Last week, we were excited to bring the inaugural B Council together for the first time.
What is the B Council?
Last year, B Lab Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand (AANZ) launched a new governance model to bring a broader, more diverse set of voices into the direction-setting of our movement at the local level. It includes the B Council, which serves to formalise the voice of B Corps in this model. Made up of representatives from Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand’s B Corp community, alongside B Lab AANZ’s CEO, Impact & Engagement Manager, and board, its purpose is to bring the B Corp community perspective into the mix and provide valuable insights from those on the other side of certification.
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B Lab AANZ’s governance model
As a new body, the B Council first needs to be designed. This important work is the central brief for our inaugural B Council, who are tasked with building the framework for future B Councils, from terms of engagement to ways of working. Over the course of this year, the B Council will do this with their own experiences working at B Corps, as well as with input from the wider B Corp community.
Introducing the inaugural B Council
We are pleased to introduce the first B Council for 2022. Selected from expressions of interest received in late 2021, this group represents new and old B Corps, as well as large and small business, from across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. We’re grateful for their time, energy and commitment to the movement in stepping up to the B Council for 2022. The best place to find the B Council is on the online community for Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. We will continue sharing more updates through the course of the year ahead.
![Andrea Spencer-Cooke](https://bcorporation.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/image5.jpg)
CEO & Director,
One Stone Advisors
![Todd Wegner](https://bcorporation.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/image2.jpg)
Chief of Staff to the President & CEO, Torrens University
![Fotini Kypraios](https://bcorporation.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/image8.jpg)
Principal,
Prisma Legal
![Kylie Hansen](https://bcorporation.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/image1-1.jpg)
Co-Founder & Executive Director,
Impact Seed
![Corin Millais](https://bcorporation.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/image7.jpg)
Head of Socially Responsible Banking, Teachers Mutual Bank
![Julia Jackson](https://bcorporation.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/image9.png)
Head of Sustainability,
Kiwibank
![Chloe Van Dyke](https://bcorporation.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/image4.jpg)
Co-Founder,
Chia Sisters
![Max Van Biene](https://bcorporation.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/image6.jpg)
Head of ESG & Sustainability,
Edge Environment
![Learn more about our governance model](https://bcorporation.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Say-hello-to-our-newest-B-Corps-October-2021-1080-×-1080-px-1-1024x1024.png)
formalises B Corps voices
in our direction-setting.