Farrow & Ball is Officially a B Corp™! Plus Eco and Health Standards

We’re so excited to announce that 2024 brings Farrow & Ball to Certified B Corporation™ status! While F&B has been an industry lead for some time, it’s fantastic to be officially certified. What does it mean to be a Certified B Corp?

“B Corp Certification is a designation that a business is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency on factors from employee benefits and charitable giving to supply chain practices and input materials. In order to achieve certification, a company must:

-Demonstrate high social and environmental performance by achieving a B Impact Assessment score of 80 or above and passing our risk review. Multinational corporations must also meet baseline requirement standards.

-Make a legal commitment by changing their corporate governance structure to be accountable to all stakeholders, not just shareholders, and achieve benefit corporation status if available in their jurisdiction.

-Exhibit transparency by allowing information about their performance measured against B Lab’s standards to be publicly available on their B Corp profile on B Lab’s website.”

~Courtesy of B Corporation’s website— official 2024 definition

Just some key elements that stand out about F&B as a B Corp:

• Now, all of their Emulsion paints are classed as Trace VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) which is the lowest rating currently possible. The remaining paints in their range are classed as Minimal or Low VOC, but in many cases go far beyond the requirement for inclusion in those categories.

• Farrow & Ball has long-standing relationships with suppliers who share their ethos, and they work with them to ensure that every single one of their ingredients, including their range of pigments, is responsibly sourced and not created or sourced as a result of exploitation.

• As is normal practice within the industry, Farrow & Ball doesn’t test any of their paint on animals – they never have, and they never will, so you can always rest assured that you’re painting your home with a proudly cruelty-free product. All commonly available finishes contain no animal-derived ingredients.

• They partner with local community and environmental groups, and focus on fair pay and accessibility with their Employee Assistance Program.

• Farrow & Ball has been successfully lowering their carbon footprint over the years, and hasn’t stopped yet.