B Corps Dare to Do Business Differently
B The Change Weekly: March 24, 2023
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“The best thing about being a B Corp is knowing that we’re not alone in our belief that business can be used as a force for good.” — Stephanie Monmoine, Neighborhood Solar
Companies seeking to do business differently — to go beyond the expected for social and environmental impact — don’t have to go it alone. Impact-oriented businesses can find kindred spirits and collective power in the Certified B Corporation community. Each B Corp is making a difference by prioritizing people and the planet, but together they are driving systemic change.
During B Corp Month, companies in the B Corp community get the opportunity to celebrate how they are pursuing new and innovative ways of doing business. Whether they’re showing their wares at Natural Products Expo West 2023, sharing their favorite part of being a B Corp, or showing the ways they go beyond, B Corps are building a business community that uses its differences as a force for good.
How Natural Products B Corps Go Beyond
The annual Natural Products Expo West event gave B Corps an opportunity to share — in sessions, booths, and other formats — innovative practices and products propelling them forward on their impact journey with the more than 60,000 attendees. In a sector known for innovation and exploration, natural products B Corps are showing how they are leading the way and advancing inclusive and regenerative practices.
Finding Business Leadership in Impact
Amid the mix of global crises, many businesses feel a sense of urgency to act coupled with a lack of knowledge as to how. To help them decide where to begin and what issues to prioritize, B Lab Global’s Insights team dives into the data on B Corps, with an eye on their practices in climate and environmental stewardship and justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
What’s the Best Thing About Being a B Corp?
To celebrate B Corp Month, the team at Unit of Impact posed this question to B Corp leaders. Discover what drew these leaders to the B Corp movement, what their favorite things are about being a B Corp, and what advice they have for aspiring B Corps.
Stay in the Know
Here’s your chance to catch up on recent articles:
- 7 Ways Natural Products B Corps Go Beyond: B Corps Show and Share Regenerative and Inclusive Innovations at Natural Products Expo West 2023
- Inclusive Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Building: A Conversation with Dell Gines: How Communities of Support for Entrepreneurs Can Help Fuel Equitable Economic Development
- What’s the Best Thing About Being a B Corp? B Corp Leaders Share How Their Businesses Go Beyond the Norm to Create Positive Impact
- Finding Business Leadership in Impact: Delving Into Data to Discover How B Corps Advance Climate Stewardship and JEDI
- 4 Tips for Conversations That Help Motivate Climate Action: A Head-Heart-Hands Approach to Discussing Climate Change and Inspiring Change
- Actionable Tools to Think and Feel Better at Work and in Life: 3 Concepts to Help Address Negative Mental Dialogues
B The Change gathers and shares the voices from within the movement of people using business as a force for good and the community of Certified B Corporations. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the nonprofit B Lab.
