your size.

What You’ll Take Away

• An honest understanding of what the JEDI requirements involve for a small business

• How to approach data collection sensitively and proportionately

• Practical actions that make a real difference without requiring a dedicated DEI team

What We’ll Cover

• Demographics data collection - what’s expected, how to do it respectfully, and why it matters

• Equity audits - what this means when you have fewer than 20 employees

• Inclusive hiring and procurement - small steps that shift the dial

• Safe reporting mechanisms - what’s proportionate for a small organisation

What You’ll Walk Away With

• A pragmatic approach to JEDI that fits your business size

• Ideas from other small businesses that have navigated this successfully

• Less overwhelm, more clarity on where to focus your energy