B Lab’s Regional Standards Advisory Groups are an important mechanism in the governance of the certification requirements and standards for B Corp Certification in order to ensure that regional context and expert voices are engaged in improving the standards. The groups, which consist of a combination of business leaders, investors, academics, representatives from civil society organizations and other experts, have combined expertise on specific topics within the themes of environment; governance; labour; justice, equity, diversity and inclusion; assurance; and impact measurement with a particular emphasis on how the topics can be interpreted in a specific regional context. The constructive feedback and advice provided by these groups of regional experts, along with feedback from various other stakeholders, informs the decisions made by B Lab’s Standards Advisory Council (an independent multi-stakeholder council that is responsible for overseeing the overall certification requirements and standards for B Corp Certification). Currently, Regional Standards Advisory Groups exist for Australia, Asia, East Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the UK.

Participating in the Regional Standards Advisory Group will involve a time commitment of approximately 15-20 hours every year distributed between virtual meetings, review of materials, and participation in surveys and consultations. Participants will meet new and like-minded people from their region and get an opportunity to expand their network to collectively contribute to the global movement to build an equitable, inclusive and regenerative economic system for people and the planet. All participants will be offered a humble honorarium for their time and will also be publicly acknowledged through B Lab’s website and public communications.