Guayakí, Numi Organic Tea and Traditional Medicinals have a lot in common: all three focus on natural foods, health and wellness; they’re all based in California; and they all adhere to admirable standards of organic production, fair trade, local sourcing and sustainable business practices. They’re also all B Corps. Many B Corps seek good company [...]

Following the financial meltdown and bank bailouts, two B Corps are showing that it’s OK to love a bank. Sunrise Community Banks, which operates three banks in St. Paul, Minn., is one of only 62 certified Community Development Financial Institution banks in the nation. The family- owned company, which is devoted to serving economically distressed [...]

WHY WHEN IT COMES TO BUSINESS, TO B IS THE WAY TO BE It’s fair to say that corporations are only as good as the people who stand behind them. No matter how politicized the themes of corporate personhood, or how unwieldy and out of control many mega-corporations are today, a fundamental mission statement is [...]

Paper – I bet, right now, you have some sitting nearby. We use it for millions of things: reports, note-taking, reading; The list could go on forever. What if I told you paper could feed people too? Okay, not literally, but with the Paper=Food (P=F) initiative, Give Something Back has provided thousands of meals to [...]

Everyone has different theories about the right way to achieve development.  The debate over microfinance versus small to medium enterprise is well documented and at times, heated.  Do you give someone a loan to start a business?  Or, do you provide a job in a small factory?  Is it better to give 20 women $100 [...]

by Sarah Van Aken, Owner of SVA Holdings Slow Fashion is the heart of SA VA. Slow Fashion, deriving from the same principals as the Slow Food movement, is a consideration of the garment lifecycle.   It encompasses knowing 1) how and by whom your clothing was made, 2) what it was made with, 3) how [...]

Philadelphia-based B Corps, YIKES Inc and Greensaw Design & Build, have teamed up in renovating vacant buildings for YIKES new office. Their goal: to create a LEED Platinum building to match YIKES’ environmentally-conscious values. YIKES is a women-owned Web design and development company dedicated to green business practices. Greensaw Design & Build is Philadelphia’s leading eco-conscious [...]

method, the pioneer of premium environmentally-conscious + design-driven home care, fabric care and personal care products, is spreading the word about B Corp certification in a creative way: through a contest! Highlighting their participation in our first Community Brand Campaign, method has challenged customers to discover their year of certification. (We’ll give you a hint: [...]

by Randy Paynter, Founder and CEO of Care2.com I just turned down an advertising deal worth well over $100,000.  Did I do the right thing? I’d love to hear your thoughts. The opportunity:  A multi-billion dollar agro-biotech company – let’s call them Monstero – is looking to improve their image.  Their advertising agency knows Care2 [...]