Videos
Conscious Capitalism on CNNMoney.com
B Corporations, a new type of corporate structure, use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems as well as make money.
GOOD Business Videos
Comet Skateboards
Moving to a new town can be pretty hard. But if, like Comet Skateboards, one of the founding principles of your company is community engagement, making new friends is easy. Less than a year after relocating from Oakland, California to Ithaca, New York, Comet has settled right into this vibrant community, preaching their gospel of environmentally responsible skateboards and civic engagement. They're not just a good business; they're good neighbors.
IceStone
If you're looking to trick out your home with the greenest products on the market, you could do a lot worse than IceStone. Their countertops are made of recycled glass and concrete and they don't cut corners on aesthetics or sustainability. They're attractive from cradle to cradle.
Greyston Bakery
How good can one brownie be? Greyston Bakery's brownies are delicious, sure, but they also help to alleviate poverty within the community of Yonkers. With a progressive, open-door hiring policy, Greyston welcomes people who may have faced barriers to employment before. The profits from the bakery are funneled back into the community, funding programs such as after school care, low income housing, and support for people living with HIV/AIDS.
The B Corp Story
This is the story of our Founding B Corporations explaining why they decided to become leaders in building a new economy. "The B Corp Story" was shot and edited by www.trifilm.com
A Message From Jeffrey Hollender
Learn why Seventh Generaton decided to become a Founding B Corporation.
SVN Spring Gathering 2010
Michelle Long of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) and Jay Coen Gilbert of B Lab engaged in a dialog on the issue of whether going to scale or staying local is more effective in building a sustainable economy.
ANDE Conference 2010
Beth Richardson, Director of GIIRS, talks at the Spring ANDE conference on a panel with Sara Gelfand (Director of IRIS, GIIN) and Joe McVicker (Pulse), moderated by Margot Brandenburg (Rockafeller Foundation)
Founders at Stanford Innovation Forum
The co-founders of B Lab, Jay Coen Gilbert, Bart Houlahan, and Andrew Kassoy, unveil their infrastructure play that seeks to give voice to the burgeoning panoply of green business. They explain how a higher set of corporate standards accountable to the environment, employees, and the community, can craft a healthier corporate ecosystem for all.
Marrying Socially Responsible Investment to the Enterprise »
All About B Corporations
Jay Coen Gilbert, Co-Founder of B Lab, gives a presentation on B Corporations. Event sponsored by East Bay Community Foundation and Inner City Advisors Video recording provided by Sustainable Business Alliance and LocalBizBlogs.com
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Sustainable Harvest as interviewed by B LabB Lab Interviews - July 20, 2010
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Beyond "Corporate Social Responsibility"
Senator Jamin Raskin and co-founder Seventh Generation, Jeffrey Hollender, discuss Benefit Corporations.
American University Radio - June 28, 2010
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Protecting Companies That Mix Profitability, Values
NPR - March 09, 2010
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Money Talks: Moral Entrepreneurship
NPR WUNC - March 05, 2010
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The California Report: B Corps
NPR - February 15, 2010
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Philanthropy's Big Buzzwords of 2009
NPR Marketplace - December 01, 2009
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Podcast of B Lab's Andrew Kassoy and Beth Richardson about B Corps
North Carolina's NPR WUNC - July 21, 2009
