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Old is Made New Again: Better Know Eleek
Posted by: B Lab April 28th, 2010Eleek is one of the newest additions to the B Corp family. Based in Portland, OR, this sustainable design and manufacturing firm specializes in beautiful, handcrafted lighting, sinks and hardware fixtures. Additionally they offer design, light restoration and manufacturing services based in a history of pattern-making and craftsmanship. With a strong commitment to a reduced [...]
Bonus Content from The Responsibility Revolution: Q&A with B Corporation Co-Founder Jay Coen Gilbert By Jeffrey Hollender & Bill Breen
Posted by: Jeffrey Hollender Seventh Generation March 15th, 2010Ambiguity is not an option. For any company that seriously intends to harness the power of the marketplace to crack society’s biggest challenges, authenticity—the capacity to do what you say you’ll do—is a core, non-negotiable attribute. And that presents a problem.
Banking Crisis: Part 2 – Obama, American History, and Regional Capital Markets
Posted by: Don Shaffer RSF Social Finance October 10th, 2009I would encourage you to read the recent interview of President Obama in the New York Times magazine. (Full interview, click here.) The first part of the interview is entitled “The Future of Finance.” The President has some encouraging things to say, but I can’t help feeling disappointed in the overall tone and substance of [...]
How Businesses Can Regain Trust
Posted by: Jeffrey Hollender Seventh Generation October 6th, 2009Over the past year, the brand called capitalism has sunk to unfathomable lows. There’s near universal disgust over the bank and insurance industry bailouts; gnawing fear over the accelerating global recession; outrage over all those Ponzi-scheming fraudsters; and a sickening sense that too many bankers and financiers are still driven by unquenchable greed. Earlier this [...]
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