Interaction awarded B Corp status for its ethical approach to the environment, community and employees

Interaction, the Bath-based strategic workplace design and build company, has been certified as a B Corporation, joining the movement to use business as a force for good for all people and the planet.

To be certified as a B Corp, Interaction had to meet high standards of social and environmental impact with regard to its employees and customers, the local community and the globe.

The certification was achieved after a rigorous year-long scrutiny of the business by B Lab, which administers B Corp certification.

It comes as Interaction celebrates being a climate positive business for the second year running. This means the firm has removed more CO2 from the atmosphere than it put in during the last two years.

Interaction has implemented several carbon reduction measures such as sourcing office supplies with a reduced environmental footprint and more energy efficient office systems, in addition to working closely with key suppliers to reduce carbon emissions.

The firm recently moved to new state-of-the-art offices in the centre of Bath, providing first-class modern facilities for up to 70 staff.

Interaction’s new HQ called The Quarter, a sympathetically redesigned Grade II listed building in Edgar Mews, has been developed in line with principles from sustainable built environment guidelines such as SKA and WELL.

The building includes a variety of workspaces for focussed and collaborative working, a wellbeing room, and active travel facilities to encourage employees to walk, run and cycle to work. Interaction has also introduced commitment days when staff support local organisations including local foodbanks.

Interaction’s Head of Operations Mike Borne said, “We’re immensely proud to call ourselves a B Corporation which is independent recognition of our commitment to maintaining high social and environmental standards.

“It’s taken a lot of hard work to get to this point but it’s not the end of the journey. We have ambitious plans to further improve the way we work and our impact on people and the planet as we start a fresh chapter in our new headquarters.”