How Rise Became a Sustainable Leader in Home Improvement(Photo credit: Rise)Our company’s story is still a young one and is ever-changing as we continue to grow, but one thing we knew early on with absolute certainty was that our startup would need to ...
Climate Crisis Reinforces Importance of Business Model That Incorporates Social and Environmental Concerns(Photo by Paulo Carrolo on Unsplash)By Julio César AparicioDuring the 20th century, as a continuation of the industrial revolution, the capacity t...
Tim Frick, Sustainable Agency CEO and Published Author, Discusses What It Takes to Make It While Making a Differencehttps://medium.com/media/0cf2734c47f85fb7bc01fd60324e6f23/hrefTim Frick is the CEO of Mightybytes, a Certified B Corporation digital age...
Ben & Jerry’s Employees Put Leadership Development Training Into Practice to Achieve Measurable ResultsSince its start in 1978 in a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont, Ben & Jerry’s has grown into a global business with a more than 55...
By Michael Schulman, The New Yorker Much of consequence happened in 1969, which means that this year is chockablock with golden anniversaries: the moon landing, Stonewall, the Manson murders. But do not neglect the fact that 2019 also marks a half century of Jazzercise. The leaders of Jazzercise, Inc., know what you’re thinking. “When you hear … Continue reading Born Before the Fitness Industry, Jazzercise Turns Fifty
Scott Moore y Medina Incorporates Identity and History into Projectshttps://medium.com/media/5cfc426fba6682b5ccd1cfce86f5bb49/hrefScott Moore y Medina is an architect, community builder and co-founder of Blue Star Integrative Studio, an Indigenous Amer...
By Kimberly Zhang, Entrepreneur What better way to shatter a glass ceiling than by leaving the atmosphere altogether? The first all-woman spacewalk this March is a testament to just how far we’ve come. Down on Earth, though, we still have a long way to go. Barriers to progress remain frustratingly solid. Governments and businesses continue to introduce … Continue reading To See More Women in Leadership Roles, Here’s What Needs to Happen
B the Change Weekly: June 21, 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...
Italian Climatologist Sees Immediate Need to Change Our Everyday Mindset on Lifestyle and the EconomyNASA maps of ice velocity and elevation show that a group of glaciers spanning one-eighth of East Antarctica’s coast have begun to lose ice over the pa...
With a ‘Push’ from the Inclusive Economy Challenge, Ontario B Corp Renews Focus on Financial Services for EmployeesNeighbourhood Group opened its first restaurant, the Wooly Pub, in 1990. The Guelph, Ontario-based Certified B Corporation now operates f...
NYC Restaurant Sees Long-Term Benefits of Employee-First Policy and Transparent Decision-MakingThis article is one in a series highlighting the Best for NYC, a growing community of more than 1,500 local businesses focused on improving the lives of thei...
B Corp Grows Staff Loyalty and Draws ‘Green’ Honors While Building Its Bottom LinePisticci, a Certified B Corporation restaurant, was recently named “Greenest restaurant in NYC” by the Green Restaurant Association.This article is one in a series highli...
Staten Island Optical Store Puts Focus on Service and Knowledge(Photo by Michael Morse from Pexels)This article is one in a series highlighting the Best for NYC, a growing community of more than 1,500 local businesses focused on improving the lives of ...
In New York City Borough, Community-Focused Businesses Fill Gaps in Local Economy and Strengthen the Supply ChainWhat started as a single enterprise in Brooklyn has grown into a family of three businesses: The Greene Grape Wine & Spirits, The Green...
Exit9 Owner Nurtures Relationships to Build Business SuccessA sampling of the products that Branstool and his staff find to sell at Exit9.This article is one in a series highlighting the Best for NYC, a growing community of more than 1,500 local busine...