Is It Still Hospitality Without a Handshake and a Smile?
How Impact Strategies Can Guide the Travel and Hospitality Industry As It RebuildsContinue reading on B The Change »
Expert Perspective
3 must-have traits for courageous leadership in a post-pandemic workplace
By Merilee A. Kern, Fast Company A wide-ranging cohort of CEOs and executives weigh in on what courageous leadership really means. While some contest, or outright refute, whether or not former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts,” it has power … Continue reading 3 must-have traits for courageous leadership in a post-pandemic workplace
B The Change Week in Review
Calls for systemic change and a more equitable economy are rising across the United States. While Certified B Corporations have made strides toward these changes, they realize more work remains. Recent articles on B The Change include B Corp lessons an...
Income Advance: Employee Lifeline in the Time of COVID and Beyond
Program Helps Workers Build Long-Term Financial ResilienceBy Ted CastleTwelve years ago at Rhino Foods we piloted an emergency loan program (Income Advance) to provide “no questions asked” (noncredit-dependent) loans of $1,000 to our employees who were...
10 Financial Terms to Teach Your Employees This Month
All thriving company cultures share one key characteristic: transparency. Financial transparency creates clear lines of communication and helps stamp out fear and uncertainty. Not only that, understanding the stories behind your business' numbers arm y...
A call to action: What boards must do to help companies and CEOs cope with the Covid-19 crisis
By Deb Kemper and Kathryn Swintek, Managing Partners, Golden Seeds Funds Editor’s note: As businesses grapple with massive change, two of the Managing Partners of our Funds – experienced investors and board members of both public and private companies – shared their advice on the new and expanded role that boards must play. Anyone serving … Continue reading A call to action: What boards must do to help companies and CEOs cope with the Covid-19 crisis
Is There A Higher Calling For America’s Lawyers?
Ashoka Fellow Purvi Shah, founder of Movement Law Lab. Movement Law Lab Purvi Shah, founder of the Movement Law Lab, learned from years of experience representing powerful movements for change that a
Is There A Higher Calling For America’s Lawyers?
Purvi Shah started Movement Law Lab to support a new generation of lawyers to work alongside progressive movements for change.
Changemakers Put Lessons to Work
B The Change Weekly: May 29, 2020(Photo by Nils Stahl on Unsplash)Delivered on Fridays, B the Change Weekly delivers the most important and most relevant stories about people using business as a force for good. The newsletter features a weekly note fro...
The Path To The Covid Recovery Is Paved With Renewable Energy
Social entrepreneur Harish Hande reflects on the democratizing role of sustainable energy in the COVID recovery.
Dear U.S. Capitalism: It’s Time to Change Our Economy-and We Need Your Help
Dear U.S. Capitalism: It’s Time to Change Our Economy—and We Need Your HelpHow Ownership Shifts, New Incentives, and Social Work Could Fuel Systemic Change(Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash)Dear U.S. Capitalism,It’s me, Social Work.I see you’ve been worki...
How the B Corp Community Motivates Patagonia (Yes, Even Patagonia) to Improve Its Impact Strategies
Outdoor Apparel Retailer Uses ‘Holistic’ Guidance of B Impact Assessment to Raise the BarPatagonia has long supported environmental causes, including protection of Bears Ears National Monument. The B Corp helped organize a rally at the Utah State Capit...
5 Lessons from the Great Recession to Help Businesses Build Resilience
(Photo by Bernard Hermant on Unsplash)How a Stakeholder Framework Can Help B Corps Weather Economic ChallengesBusinesses are dealing with busts, booms and everything in between amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Unemployment in the U.S. has climbed to nearly ...
3 Elements of a Great Culture that are Most Important Right Now
Over the past few months, we've seen purpose-driven leaders across industries and around the world Stepping Up to protect their team members, serve their communities, and save their organizations. Putting people and purpose first isn't always the eas...
The Challenges and Rewards That Social Enterprises Encounter
Stakeholder-Minded Businesses Seek Long-Term Benefits(Photo by Etienne Godiard on Unsplash)Social enterprises are making their presence known in the global and local marketplaces. While more people are getting familiar with some of these enterprises—wh...