Annual Gathering of North American B Corps Builds Movement of Business As a Force for GoodB Lab Chief Marketing Officer Anthea Kelsick, left, and Co-Founder Andrew Kassoy.When a company joins the community of Certified B Corporations, it signs onto the...
B Corp Strategies for a Sustainable Future: ‘Finding Real Solutions to the Problems That Matter’In the face of large-scale global challenges — from poverty and hunger to social justice and the climate crisis — businesses with an eye toward the future c...
Why It’s Vital to Review the Workplace Foundation Before Effective Diversity and Inclusion Work Can BeginLast year, when our team sat down to review our Inclusive Economy Challenge goals and metrics, an employee posed an honest yet blunt question: How ...
Chuck Brown Connects Impact Investors with Social Enterpriseshttps://medium.com/media/d5e23e731d82466f09dbbe76a5042b24/hrefChuck Brown is the founder of Orion Advising, a consultancy in service of social entrepreneurs and investors seeking a just trans...
By Barbara Yastine, Managing Director of Golden Seeds Fundraising takes hard work and a lot of time. So, it is no surprise that once the checks clear, entrepreneurs are eager to get back to building their businesses. Their investors want that, too. However, once the money is in the bank, some entrepreneurs may forego building … Continue reading How Entrepreneurs Can Turn Investors into Champions
Around the globe, businesses looking for long-term success are turning toward practices that consider the impact of their operations on the environment and workers, customers and communities. By certifying as benefit corporations, these businesses take...
B the Change Weekly: July 26, 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 alongsid...
The future of business will require companies to do more than add on a CSR program—purpose will need to be incorporated into the business model and integrated into the entire organization. Photo by Pixabay.Certified B Corporations have taken a bold sta...
Better Places Joins Program That Encourages Trains Over Planes(Photo by Ryan Tang on Unsplash)Better Places, a Certified B Corporation and trailblazer in sustainable travel, recently joined the Climate Perks program that rewards workers for choosing tr...
By Aytekin Tank, Entrepreneur Back in 1897, Spanish neuroscientist Santiago Ramón y Cajal — winner of the Nobel Prize — wrote a book called Advice for a Young Investigator. He argued that instead of spending hours reviewing books, lectures and broad research, scientists should focus deeply on a single object of study. This state, he wrote, “refines judgment, enriches … Continue reading Why Entrepreneurs Need to Do One Thing at a Time
Social Entrepreneur Leads B Corp Through Nearly 30 Years of Brand-Building and Over $2M in Community Contributionshttps://medium.com/media/774dd789d072ff433f4db9f960ca5be8/hrefRuss Stoddard is the founder and CEO of Oliver Russell, a socially geared bu...
With Move to Acquire Avon, B Corp Natura Broadens Beauty Network and Strengthens Long-Term Strategy“Ding dong, AVON calling!” was a catchphrase in the ’60s that represented more than door-to-door direct selling of cosmetics; it represented financial in...
By Prudential, Corporate Sponsor Women are doing incredible things: Leading multimillion-dollar companies, making a meaningful impact as entrepreneurs, and much more. While such achievements are certainly noteworthy today, you don’t want to overlook your tomorrow and the type of impact you’ll have then. The financial legacy you’re able to leave in the future is directly … Continue reading How Creating An Estate Plan Can Protect You Legacy
People increasingly are looking to connect with businesses that go beyond the profit-only operation. The Certified B Corporation community does just that by embracing a better way of doing business. Through certification that shows their supply chains ...