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Bonus</div></a></div></div></div></div></div></aside></nav></div></div></div><div class="handbook_content"><nav aria-label="breadcrumbs" class="handbook_content-breadcrumbs"><a href="/handbook" class="help_breadcrumbs-link w-inline-block"><div class="help_breadcrumbs-link-text">Handbook</div></a><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/646d3c484b3d75dd99420842/648c8589705dbf74221e0532_rightcarat.svg" loading="lazy" alt="" class="help_breadcrumbs-carat"/><div class="help_breadcrumbs-link-text">Social Impact</div></nav><div class="handbook_content-title"><h2 class="handbook_content-title text-color-purple">B Corp Values - Why Did We Become a B Corp?</h2><img src="https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/646d3c484b3d75dd99420842/65027dc3350a4e4b6fcb103c_pinksquiggle.webp" loading="lazy" width="150" alt="" class="handbook_content-title-decoration"/></div><div class="handbook_content-article"><div class="handbook_content-rich-text w-richtext"><p>We’d love to tell you.</p><p>Olark has always been staffed by mission-driven folks. Many Olarkers have previously worked in customer support, nonprofits, universities, and the like. It’s likely due in part to this that our business has always focused on people-forward policies and culture. </p><p>A few years ago, we started thinking about what it means to become a <a href="https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/">B Corporation</a>. B Corp certification is a stamp of sorts, an indicator that the company has gone through a rigorous certification process of their policies as it relates to customers, the environment, and staff. If you notice that little B with a circle symbol on a brand’s materials, you can assume that the company cares about their people. </p><p>Becoming a B Corp is multifaceted. As one example, we needed to work toward a social impact goal. We decided as a team to focus our social impact goal on digital accessibility. </p><p>We have been on an accessibility journey for a number of years, and you can read more about that in our initial <a href="https://olark.medium.com/olarks-a11y-journey-how-our-people-and-our-values-pushed-us-to-build-better-products-for-all-a01f51a6d7e4">blog post</a> <a href="https://olark.medium.com/olarks-a11y-journey-how-our-people-and-our-values-pushed-us-to-build-better-products-for-all-a01f51a6d7e4"></a>and our <a href="https://olark.medium.com/olarks-accessibility-journey-annual-report-for-gaad-the-messy-middle-9f19de5fa73d">2023 update</a>. We participate annually in CSUN’s Assistive Technology Conference and Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), set quarterly goals focused on accessibility internally and externally, and manage an accessibility working group. </p><p>There are other aspects to being a B-Corp, but it looks a little different for every business. If you want to know more, we’d be glad to share! </p><p>People often ask us why we would go to the trouble of becoming a B Corp when we aren’t selling a physical product with a supply chain. The truth is: because we care deeply about our employees, our customers, and the world we live in. </p><p>Our policies and offerings affect our employees and our thousands of customers. We want anyone who works with us to rest assured that they’re dealing with an ethical, caring business. 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