{"id":31192,"date":"2023-08-10T05:59:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T05:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webgains.com\/public\/?p=31192"},"modified":"2024-04-30T11:36:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T11:36:58","slug":"webgains-becomes-worlds-first-b-corp-affiliate-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webgains.com\/public\/en\/webgains-becomes-worlds-first-b-corp-affiliate-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Webgains becomes world&#8217;s first B Corp affiliate network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">We&#8217;re extremely proud and excited to announce that Webgains has achieved B Corp certification. Leading the way in the performance marketing industry, ours is the first affiliate network to join the global B Corp Community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-3b2579f8\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-4 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-1 wp-block-column\">\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-webgainspink-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Want to learn more?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-3 wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-2 is-content-justification-center wp-block-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-webgainswhite-color has-webgainsdeepblueblack-background-color has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bcorporation.net\/en-us\/find-a-b-corp\/company\/webgains\/\">Visit Webgains&#8217; B Corp Profile<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bcorporation.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">B Corp<\/a>\u202fis a movement that focuses on using business as a force for change, and being a member of the B Corp community is reserved for companies that meet \u2018the highest standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency\u2019 (B Corp, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcorporation.net\/en-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bcorporation.net<\/a>). In order to become verified as a B Corp, a business must:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Demonstrate\u202fhigh social and environmental performance&nbsp;<br><br><\/li><li>Make a\u202flegal commitment\u202fby adopting a business form that requires them to treat the planet and community as equal stakeholders in the business to their shareholders&nbsp;<br><br><\/li><li>Exhibit\u202ftransparency\u202fby allowing certain information to be made publicly available&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.webgains.com\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/B-Corp-1024x536.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31230\" width=\"768\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webgains.com\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/B-Corp-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.webgains.com\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/B-Corp-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.webgains.com\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/B-Corp-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.webgains.com\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/B-Corp.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Webgains Chief Operations Officer Ami Spencer, said: \u201cBristol, home to our UK HQ and where this journey began, is a city with sustainability and community at its heart and home far more than its fair share of B Corps. However, being a company with teams and clients across multiple locations, so it was important that we joined this important movement on a global scale.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-webgainspink-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:26px\">Webgains joins the community after a lengthy application period during which it created and put into place numerous international process and initiatives to meet B Corp standards. These covered a multitude of business areas from employee support, to supplier purchases.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-1a4aff57\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-7 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-5 wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:280px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.webgains.com\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ami-Spencer-Director-of-International-Publisher-Relations.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-467\" width=\"301\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.webgains.com\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ami-Spencer-Director-of-International-Publisher-Relations.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.webgains.com\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ami-Spencer-Director-of-International-Publisher-Relations-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.webgains.com\/public\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Ami-Spencer-Director-of-International-Publisher-Relations-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-container-6 wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:500px\">\n<p>\u201cWhilst we\u2019re delighted to have earned this certification after a huge amount of hard work from our teams, we recognise that this is only the beginning. We must use this platform to help other businesses \u2013 namely our clients, partners and suppliers \u2013 to do the same. Now we know what it takes, that is where our focus is now.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-webgainspink-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\">Ami Spencer | COO, Webgains<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>A purpose driven organisation ourselves, we are proud to join a number of our clients in the B Corp Community. These include the likes of deli delivery service <a href=\"https:\/\/themodernmilkman.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Modern Milkman<\/a>, and Scandinavian miminalist watchmaker <a href=\"https:\/\/nordgreen.co.uk\/pages\/responsibility\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nordgreen<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-webgainslightergrey-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-webgainslightergrey-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to know more about Webgains\u2019 B Corp journey, please contact Ami Spencer \u2013 <a href=\"mailto:aspencer@webgains.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aspencer@webgains.com<\/a>.\u00a0Alternatively, please join us in-person for our B Corp drinks and networking event in Bristol. This take place in early September 2023 and final details will be announced shortly. If you&#8217;d like to attend, please contact Webgains Operations and Events Manager Ella Bradley &#8211; <a href=\"mailto:ebradley@webgains.com\">ebradley@webgains.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re extremely proud and excited to announce that Webgains has achieved B Corp certification. 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