Looking for a brighter business future? Look for companies that build social purpose into their business model and create long-term value for all stakeholders—from consumers and workers to shareholders and directors—as benefit corporations.Last week B ...
B Corp Certification Helps Businesses Define What’s Important for Them and Their InvestorsWhen Dhruv Sood and Husein Rahemtulla drew up business plans on a napkin at lunch in 2014, they didn’t expect to find themselves five years later owning and opera...
Social entrepreneurs at the leading creative edge of climate and culture speak at Welcome Change in New York City (left to right): Bren Smith of GreenWave, Paula Daniels of Center for
B the Change Weekly: June 14, 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...
UN Global Assessment the Latest Call to Action on the Impending Climate Crisis(Unsplash photo by Tyler Lastovich)By Midori PaxtonOne million species are threatened with extinction. As the media reported on the recent Global Assessment on Biodiversity a...
Why It’s Vital to Take a Fresh Look at Our Everyday Activities(Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash)By Dr. Bryan E. RobinsonAfter years of defining myself by my accomplishments and allowing my career to consume me, the flying buttress of work ceased to pr...
UK Organizations Collaborate to Ease Language and Employment BarriersEsther Foreman from the Social Change Agency moderated the panel that included, from left, Mohib Ullah of RefuAid, Monika Kruesmann of RESET UK, and Stephen Old from Bates Wells Brait...
Tim Wise Provides Anti-Racism Training to Organizations Across the United Stateshttps://medium.com/media/b853a6a47636ce1a961c8d1dfa546259/hrefTim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and educators in the United States. He has spent the ...
By Lindsey Carnett, CEO and President of Marketing Maven & WPO Los Angeles I Chapter member The WPO Annual Conference brought together driven women from multi-million-dollar businesses around the globe. This year’s theme was particularly important – Leading Up. Building a strong, engaged workforce is important to the long-term success of a business. Getting it … Continue reading Women Leading Up: Why Managing Human Capital is Vital for Entrepreneurial Success
While Certified B Corporations are legally required to consider their impact on workers, many go beyond the expected and stand out because of their innovative hiring practices.Last week we took a deeper look at B Corps expanding workers’ horizons to bu...
With People-Focused Policies That Adapt When Needed, Businesses Create Room for the Realities of LifeGarth Yule is managing director at Junxion, a Certified B Corporation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and a Best For The World 2018 honor...
B the Change Weekly: June 7, 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...
Engineers Envision Urban Areas That Will Be Home to Billions More By 2050Creating communities is at the heart of designing sustainable cities for the future. (Photo by WSP)Engineering has always been about building for what lies ahead—creating lasting ...
By Stephanie Burns, ForbesWomen When I became an entrepreneur, I distinctly remember thinking, “I had no idea I would be writing this much. My main job function is writing.” I was in the thick of creating Chic CEO, a website designed to give women the resources they needed to start a business. But what I was … Continue reading 5 Things No One Tells You When You Become An Entrepreneur
Innovative Hiring Practices Expand Local Economies and Create Career OpportunitiesThe Upstreet Brewing team celebrates another year in business. Full-time employees at Upstreet Brewing, based on Prince Edward Island, Canada, are eligible for benefits i...