How 1% Can Collectively Make a Difference for the Environment
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COVID-19 Business Response Keeps Families in Mind: B Corps Adapt by Adopting and Adjusting Policies
With Workers as a Valued Stakeholder, B Corps Provide Flexibility and Support for Working Parents(Photo by August de Richelieu from Pexels)COVID-19’s impacts range much deeper than the outbreak numbers, as nearly a third of the U.S. workforce has child...
Let’s Lean Further Into Purpose Through Challenging Times
B The Change Weekly: August 7, 2020(Photo by Magda Ehlers from Pexels)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...
Good News: B Corps Are More Prepared for the Future
Certification Provides Tangible Benefits That ‘Future-Proof’ BusinessesPhoto by Javier Allegue Barros on UnsplashAlthough parts of the economy are beginning to reopen, the economic impacts of the coronavirus will continue to reverberate for years to co...
Why Connector Managers Can Build the Strongest Work Teams
Capacity to Connect with Others Often Gives Women an Advantage as LeadersThe photos illustrating this article are by LUZ photographer Diana Bagnoli, who used a webcam to photograph people that she wouldn’t have been able to otherwise. These four women ...
Learning and Leading By Example: The B Corp Community
B The Change Weekly: July 31, 2020(Photo by Janine Robinson on Unsplash)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 no...
Let’s All Be Part of the Change
How One B Corp Plans to Advance Anti-Racism Work in Its Operations and in the Sustainable Building Industry(Photo by Corey Young on Unsplash)To our B Corp community,Silence is complicity. Companies, as groups of people, need to stand up for human right...
How COVID-19 Creates a Call to Reshape ‘Business As Usual’
Survey Respondents Say Now Is the Time to Advance a More Inclusive, Sustainable Economy(Photo by Nick Bolton on Unsplash)By Helena WaythPeople around the world have experienced the COVID-19 pandemic differently, but there is no doubt that it has affect...
Building Connections — and a More Resilient, Inclusive Economy
Building Connections — and a More Resilient, Inclusive EconomyB The Change Weekly: July 24, 2020(Photo by Joshua Rawson-Harris on Unsplash)Delivered on Fridays, B the Change Weekly delivers the most important and most relevant stories about people usin...
Birthright Africa Beckons Youth to Reclaim Black Excellence and Innovation
Walla Elsheikh Leads Programs That Prepare Students for the 21st Century Economy(Photo by Blue Ox Studio from Pexels)https://medium.com/media/5ca52776b50a7f80e6b992792d82acb0/hrefWalla Elsheikh is the co-founder and CEO of Birthright AFRICA, which is c...
Improve Your Company’s Inclusion Practices By Doing This
On the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the number of website accessibility lawsuits in the U.S. is increasing. Here’s what you can do to create more inclusive online experiences for people with disabilities.(Photo by Markus Spi...
Why It’s Time to Recognize My Privilege and Work to Level the Field
How B Corp Mission Driven Finance Plans to Advance Anti-Racism Work and Help Shift the Financial System(Photo by Chronis Yan on Unsplash)By David Lynn, co-founder and CEO of Mission Driven Finance, an impact investment firm and Certified B CorporationH...
How Businesses Can Take an Interdisciplinary Approach to Stakeholder Engagement
Lessons on Empowerment, Message Creation, and Mobilization from Community Organizers, Activists, and Social Workers(Photo by Nicholas Green on Unsplash)Building and maintaining a strong stakeholder engagement strategy is key for any business’s success....
Why Climate Justice and Racial Justice Are So Deeply Connected
The Role of Business in Creating More Resilient, Connected and Livable Communities for All People(Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash)By Kate OgdenAt Seventh Generation, we spend a lot of time thinking about the future. In everything we do, we are fight...
The Business Case for Building Green
New Research Shows Technology Holds Promise Despite Costlier Design Fees and Longer Construction Times(Photo by Scott Webb from Pexels)There’s a clear business case for building green.That’s the message from the most comprehensive study to date of the ...