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Cision Canada
10-07-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
veritree is now B Corp Certified, reinforcing its commitment to people, planet, and transparency
VANCOUVER, BC, July 10, 2025 /CNW/ - veritree, the nature tech platform helping businesses scale verified nature restoration, is proud to announce it has officially earned Certified B Corporation™ status, earning a B Impact Assessment score of 104.2. This recognition affirms veritree's mission to use business as a force for good and to lead with the same transparency, accountability, and integrity it enables in others. Recognized worldwide as the benchmark for responsible business, B Corp Certification independently verifies rigorous standards of social and environmental performance. For veritree, this distinction affirms that its model of connecting verified restoration with community impact and environmental accountability, meets global standards for purpose-driven businesses. "We work with some of the most forward-thinking companies, many of whom are B Corps themselves," said Derrick Emsley, CEO and co-founder of veritree. "They've relied on us to bring rigour, integrity, and transparency to their restoration efforts. Becoming B Corp Certified is about extending that same level of accountability and trust to how we operate internally." At the time of veritree's certification, companies were required to score at least 80 points on the B Impact Assessment, a rigorous evaluation of a company's impact across workers, communities, customers, governance, and the environment. veritree earned a score of 104.2, significantly surpassing the certification threshold and more than doubling the median score companies achieve during the assessment process. "This certification highlights how businesses can support the planet while advancing their own goals," said David Luba, Head of Partnerships and co-founder of veritree. "By working together with our partners, we're helping turn sustainability commitments into meaningful, measurable impact, proving that positive environmental and business outcomes can go hand in hand." Through partnerships with over 300 brands committed to advancing nature restoration, including DECIEM, Samsung, Manulife, and TELUS, veritree helps turn commitments into tangible climate action, and recently reached 100 million trees pledged since the company's inception in 2022. By joining a global movement of over 10,000 Certified B Corporations™, veritree is accelerating efforts to prove that business can be a powerful catalyst for lasting environmental and ecological change. "We're proud to welcome veritree to the B Corp community. Their innovative approach to verified nature restoration, commitment to transparency, and focus on long-term impact exemplify what it means to be a Certified B Corporation," said Max Hayes, Growth Manager at B Lab U.S. & Canada. "As more companies seek to align their operations with the needs of people and the planet, veritree is leading by example and showing what's possible." Recognized as a 'Companies-to-Watch' winner in Deloitte's 2024 Fast 50 program, the company continues to expand its impact across land and sea. This certification reinforces veritree's dedication to doing business the right way, delivering trusted data, real results, and restoration at scale. veritree is a platform powering the global restorative economy. Its platform brings trust, traceability, and impact to nature-based solutions. Having reached 100 million trees pledged, it connects forward-thinking companies with verified action. From mangroves and kelp to wildfire reforestation, veritree helps organizations move from intention to measurable environmental and social outcomes. Learn more at
Miami Herald
26-06-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Sama Achieves B Corp Recertification and Releases 2024 Impact Report
Company's B Impact score climbed 19.9 points, while its 2024 initiatives cut carbon footprint 17.1%, shifted 23% of electricity to renewables, and deepened career-building programs for East African talent SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / June 26, 2025 / Sama, the leader in purpose-built, responsible enterprise AI with agile data labeling for model training and performance evaluation, today announced its successful recertification as a Certified B Corporation™, marking a significant milestone in the company's commitment to balancing profit with purpose. The recertification comes alongside the release of Sama's 2024 Annual Impact Report, which details the company's progress across key environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. Sama received an overall B Impact score of 118.4 from B Corp, up from 98.5 at initial certification in 2020. The new score affirms Sama's progress across governance, workforce development, community impact and environmental stewardship, exceeding the 80-point threshold required for B Corp status and more than doubling the median score of ordinary businesses. Full results of Sama's score can be found here. B Corp companies are pioneers in establishing a fair, inclusive and regenerative economy, measured according to stringent criteria by B Lab across operations, including governance, community involvement, environmental impact and more. "We are thrilled to recertify as B Corp, which offers independent proof that responsible AI can, and must, deliver measurable benefits to both people and planet," said Wendy Gonzalez, CEO of Sama. "Raising our score nearly 20 points reflects the thousands of decisions our teams made in recent years to embed ethics, transparency and sustainability deep into our business model." Sama's recently published 2024 Impact Report details a year of accelerated stakeholder value that included: 17.1% reduction in absolute carbon emissions from the 2023 baseline, advancing the company's Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validated targets.23% of global electricity sourced from renewables, supported by partnerships with San Francisco's CleanSF program and Kenya's