Disclosure: Clients in Controversial Industries
Clients in Controversial Industries
The following disclosure provides background information in relation to Checklist Legal’s B Corp recertification and required transparency about clients in controversial industries.
In the last 5 years, Checklist Legal has provided legal, contract design, contract simplification, training and legal transformation services to clients operating in or connected with the mining sector.
✦ Checklist Legal does not operate in the mining industry, extract resources, manufacture mining products, provide mining equipment, or directly support mining operations.
✦ Our services are professional services focused on improving the clarity, fairness, usability and effectiveness of legal documents, legal processes and business communications.
We recognise mining is considered a controversial industry by B Lab because of its potential social and environmental impacts.
Source: bcorporation.net/en-us/standards/companies-with-direct-involvement-in-controversial-industries/
✦ By providing professional services to clients in or connected with this sector, Checklist Legal may be linked to those industries through its client relationships.
✦ In line with B Lab’s transparency expectations, Checklist Legal discloses this involvement.
✦ Our work with these clients is assessed against its values, stakeholder governance commitments, and B Corp obligations.
✦ Where relevant, Checklist Legal seeks to use its services to improve transparency, clarity, accountability, risk understanding, and fairer business relationships.
Make a complaint
Any party aware of specific practices by Checklist Legal that have had a negative impact related to its involvement in these or other controversial industries (and which may constitute a violation of the B Corp standards) may contact:
✦ Checklist Legal directly: info@checklistlegal.com , or
✦ B Lab via its public complaints procedure (bcorporation.net/en-us/standards/complaints)
Yours faithfully,
Legal Director, Checklist Legal
