Travel Chapter proud to be B Corp Certified

We are thrilled to announce that in July 2024, Travel Chapter, home of holidaycottages.co.uk, became part of the global B Corp community. This recognises our conscious steps to balance profit and purpose and to ensure our business is conducted in more sustainable ways.

We endeavour to make positive contributions and improvements to the places in which we live, work and stay, from supporting community organisations and charities to supporting local businesses and generating employment opportunities.

Here is a little more information on the global B Corp movement and B Lab, a non-profit organisation that works to transform the economy to benefit people, communities, and the planet.

Since 2006, B Lab has been shifting the behaviour, structure and culture of over 150 industries in more than 80 countries in an attempt to move the global economy from one of profit to one that benefits all. Business needs to be a force for good and as a Certified B Corporation, we’re proud to be a part of that community.

B Corporations are companies that meet high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. As a B Corp in the travel industry, we’re counted among businesses that are leading a global movement for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy.

Back in July, after a comprehensive assessment process, we received the fantastic news that we had been B Corp Certified. We are so happy with this decision; it's true that being a B Corp is good for business, but more importantly, it's good for people and the planet. Some of the people that we can help influence the most are our guests and our homeowners. One element of the business that we will now focus on is working with our homeowners to make their cottages as sustainable as possible so that our guests can holiday responsibly.

Every three years, we will be assessed, with the assessment criteria constantly evolving and becoming more rigorous. The intention is that we strive to not only retain our certification but to improve our score. This is a commitment that involves everyone at Travel Chapter.

B Corp Certification does not mean that we are perfect. However, it does show that we are part of a global community of businesses working collectively for economic systems change, and that in order to stay committed to this work, we must meet rising standards for social and environmental performance.

We are so excited to be a B Corp, we want to get better at being better. The positively it is filling us with is noticeable in everything we do and we now begin our B Corp journey, committing as a business to ongoing improvement and collective action.

Success doesn't have to cost the Earth; here’s to the future.