Malindi Solar professional development and mentorship programs linking senior leaders with emerging talent in Kenya and Uganda, alongside the continuation of the Sama Scholarship Program for degree completion and launching key training programs to advance AI skills for digital workers.A successful Give Work Challenge, which included issuing new grants to high-potential social enterprises in East Africa through the Leila Janah Foundation. Sama was recently recognized as one of the top three Inspiring Workplaces in 2025 across the Middle East and Africa, one of only two tech companies and the sole data-annotation provider on the list. The company was also recognized by Newsweek on its Greatest Workplaces for Women and Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity lists. About B Lab AfricaB Lab Africa is transforming the economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. A leader in economic systems change, our global network creates standards, policies, and tools for business, and we certify companies-known as B Corps-who are leading the way. To date, our global community includes over 9,500 B Corps in 104 countries and 160 industries, and over 6,100 companies in Africa manage their impact with the B Impact Assessment and the SDG Action Manager. About SamaSama is a global leader in data annotation solutions for computer vision, generative AI and large language models. Our solutions minimize the risk of model failure and lower the total cost of ownership through an enterprise ready ML-powered platform and SamaIQ™, actionable data insights uncovered by proprietary algorithms and a highly skilled on-staff team of over 5,000 data experts. 40% of FAANG companies and other major Fortune 50 enterprises, including GM, Ford and Microsoft, trust Sama to help deliver industry-leading ML models. Driven by a mission to expand opportunities for underserved individuals through the digital economy, Sama is a certified B-Corp and has impacted more than 69,000 people since 2008. An MIT-led Randomized Controlled Trial has validated that Sama's training and employment programs generated meaningful employment- and income-related outcomes. For more information, visit Sama Media Contact:press@ SOURCE: Sama
Associated Press
26-06-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Sama Achieves B Corp Recertification and Releases 2024 Impact Report
Company's B Impact score climbed 19.9 points, while its 2024 initiatives cut carbon footprint 17.1%, shifted 23% of electricity to renewables, and deepened career-building programs for East African talent SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / June 26, 2025 / Sama, the leader in purpose-built, responsible enterprise AI with agile data labeling for model training and performance evaluation, today announced its successful recertification as a Certified B Corporation™, marking a significant milestone in the company's commitment to balancing profit with purpose. The recertification comes alongside the release of Sama's 2024 Annual Impact Report, which details the company's progress across key environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. Sama received an overall B Impact score of 118.4 from B Corp, up from 98.5 at initial certification in 2020. The new score affirms Sama's progress across governance, workforce development, community impact and environmental stewardship, exceeding the 80-point threshold required for B Corp status and more than doubling the median score of ordinary businesses. Full results of Sama's score can be found here. B Corp companies are pioneers in establishing a fair, inclusive and regenerative economy, measured according to stringent criteria by B Lab across operations, including governance, community involvement, environmental impact and more. 'We are thrilled to recertify as B Corp, which offers independent proof that responsible AI can, and must, deliver measurable benefits to both people and planet,' said Wendy Gonzalez, CEO of Sama. 'Raising our score nearly 20 points reflects the thousands of decisions our teams made in recent years to embed ethics, transparency and sustainability deep into our business model.' Sama's recently published 2024 Impact Report details a year of accelerated stakeholder value that included: Sama was recently recognized as one of the top three Inspiring Workplaces in 2025 across the Middle East and Africa, one of only two tech companies and the sole data-annotation provider on the list. The company was also recognized by Newsweek on its Greatest Workplaces for Women and Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion & Diversity lists. About B Lab Africa B Lab Africa is transforming the economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. A leader in economic systems change, our global network creates standards, policies, and tools for business, and we certify companies-known as B Corps-who are leading the way. To date, our global community includes over 9,500 B Corps in 104 countries and 160 industries, and over 6,100 companies in Africa manage their impact with the B Impact Assessment and the SDG Action Manager. About Sama Sama is a global leader in data annotation solutions for computer vision, generative AI and large language models. Our solutions minimize the risk of model failure and lower the total cost of ownership through an enterprise ready ML-powered platform and SamaIQ™, actionable data insights uncovered by proprietary algorithms and a highly skilled on-staff team of over 5,000 data experts. 40% of FAANG companies and other major Fortune 50 enterprises, including GM, Ford and Microsoft, trust Sama to help deliver industry-leading ML models. Driven by a mission to expand opportunities for underserved individuals through the digital economy, Sama is a certified B-Corp and has impacted more than 69,000 people since 2008. An MIT-led Randomized Controlled Trial has validated that Sama's training and employment programs generated meaningful employment- and income-related outcomes. For more information, visit Sama Media Contact: [email protected] SOURCE: Sama press release
