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B Corp?
B Corps are a new type of corporation which uses the power of business to solve social and environmental problems.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDxPhilly invited B Lab cofounder Jay Coen Gilbert to share how B Corps help solve society's most pressing problems.
Companies strive to make a positive impact on society while also turning a profit. Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports as part of his Making Sen$e of financial news series.
The World
B Corps stand out for their positive impact on the environment, the community, and workers. Check out the lists of the top 10%.
These chart-topping B Corps are showing the business world how it’s done, with big profits and big impacts.
In The News
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Q&A with Jay Coen Gilbert, Co-Founder of B Lab
- Generocity - May 15, 2012 -
Can Start-Ups Afford to Be Socially Responsible?
- Gigaom - May 14, 2012 -
B Corps: Rise of the Conscientious Company
- Central Penn Business Journal - May 14, 2012 -
An Ethical Notion
- The Mark - May 10, 2012 -
Benefit corporations’ mission is to bring positive change
- Healthcare Finance News - May 10, 2012 -
Colorado Senate Passes Bill for Benefit Corporations
- Denver Business Journal - May 08, 2012 -
PA Leads B Corporations Push, But Will It Become Official?
- Keystone Edge - May 03, 2012 -
Making ”Benefit Corporations” More than Just Academic
- Greenbiz.com - May 02, 2012 -
The Promise of B Corps
- Reuters - May 01, 2012 -
Benefit Corporations: Companies Obliged to Do Good
- Financial Times - Apr 24, 2012 -
Benefit Corporations and B Corps: The Latest Buzz #7
- Cultivating Capital - Apr 24, 2012 -
B Corps Go Global: Sistema B Certifies South American Social Enterprise
- GOOD Magazine - Apr 24, 2012 -
Silicon Valley Startups Embrace the B-Corp Movement
- Startup Grind - Apr 19, 2012 -
Benefit Corporations the Norm in One Generation
- Axiom News - Apr 19, 2012 -
The Business of a Better World: Can a New Kind of Corporation Save Us and Our Economy?
- AlterNet - Apr 16, 2012 -
Social Enterprise Means Reaching Our Highest Potential
- Huffington Post: Lisa Curtis - Apr 16, 2012 -
Robert Shiller: Ten Ways Finance Can Be a Force for Good in Society
- Huffington Post - Apr 11, 2012 -
Best of Green 2012: Business
- Treehugger - Apr 10, 2012 -
B Corporations: Driving a New Ecology of Commerce
- Green Conduct - Apr 03, 2012 -
Corporations with Benefits: 6 Reasons to Become a B Corp Now
- The Mission-Driven Marketeer - Apr 03, 2012 -
What is a Benefit (B) Corporation?
- Moyers & Company - Apr 02, 2012 -
Benefit Corporations and B Corps: The Latest Buzz #6
- Cultivating Capital - Apr 02, 2012 -
Next Big Thing: Impact Investing
- The East African - Apr 02, 2012 -
Mr Smith Goes to Washington?
- Compass X Strategy Blog - Mar 27, 2012 -
U Need 2 Know - Erik Trojian, Director of Public Policy at B Lab, talks about Benefit Corporations
- 1230 WOIC - Columbia SC - Mar 26, 2012 -
Bay Area companies take lead on new socially responsible corporate model
- Oakland North - Mar 26, 2012 -
6 Companies That Are Growing Rapidly While Doing Good
- Fast Company Co.EXIST - Mar 21, 2012 -
B Corp Basics: What It Is, And Who Does It Best
- Earth Techling - Mar 19, 2012 -
23 B Corporations From Socially Savvy Decks to Purpose-Driven IT Companies
- Trendhunter.com - Mar 19, 2012 -
Benefit Corp vs Certified B Corp: What is the Difference?
