Richard Hagan is the founder and managing director of Crystal Doors in Rochdale. Richard started the process to become a completely sustainable business after facing rising costs and internal challenges. Since then, Crystal Doors has been awarded with the Queen's Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development, and Richard has achieved Business Leader of the Year at the Edie Awards which recognises the inspiring leaders who are walking the walk on sustainability and accelerating climate action.
Richard has recently taken Crystal Doors through the long process to become a B Corp. You may be wondering, is B Corp the right thing for my company? Should I use their certification or should I use another sustainability certification?
In this episode, Richard shares his views on B Corp, what they achieved, the areas a company is scored on, some of learnings he faced as well as many other interesting elements about B Corp.
If you're considering becoming a B Corp, then this is for you. I will be speaking with Richard over the coming months to delve deeper into the B Corp certification and requirements to provide listeners with more insight!
