By Serenity Gibbons, Forbes Pregnancy isn’t exactly a contagious disease. However, you might not know that from the way society has treated working women. In defiance of this bias, Amy Nelson, founder of co-working network Riveter, recently used social media to buck the “hide the bump” trend among women who happen to be planning the birth of both a business … Continue reading How To Amplify The Voices Of Women Entrepreneurs
B the Change Weekly: December 13, 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 alon...
In the Age of Fierce Competition, Socially Responsible Companies Will Have an Edge(Photo by rob walsh on Unsplash)By Daniela McVickerAccording to the surveys, 76% of consumers decline to buy products from companies that held views that conflicted with ...
Certification Creates Opportunities and Helps Attract Talent, Customers and Investor InterestBy Jon Tse, co-founder of Karst Stone PaperGrowing up in the ’90s and seeing movies like Wall Street, Boiler Room and Glengarry Glen Ross, I picked up the mess...
Yeshimabeit Milner is addressing systemic racism with algorithms and big data. Data 4 Black Lives Algorithms may be hidden from most of us but they’re shaping many aspects of our lives. Who’s
Ready to Visit Your Dream Destination? See the World with Businesses That Match Your ValuesIf you’re looking to give a gift that stands apart or planning next year’s vacation, consider Certified B Corporations that offer getaway experiences. Whether yo...
How Corbin Hill Food Project Strives to Grow Land Justice(Photo by Caroline Attwood on Unsplash)https://medium.com/media/4afc40cb7a71318b8d86a1489ba8360e/hrefDennis Derryck is the president and founder of Corbin Hill Food Project, which distributes loc...
On this episode of the Growing with Purpose podcast, host Paul Spiegelman talks with Dan Sachs, a professor at DePaul University Kellstadt School of Business, where he teaches classes on Restaurant Entrepreneurship and Service Leadership. Dan is also t...
Those of us looking to do business with companies that do business differently—that is, companies that consider all stakeholders rather than just the bottom line—hold considerable economic power, and it’s a financial force for good that is growing.From...
B the Change Weekly: December 6, 2019Since Leesa Sleep launched in 2015, the Certified B Corporation has donated more than 33,000 mattresses as part of its social mission.Delivered on Fridays, B the Change Weekly delivers the most important and most re...
Use More Than Financial Metrics to Measure the Value of Your Business(Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash)By Corey KohnWe build our businesses to be valuable. We build them to increase in value for the founders and investors, and maybe even to be worth so...
An unprecedented 800,000 asylum seekers have applications pending. Swapna Reddy is putting in place ... [+] a better system to handle them. Ashoka Swapna Reddy grew up outside Nashville, the daughter of
B Corps Unite to Educate Consumers and Give Something BackThe PDX B Store at Portland’s Lloyd Center Mall features products from Certified B Corporations.A holiday pop-up store filled with products from the network of Certified B Corporations in the Po...
Carolyn Cesario and Julie Sullivan’s Business Provides Skill-Building to Boost Their CommunityCarolyn Cesario and Julie Sullivan of Ground Up, a not-just-for-profit nut butter business that provides job training to women overcoming adversity in the Por...
By Corporate Women Directors International Overall Percentage of Women Directors of 200 largest companies globally only increases slightly to 22.4% While the percentage of women board directors serving European companies remains higher than on boards of U.S. companies, the number of U.S. companies placing more women directors is pushing into Europe’s recent dominance. According to a new … Continue reading More U.S. Companies Placing More Women on Boards