- Ecopreneurist - Mar 19, 2012 -
For ‘B Corps,’ a New Corporate Structure and a Triple Bottom Line
- The New York Times - Mar 15, 2012 -
A New Way of Doing Business
- The Mark - Mar 15, 2012 -
The B Corps that Make Social Impact a Priority Without Consumer Pressure
- GOOD Magazine - Mar 13, 2012 -
A Corporate Status for the Crunchy Set
- Crains New York - Mar 12, 2012 -
Method, RecycleBank Named Among B Corp 'Rockstars'
- Greenbiz.com - Mar 09, 2012 -
Canadian B Corps among “Best for the World”
- Financial Post - Mar 08, 2012 -
Friends with Benefits: Could a new class of corporations rise above the bottom line in Colorado?
- Colorado Springs Independent - Mar 08, 2012 -
Oregon B Corps. Lauded for Being 'Best for the World'
- Sustainable Business Oregon - Mar 08, 2012 -
Where Did Social Enterprise Come From, Anyway?
- GOOD Magazine - Mar 08, 2012 -
The 20 Best Businesses For The World
- Fast Company Co.EXIST - Mar 07, 2012 -
B Lab Releases First 'Best for the World' List of Businesses Creating Most Overall Positive Social and Environmental Impact
- B Lab Press Release - Mar 07, 2012 -
Third Party Standards for Benefit Corporations
- Triple Pundit - Mar 06, 2012 -
Branding the Mission is a Good Investment
- CSRWire Talkback - Mar 02, 2012 -
Dealing with Trust: Why the B-Corp Legislation Offers Business a Chance to be Go
- Forbes.com - Feb 24, 2012 - Choosing People, Planet & Profit: Becoming a B-Corp - Huffington Post - Feb 23, 2012
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The Benefit Corporation: Changin the Fabric of Society
- CSRWire Talkback - Feb 22, 2012 -
Corporations Free to Seek Profit, Social Responsibility
- Legislative Gazette - Feb 21, 2012 -
How a Benefit Corporation Can Assist For-Profit Companies with Sustainable Values
- Smart Business Network - Feb 20, 2012 -
Ideals and Ethics: The Next Business Edge?
- Huffington Post - Feb 17, 2012 -
New York Registers First Benefit Corporations
- Bloomberg BNA - Feb 16, 2012 -
The Benefit Corporation: Transforming Corporations from Psychopaths to Good Citizens
- CSRWire Talkback - Feb 15, 2012 -
13 Businesses Become First Benefit Corporations in New York
- Microfinance Focus - Feb 13, 2012 -
For many, 'B Corp' is good business
- Boston Business Journal - Feb 10, 2012 -
California’s New Triple Bottom Line
- Yes! Magazine - Feb 10, 2012 -
New York Rolls Out New Kind of Corporation
- Care2 - Feb 10, 2012 -
Firms with social, environmental missions seek special B Corp certification
- Seafood Business Magazine - Feb 10, 2012 -
The Benefits of Being a B Corp
- The Trustworthy Leader - Feb 10, 2012 -
NY Benefit Corporation Law Takes Effect
- Westfair Online - Feb 10, 2012 -
What It Means to Be a B Corp
- The Street - Feb 08, 2012 -
Growing community of social entrepreneurs look for ways to establish legitimacy
- NJ.com - Feb 06, 2012 -
Canadian B Corps Put Their Money Where Their Branding Is On Social Causes
- Huffington Post Canada - Feb 03, 2012 -
The New Advocates
- Worldbank.org - Feb 01, 2012 -
Push on to pass Benefit Corporation Legislation in Oregon
- Sustainable Business Oregon - Jan 31, 2012 -
Benefit Corporations and B Corporations: The Latest Buzz #5
- Business2Community - Jan 30, 2012 -
Doing Good to Do Well Gets a Legal Boost in California
- DailyFinance - Jan 30, 2012 -
