We teamed up with the folks at Sustainable Industries to bring you the first annual B Corporation Annual Report.
A must read as well as a
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We're only as good as the company we keep. The B Corporation community is diverse as it is strong, with hundred million dollar companies standing side by side with start-ups sharing one common goal, changing the world through business.
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In The News
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Protecting Companies That Mix Profitability, Values
- NPR - Mar 09, 2010 more » -
Profitable Do-Good Biz
- CNNMoney - Mar 08, 2010 -
Money Talks: Moral Entrepreneurship
- NPR WUNC - Mar 05, 2010 -
Executive Education: Schools, Firms Gauge Social Impact
- Wall Street Journal - Mar 04, 2010 more » -
A Brave New Corporation? Bringing the B Corp to California
- Right Respect - Mar 03, 2010 -
Beneficial Business Takes Shape In Vermont
- Burlington Free Press - Feb 22, 2010 more » -
How B-Corps Put the Force of Law Behind CSR
- JustMeans - Feb 18, 2010 -
The California Report: B-Corps (audio)
- NPR - Feb 15, 2010 -
Jeffrey Hollender: Seventh Generation, Triple Bottom Line Entrepreneur
- Fast Company - Feb 02, 2010 -
Sustainability is Good Business
- WomenEntrepreneur - Jan 27, 2010 -
Not For-Profit, Not Non-Profit, But Somewhere In Between
- The Huffington Post - Jan 08, 2010 more » -
Ten Things for the Holidays
- The Nation - Dec 22, 2009 -
B is for B Corps
- PopTech - Dec 16, 2009 -
We'd like to give a special thanks to the following B Corps in help getting the word out: Better The World, Care2, Seventh Generation and RSF Capital management.
- The Season of Giving - Dec 15, 2009 -
B Corps Win Healthy Tax Break in Landmark Law
- Triplepundit - Dec 04, 2009 -
Locate Your B Corp in Philly, Get a Tax Break
- TreeHugger - Dec 04, 2009 -
Philanthropy's big buzzwords of 2009
- NPR Marketplace - Dec 01, 2009 -
John Mackey's Vision to Reshape Capitalism
- Fast Company - Nov 24, 2009 -
Nonprofit certifies businesses that do good
- Philadelphia Inquirer - Nov 23, 2009 -
A proposal to reward "green" city companies
- Philadelphia Inquirer - Nov 18, 2009 -
B Corp Expands Certification to Building Industry
- GreenBiz - Nov 16, 2009 -
How about tax incentives for investing in social enterprise?
- True/Slant - Nov 06, 2009 -
Conscientious Capitalism: The B Corp Annual Report
- Blog: Triple Pundit - Oct 19, 2009 -
Video: B Corp Annual Report headline for October 9th minutes
- The CSR Minute: 3BL Media - Oct 12, 2009 -
Two Years In, B Corps Gain Currency
- GreenBiz - Oct 09, 2009 -
Report outlines B Lab’s progress to date in building a new sector of the economy
- First B Corporation Annual Report Released - Oct 01, 2009 -
GIIRS Will Make More Money Flow to Good
- Huffington Post - Sep 18, 2009 -
The Responsibility Revolution
- Time Magazine - Sep 11, 2009 -
Why companies leave Vermont and what we can do about it
- Burlington Free Press - Sep 10, 2009 -
Social Capital Markets conference buzzes with ideas for funding social change
- Ode Magazine: Readers Blog - Sep 09, 2009 -
Another seal of approval for social responsibility? Bah humbug
- True/Slant - Sep 08, 2009 -
What is the Best Structure for Social Ventures?
