VBCC Virtual Working Session: Impact Gap Analysis
Join the Vermont B Corp Collective and our facilitators from Impact Growth Partners for this hands-on working session focused on impact gap analysis.
In this session, we’ll guide you through the key steps for certifying under B Lab’s new standards, focusing on:
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How to conduct a gap analysis between your current business practices and B Lab’s new standards, using B Lab’s platform
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How to identify high-impact improvement opportunities in your business
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Identifying and collecting supporting data and documentation
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How to assign clear roles, responsibilities, and timelines for closing gaps—so progress doesn’t get stuck
You will engage in a hands-on exercise to identify gaps across a core set of universally applicable standards, define what’s needed to address them, and assign clear roles and accountability for closing those gaps.
Whether you’re preparing for your first certification or re-certifying under the new standards, this session offers both education and tools you can apply to improve your impact in real time!
Meet Your Facilitators from Impact Growth Partners
Impact Growth Partners is a leading women owned and operated ESG and sustainability consulting firm dedicated to helping businesses navigate the complexities of today's responsible business landscape. With deep expertise in impact strategies, IGP empowers organizations to embed sustainability into their core operations, driving both financial success and meaningful impact. Trusted by a diverse range of clients in industries from manufacturing to CPG to finance, IGP is committed to creating long-term value for businesses, stakeholders, and the planet. We have helped over 80 startups to multinationals on their path to the B Corp community. Notable clients include Bigelow Tea, Trust & Will, Grace Farms, Burton Snowboards, Vivobarefoot, Reel, Michael Stars, 818, and Good Culture. While only approximately 50% of companies that submit their B Impact Assessments to B Lab earn Certification, over 90% of IGP’s clients who submit earn Certification. We are very good at what we do. We are well poised to help the B Corp community transition to B Lab’s new standards.
About Rebecca Coffey, Senior Consultant
Rebecca brings nearly 15 years of nonprofit strategic growth, revenue generation, board development, and organizational collaboration to the field of stakeholder capitalism. As founder and previous director of New Haven Farms (now Gather New Haven) and a Deshpande Foundation Fellow, Rebecca understands how to successfully build and run a mission-driven organization.
Since IGP’s inception, Rebecca has guided companies across diverse industries—from footwear and fashion to investment—through the process of measuring and improving their social and environmental impact. Her clients have included Vivobarefoot, Good Culture, Burton Snowboards, 818, Bristol Seafoods, Hu, Reel, Juice Press, and Leesa Sleep.
Rebecca earned her MPA from Columbia, and lives in Vermont with her husband and three children.
About Sonia Huse, Impact Management Consultant
After more than 15 years in leadership positions at Tiffany & Co. and Apple, Sonia is leveraging her experience in Strategic Planning, Data Analysis/Modeling and Operational Process Improvement to support mission-driven companies at IGP. In particular, she is passionate about working with organizations who want to use metrics to measure alignment with stated values and hold themselves accountable to stakeholders. In addition, she is developing IGP’s internal processes and has co-created the IGP Impact Roadmap with Rebecca Coffey. Sonia drives positive outcomes across diverse communities through collective action.
Sonia has her MBA from Columbia Business School, and lives in Houston, TX with her husband and two children.
Thank you to our Vermont B Corp Collective 2025 programming sponsors!
Inner Citadel Consulting offers emotional intelligence development and organizational mindfulness trainings for organizations, teams, and leaders seeking new levels of productivity & wellness. For BCorps, EI and mindfulness are critical skills for building workplace wellness, solving team dynamics, and building a culture that shines. ICC offers high impact senior executive coaching for a limited number of clients. Human-centered with you in mind.
Since 1970, King Arthur Baking Company has been sharing the joy of baking. A certified B Corp headquartered in Vermont, King Arthur is the ultimate baking resource, providing the highest quality ingredients for the most delicious baked goods, while inspiring connections through baking. As a 100% employee-owned company, we believe in the power of baking to make a difference for our employee-owners, the larger baking community, and the planet. From cultivating a workplace that embraces differences and prioritizes trust to teaching children across the country how to bake bread from scratch to partnering with farmers and suppliers who share our vision for a greener planet, we strive to be a force for good in all that we do.
Please Note:
Access to this webinar is limited to participants of the Vermont B Corp Collective (VBCC), a program of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, which supports Vermont B Corps with education, resources from B Lab, and opportunities to network and collaborate with fellow B Corps.
Please note: This content will be most helpful to current certified B Corps and their employees. The facilitators of this event will be representatives of Vermont B Corps and do not represent B Lab US & Canada or B Lab Global. Read more about B Lab's next steps with the new standards here.
Questions? Interested in joining the VBCC? If so, please contact vbcc@vbsr.org.