How B Corps Nurture a More Inclusive and Resilient Workforce
B The Change Weekly: August 26, 2022
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“We know that when our employees come through our doors, they don’t leave parts of themselves behind.” — Cream City Conservation CEO and Founder August Ball
Operating with an “abundance mindset” helps fuel the success of Cream City Conservation’s programs that develop and encourage young talent and build more inclusive workplaces. For these reasons and more, the Milwaukee-based organization earned Best for the World workers recognition in its first year as a Certified B Corporation.
Like Cream City Conservation, the more than 5,000 B Corps around the world are shaping supports and programs that empower all workers to lead in their role and encourage their mental and physical well-being. By encouraging employees to bring their full selves to work, B Corps reinforce workers’ role as valued stakeholders and nurture a more innovative, resilient, and inclusive economy.
Building a More Inclusive Workforce and Tackling Climate Change
With a two-prong mission to help environmental and community organizations attract diverse candidate pools while cultivating the next generation of environmentalists, Cream City Conservation is changing the face of conservation and addressing issues around climate change. Founder August Ball points to several practices and beliefs that reinforce the organization’s mission and helped the B Corp earn Best for the World workers recognition this year.
Leaders at Every Level: Rooting Growth in Individual Leadership
As a successful animation agency, Next Day Animations has a high employee retention rate — making open managerial positions rare. But the B Corp has used this “problem-tunity” to rethink leadership. On B The Change, Next Day Animations employees share why they appreciate the B Corp’s bottom-up approach to leadership in the workplace — and how it encourages collaboration and empowerment.
3 Questions to Help Expand Worker Access to Health Care
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that reversed Roe v. Wade, numerous companies announced they would provide travel reimbursement benefits for employees seeking out-of-state reproductive health and abortion care. Because vulnerable workers are at greatest risk of not having access to these benefits, Flory Wilson of Gender IDEAL suggests three questions to help you learn more about your company’s policy and how you can advocate for others.
Stay in the Know
Here’s your chance to catch up on recent articles:
- B Corp Cultivates Future Environmentalists and Helps Companies Diversify Their Workforces: Best for the World 2022 for Workers: Cream City Conservation Helps Build a More Inclusive Conservation Workforce
- 3 Outstanding Black-Owned B Corps Brands That Lead Their Industries by Example: Get to Know Black-Owned B Corps Melanin Essentials, GOODEE, and Yala — and the Vision of Their Founders
- Numi Tea Aims to Build Carbon Footprint Awareness, One Cup of Tea at a Time: New Label Offers Information on Carbon Emissions
- 3 Ways to Teach for Sustainability Impact: Here’s How Educators Can Help Students Drive Positive Social and Environmental Change
- Leaders at Every Level: How Our Growth Is Rooted in Leadership: Next Day Animations Incorporates Values to Nurture a Healthy Workplace Culture
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.
