B Corp
EdventureCo is a certified B Corporation, recognition of its commitment to raising business standards and creating a positive impact on the life and livelihood of its communities through education
B Corp Certification
Certified B Corporations are a new kind of business that balance purpose and profit. They are legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their workers, customers, suppliers, community and the environment. This is a community of leaders, driving a global movement of people using business as a force for good.
There are over 5,500 certified B Corporations across 157 industries in 84 countries, covering more than 447,000 employees. They are companies certified as meeting rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, governance and transparency.
EdventureCo’s owner, Arowana, is proud to be a certified B Corporation for which it had to undergo a rigorous and detailed due diligence review of several key business areas over a period of 15 months. Arowana achieved B Corp accreditation in May 2018 after successfully completing the intensive diligence and assessment process.
EdventureCo has recently finished its own B Corp certification process and achieved accreditation in August 2022.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
The United Nations 2021 update on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) stated that broader participation in continuing education and training is needed to create more resilient and adaptable workers.
UN SDG 4 calls for ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all. Continuing education and training are key to improved livelihoods and to developing a labour force resilient to economic shocks and adaptable to technological change.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the average participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal education was only 25%, with significant variation across the 73 countries with data. In nearly half of them, participation rates were below 10%, but were 40% and above among countries in Europe and Northern America. Gender parity in participation rates was achieved in less than a fifth of the countries.
With schools and workspaces transitioning online due to COVID-19, ICT skills have become critically important. However, available data from 2017–2019 indicate that less than 40% of youth and adults reported performing one of the basic ICT skills in the last three months, such as sending an email with an attachment.
