This past week B Corps from across the country made the trek to beautiful Pennsylvania for the third annual B Corp Champions Retreat. On Tuesday night at the world-renowned Longwood Gardens, co-founder Bart Houlahan raised a toast to celebrate a good year for all. He reminded folks of the historical significance of the gardens which [...]

By Susan Garrigle, Services at B Lab On Thursday, September 29, 2011, B Lab held a Windy City Cocktail Party at Certified B Corporation DIRTT’s Chicago Green Learning Center. With spectacular views of the river, DIRTT showcased its modular walls and products. Over sixty people attended the event – from the Certified B Corporations in [...]

By Jay Coen Gilbert, Co-Founder, B Lab The New York Times recently published an article by Joe Nocera entitled “What is Business Waiting For?” Nocera argues for businesses’ responsibility to address unemployment and hire more workers. He also references financial risk expert Marc Groz’s proposal of a “contingent commitment facility.” Using this facility, a company [...]

“I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him,” quoted Michelle Long of President Abraham Lincoln in her opening address to the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) conference in June. Energetic and [...]

Help B Lab get big time PR support for the B Corp ad campaign (better.bcorporation.net) from Edelman (the leading independent global PR firm) through their Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding Contest. B Lab (and thus the B Corp community) is a finalist, but we need e-votes to win a bunch of pro bono services (including TWO ads [...]

The first national B Corp brand campaign has launched and we are so excited. The campaign invites 17 MM values-driven consumers to support ‘a better way to do business’. The ads feature more than 60 of the 330 Certified B Corps in home and office settings with the unifying message ‘Better Companies Make Better Products.  B [...]

We make decisions everyday, from what to eat, to what to wear, to where to shop. This can be fun, but the number of options is overwhelming. How do you make the right choice? Here’s one way: On November 15, 2010, WorldofGood.com by eBay launched its very first Trust Provider custom web portal focused on B [...]

We are proud to announce that Sustainable Harvest President David Griswold spoke at this year’s Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. He participated in a special session entitled, “Building Partnerships to Empower the World’s Smallholder Famers” along with Tom Vilsack, the US Secretary of Agriculture. Jim Carrey, actor and Founder of Better U Foundation, Safira Gerald Lazaro Gwimo, Coffee [...]

Working hard, playing hard: GOOD Magazine has released a list of the top 30 places to work. It’s no surprise that 20% are B Corporations! B Corporations are great places to work because they consider all stakeholders, including employees. Our community understands that happy employees equal productive employee making a difference. Please join us in [...]