25. Emerge Digital
Headcount in latest accounts: 19
HQ: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Date of certification: February 2026
The entire process of becoming B Corp-certified took this Cheltenham-based MSP and AI consultancy two years to complete, CEO Nigel Church tells us below.
“Could we have done it faster? Yes, probably in a month, if we’d pushed. But that defeats the point. We wanted it properly embedded in our culture, not forced into it,” he says.
As well as being the IT and cyber partner for Gloucester Rugby, Emerge Digital also accounts cooker manufacturer Everhot and HR consultancy Clover HR among its SME-leaning client base.
Q&A with Emerge Digital CEO Nigel Church
What was your main reason for becoming a B Corp?
We’ve always believed in the principles behind B Corp: long-term thinking, treating people well, doing right by clients and the planet. Becoming certified meant fully adopting them, having them independently verified, and earning an accreditation people recognise and trust. That last bit matters. Saying you operate to a high standard is one thing, but having it independently assessed is another.
B Corp is perhaps best associated with consumer goods brands. Does it really make sense for an MSP or IT solutions provider to have it?
Most people get their exposure to the B Corp brand through consumer products. But B Corp certifies the company, not what it sells. It’s about the way you do business. Purpose and governance, fair work, human rights, to name a few. None of that is product-specific; it’s how you operate. MSPs touch all of that, every day. We sit inside our clients’ systems. They need to trust us, and B Corp proves they can.
How much time and money did it take?
Two years from the decision to certify to actually being certified. Year one was preparation. Year two was the verification itself.
Could we have done it faster? Yes, probably in a month, if we’d pushed. But that defeats the point. We wanted it properly embedded in our culture, not forced into it.
Cost-wise, outside the B Corp certification fees themselves, it wasn’t expensive. The things we put in place along the way — like extra employee benefits — we see as an investment in the team, not a cost.
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