The Systems Trust Driver™

Reporting

Your brand sees the bigger picture and works toward interconnected solutions.

What’s Important

Mutualism & Partnerships: Cultivating relationships that uplift the entire ecosystem—across industries, nonprofits, and public sectors.

Systems Thinking: Looking at long-term impacts and how each business decision affects interconnected systems.

Investment & Technology: Developing or funding tools, frameworks, or technologies that empower broader social or environmental change.

Nourish Your Ecosystem: Placing collective well-being above competition, focusing on synergy and holistic solutions.

System KBI’s (Key Behavioral Indicators)

Internal KBIs:

Quantitative:
- Number of cross-functional projects initiated annually
- Effectiveness score of internal systems innovation (measured through internal audits)
Qualitative:
- Employee satisfaction with internal systems supporting their roles (employee surveys)

External KBIs:

Quantitative:
- Number of impactful systemic partnerships established (SDG-aligned, measurable outcomes)
- Market perception of the company’s contribution to systemic change (annual market survey)
Qualitative:
- Industry recognition as a systems-thinker/enabler (third-party analyst reports)

Mapping The Systems Driver

B Corp Standards:

Developed by B Lab Global for businesses to become b corp certified.

PSG3: Adequate grievance procedures for stakeholders.

FW3: Enabling suppliers to pay living wages/incomes.

HR2: Strategy to address salient human rights issues.

HR4: Collaboration with suppliers for human rights objectives.

ESC5: Collaboration with suppliers for environmental objectives.

GACA1: Responsible and transparent lobbying.

SDG Standards:

Adopted by the United Nations to help the world push toward ending poverty, protect the planet and increase and prosperity.

SDG 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions.

SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals.

Systems

Trust Signals

Mutualism, systemic partnerships, enabling tools & networks trust signals:

Partnerships for the Goals (UN SDG #17 Recognition)

Systems Change Leader Awards (e.g., Ashoka Fellow, Skoll Award)

Catalyst 2030 Membership

Systems Innovation Network Certification

Tech for Good Badges (e.g., Microsoft AI for Social Impact)

Systems Centered brands often lead or join coalitions, create open-source tools, or provide financial support that helps multiple stakeholders (including competitors) collaborate to solve big problems.

B Lab: Creator of the B Corp framework itself, enabling an entire ecosystem of impact-driven companies.

Beneficial State Bank: Reshapes banking to serve nonprofits, social enterprises, and underbanked communities.

RSF Social Finance: Provides impact loans and investments to social enterprises, fostering collaborative value chains.

REBBL: Formed in partnership with the nonprofit Not For Sale, invests in supply-chain transformation to tackle human trafficking.

Proximity Designs: Also relevant under Competency Centered, but big on building systems (ag tech, microfinance) to uplift entire communities.