Greenhawk is a certified B Corp.
Certified B Corporations, or B Corps, are companies verified by B Lab to meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. The B stands for ‘benefit for all’.
B Corps are committed to balancing purpose and profit. They form a movement transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet.
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What makes Greenhawk a B Corp
Greenhawk became a B Corp in January 2024 with an overall B Impact Score of 86.8. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is 50.9. You can check out the breakdown of our score on the B Corp website.
The B Corp Impact Assessment (BIA) covers five impact areas: Governance, Workers, Environment, Customers and Community. Here are four examples of big and little things in each area that make us a B Corp.
Governance
- Our company constitution includes a clause that requires consideration of all stakeholders in our decision-making. This legal requirement ensures that we remain legally accountable to workers, communities, customers, suppliers, and the environment, not just shareholders.
- We have systems and processes in place that support good governance and internal management, promote ethical decision-making and prevent corruption.
- We have rigorous financial controls.
- We publicly share information on our environmental performance.
Workers
- 100% of our full and part-time employees received a monetary bonus in the last fiscal year.
- We support our team’s health and wellbeing through a private healthcare scheme for all of our full and part-time employees, fully paid by our company.
- Our team has access to an Employee Assistance Program to support their mental health.
- We support our team’s professional development and lifelong learning through regular training, upskilling and reimbursement for continuing education.
Community
- We have a Business for Good program led by staff that includes financial and in-kind donations to community organisations.
- We host free community training sessions throughout the year to lift our local communities.
- We take part in civic engagement through discounted and pro-bono services for charitable organisations.
- We promote and celebrate diversity amongst our workers and suppliers.
Environment
- We regularly monitor and record greenhouse gas emissions and have set – and met – specific reduction targets relative to previous performance.
- We have programs in place to reduce the environmental impact of tavel and commuting. We have a written policy limiting corporate travel, and encourage and incentivise employees to commute by no or low-emission transport and work from home at least once a week.
- We purchase carbon credits to offset our remaining emissions.
- We offer free carbon footprint workshops to our clients to help them begin their emissions reduction journey.
Customers
- We manage the impact and value we create for our clients by monitoring client satisfaction.
- We increase the operational success of purpose-driven enterprises with our nonprofit accounting services.
- We have the highest privacy and security for our client’s data.
- We have formal quality control mechanisms.
Our commitments
Our B Corp certification reflects a set of genuine commitments about how we operate.
Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
At Greenhawk, we want people to feel respected, included, and able to be themselves at work. Strong relationships, teamwork across locations, and mutual respect are already part of our culture. We also know that building a just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace takes ongoing effort and attention.
We believe justice means noticing and removing barriers that get in the way of people participating fully, even when those barriers aren’t obvious. We see equity as recognising that fairness isn’t about treating everyone the same – it’s about making sure people have what they need to thrive. Diversity brings strength through different perspectives, experiences, cultures, and identities. Inclusion means creating an environment where people feel safe to speak up and feel a genuine sense of belonging.
This commitment guides how we lead, how we work with each other, and how we show up for our clients and communities. We review our progress regularly and listen closely to staff feedback.
Human Rights
Greenhawk is committed to respecting human rights in everything we do. We uphold the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the International Labour Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
In practice, this means we treat everyone we work with – our team, our clients, our suppliers, and our communities – with dignity and fairness. We do not tolerate forced labour, child labour, discrimination, or unsafe working conditions, and we expect the same standard from those we partner with.
Responsible Lobbying & Political Engagement
Greenhawk engages in lobbying and advocacy only where it is consistent with positive social or environmental outcomes, and aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the B Lab Standards. We will not take positions that contradict scientific consensus on issues like climate change.
We do not make financial or in-kind contributions to political parties or candidates. Our submissions to government – such as responses to Inland Revenue consultations – are made transparently in our own name.
We are members of CA ANZ and the global B Corp community, each of which may advocate on behalf of their members. We periodically review their positions for alignment with our own, and will publish our position where any material conflict arises.
Read our full Responsible Lobbying & Political Engagement policy.
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