B the Change Weekly: December 13, 2019
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 from the B the Change team alongside insight and context on the stories we share here on Medium. Below is our latest roundup. To receive these insights directly in your inbox, sign up for B the Change Weekly today. Now on to the good stuff:
“We invest in experiences, instead of more stuff.”
The manifesto for Certified B Corporation Modern Adventure (highlighted in this week’s feature article) serves as inspiration for those of us looking to broaden our mindsets rather than cluttering our homes — a message that feels especially relevant at this time of year. Stepping out into the world and visiting new places helps us learn from other communities and cultures. But our journeys — whether taken for family gatherings, given as a holiday gift, or made as travel for work — affect the environment, communities and people — the stakeholders that Certified B Corporations value and consider in their everyday operations.
To minimize our travel footprint, B Corps stand ready as tour planners and guides, offering journeys so we can explore our planet while also protecting its future. This week we highlight B Corps that allow us to see the world’s wonders, make memories and ensure others can follow in our footsteps.
Build a Better World While You Travel
Whether you’re gifting a trip or planning to visit a dream destination, consider seeing the world with B Corps that offer programming, facilities and sustainable practices so you can make memories and help build a better world at the same time.
Minding, and Offsetting, the Environmental Costs of Travel
Who should be responsible for purchasing carbon offsets for flights? Who benefits economically from the travel? B Corp Bodhi Surf + Yoga, which operates a surf and yoga camp in Costa Rica, believes that all tourism companies should consider these questions and take at least partial responsibility for the carbon output from flights required to bring guests to exotic destinations.
Better Places Shapes a Better Way to Travel
Four years ago, Dutch tour operator Better Places took the first step to minimize its environmental effects by reporting and compensating for all travel made by its travelers and staff. But that was just the start of the B Corp’s transformative work toward a more sustainable travel industry.
Stay in the Know
Here’s your chance to catch up on all the good stuff we shared this week:
- Getaways for Good: These B Corps Help Travelers Build a Better World on Their Journeys: Ready to Visit Your Dream Destination? See the World with Businesses That Match Your Values
- Why Fast-Growth Startups Should Become B Corps: Certification Creates Opportunities and Helps Attract Talent, Customers and Investor Interest
- 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
- The Mid-Atlantic Guide to B Corps: See If Your Mid-Atlantic State Provides a Governance Structure for Businesses Seeking Purpose and Profit
- Building Wealth and Ownership for New York’s Marginalized Communities: How Corbin Hill Food Project Strives to Grow Land Justice
B the Change gathers and shares the voices from within the movement of people using business as a force for good and the community of Certified B Corporations. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the nonprofit B Lab.
Our Travel Can Be Less Climate Intensive was originally published in B the Change on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.
