{"id":13329,"date":"2023-10-06T11:55:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T10:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monta.com\/uk\/?post_type=press&#038;p=13329"},"modified":"2025-05-22T10:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T09:33:23","slug":"3-year-old-monta-certifies-as-a-b-corporation","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/press\/3-year-old-monta-certifies-as-a-b-corporation\/","title":{"rendered":"3-year old Monta Certifies as a B Corporation\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1365\" height=\"910\" src=\"https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/10\/b-corporation.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"3-year old Monta Certifies as a B Corporation\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/10\/b-corporation.webp 1365w, https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/10\/b-corporation-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/10\/b-corporation-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/10\/b-corporation-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/monta.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/10\/b-corporation-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1365px) 100vw, 1365px\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>11.10.2023: Leading EV charging software company Monta has announced its&nbsp; certification as a B Corporation and is now joining a growing group of companies reinventing business by pursuing purpose as well as profit.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monta has been certified by B Lab, the not-for-profit behind the B Corp movement, as&nbsp; having met rigorous social and environmental standards which represent its commitment to&nbsp; goals outside of shareholder profit.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The B Corp certification addresses the entirety of a business\u2019 operations and covers five key&nbsp; impact areas of Governance, Workers, Community, Environment and Customers. The&nbsp; certification process is rigorous, with applicants required to reach a benchmark score of over&nbsp; 80 while providing evidence of socially and environmentally responsible practices relating to&nbsp; energy supplies, waste and water use, worker compensation, diversity and corporate&nbsp; transparency. To complete the certification, the company will legally embed their&nbsp; commitment to purpose beyond profit in their company articles.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent attention on the e-mobility sector makes Monta\u2019s B Corp certification a notable step and signals a shift towards greater accountability and transparency in the sector.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founder and Executive Director of the B Corp Nordics, Nille Skalts, says:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cWe are delighted to welcome Monta to the B Corp community. This is a movement of&nbsp; companies who are committed to changing how business operates and believe business&nbsp; really can be a force for good. We know that Monta is going to be a fantastic addition to the community and will continue driving the conversation forward.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>&#8220;We are pleased to have B Corps of all shapes and sizes as part of our community \u2013 from&nbsp; startups to multinationals and across many different industries. Business is a powerful force &nbsp;and B Corps demonstrate that you can do good in any sector. Welcoming Monta is an&nbsp; exciting moment because they have an opportunity to lead the way within the EV charging industry.&nbsp;We and the rest of the B Corp community are really pleased to support Monta in&nbsp; paving the way for a new way of doing things.\u201d <\/em>Nille Skalts says.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cBeing able to welcome Monta to the B Corp community is hugely exciting. Their\u00a0 commitment to doing business differently will be an inspiration to others and really help\u00a0spread the idea that we can redefine success in business to be as much about people and\u00a0 planet as it is about profit,\u201d <\/em>Nille Skalts says.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>There are currently over 80 B Corps in the Nordics and 6,600 worldwide and include well-known&nbsp; brands such as Ganni, 66 North, Summa Equity, Meyers, Icebug, Rudolph Care, Chiesi&nbsp; Pharmaceuticals, PNO Rental and Danone Nordics.&nbsp; Monta\u2019s CCO, Max Scherer is proud that such a young company have acquired the B-Corp certification in less than 3 years after its inception<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201c<em>We&#8217;re proud to have joined the B Corp community, a movement that works tirelessly to transform the global economy to benefit all people, communities and the planet. Together, we\u2019ll keep pushing the limits, setting new expectations for socially responsible companies and keep working hard everyday for a brighter, more sustainable future<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About B Corp in the Nordics:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B Corp in the Nordics is transforming the economy to benefit all people, communities, and&nbsp; the planet. A leader in economic systems change, our global network creates standards,&nbsp; policies, and tools for business, and we certify companies\u2014known as B Corps\u2014who are&nbsp; leading the way. To date, our global community includes 6,279 B Corps in 89 countries and&nbsp; 159 industries, and over 150,000 companies manage their impact with the B Impact&nbsp; Assessment and the SDG Action Manager.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get the facts and background here: <a href=\"https:\/\/bcorporation.eu\/country_partner\/nordics\/&nbsp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bcorporation.eu\/country_partner\/nordics\/&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monta, a leading EV charging software company, has earned B Corp certification, showcasing its commitment to social and environmental responsibility. This milestone highlights Monta&#8217;s role in driving accountability in the e-mobility sector. Joining over 6,600 global B Corps, Monta aims to inspire change and redefine business success by prioritizing people, communities, and the planet. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13330,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","press_cat":[349],"press_tag":[545],"class_list":["post-13329","press","type-press","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","press_cat-monta-news","press_tag-growth"],"acf":{"logo":13171,"link":"","news_website_name":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press\/13329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"press_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_cat?post=13329"},{"taxonomy":"press_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/monta.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_tag?post=13329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}