What is the Better Business Act?
The Better Business Act is the flagship policy campaign from B Lab UK. Our mission is simple but transformative: to amend UK law so that every company aligns the interests of shareholders with those of wider society and the environment.
Who supports the Better Business Act?
The story
A movement to change UK law so all companies align the interests of shareholders with those of wider society and the environment.
The act
Our campaign objective is to see four key principles reflected in an amended Section 172 of the Companies Act 2006.
Your role
Together, we will ask for the government’s leadership to help deliver this new contract between business and society.
“We need to set minimum expectations about how businesses will contribute to society and ensure it has a positive environmental and social impact… that's why I back this bill”
Paul Polman, Co-founder and Co-Chair, IMAGINE and former CEO of Unilever
“I believe that every business should not just be about profit but also about purpose and operate in a way that isn't detrimental but instead benefits society and the environment.”
Wai Foong Ng, Founder and CEO of Matchable
“Through the Better Business Act campaign, we are aiming to change UK law to make sure every single company in the UK, whether big or small, puts balancing people, profit and planet at the heart of their purpose and the responsibilities of their directors.”
Douglas Lamont, CEO of Tony’s Chocolonely and Co-Chair of the BBA