Leading the Charge for Benefit Corporations, While Educating the Confused
- peHUB - Jan 24, 2012 -
B Corporations: Driving a New Ecology of Commerce
- The New Dream Blog - Jan 19, 2012 -
When Profits Can Take a Back Seat to Doing Good
- The Wall Street Journal - Jan 19, 2012 -
Benefit Corporations and B Corps: The Latest Buzz #4
- Cultivating Capital - Jan 17, 2012 -
Benefit Corporations Focus on Giving Back
- CBS News - Jan 16, 2012 -
A Different Way to do Business
- San Bernardino Sun - Jan 13, 2012 -
The Rise of the "B Corp"
- The Stanford Daily - Jan 13, 2012 -
The Start of a Revolution
- Daily Kos - Jan 11, 2012 -
Companies Begin Filing as Benefit Corporations
- Sacramento Business Journal - Jan 05, 2012 -
B Corps: Firms with Benefits
- The Economist - Jan 05, 2012 -
Patagonia Road Tests New Sustainability Legal Status
- Bloomberg - Jan 04, 2012 -
Patagonia First in Line to Register as a Benefit Corporation
- Ventura County Star - Jan 04, 2012 -
Patagonia Registers as First California Benefit Corporation
- B Lab - Jan 03, 2012 -
Eighteen California Companies Seize the Moment to Become Benefit Corporations
- GOOD - Jan 03, 2012 -
California businesses seek new 'benefit corporation' status
- Los Angeles Times - Jan 03, 2012 -
Patagonia Becomes A California Benefit Corporation
- treehugger - Jan 03, 2012 -
New law gives firms do-gooder status
- The Sacramento Bee - Jan 03, 2012 -
Profiting for Good: New Corp Structure Helps Non profits Deliver Benefits
- ABA Journal - Dec 28, 2011 -
Benefit Corporation could aid Memphis, its challenges
- Commercial Appeal - Dec 26, 2011 -
S Corps, C Corps, and B Corps, Oh My! Corporate Structure Matters
- Stanford Social Innovation Review - Dec 21, 2011 -
Tom's Shoes Succeeds at Marketing, but Warby Parker Wins for a Better Anti-Poverty Model
- Global Envision - Dec 20, 2011 -
Sustainability and the Certified B and Benefit Corporations
- Corp Magazine - Dec 17, 2011 -
News Flash: Progress Happens
- NY Times - Dec 16, 2011 -
Occupying the Future: Benefit Corporations Now Opening Shop in NY, Six Other States
- Daily Kos - Dec 15, 2011 -
B Corp: The Change We Seek
- Occupy Raleigh - Dec 15, 2011 -
In NY, A Legislative Victory for Social Enterprise
- GOOD Magazine - Dec 15, 2011 -
NY Gets Friendlier to Socially Responsible Business, Enacts Benefit Corporation Law
- WNYC News - Dec 14, 2011 -
B Lab Press Release - NY Law Creates New Kind of Corporation
- CSRWire - Dec 14, 2011 -
Why New York Just Became a Better State for Business
- Forbes.com - Dec 14, 2011 -
Will Benefit Corporations Change the Way NYC Does Big Business?
- Thirteen.org - Dec 14, 2011 -
Can I Get a Witness?! The Evolution of Capitalism
- Huffington Post - Sep 28, 2011 -
B Corps Grow in Oregon
- Oregon Business - Sep 26, 2011 -
How to Invest $1 Trillion in Social Enterprise? Rate 'Em!
- GOOD Magazine - Sep 22, 2011 -
Making Every Dollar Count: Investing for Impact and Return
- Forbes.com - Sep 21, 2011 -
Clinton and Cuomo Make History
- Huffington Post - Sep 20, 2011 -
In Business to Do more than Earn a Dollar
- Greater Wilmington Business Journal - Sep 19, 2011 -
Takoma Park Coffee Company is Among First Benefit Corporations in the State
- The Washington Post - Sep 16, 2011 -
Best of Both Words: The Business of Sustainability
- PressDemocrat - Aug 26, 2011
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