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	<description>The Change We Seek</description>
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		<title>New Leaf Lets the Environment Drive its Success</title>
		<link>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/05/new-leaf-lets-the-environment-drive-its-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>B Lab</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[carbon footprint]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Jeff Mendelsohn started New York Recycled Paper in 1991, he did so because paper seemed to him to be the industry that was most struggling with change. “Paper is huge, and it’s one of the most energy- and resource- intensive industries in the world,” he said. A decade later Mendelsohn, now the President and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Safe Treat for All: Better Know HomeFree</title>
		<link>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/05/a-safe-treat-for-all-better-know-homefree/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/05/a-safe-treat-for-all-better-know-homefree/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 13:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>B Lab</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Allergies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cookies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gluten Free]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[HomeFree]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Think back to when you were a kid &#8211; all those lunch-room food swaps, cookies at little league games, and birthday cakes at parties. Baked goods made events more fun and brought your friends and you together. Now imagine being the only kid who couldn’t take part because you have food allergies and the treats [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Making a Commitment to the Triple Bottom Line: A Perspective from Opticos Design</title>
		<link>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/04/making-a-commitment-to-the-triple-bottom-line-a-perspective-from-opticos-design/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/04/making-a-commitment-to-the-triple-bottom-line-a-perspective-from-opticos-design/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>B Lab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Perspectives]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Benefit Corporation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[corporate structures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by Karen Parolek of Opticos Design. I feel like I’m tempting the fates, writing on this topic today. I just got my second biennial email reminding me that it’s time to re-certify as a B Corp. As we have done at least twice before, we must take the B Impact Assessment to evaluate our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 100 Year Company and a New Model for Business: Patagonia</title>
		<link>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/04/the-100-year-company-and-a-new-model-for-business-patagonia/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/04/the-100-year-company-and-a-new-model-for-business-patagonia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 13:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>B Lab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Towards a New Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Benefit Corporation]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[corporate structures]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outdoor Apparel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patagonia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Patagonia is an icon in values-led business and sustainability, and its certification in 2011 elevates the community of B Corps in terms of size and credibility. In his book Let My People Go Surfing, Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard says he wants Patagonia to be a company that will last 100 years, and in doing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recycling Revolution: Four B Corps Rethink Recycling in Two Innovative Partnerships</title>
		<link>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/04/recycling-revolution-four-b-corps-rethink-recycling-in-two-innovative-partnerships/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/04/recycling-revolution-four-b-corps-rethink-recycling-in-two-innovative-partnerships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>B Lab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Better Know a B]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[B2B]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green manufacturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Method]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Partnerships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preserve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recyclebank]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why send your recycling to waste management when you could get something out of it first? Four B Corps asked themselves this question and recognized the business opportunity in doing good by the planet. They got creative and two partnerships were formed, one between Preserve and Recyclebank, the other between Method and United By Blue, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Greening Business as a Team: Better Know Milepost Consulting</title>
		<link>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/04/milepost/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/04/milepost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>B Lab</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.bcorporation.net/?p=2471</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Being &#8220;green&#8221; is a team effort &#8211; at least that&#8217;s Milepost Consulting&#8216;s philosophy. The B Corp is all about using teamwork to help companies engage stakeholders, build capacity, and implement higher environmental standards. Milepost’s own team, a group of professional individuals from diverse backgrounds (including a pshycologist, a scientist, an organic farmer and more), works [...]]]></description>
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		<title>People, Planet, Profit in Action: B the Change Better World Books</title>
		<link>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/03/people-planet-profit-in-action-b-the-change-better-world-books/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/03/people-planet-profit-in-action-b-the-change-better-world-books/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>B Lab</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[better world books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drop Boxes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[literacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recycle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supply Chain]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.bcorporation.net/?p=2478</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One Parking Spot Can Help Change the World. Did you know that 2 billion pounds of books are annually sent to landfills across the world? How about that 1 in 7 adults are functionally illiterate?&#160; Better World Books is working to decrease these numbers by providing a much needed (and free) outlet for pre-loved books [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A For-Profit in a Non-Profit World: B the Change One World Futbol</title>
		<link>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/03/a-for-profit-in-a-non-profit-world-b-the-change-one-world-futbol/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/03/a-for-profit-in-a-non-profit-world-b-the-change-one-world-futbol/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>B Lab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[B the Change]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[soccer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Streetfootballworld, an international network of organizations, has historically only had non-profit network members. However, this month, One World Futbol Project was able to break the mold – because they are a Certified B Corporation!&#160; Streetfootballworld sees football (soccer) as a tool to empower disadvantaged young people all over the world and create social change. In fact, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food for Thought: Better Know Revolution Foods</title>
		<link>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/03/food-for-thought-better-know-revolution-foods/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/03/food-for-thought-better-know-revolution-foods/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>B Lab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Better Know a B]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.bcorporation.net/?p=2458</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Healthy food is a learning tool. A well-balanced meal can provide students with the energy they need to be alert and productive in class. In fact, recent nutrition studies have proven a direct link between a child&#8217;s intake of healthy food and academic achievement. The food itself also serves as an opportunity for education. Revolution [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Branding the Mission is a Good Investment</title>
		<link>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/03/branding-the-mission-is-a-good-investment/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bcorporation.net/2012/03/branding-the-mission-is-a-good-investment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>B Lab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Designing Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jay Coen Gilbert In Solving the Ben &#38; Jerry’s Problem – One More Time, Kevin Jones points out that being a B Corp helps companies and their shareholders fend off unwanted buyers. Kevin goes on to say that his job as an investor who cares about impact as well as return is to go [...]]]></description>
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