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Land Betterment: Why We Value Our B Corporation Certification

3BL Media

At B Lab, they envision a global economy that uses business as a force for good. This economy is comprised of a new type of corporation – the B Corporation - which is purpose-driven and creates benefit for all stakeholders, not just shareholders.

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Can sustainability save capitalism?

GreenBiz

There is also a growing understanding that these advances haven’t been spread equitably — that vast swaths of the global economy lack adequate food, healthcare, housing, work, education and other basic human needs. We’ll host a keynote conversation with the council’s leadership at next month’s GreenFin 21 event.).

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Blistering heat is ravaging tourism hotspots. Can the industry reinvent itself?

Corporate Knights

Tourism is projected to make up nearly 12% of the global economy by 2033, but it is also poised to consume a troubling 40% of the world’s remaining 1.5°C In British Columbia, the Okanagan’s legendary wine industry is making desperate pivots after back-to-back extreme weather events damaged crops, reports the Globe and Mail.

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Join a B Corp Network to Build Collaboration and Work Toward a More Inclusive Economy

B the Change

and Canada B Corp networks to learn more about their events, resources, and other opportunities. In addition, B Academics hosts quarterly events and an annual Global Community of Practice Conversation to bring together perspectives from academics and practitioners from around the world. B The Change reached out to U.S.

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Celebrating a Milestone: More Than 1,000 B Corps in Europe

B the Change

Now, we celebrate the milestone of over 1,000 companies committed to the B Corp vision of an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economic system for all: a thousandfold impact causing an unprecedented ripple effect in the European business landscape. But where are we heading from here?

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How U.S. Businesses Can Compete with China in Emerging Markets: Transitioning from a ‘Death Economy’ to a ‘Life Economy’

James Militzer

The world is in the midst of a difficult transition, moving from a degenerative “death economy” to a regenerative “life economy.” The death economy is an economic system based on maximizing short-term profits, regardless of the social and environmental costs. By taking these steps, U.S. Photo courtesy of GovernmentZA.

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Circumnavigating the Globe in the Search of Happiness and Sustainability

Sustainable Development Network

Paul Polman, Chair of the International Chambers of Commerce and the UN Global Compact, and Co-Founder of IMAGINE, said, “ Happiness and the Sustainable Development Goals are nearly the same…. If we can convert food production into regenerative farming, it will be the biggest contributor to climate change out of anything we can do.”