The Wave achieves B-Corp™ status
Inland surfing destination and Sport Industry NextGen Official Partner The Wave has achieved B Corp™ certification.
The announcement – which makes The Wave the first surf park in the world to receive this accreditation – coincides with the release of its latest Impact Report for 2023-2024, which lists some of the Bristol venue’s achievements over the last year. These include:
🌊 Delivering 1,000 surfs via the company’s Impact Programme
🏄♀️ Supporting 150 individual para surfers
🌞 Building an on-site solar array
🤗 Running 4 x 6-week surf therapy courses with The Wave Project
🙌 Enabling a 5-week course with women from Bristol’s female Muslim community, in association with Open Minds Active CIC and Active Being Connect
💡 Securing planning permission for lake lighting
🎉 Delivering 133,000 hours of surfing
Click here to read The Wave’s Impact Report in full and learn more about the venue’s sustainability journey.
Commenting on the achievement, The Wave Founder, Nick Hounsfield, said, “One of the first things we did early on in the journey to create The Wave was draft a Sustainability Policy. Way back in 2012 we set down the blueprint for a business that would be based on Triple Bottom Line thinking, always looking to balance its impact on people, planet and profit. In 2015, we learnt about an organisation called B Corporation that was just taking off as a movement in the UK, and knew this could provide a framework to help support our vision of doing business differently.
“Roll forward to August 2024 and it’s a dream come true to finally call ourselves a B Corp! I would like to thank our investors, who have supported us since day one to deliver a business model that balances people, planet and profit.”
Andy Hawkins, Co-chair of the Bristol & Bath B Local network, added, “It’s been great to be on the B Corp journey with The Wave. I was able to witness first-hand the passion, tenacity and authenticity with which they approached their B Corp Certification. They will be a hugely valued member of the Bristol & Bath Local B Corp community, and we look forward to creating waves of impact together!”
On LinkedIn, Joseph Dale, Head of Commercial at The Wave, said, “Proud day for everyone who has played a role in achieving B Lab B-Corp status. A great demonstration of truly living our values and being guided by having a positive impact on people and planet as we go about delivering a successful commercial business!”
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