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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 [...]
By Risa De Ferrari, Green Chamber of Commerce Certified Benefit Corporations and B Corps are a new classification of business joining the ranks of certifications such as: sole proprietorships, standard incorporations (C Corps or S Corps), and limited liability corporations (LLCs) to name a few. Benefit Corporations are unique in that they build upon the [...]
by Scott James, Founder of Fair Trade Sports In an airport conversation with Adam Lowry this month (he’s the Co-Founder and “Chief Greenskeeper” at the hip cleaning company Method) we discussed the state of CSR in North America right now. He had some interesting thoughts: Scott: Let’s put on our international travelers hats for a [...]
method, the pioneer of premium environmentally-conscious + design-driven home care, fabric care and personal care products, is spreading the word about B Corp certification in a creative way: through a contest! Highlighting their participation in our first Community Brand Campaign, method has challenged customers to discover their year of certification. (We’ll give you a hint: [...]
“For every thousand strikes at the branch, one strike at the root.” Method has been offsetting the carbon footprint for both employee travel and the manufacture of our plant-based soaps and personal care products since 2004. But last fall we started to think about a better way to invest that money. Working with carbon offset [...]
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