Envisage Dental, the fast-growing dental group founded by Sandy Dau and Harry Gill in 2014, today announced it has been recognised as the first national dental group to achieve the B Corp Certification. A recognition which took over two years to achieve.
B Corp is a prestigious global movement of over 6,000 pioneering companies, with over 1,100 in the UK, that put people and the planet before profits. It joins other trail blazers like P&G, Patagonia, Graze and The Body Shop who are all acting as a force for good in business.
To certify as a B Corp, Envisage Dental demonstrated to independent auditors that it met rigorous standards of accountability and transparency, along with social and environmental impact. The certification points to a commitment from the founders Sandy Dau and Harry Gill to continue managing the impact of its business on colleagues, patients, community, governance, and the environment with as much rigour as managing profits.
The bar to achieve B Corp certification is high, with around 50 per cent of applications being declined in the first round. Given its commitment to these areas over the last decade, Envisage Dental were delighted to be awarded certification in our first application. It will continue to work with its colleagues to ensure it remains committed to the B Corp principles and constantly challenges the status quo to find new ways of making a positive impact.
Sandy Dau, Envisage Co-founder and Clinical Director, says, "We’ve always gone above and beyond for our practices, patients, principals and colleagues, so it seemed fitting to take the next step and become a certified B Corp”
Harry Gill, CEO, commented, “Our vision is to redefine how group dentistry operates by setting new standards of excellence in our support teams where we really add value to each clinic. Becoming a B Corp is a great endorsement of our efforts in really thinking about our people, our communities, our patients, our environment and also the transparency across all these areas. We are proud to be part of a movement that recognises businesses as a force for good, something very close to our hearts and especially as we continue to grow".