New Report Reveals Benefits of Worker Ownership for Mission-Driven Businesses That Serve As Leaders for the Next GenerationThe mission at the heart of Certified B Corporations is using business as a force for good by considering a broader-than-normal r...
Finding Employees That Match Your Company’s Mindset Can Be a Challenge That’s Ultimately Worthwhile(Photo by Smart on Unsplash)What does purpose mean? It could be what gets you out of bed in the morning without wanting to stick your head back under the...
Teachers screen their students' eyesight with the help of a new mobile app from Peek Vision, the initiative of social entrepreneur Andrew Bastawrous. Photo credit: COPYRIGHT ROLEX Joan Bardeletti As a young student in the U.K., Andrew Bastawrous was curious and bright,
Newly Certified B Corp Collaborates with UN World Food Programme to Help Children Around the GlobeContinue reading on B the Change »
Part 3 of 4 With Vincent Stanley, Patagonia’s ‘Chief Storyteller’https://medium.com/media/e376f9f5bd81839ac7ad7d95482cd78e/hrefVincent Stanley, co-author with Yvon Chouinard of The Responsible Company, has been with Patagonia on and off since its begin...
We’re wrapping up our environment-focused coverage in April with a look at the Sustainable Development Goals, adopted in 2015 by all 193 United Nations member states. These 17 goals represent the world’s biggest challenges, and the work toward achievin...
B the Change Weekly: April 26, 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 alongsi...
Entrepreneur Partners With Athletes Passionate About Their Sport and the World Around ThemWritten by Alison KleinIn ancient Greece the Olympic ceremony was linked to the cult of Zeus, and though athletes were (obviously) mortal, victory immortalized th...
B Lab and Partners Developing Tool to Help Businesses Chart Their SDG ProgressIn the face of global challenges that threaten our planet and societies, the United Nations member states adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals in 2015 as a call to action...
Aristotle House in Oxford is not as grand as it sounds. A commercial block built by the canal in the 1960s, it is no longer fit for paying tenants, so
By Falon Fatemi, Forbes The data is all too real and familiar. When it comes to raising capital, males consistently outperform females. According to research by All Raise, only 15% of venture capital funding is allocated to female founders. What’s more troubling, despite a lot of concern and advocacy, we really haven’t done much to address the … Continue reading The Value of Investing in Female Founders
There’s a lot of joy in being a leader. Especially in purpose-driven companies, you get to make a difference in the lives of your employees every day. Whether you’re witnessing a team member master a new skill or doling out end-of-year bonuses, th...
By Monique Greenwood, Entrepreneur Most women under the age of, say, 45 dread a particular time of the month. (Fellas, stay with me.) So, Arion Long, an African American millennial out of the Washington, D.C., area, came up with the Femly Box, a way to make the monthly menstrual routine less burdensome and more like … Continue reading Black Female Founders Face Constant Rejection. They’re Thriving Anyway.
Just weeks after musicians and fans protested the BBC’s decision to marginalise Radio 3’s Late Junction show, the experimental music community has been dealt further blows. First, the news that
On this episode of the Growing with Purpose podcast, host Paul Spiegelman talks with Susan Leger Ferraro, a social entrepreneur and the founder of a family of transformational organizations with global impact.