B Corp
B Corp Certification
Business with responsibility woven through it.
B Corp Certification recognises businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.
Certified by B Lab, B Corp considers the impact of business decisions on workers, communities, customers, suppliers and the environment alongside financial performance.
At Johnstons of Elgin, becoming a Certified B Corporation in 2023 marked an important milestone in our ongoing sustainability journey.
For us, it is not simply a badge. It provides an independent framework for continuous improvement and accountability across the business.
A certification that looks across the whole business.
B Corp Certification assesses social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency across an organisation rather than focusing on a single product or process.
Certification also requires businesses to consider the impact of their decisions on a broad group of stakeholders and to make information about their performance publicly available.
B Corporation
Looking at how business decisions affect people and the planet.
The B Impact Assessment looks across different areas of a business. At Johnstons of Elgin, this gives us a framework for considering how we work, where we can improve and how our wider sustainability commitments connect.
Governance
Governance considers mission, engagement, ethics, transparency and how a business protects its purpose and considers stakeholders in decision-making.
Workers
This area considers contributions to employees, including financial security, health and safety, wellness, career development and engagement.
Community
Community considers the impact a business has on the places in which it operates, including supply chains, economic impact, diversity, civic engagement and giving.
Environment
Environmental performance considers areas including environmental management, climate, water, land and biodiversity across operations and relevant parts of the wider value chain.
Customers
Customer stewardship considers areas including product and service quality, ethical marketing, data privacy, security and customer feedback.
A long-term approach to doing business.
Many of the principles reflected in B Corp have long guided how we work.
From retaining manufacturing in Scotland and investing in our people, to managing natural resources responsibly and building lasting relationships, we take a long-term view.
Achieving B Corp Certification in 2023 gave us the opportunity to formally assess these practices against a globally recognised standard, while identifying areas where we could continue to improve.
Certification is a starting point, not an endpoint.
B Corp provides a framework for businesses to assess, monitor and strengthen their approach over time.
At Johnstons of Elgin, that means continuing to review our policies, practices and goals as part of our wider sustainability strategy.
Our work includes areas such as energy and carbon, water, responsible chemical management, manufacturing waste, circularity and fair work.
B Corp connects with the work we do every day.
Explore the areas where we are working to improve our environmental impact, support our people and make better use of resources.
Energy & Carbon
Our approach to reducing energy use, renewable electricity and carbon emissions.
Fair Work
Our approach to supporting our people, skills, development and workplace wellbeing.
Water
How we manage water use across our Scottish mills and continue to improve our understanding of consumption.
Chemicals
Our approach to responsible chemical management, wastewater testing and dyeing.
Plastics
How we reduce single-use plastics and increase recycling and reuse across our operations.
Manufacturing waste
How we reuse, recycle and reduce waste generated through our manufacturing processes.
Circularity
Our approach to extending the life of resources, products and materials.
Sustainability
Explore our wider sustainability commitments across environment, people and manufacturing.
See our certification profile.
B Lab publishes information about Certified B Corporations and their assessment. You can view Johnstons of Elgin's current profile and certification information on the B Lab website.
View our B Lab profile →James Johnston & Co of Elgin Limited is listed by B Lab as a Certified B Corporation in the textiles and manufacturing sector.
