1. 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. [...]

Jay Coen Gilbert of B Lab, the non-profit that certifies and supports B Corporations, distinguishes between good companies versus good marketing, and how B Lab is supporting the broader social shift from green businesses to good businesses.

B Corporations have voluntarily adopted a higher standard of legal accountability than their traditional corporate counterparts. B Corps are required to take into ‘due consideration’ the impact of their decisions not only on their shareholders, but also on non-shareholder interests, such as their employees, suppliers, community, and environment.   B Corp Legal Framework ‘Due consideration’.  What [...]

Tsering is the name of the Tibetan Buddhist monk who greeted our ragged group of high school students at the Delhi train station.  Tsering had traveled 15 hours overnight from Dharamsala by public bus to meet us and ride right back up to Dharamsala with us.  We had just finished our own 16 hour overnight [...]