Imagine that every time you bought something, someone in need would get one too. This is the idea behind the “buy one –give one” business model Certified B Corp ecojot implemented in January of 2010. For every one of four different kinds of qualifying journals sold (there are some journals that aren’t part of the [...]

“Fifty million diapers are thrown away every day and each takes 500 years to decompose.” When new parents and gDiapers‘ founders Jason and Kim Graham-Nye heard this statistic, they were shocked. Not wanting to be part of that environmental degradation, they sought a better alternative. They found a Tasmanian diaper that was 100% biodegradable and [...]

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 [...]

You know that feeling you get at your local farmer’s market? You come home with great produce, a connection to the grower, and trust in the quality of the food. The only problem is not all of the food we love can be grown where we live. Newly B Certified Liga Masiva has a solution: build a global farmers [...]

By Evelyn Contre, Springleaf Strategies Lately, it seems that “B Corporation” has become a buzz word around these parts. I wrote a post on B Corps back in June when the North Carolina General Assembly began considering to establish B Corps as officially recognized corporations (we also just happened to be going through the B [...]

Written by Kevin Casey, New Avenue Homes New Avenue Homes of Berkeley, CA is taking a small approach to solving a big problem. Most of us live in more space than we need, and sink more time and money than we would like into maintaining these large spaces. A practical approach to solving that problem [...]

“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 [...]

Family is the fundamental word to describe the newly B Certified WS Badger co. From employees and suppliers to customers and community members, every person is a part of Badger’s extended family. This focus on people forms the foundation of the way Badger does business. Where most companies look first to the market to determine [...]

Innov8Social‘s Neetal Parekh paid a visit to California’s Capital last week to hear about Benefit Corporation Legislation from AB 361 presentor California State Assemblymember Huffman, and Wendel Rosen attorney and AB 361 advocate Donald Simon. Watch her videos and hear from the sources about the legislation, where it is in the process, why it’s important, [...]

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 [...]