# B-Corporation ESG Data Scraper (`njoylab/b-corporation-data-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes B-Corporation ESG data from bcorporation.net. Retrieves either paginated lists of certified companies or detailed profiles with assessment scores, demographics, and locations

- **URL**: https://apify.com/njoylab/b-corporation-data-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [njoylab](https://apify.com/njoylab) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 53 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 3 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## B Corporation Data Scraper

This Apify actor scrapes business data from https://bcorporation.net. You can fetch either a paginated list of certified B Corporations or detailed information for a single company.

### Table of Contents

- [Input Parameters](#input-parameters)
- [Output Structure](#output-structure)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [Example](#example)

### Input Parameters

The input parameters are defined as a JSON object with the following fields:

#### List Mode

```json
{
    "mode": "index",
    "page": 1,
    "pageSize": 10 // max page Size is 250
}
```

#### Single Company Mode

```json
{
    "mode": "company",
    "url": "company-name-slug"  // or full URL to company profile
}
```

### Output Structure

The output structure varies depending on the mode selected:

#### List Mode Output

```typescript
interface IndexResponse {
  companies: CompanyListItem[];
}

interface CompanyListItem {
  id: string;
  name: string;
  description: string;
  slug: string;
  industry: string;
  sector: string;
  size: string;
  isCertified: boolean;
  latestVerifiedScore: string;
  initialCertificationDateTimestamp: number;
  companyLogo?: string;
  
  // Location information
  hqCity: string;
  hqCountry: string;
  hqProvince?: string;
  hqPostalCode?: string;
  cities: string[];
  countries: string[];
  provinces: string[];

  // Additional metadata
  demographicsList: string[];
  websiteKeywords?: string;
}
```

#### Company Mode Output

```typescript
interface CompanyDetail {
  id: string;
  name: string;
  slug: string;
  description: string;
  sector: string;
  industry: string;
  size: string;
  website?: string;
  companyLogo?: string;
  lifestyleLogo?: string;
  
  // Demographics
  demographics: {
    womenOwned: boolean;
    minorityOwned: boolean;
    lgbtqOwned: boolean;
    blackOwned: boolean;
    employeeOwned: boolean;
    familyOwned: boolean;
    veteranOwned: boolean;
    indigenousOwned: boolean;
    personWithDisabilityOwned: boolean;
    immigrantOwned: boolean;
  };

  // Location information
  hqCountry: string;
  hqProvince: string;
  hqCity: string;
  hqPostalCode: string;
  countries: string[];
  provinces: string[];
  cities: string[];

  // B Corp specific data
  latestVerifiedScore: number;
  initialCertificationDateTimestamp: number;
  websiteKeywords?: string;
  
  // Assessment details
  assessments: Array<{
    overallScore: number;
    ratingDate: number;
    fullTimeWorkers: number;
    impactAreas: Array<{
      id: number;
      name: string;
      score: number;
      impactTopics: Array<{
        id: number;
        name: string;
        score: number;
        isIbm: boolean;
      }>;
    }>;
  }>;
}
```

#### Example Company Response

```json
{
  "id": "example-id-123",
  "name": "Example Sustainable Solutions",
  "description": "A technology company dedicated to sustainable solutions...",
  "sector": "Service with Significant Environmental Footprint",
  "industry": "Technology & Software",
  "size": "50-249",
  "website": "www.example.com",
  "latestVerifiedScore": 95.5,
  "demographics": {
    "womenOwned": false,
    "minorityOwned": false,
    "lgbtqOwned": false,
    "employeeOwned": true
  },
  "hqCity": "Austin",
  "hqCountry": "United States",
  "hqProvince": "Texas",
  "assessments": [
    {
      "overallScore": 95.5,
      "fullTimeWorkers": 75,
      "impactAreas": [
        {
          "name": "Governance",
          "score": 18.2,
          "impactTopics": [
            {
              "name": "Mission & Engagement",
              "score": 4.5,
              "isIbm": false
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

### Usage

1. **Choose operation mode**: Decide whether you want to scrape the company index or a single company profile
2. **Configure input**: Create a JSON file with your desired input parameters (see Input Parameters section)
3. **Run the actor**: Execute the Apify actor with your JSON input
4. **Process results**: Access the structured data from Apify's storage

### Example

#### List Mode Example

```json
{
  "mode": "index",
  "index": {
    "page": 1,
    "pageSize": 25 // max page Size is 250
  }
}
```

#### Single Company Example

```json
{
  "mode": "company",
  "company": {
    "url": "smith-limited"
  }
}
```

### Disclaimer

This actor is designed for legitimate data collection from B Lab's public B Corporation directory. Please ensure your usage complies with bcorporation.net's terms of service and robots.txt policies.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Choose the operation mode:

- **Index**: Scrapes the B Corp directory to get a paginated list of certified companies. Use this to discover companies or build a full database.
- **Company**: Scrapes detailed data for a specific company including B Corp score, impact areas, headquarters, and certification date.

## `page` (type: `integer`):

The page number to fetch from the B Corp directory (1-indexed). Use this with 'Page Size' to paginate through the full list of certified companies. For example, page 1 with size 100 returns companies 1-100, page 2 returns 101-200, etc.

## `pageSize` (type: `integer`):

Number of companies to return per page. Higher values fetch more data at once but may be slower. Maximum allowed is 250 companies per request.

## `url` (type: `string`):

The B Corp company to scrape. You can provide either:

- **Full URL**: e.g., `https://www.bcorporation.net/en-us/find-a-b-corp/company/patagonia/`
- **Slug only**: e.g., `patagonia`

The slug is the last part of the company URL on bcorporation.net.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "index",
  "page": 1,
  "pageSize": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `companies` (type: `string`):

List of scraped B Corp companies with their details including name, sector, industry, B Corp score, headquarters location, and impact assessments

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("njoylab/b-corporation-data-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("njoylab/b-corporation-data-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call njoylab/b-corporation-data-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,njoylab/b-corporation-data-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/vCEBrsYFBK0eErN8Z/builds/2PEKuof8Ss24eEzdE/openapi.json