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• Creating A Global Farmers Market: Better Know Liga Masiva

  

  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... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2011 BUSINESS

• Perspectives: B Corps All A-Buzz in NC

  

  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... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2011 BUSINESS

• Redefining Tourism: Better Know Context Travel

  

  The B Lab team with our docent, Julie, in front of the LOVE statue. Last Friday, the B Lab Philly team enjoyed trekking around Center City Philadelphia on one o... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2011 TRAVEL

• Second Units for Stronger Communities: B the Change New Avenue

  

  Written by Kevin Casey, New Avenue HomesNew Avenue Homes of Berkeley, CA is taking a small approach to solving a big problem. Most of us live in more space... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2011 BUSINESS

• Nine Certified B Corporations Named America’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneur...

  

  Nine Certified B Corporations have been named by Bloomberg’s BusinessWeek as ‘America’s Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs’ of 2011. Azavea, Change.org, Dimagi... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2011 BUSINESS

• Empowering Place and Good Business: BALLE Conference 2011

  

  “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... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2011 BUSINESS

• By the People, For the People: Better Know Badger

  

  The Badger FamilyFamily is the fundamental word to describe the newly B Certified WS Badger co. From employees and suppliers to customers and community... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2011 BUSINESS

• A Visual Perspective: California Legislation Videos

  Innov8Social‘s Neetal Parekh paid a visit to California’s Capital last week to hear about Benefit Corporation Legislation from AB 361 presentor California... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2011 BUSINESS

• Perspectives: Nike’s Global Design Director On Limestone Wetsuits And...

  

  By Scott James, Fair Trade Sports This month I take a break from my normal topic of conversation (soccer) with Tom De Blasis to discuss our other passion: CSR.... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2011 BUSINESS

• Perspectives: Green Chamber of Commerce Perspective on Benefit Corporations &...

  By Risa De Ferrari, Green Chamber of CommerceCertified Benefit Corporations and B Corps are a new classification of business joining the ranks of... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2011 BUSINESS

• Perspectives: Method’s Adam Lowry Talks Benefit Corp Legislation (AB361) on the...

  

  by Donald Simon, Wendel Rosen“We make soap.” That was the response of Method Home Products co-founder and chief greenskeeper Adam Lowry when asked what his... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2011 BUSINESS

• Make-up That’s Naturally Beautiful: Better Know Alima Pure

  

  “Alima is the sum of its parts,” states owner and founder Kate O’Brien. This appreciation of the individual carries through everything the B Corp does. Each... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2011 ECO-LIVING, HAIR & BEAUTY

• Perspectives: How to Stop Pay-to-Play Politics

  

  by Shreya Barot, American Sustainable Business Council The American democratic principles of “government of the people, by the people, for the people” are now... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2011 BUSINESS, POLITICS, SOCIETY

• Perspectives: Fair Trade Sports’ Scott James and Method’s Adam Lowry Talk CSR

  

  by Scott James, Founder of Fair Trade SportsIn an airport conversation with Adam Lowry this month (he’s the Co-Founder and “Chief Greenskeeper” at the hip... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2011 BUSINESS

• Perspectives: Being the Only B

  

  Illustration by Timothy CookBy Terena Bell, In Every Language Being the only one of something—whatever that something is—generally has one of two results. Eithe... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2011 BUSINESS

• B Corps: The May Update

  

  B Lab has been busy this spring. New Jersey and Virginia passed Benefit Corporation legislation, the community grew to over 400 B Corporations, and B Lab has... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2011 BUSINESS

• Benefit Corps: The Economist’s Perspective

  

  An Interview with Michael Shuman, Research Director of Cutting Edge Capital Clearly, we support Benefit Corps, but it’s always helpful to get an objective view. Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2011 BUSINESS

• Perspectives: Are Philanthropy and Socially Responsible Business in Conflict?

  

  By Mal Warwick, One World Futbol Project Recently a spokesperson for the California Association of Nonprofits publicly expressed opposition to legislation... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2011 BUSINESS, CHARITY, SOCIETY

• Perspectives: To B Or Not to B

  

  Why My Company Became a B Corporationby Nancy Goldstein, Compass(X)StrategyI was 13 years old, like many Jewish kids, I stood up in front of my friends and... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2011 BUSINESS

• B the Change: Gaining Cooperative Advantage

  

  Guayakí, Numi Organic Tea and Traditional Medicinals have a lot in common: all three focus on natural foods, health and wellness; they’re all based in... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2011 BUSINESS