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10 Reasons to Smile if You’re a B Corporation
Posted by: B Lab August 13th, 20101. You’re creating a new class of corporation. The Benefit Corporation benefits society as well as shareholders. Unlike traditional corporations, Benefit Corporations must create a material positive impact on society and the environment; consider how decisions affect workers, community and the environment; and publicly report their social and environmental performance using established third party standards. [...]
Carats with a Conscience: Better Know The Clarity Project
Posted by: B Lab August 6th, 2010So you’ve finally found the right partner, with shared values, goals and intentions. Now you need a ring. However there are so many issues beyond fit, design and clarity. The traditional diamond industry is awash with problems from exploitative auction houses to the influx of blood diamonds, which originate in war zones and finance more [...]
Lending a Hand: Better Know Emerge Workplace Solutions, Inc
Posted by: B Lab August 2nd, 2010Life is unpredictable and sometimes you need financial help. However, with employers no longer offering to give salary advances, for many pay-day loans have become the only option. These lenders charge exorbitant interest rates and demand repayment within two weeks. This often leads to the accumulation of larger debt. Last year over 20 million Americans [...]
B the Change: B-Human, B-Good, B-Light, B-Organized, B-Change by Peter Fisher, Human Investing
Posted by: B Lab July 30th, 2010Becoming a certified B Corporation has been a good experience as it’s taken already established thinking and caused us to look even deeper at how we can make a greater impact. Having four wonderful children (all under 10) at home makes me a fan of many animated movies; my favorite being Finding Nemo. The scene [...]
Absolutely Enlightened: Better Know Hydrovolts
Posted by: B Lab July 28th, 2010It’s raining, hard, and suddenly the room is black. The power is out – no microwave, no lights, no computer. You never realize how important electricity is until it’s gone. However for billions of people around the world this is the norm. They are forced to rely on traditional methods of lighting and nearby canals [...]
B the Change: Blood Diamonds, Now Metal Diamonds
Posted by: B Lab July 26th, 2010By Gina Williams, Co-Founder, and Derek Rogers, Staff Writer, of the Autonomie Project When the first decade of the new millennium came and went, we suddenly found ourselves surrounded by personal electronics, a modern-day necessity. Chances are, the first thing you look at in the morning is your BlackBerry, iPhone, or other Smartphone. Perhaps you [...]
Perspectives: Two Cheers For Nike by Scott James, Fair Trade Sports
Posted by: B Lab July 21st, 2010The New York Times this past weekend included an article describing the World Cup soccer jerseys as an example of a green product that is not from a green company (Nike). My fellow Forbes blogger Gregory Unruh recently delved deeper into this topic, asking if green and brown (e.g. not sustainable) products can exist within [...]
Join a Revolution: Better Know Care2
Posted by: B Lab July 19th, 2010You are sitting at your desk, coffee in hand. It’s Saturday morning and you have a lot on your mind. Beyond the usual errands and chores, you want to make time for the things you really care about. For many of us, this means a better lifestyle and future. Care2 Founder and CEO, Randy Paynter, [...]
B the Change: Making Work Workable for Everyone by Sara Horowitz, Freelancers Insurance Company
Posted by: B Lab July 16th, 2010Flexible workforce: A Growing Trend IBM, which employs about 400,000 people around the globe, is considering converting three quarters of its permanent staff to contractors over the next seven years, according to Personnel Today. While an IBM spokesman denies that there are any such plans, it’s hard to imagine there have not been – at [...]
Perspectives: A Tale of Two Types of Corporations By Jeremy Litchfield, Founder of Atayne
Posted by: B Lab July 14th, 2010This afternoon, I listened in on the B Corp quarterly update call. Almost two years ago, Atayne became a certified B Corporation. Unlike traditional corporations, Certified B Corporations are legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on the long-term interests of their employees, suppliers, community, consumers, and the environment. The ultimate goal of [...]
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