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Farmer’s Diner: Our White Whale

Farmer’s Diner has a long history of bringing sustainable, locally produced food to people at affordable prices. They have also been considering B Corp certification for years. After a long journey together, we are proud to announce that Farmer’s Diner has joined the Certified B Corp community. Founded in 1999, Farmer’s Diner strives to make [...]

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Old is Made New Again: Better Know Eleek

Eleek 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 [...]

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Bonus Content from The Responsibility Revolution: Q&A with B Corporation Co-Founder Jay Coen Gilbert By Jeffrey Hollender & Bill Breen

Ambiguity 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.

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Banking Crisis: Part 2 – Obama, American History, and Regional Capital Markets

I 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 [...]

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How Businesses Can Regain Trust

Over 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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