- Blog: Startup Toolbox - Sep 04, 2009 -
Capital markets with a conscience
- The Economist - Sep 04, 2009 -
B Corporations Bring Public Benefit to the Marketplace
- Blog: The Non Profit Monitor - Sep 04, 2009 -
51 Great Sites For Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability
- Fast Company - Sep 04, 2009 -
B Corp: good companies
- Blog: Innovate - Sep 02, 2009 -
A new era for social investing: GIIRS
- True/Slant - Aug 13, 2009 -
B Corporations: Giving business a soul
- LA Examiner - Jul 31, 2009 -
The real deal in assessing green
- Mainebiz - Jul 24, 2009 -
When 'B' Means Better
- Christian Science Monitor - Jul 22, 2009 - Podcast of B Lab's Andrew Kassoy and Beth Richardson about B Corps - North Carolina's NPR WUNC - Jul 21, 2009
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B Corporation, A New Way of Doing Business
- Solve Climate - Jul 13, 2009 -
Turning Nonprofits into For-Profits
- BusinessWeek - Jun 17, 2009 -
Ten Things You Can Do to Stimulate a New Economy
- The Nation - Jun 16, 2009 -
Bringing green home: One S.F. business
- Blog: SF Gate - Jun 16, 2009 -
Future of the Corporation conference: Stormy weather ahead
- Blog: Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship - Jun 16, 2009 -
Doing good by doing well
- Blog: SF Gate - Jun 15, 2009 -
The Buzz About a "B"
- NRDC: OnEarth - Jun 15, 2009 -
What Capitalism Can do for Do-Gooding Companies: B Corporation is Setting the Standard
- Intent - Jun 01, 2009 -
Beneficial Corporations
- Blog: Professor Bainbridge - May 26, 2009 -
Making the B List
- Stanford Social Innovation Review - May 21, 2009 -
Markets with a social mission
- Ode Magazine - May 18, 2009 -
The Emerging Marketplace: Sustainable Business & The New Innovators
- Blog: Wisely Woven - May 13, 2009 -
Impact Investing: Harnessing Capital Markets to Drive Development at Scale
- New Profit Magazine - May 12, 2009 -
Spa's GOOD List - Agebest Basics and supporting B Corps
- Spa Magazine - May 07, 2009 -
Vote results are in! - 3 B Corps in the top 5
- BusinessWeek - May 04, 2009 more » -
Not only for profit
- True/Slant - May 04, 2009 more » -
B Corporation: A Way for "Good" Companies to Walk the Walk
- Triplepundit - Apr 20, 2009 more » -
Making a Profit and a Difference
- BusinessWeek - Apr 06, 2009 -
The Dot.org Boom
- Utne Reader - Apr 06, 2009 -
America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs
- BusinessWeek - Apr 06, 2009
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More 'Patient Capital' for Social Ventures
- BusinessWeek - Apr 03, 2009 -
Jay Coen Gilbert and the Search for the Beneficial Corporation (Part One)
- Tree Hugger - Apr 02, 2009 -
Social enterprises to receive backing
- Financial Times - Mar 26, 2009 -
Never let a crisis go to waste
- Ode Magazine - Mar 24, 2009 -
Sustainability; Is It The Economy's Only Hope?
- gThink - Mar 19, 2009 -
- Clean Tech Law: Pros and Cons of the B Corp – For Serious Triple-Bottom-Line Business - Feb 18, 2010 more »For those of you who are unfamiliar with B Corporations (B Corp), B Corp is a certification designed by B Lab, a non-profit third party auditor.
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Dr. Jeff Cornwall examines the implications of the B Corp structure.
- The Entrepreneurial Mind - Jan 14, 2010 -
Cause-Related Marketing: Just Plain Ol' Marketing?
- The Huffington Post - Jan 08, 2010 more » -
Cause-related marketing is arguably one of the first "fields" that brought the nonprofit and for-profit worlds together for mutual benefit.
- Cause-related marketing: just plain 'ol marketing? - Jan 04, 2010 more » -
.... first I’d like to highlight some positive happenings of 2009, made possible by social media. In a world where technology and innovation is driven almost exclusively by profit, web 2.0 users have brought the spirit of giving to the fore. Here are some great examples of 2009’s social good trends.
- 4 Social Good Trends of 2009 - Jan 04, 2010 more » -
Philadelphia has become the first city in the nation to provide a pilot tax incentive for certified sustainable businesses
- B Corporations Gain Tax Advantage in Philly - Dec 23, 2009 more » -
B Corporation
- Jay Parkinson MD: Blog - Dec 22, 2009 -
Philadelphia To Provide Tax Incentive to B Corps
- SustainableBusiness.com - Dec 04, 2009 -
B Corporations Gain Tax Advantage in Philly
- Environmental Leader - Dec 04, 2009 -
Is Your State Entrepreneur-Friendly?
- Fresh Inc. - Dec 03, 2009 -
B Corp Expands Certification to Building Industry
- GreenerBuildings - Nov 16, 2009 more » -
Vermont home to wide array of environmentally friendly companies
- Rutland Business Journal - Nov 09, 2009 -
First B Lab Annual Report.
