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Blooming Buildings is B Corp certified

As of November 15, 2024, Blooming Buildings can officially call itself a certified B Corp company! This places us among names like Triodos, Tony Chocolonely, Paul de Ruiter Architects, and Vink Bouw. And we are proud of it: the certification is a wonderful recognition of our mission to make cities greener, healthier, and climate-resilient (read more about our mission and vision).

“The consequences of climate change are becoming increasingly clear. It is evident that we need to design our society to be more sustainable. At Blooming Buildings, we contribute to this by greening existing buildings and urban areas. This enhances biodiversity, climate-adaptive capacity, and social well-being. The B Corp certification has helped us measure and improve our business processes and outputs. It also allows us to set goals for further sustainability in the future.”

Dorien de Boer, Impact Manager

What does B Corp stand for?

B Corp stands for Benefits Corporation. It is a certification for companies that not only aim for profit but also create measurable positive impacts on the planet and society. This certification demonstrates compliance with the highest standards of sustainability, ethics, and transparency. It is awarded by B Lab, which has developed a unique method to measure the complete social and environmental impact of organizations.

Een straat met weelderig groen, zoals klimplanten en bloeiende planten.

How Blooming Buildings Became B Corp

Through a thorough assessment, B Lab assigns points. Blooming Buildings scored 91.2 points in total, significantly surpassing the required 80 points. Perhaps our biggest strength: the Biodiversity Net Gain*, which measures the degree to which we add biodiversity to urban areas. On average, we use 176 different plant species, providing a huge boost to biodiversity. Read more about the contribution of plants to the planet, people and society.
*Measured using this method.

√ Spectacular Biodiversity Net Gain* in all projects
√ Making urban areas healthier and more social
√ Reducing heat stress and waterlogging
√ Sustainable material use (our soil, for example, is always peat-free)
√ Being careful with selecting suppliers (no pesticides and as local as possible)
√ Sustainable business practices
√ We do (almost) everything by bike or public transport

Dorien & Dorien answer all your questions

Want to know more about our journey to B Corp certification or explore how we can further improve sustainability? We have two Doriens in-house who were closely involved in achieving this milestone. One is a climate expert who knows all about the ecological impact of our projects. The other is an impact manager helping us to make processes more sustainable, quantify effects, and connect green initiatives.
Do you have a question for the Doriens? Contact us.