B the Change Weekly: May 24, 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 alongside...
San Francisco Sustainable City Initiative Covers Natural and Built EnvironmentsBy Dyanna SandhuHome to global leaders in the design, construction, and operation of sustainable architecture, San Francisco’s green building policy has always focused on fi...
With Social and Environmental Impact Features, New Facility Welcomes B Corp and Community WorkersOur Community House, a co-working space dedicated to bringing together and serving the needs of the social sector, has opened in North Melbourne. It’s the ...
Bren Smith, a fisherman turned social entrepreneur, restorative ocean farmer, and industry pioneer, imagines a new future for our oceans, our livelihoods, our planet. Now he's out with a new
Inspire Your Team and Grow Your Supporters With Thankful Acts(Photo by Hanny Naibaho on Unsplash)By Celeste MergensOn a recent visit to a remote project site in Nepal, the Days for Girls team members found ourselves trekking along mountain paths over w...
By Sunnie Giles, Harvard Business Review What makes an effective leader? This question is a focus of my research as an organizational scientist, executive coach, and leadership development consultant. Looking for answers, I recently completed the first round of a study of 195 leaders in 15 countries over 30 global organizations. Participants were asked to … Continue reading The Most Important Leadership Competencies, According to Leaders Around the World
B Corp MegaFood and Partners Ask EPA to Limit Use of HerbicideAlmost every week there is more news about the herbicide glyphosate’s effect on the environment and people: a concerning study, a testing-based exposé, a cancer lawsuit. Just last week, a Ca...
B Corp SOKO Creates App to Connect Artisans With Business OpportunitiesKotsanai “Kaye” Matereke is chief operations officer for SOKO, a Certified B Corporation that uses an app and other supply chain technology to connect Kenyan artisans with business ...
The Growing Movement, Driven by the Climate Crisis, That Will Change Business—and Our World—for the BetterFour years ago we started a candle company. We had seen a lot in the business world that felt wrong to us, and we set out with a lofty idea to fin...
How often do you get to spend three days surrounded by 250 purpose-driven leaders? Every year, we invite purpose-driven founders, CEOs, and next-generation leaders to gather for intentional relationship building, learning, and sharing. It's a ...
Dana Kawaoka-Chen Leads Shift to Values-Aligned Practicehttps://medium.com/media/62b7b8e8dc490ac09a5fe6d6aaf58a46/hrefAs the executive director of Justice Funders, Dana Kawaoka-Chen partners and guides philanthropy in reimagining practices that advance...
What is your company doing to create a more equitable, inclusive workplace? This week on B the Change, learn how Certified B Corporations and other purpose-minded organizations are breaking down barriers for workers and using business as a force for go...
Company Growth Creates Leadership Challenges and Opportunities for B Corp BadgerBy Justin Wright and Lucas Freeman of Habitus Incorporated and Emily Hall Warren of W.S. Badger CompanyWhen your company grows, your culture grows with it. And one of the m...
B the Change Weekly: May 17, 2019(Photo courtesy Galileo)From California to Chicago to Boston — plus Haiti, India, Kenya and Uganda — examples abound of businesses and entrepreneurs breaking down barriers for employees and creating more equitable, incl...
Female-Led Teams Create Products That Advance Sustainable Development Goal 5: Achieve Gender EqualityThe 2018 Solver Class at MIT Solve includes four women-led teams that advance the UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 for gender equality. (Photo by MIT ...