Certified B Corporation

Impact Explorers: Certified B Corporation

Using business as a force for good.

Impact Explorers, the company behind Volunteering Solutions is proud to be a Certified B Corporation, joining a global community of businesses committed to balancing purpose and profit — and using business to deliver positive social and environmental outcomes. B Corp certification signifies a verified commitment to high standards of transparency, accountability and impact across every aspect of how we operate. 

What is a B Corporation?

A Certified B Corporation (B Corp) is an organisation independently assessed by B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency. B Corps are legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on all stakeholders — including workers, communities, customers and the environment — rather than focusing solely on shareholder profit. 

Being part of the B Corp community places Impact Explorers alongside a growing global movement of businesses committed to change — where commercial success goes hand-in-hand with measurable contributions to people and planet. 

Why Does Being a B Corp Matter?

Becoming a Certified B Corporation reflects our core purpose: to deliver meaningful, ethical and sustainable international experiences that benefit students, communities and the world at large. B Corp certification provides independent validation that our values are built into how we do business, not just what we say. 

This rigorous process assessed our performance across governance, workers, community, environment and customers — and confirmed that our operations meet globally recognised standards of impact. Achieving certification demonstrates that Impact Explorers goes beyond conventional travel and volunteering services to deliver positive outcomes for people and places around the world. 

How Did Impact Explorers Become a B Corp?

To achieve B Corp certification, we completed a comprehensive review of our social and environmental performance — scoring above the required threshold and embedding impact-focused decision-making into our company structures and policies. 

This process involved:

• Evaluating and improving our governance and transparency practices
• Enhancing support for staff and partners through ethical policies
• Strengthening how we engage and invest in the communities we serve
• Embedding environmental awareness into our programme design and operations
• Ensuring high-quality, responsible experiences for participants

These steps reinforce our longstanding commitment to doing work that respects and uplifts the communities we partner with — and ensures Impact Explorers remains a trustworthy choice for students, volunteers and travellers. 

What It Means for Students & Communities

For students and participants, B Corp certification means you can be confident you’re choosing an organisation with verified ethical standards, transparent practices, and long-term commitment to impact. Our programmes are designed to create mutually beneficial experiences — supporting personal growth while contributing to community-led goals in health, education, conservation and development. 

For local partners — from schools and clinics to conservation groups — this certification strengthens our accountability and the quality of support we provide, ensuring sustainable and respectful collaboration that drives real change. 

Our Commitment to Continuous Improvement

Certified B Corps must maintain their impact standards through regular re-assessment. For Impact Explorers, this means our journey doesn’t stop at certification — it’s a commitment to continuous improvement, ongoing dialogue with stakeholders and transparent measurement of our social and environmental footprint.  

Our Impact Reports

Read our yearly impact reports for the company.