In The News

  • Fast Company writes about 2009 sustainability trends

    - change.org - Dec 12, 2008
  • Necessity is the mother of social innovation

    - The Huffington Post - Dec 12, 2008
  • Triple Bottom Line Business Networks. [SVN, BALLE, B Corporation]

    - ElephantJournal.com - Dec 12, 2008
  • Friends of MakeThePath, Entry 1

    - Green Arrow Network - Dec 12, 2008
  • Authentic Organizations - aligning identity, image and action

    - B Corporations and Employer Branding - Dec 04, 2008
  • Beyond the Bottom Line - The meltdown of the global financial system could be the catalyst for a radically different, more substainable alternative.

    - Ode Magazine - Nov 21, 2008
  •  B Corporations: Redesigning Business

    - GAIN: AIGA Business and Design Conference - Nov 21, 2008
  • Sustainability at the Bottom Line

    - Wharton Alumni Magazine - Nov 12, 2008
  • We Need Sustainable Capitalism. Nature does not do bailouts.

    - Wall Street Journal - Nov 06, 2008
  • How to B Good

    - Miller-McCune - Nov 03, 2008
  • The challenges and opportunities of being a double bottom line company.

    - Speech by Dancing Deer Baking Co. CEO Trish Karter - Nov 03, 2008
  • Profiting from social responsibility

    - American Public Media - Oct 06, 2008
  • To B or not to B: B Lab Expands its B Corp List and Service Partner Program

    - Triplepundit.com - Oct 06, 2008
  • B Lab provides refuge for sustainable enterprises

    - Panorama Public Relations - Sep 24, 2008
  • The Failure of Social Enterprise

    - Tactical Philanthropy - Sep 16, 2008
  • Opinion: How the Presidential Candidates Can Stimulate Public Service

    - The Chronicle of Philanthropy - Sep 16, 2008
  • Sustainable Harvest Certified as a B Corporation

    - Matter Network - Sep 08, 2008
  • Coffee Companies Help Launch ‘B Corporation’ Standards for ‘Good Companies’

    - Bean Activist - Sep 08, 2008
  • Corporate Sustainability: Isit time for your business to go green?

     

    - North Bay Business Journal - Aug 18, 2008
  • A New Form of Business for a New, Socially Conscious World

    - Campus Technology - Jul 31, 2008
  • A new breed of entrepreneur (feat. Greyston Bakery & ShoreBank)

    - Chicago Buisiness Powered By Crain’s - Jul 31, 2008
  • Ancient but Progressive: King Arthur Flour becomes a Founding B Corporation

    - ESOP Report - Jul 30, 2008
  • Stamp of Success - By evaluating whole companies instead of products, B Lab aims for a new standard in business practice.

    - Plenty Magazine - Jul 29, 2008
  • Philadelphia Business Journal

    - Third-party certification combats 'greenwashing' - Jul 04, 2008
  • Making a difference while you make a buck? Prove it. With the environment and the economy leading discussions these days, more companies are re-evaluating their business practices...

    - Entrepreneur.com - Jul 03, 2008
  • Businesses Going for the Green - These days, it seems just about every business is finding a way to go green, making it that much harder for well-intentioned consumers to distinguish companies with green products and services.

    - Entrepreneur.com - Jun 25, 2008
  • Green seal of approval for small outfits -The packaging may be different, but the rivals share common ground as participants in a fledgling sustainability initiative run by Philadelphia-based B-Lab.

    - Financial Times - Jun 02, 2008
  • "B" is for Beneficial: The B Corporation - As small, socially responsible businesses gain attention, some large corporations start to take notice, and in some cases take over.

    - worldchanging.com - May 27, 2008
  • 'B corporation' plan helps philanthropic firms - B corporations are the latest innovation within the small world of companies with a social as well as financial mission. 

    - San Francisco Chronicle - May 19, 2008
  • Sustainable Business - There’s an emerging movement which asks corporations to consider more than just shareholders...

    - microclesia.com - Apr 21, 2008
  • Strategies: Mission Possible - Making money while doing good isn't easy, but more companies are proving it can be done. Here are some successful strategies.

    - Business Week - Jan 10, 2008
  • Make Money, Save the World - Read the NY Times article talking about this emerging sector of the economy.

    - The New York Times - Jan 10, 2008
  • A New Kind of Company - B Corporation is featured in the Priority section of July's Inc. Magazine!

    - Inc. Magazine - Jan 10, 2008
  • The Good Generation - How doing good suddenly got cool.

    - Philadelphia Magazine - Jan 10, 2008
  • AND 1 guys strive to codify standards - Two founders of the AND 1 basketball shoe company are back. this time running a nonprofit.

    - Philadelphia Business Journal - Jan 10, 2008
  • The B Corporation -We have reached the point at which creation, rather than attack, ought to be the first obligation of reformers. The social entrepreneurship movement is the first tip of this iceberg.

    - dailygood.org - May 22, 2008
  • B Corporation Identity: An Opportunity for Organizational Authenticity - What are for-profit organizations to do, if they want to pursue social purposes and be authentic?

    - AuthenticOrganizations.com - May 21, 2008
  • The Natural Evolution Of Business - The ‘B’ here stands for Beneficial. B Corp provides a comprehensive ratings system and certification to help both businesses and buyers distinguish “good companies” from “good marketing.”