- B Lab Annual Report - Oct 06, 2009 more » -
A brief review of the annual report due out in this month's Sustainable Industries.
- B Corp One Page Summary Annual Report - Oct 05, 2009 more » -
How can your library help you run a greener business? Or start a green business?
- Library Biz - Oct 05, 2009 more » -
"B" Corporations Strive to "Benefit" Society
- Cleveland Law Library Weblog - Sep 04, 2009 -
Becoming a Certified B Corporation
- Blog: Greenerprinter - Aug 31, 2009 more » -
Building a Background About a B Corp
- Kinesys Blog - Aug 14, 2009 -
Conscious Business of the Week: B Corporations by B-Labs
- BizLigtenment Blog - Aug 14, 2009 -
B Corporations: Giving Business a Soul
- Greenbuzz Blog - Aug 14, 2009 -
Do you work for a B Corporation?
- Cotter The Real Deal Blog - Aug 14, 2009 -
The Greenest Event of Them All, Part 9: Challenges and Opportunities
- Yale Sustainability Blog - Aug 14, 2009 -
Conscious Capitalism: Where Company IS Cause
- Corp Magazine - Jul 30, 2009 -
<p>B Lab and the Good Housekeeping Seal for Goodness</p>
- Blog: BusinessWeek - Jul 29, 2009 -
A Look At B-Corporations
- Blog: Marco Puccia - Jul 28, 2009 -
The future of capitalism in five minutes: meaning-driven business in fast times
- CNET News - Jul 24, 2009 -
It's time to move to Plan B, as in B Corporation.
- Blog: Midnight Son - Jul 23, 2009 -
Is Wal-Mart making my eco-dream come true?
- American Public Media - Jul 20, 2009 -
E-Waste Recycling for the Little Guys?
- Triplepundit - Jul 14, 2009 -
Ever heard of B Corporation?
- Blog: Sagacious Thinker - Jul 14, 2009 -
Yes, you can be a B!
- Blog: Katovich Law Group - Jul 14, 2009 -
How NGOs Can Advance Corporate Citizenship Objectives: Roadmap to Partnership Success
- Op-ed: Eva Thorne, Brandeis University - Jun 17, 2009 -
Fair Trade importer Alter Eco cultivates growth
- San Francisco Business Times - Jun 16, 2009 -
Commending Barkwheats Dog Products
- Congressional Register - Jun 15, 2009 -
Defining Sustainability: A nod to the past, a vision for the future
- Blog: Shelton Group - Jun 11, 2009 -
Making an Impact: The Not-Just-for-Profit Business Model
- Planet Good Radio - Jun 09, 2009 -
B Corp's story
- Little Films - Jun 09, 2009 -
Want To Make An Impact?
- Triplepundit - May 26, 2009 -
Green Cardinal Resources leads the way as region's first B-Corp, hiring
- Pop City Media - May 21, 2009 -
Collaborative Platforms
- Blog: Ann Oliveri - May 19, 2009 -
How to Create Meaningful Ethical Reform in Business
- Huffington Post - May 14, 2009 more » -
Demand For Green,Social 401(k) Plans Grows
- Wall Street Journal - May 13, 2009 -
10 Ways to Change the World
- Huffington Post - May 13, 2009 -
The B Corporation
- Blog: Swatting at Flies - May 13, 2009 -
The numero uno dilemma for not-only-for-profits is how to grow. How can you expand without compromising your mission? After all, you aren’t really helping your cause if you
- An Entirely, Utterly New Corporate Form for Not-Only-for-Profits - May 04, 2009 more » -
Backstage Pass to Galliano...Fundraiser for B Corp a Smash..see the Vanity Fair Article
- Backstage Pass to Galliano - Apr 28, 2009 more » -
We're with B Corp
- Method Blog - Apr 21, 2009 more » -
All the buzz around eco-friendly fashion isn’t news to Melissa Joy Manning. The New York-based jeweler has been a certified “B” corporation by B Lab, (a nonprofit organization that...
- In the Green Room: Melissa Joy Manning - Apr 20, 2009 -
Balancing Professionals earns B Corporation Certification
- Wake Business News - Apr 08, 2009 -
Relevance Becomes a B Corporation
- Relevance Blog - Apr 07, 2009
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