6. UBDS
Headcount in latest accounts: 107
HQ: London
Date of certification: September 2024
Gaining B Corp status in 2024 has provided UBDS Group with a “clear commercial differentiator”, its Chief People Officer Emma Durkin tells us below.
The London-based ‘digital lifecycle partner’ turned over £27.5m in its fiscal 2024 and counts HPE, Microsoft, AWS, Zscaler and CloudFlare among its key vendors.
B Corp is “a good way to prove companies can do good as well as do well”, its CEO Diptesh Patel told us after it completed its certification process.
Q&A with UBDS Group’s Chief People Officer Emma Durkin
What was your main reason for becoming a B Corp?
For the UBDS Group, becoming a B Corp reflects how we believe a modern business should operate – balancing commercial success with responsibility to all stakeholders, from our people to our clients and communities. It’s also a clear commercial differentiator for us: it builds client trust, supports bid success, and is a strong talent attractor for those who want to work in purpose-led organisations.
How much time and money did it take?
The journey took around 18 months and, while rigorous, was well run by B Lab and gave us a credible framework to hold ourselves accountable to doing well while also doing good.
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