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B the Change Week in Review
As we wrap up 2019 at B the Change, we’re reminded of the small ways each of us can create positive change—day by day and year by year. On a broader scale, members of the Certified B Corporation community do the same by considering and measuring their ...
Balancing Profit with People and Planet: One Company’s Journey to Use Business as a Force for Good
Verdical Group’s offices are at the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, a healthy, sustainable co-working space in Downtown Los Angeles.Verdical Group is a leading for-profit green building consulting firm headquartered in Los Angeles. We’ve also thrown t...
Commit to Making a Difference
B the Change Weekly: December 20, 2019Delivered 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 from the B the Change team alon...
A Year of Business as a Force for Good: 2019 in Review
Celebrating Major Shifts Toward a More Inclusive and Regenerative EconomyFrom B Local events like this in Portland, Oregon, to commitments from B Corps around the globe to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in the next decade, the Certified B Co...
Innovating In Eating Disorder Care
Kristina Saffran is expanding access to quality treatment for the millions of Americans who suffer ... [+] from eating disorders. Kristina Saffran From age 10, Kristina Saffran suffered from an eating disorder.
Regen Network Platform Pays Farmers to Adopt Regenerative Practices
(Photo by Joshua Sortino on Unsplash)Christian Shearer Accelerates Shift Toward Positive Ecological Impacthttps://medium.com/media/e186e894fe41b6830255ef6a7582738f/hrefChristian Shearer is CEO and co-founder of Regen Network, an ecological agreements p...
Investing In Survivor Wealth
Social entrepreneur Sonya Passi brings together the domestic violence and asset-building movements ... [+] to help abuse survivors build wealth, independence, and stability. FreeFrom Financial insecurity is the number one threat to
For-Profit Strategies for the Not-for-Profit World
B Corp Phil Marks 20 Years in the Business of Doing Good(Photo by Pablò on Unsplash)At Phil, we believe that the not-for-profit and for-profit worlds have plenty to learn from each other. For 20 years, our company (which became a Certified B Corporatio...
Small-Price Gifts from B Corps That Make a Big Difference
How Your Holiday Shopping Can Be a Force for GoodIt’s the time of year to show appreciation for those who brighten our days in big and small ways. You can choose a little something for these everyday heroes and amplify the impact of your gift purchases...
How To Amplify The Voices Of Women Entrepreneurs
By Serenity Gibbons, Forbes Pregnancy isn’t exactly a contagious disease. However, you might not know that from the way society has treated working women. In defiance of this bias, Amy Nelson, founder of co-working network Riveter, recently used social media to buck the “hide the bump” trend among women who happen to be planning the birth of both a business … Continue reading How To Amplify The Voices Of Women Entrepreneurs
Our Travel Can Be Less Climate Intensive
B the Change Weekly: December 13, 2019Delivered 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 from the B the Change team alon...
6 Ways to Ensure Business for Good Is Part of Your Corporate Strategy
In the Age of Fierce Competition, Socially Responsible Companies Will Have an Edge(Photo by rob walsh on Unsplash)By Daniela McVickerAccording to the surveys, 76% of consumers decline to buy products from companies that held views that conflicted with ...
Why Fast-Growth Startups Should Become B Corps
Certification Creates Opportunities and Helps Attract Talent, Customers and Investor InterestBy Jon Tse, co-founder of Karst Stone PaperGrowing up in the ’90s and seeing movies like Wall Street, Boiler Room and Glengarry Glen Ross, I picked up the mess...
Why We Need Data For Black Lives
Yeshimabeit Milner is addressing systemic racism with algorithms and big data. Data 4 Black Lives Algorithms may be hidden from most of us but they’re shaping many aspects of our lives. Who’s