    - econsciousmarket.com - May 07, 2008
  • Companies that embrace a double- or triple-bottom-line philosophy find they're free to b. - What do a Union Square marketing firm, an online crafts retailer, and a countertop manufacturer in the Brooklyn Navy Yard have in common?

    - citylimits.org - Apr 23, 2008
  • Do-Good Investing - Unfamiliar with the lingo? "Triple bottom line" is a for-profit business that not only seeks a financial return, but also a social and environmental one.

    - trustsandestates.com - Apr 23, 2008
  • It’s clear that as long as companies have the maximisation of profits for shareholder benefit as the cornerstone of their existence, we will continue to experience greed, corruption and Enron type corporate ‘dislocation’. 

    - B Corporation - the new corporate ‘do no evil’ standard - Apr 18, 2008
  • If we agree that organizational culture has value, then we assume that when there is corporate acquisition that the culture is part of the purchase.  

    - B Corporation on norm.culture - Apr 02, 2008
  • The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a $500,000 grant to study the feasibility of creating a stock market for businesses that seek to achieve a social mission and make a profit.

    - $500,000 Grant Made for 'Social' Stock Market - Mar 31, 2008
  • 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.

    - Representing the Socially Responsible Enterprise - Mar 17, 2008
  • Companies that pride themselves on being sustainable have a new badge they can present to show their commitment to the environment, society, and corporate governance. - B Corporations: Verified Sustainability - Mar 13, 2008
  • Certifying Sustainability: B Corporations and Cradle-to-Cradle Design Lead the Pack

    - CSRwire Weekly News Alert - Mar 07, 2008
  • The Rockefeller Foundation has awarded a grant to B Lab, one of the newest social capital markets infrastructure innovations. 

    - The Rockefeller Foundation Awards Grant to B Lab - Mar 04, 2008
  • B Lab, a nonprofit organization launched in July, certifies and promotes B Corporations (B for “beneficial”) - companies that meet exacting standards for environmental and social performance. In seven months the program has ballooned to include over 80 certified U.S. companies representing $650 million in revenues. In this SLM interview, B Lab co-founder Jay Coen Gilbert explains what’s in it for companies, employees, communities, and the environment. - B Lab's Jay Coen Gilbert on What It Takes to Be a "B Corporation" - Feb 25, 2008
  • The greening of small businesses across the country is a movement all its own. - Greening Your Small Business Can Have a Big Impact - Feb 21, 2008
  • Hannah Clark of Fresh Inc raises the questions surrounding maximizing shareholder returns. - Could the Bancrofts reject Murdoch? - Jan 17, 2008
  • The McKinsey Quarterly highlights what consumers expect from corporations in terms of "doing good". - The Trust Gap Between Consumers and Corporations - Jan 17, 2008
  • Founding B Corporation Indigenous Designs is featured on CNBC. - American Dream - Jan 17, 2008
  • See us at the BALLE National Conference at the University of California, Berkeley, 5/31- 6/2. - On Developing a New Corporate Standard - Jan 17, 2008
  • Give Something Back has given away $3 million for dozens of charities - Give Something Back in Prosper Magazine. - Jan 17, 2008
  • Aiming to make corporate practices simpler for consumers to decipher, a new effort by B Corporation is setting stringent sustainability standards. - Painting a Greener Bottom Line - Jan 17, 2008
  • What the social capital bloggers are saying about B Corporations. - Get xigi with B. - Jan 17, 2008
  • Founding B Corporation, Give Something Back Business Products, is anything but granola but gets some tasty press... - Group Helps Good Businesses Walk the Talk - Jan 17, 2008
  • tacey Marvel does a great job of explaining our cause and why it has a great chance to succeed. - The New "Brand" for Socially Responsible Business? - Jan 17, 2008
  • Venture philanthropy. Patient capital. For-benefit corporations. What if you could actually make a profit while changing the world? - Now the Good New… - Jan 17, 2008
  • More on Social Market Infrastructure: B Lab and Fast Company - xchanexchange.com - Jan 17, 2008
  • It's easy being green when it's in vogue. Retailers and celebrities alike are on the bandwagon of environmental friendliness, although quantifying their degree of green remains a gray area. - GREEN! - Jan 17, 2008
  • Did you see us at Harvard? - Doing Well While Doing Good is Doable - Jan 17, 2008
  • Did you see us at the Investors' Circle Conference and Venture Fair in SF, 5/22-5/24? - The Evolution of Capital Markets - Jan 17, 2008
  • More and more businesses across the globe are finding that they can be successful while also being environmentally and socially responsible.
    Environmental News Network - - New Certification Scheme Aims to Protect Socially Responsible Companies - Jan 17, 2008
  • Check out WorldChanging's view on the 2007 BALLE Conference. - BALLE Conference 2007 - Jan 17, 2008
  • Untours Founder Hal Taussig featured on the Today Show. - A Millionaire Who Spreads his Wealth - Jan 17, 2008
  • How do you know if a company you want to work for, or are already working for, is doing good things in the world? - On NYtimes.com Employers Behaving Well - Jan 16, 2008
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