Culture & Commitments
B Corp Creative Agency and Production Company in Switzerland
This is why you should work with us.
Our process Ten years of refining how we work, so you don't have to figure it out.
We've spent a decade building a process that actually works. It starts with a deep dive into your brief, your audience, your constraints, your real objectives and not just the stated ones. Every creative decision that follows is grounded in that understanding, not in what looks good in a presentation.
Our talent roster We bring the right people, not the available ones.
Every project gets the director, photographer or designer who's right for it, not whoever happens to be free. We work with a roster of local and international talent, selected for each project based on sensibility and expertise. Better match, better work.
Swiss expertise We know your Swiss audience, both of them.
A brand shouldn't communicate the same way in French-speaking and German-speaking Switzerland. Our team is 100% local, split between Lausanne and Zurich. We know the cultural codes, the expectations and the specificities of each market before we write a single line.
End-to-end production One roof. Every expertise. From concept to campaign report.
We're both a creative agency and a production company, which means strategy, direction, filming, post-production, motion design and digital distribution all happen in-house, in Switzerland. 13 of our 17 collaborators are fully dedicated to production, one point of contact, no subcontracting surprises and no briefing lost between teams.
We are fun We work responsibly, humanly, and we actually enjoy it.
4-day week, capped pay ratio, net zero target by 2030. We run a company we're proud of, which means the people working on your project show up because they want to. That energy ends up in the work.
How we run the company
4-day week
Friday is officially closed. It's not a perk, it's a structural decision. Concentrated weeks, better balance, and people who show up on Monday actually wanting to be there. It makes the work better.
Salary transparency and custom pay grid
We share our salaries inside the company. We've developed our own pay grid based on two criteria: expertise and impact. The highest-paid person at 23bis earns at most 6 times the lowest wage, a 1:6 ratio. Fairness isn't a value we claim, it's a number anyone can check.
Positive-impact projects
Films, campaigns and content that support social, cultural or environmental causes. We were at 44% in 2022 and we've been pushing that number up ever since. We apply preferential rates for NGOs, cultural institutions and associations, because we believe good communication shouldn't be reserved for those with the biggest budgets.
Durability Partners
F.A.Q
How does 23bis handle projects that require both creative strategy and production?
We manage both in-house, with the same team from brief to delivery. Strategy, concept, filming, post-production and distribution are all handled internally. You don't brief an agency that then briefs a production company. You brief us once.
Do you work with clients outside of Switzerland?
Yes. We're based in Lausanne and Zurich but we shoot regularly across Europe and internationally. Our Swiss roots are an asset, not a limitation.
Do you only take on B Corp or sustainability-focused clients?
No. We work across sectors — luxury, sport, tech, institutions, NGOs. Our commitments are about how we run our company, not a filter on who we work with. That said, we do apply preferential rates for NGOs, cultural institutions and associations.
What does working with 23bis actually look like day to day?
One point of contact, direct access to the people making the work, and a process we've spent 10 years refining. You'll know where things stand at every stage, and you won't spend time chasing updates or re-briefing new people mid-project.
Is 23bis really B Corp certified, and what does that mean concretely?
Yes. We've been B Corp certified since January 2022 with a score of 89 points. B Corp certification is awarded by B Lab to companies that meet strict standards across governance, workers, community and environment. In practice it means our internal practices are audited and verified by an independent third party, not self-declared.
How do you measure the environmental impact of your film productions?
We track the carbon footprint of our productions and have committed to the Science Based Targets initiative to reach net zero by 2030. We measured our baseline at 24 tCO₂ in 2021 and have been reducing it since. Productions are included in that target, not carved out.
What is your durability roadmap and where can I read it?
We publish a full impact report and a durability map that lays out our commitments across five areas: governance, team, clients, community and environment. Both are available for download on this page. We update them annually.