Europe's leading HR and payroll platform for SMEs earns independent verification of its social and environmental commitments
MUNICH, Sept. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Personio, Europe's leading HR and payroll platform for small and medium-sized businesses, is now a Certified B Corp. The certification, administered by the global nonprofit B Lab, independently verifies a company's social and environmental performance, governance, and transparency toward its workers, customers, and community. Personio completed the B Impact Assessment and achieved certification following B Lab's independent verification process in August 2026. It joins a community of more than 4500 Certified B Corporations across Europe, among them Personio customers such as RECUP, Ecosia, Tomorrow, and Fairphone.
Responsibility toward employees and the wider community has shaped how Personio operates since its early days. This commitment is reflected in Personio's workforce policies, its approach to responsible governance, and its work helping SMEs navigate Europe's complex employment and payroll requirements.
That same instinct led Personio to set up the Personio Foundation in 2021, committing one percent of the company's equity to nonprofits working on climate action and education. On top of the one percent, 15 NPOs globally have already received over €4M in impact grants from the Personio Foundation. This led to 3.3 Million tCO2 carbon stocks protected and 90.000 people provided with access to education.
Personio.org extends this further, giving nonprofits and public-sector organisations discounted access to the platform. The B Corp certification now shows that these values hold up across the whole business.
"Responsibility for all stakeholders, customers, employees and societies is something we've thought about at Personio since we founded the company in 2015," says Hanno Renner, CEO and co-founder of Personio. "What I appreciate about B Corp is how rigorous and independent the review actually is. External reviewers evaluated Personio and we've made the cut. Getting here took years, and a lot of effort across the company. That's what makes me proud."
"Welcoming Personio to the B Corp movement marks an exciting step forward for sustainable business practices," says Armelle Duvieusart, Community Lead, B Lab Germany. "By holding themselves accountable to B Lab's standards of social and environmental impact, Personio demonstrates how European business leaders can actively build a more inclusive and responsible economy."
The B Impact Assessment under V1.6 evaluates a company's impact across five areas: governance, workers, community, environment and customers. Certified B Corps are required to make their B Impact score and profile publicly available, supporting transparency and accountability.
About Personio
Personio is Europe's leading HR and payroll platform, used by more than 16,000 companies employing 1.6 million people. Founded in Munich in 2015, Personio has 6 offices in Europe with more than 1,500 employees. Personio helps small and medium-sized businesses run every part of HR from hiring to payroll, while equipping them to lead their organisations through the AI transformation ahead.
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