The Challenge of the B Corp Framework
1030.
That is the number of pages contained within the latest standard from B Lab and, with prospective B Corps all having to adhere to this standard from January 2026, consultants are, understandably, looking for ways to help their clients decipher the standard and attain their certification.
As such, it is unsurprising that one of our customers asked us the question:
“how can I make sure that one of my client’s documents adheres to the framework?”.
Why Manual Gap Analysis Falls Short
To do this manually, our consultant would either have to study all 1030 pages of the framework, a significant investment of time and mental resources or, alternatively, outsource this to SMEs to ease the burden but this still demand knowledge of the framework to know who to turn to. Not only this but the document in question, a worker satisfaction survey, straddled multiple impact areas of the framework meaning that the inclusion of SMEs could lead to numerous emails and meetings before a conclusion has been come to.
Turning 1030 Pages Into Actionable Insights With AI
Instead, within 24 hours of asking the question, our consultant was advised to use Scratchpad and break their query down into more accessible chunks upon which they can build their answer.
For example, by first asking “provide a summary of the document titled “employee satisfaction survey”” the AI is given a task that will provide it with context for the rest of the conversation.
At this point, we can ask “based on this context, assess whether the document titled “employee satisfaction survey” adheres to the B Corp standards found in the document titled “B Corp standard 2.1”” to get a response that delivers an answer.
Comprehensive Results in Minutes
When this step was completed, the consultant was provided by EA with a comprehensive answer that listed the key themes of the standard that the questionnaire met, including specific questions, and was also able to suggest ways in which greater coverage could be provided in those impact areas.
From Six Days of Work to Thirty Minutes
Overall, this process took less than 30 minutes and provided the consultant not only with an answer but with a focus for further enquiry with their clients and the wider framework. Beyond this, they are now able to continue the conversation in Scratchpad about this specific document, create a new chat about something else, or even complete a full gap analysis across all of their client’s documents as the 2.1 B Corp standard remains in their knowledge base.
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