ECJ EUROPEAN Cleaning Journal

Professional cleaning solutions manufacturer Greenspeed, which is based in the Netherlands, has achieved B Corp certification - B Lab is the non-profit organisation behind the movement.

To make the grade a company must achieve a benchmark score of at least 80 (out of 200) points and simultaneously demonstrate that they adopt socially and environmentally responsible practices in energy supply, waste and water usage, employee compensation, diversity, and company transparency. Greenspeed scored 82.5 points and aims to increase this to 90. Every three years, B Corps must recertify to maintain their status.

Greenspeed is now part of a global community of 8,750 companies certified as B Corps. The B Corp community in the Benelux, representing a wide range of industries and sizes, consists of more than 400 companies.