Millennium makes history
Millennium Care has become one of the first in its sector to achieve B Corporation (B Corp) status, joining a community of businesses leading the way to creating a better future.
Following a rigorous verification process the Group, and our four homes in the North West, became B Corp certified.
The accreditation delivered by B Lab, the not-for-profit behind the B Corp movement, holds organisations to the highest social and environmental standards.
A B Corp is a for-profit company that has achieved certification which covers five key areas of impact including Governance, Workers, Environment, Community and Customers with organisations required to reach a benchmark score.
Points are achieved by providing evidence of responsible practice whether that be social or environmental. Millennium Care scored 81.2 points, 59% higher than those attempting the accreditation for the first time.
The B Corp movement promotes using business as a force for good encouraging companies to have a positive global impact.
After scouring through related businesses that are part of the movement, we believe we are the first care home group to achieve the feat which will hopefully pave the way to improving the care industry for its staff, residents and the communities they are a part of.
“As a B Corp, we’re now part of a global community of businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental impact. As one of, or potentially the first care home provider to achieve the certification, we hope that we can act as a driver for positive change in our industry.
“Although we’re proud of our achievement, the B Impact Assessment that determined Millennium’s final score has highlighted key areas we need to improve to best support our residents, staff and communities.
“As an organisation, we want to champion other providers within our industry to join the B Corp movement as we build a better future, today.”
Millennium Care joins almost 9,000 businesses globally and over 2,000 UK representatives, including Ben & Jerry’s, Patagonia and Coutts.
Despite the achievement, the hard work starts here as Millennium will now be held to a higher standard and will be seeking to improve its score when next assessed by B Lab.
To find out more about Millennium's positive impact, please click here.
