📢 Our 2023 Annual Report is here, packed with insights, highlights from our network, and stories of better business impact. From navigating global shifts to empowering a growing community of change-makers, join us for a glimpse into the milestones that defined the #BCorp movement in 2023. Ready to explore? Head over to our website and read the full report for an in-depth look at our progress: https://bit.ly/4dzcW9U
B Lab
Non-profit Organizations
Berwyn, Pennsylvania 69,776 followers
Leading the #BCorp movement and transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet.
About us
B Lab is transforming the global economy to benefit all people, communities, and the planet. A leader in economic systems change, our global network creates standards, policies, and tools for business, and we certify companies — known as B Corps — who are leading the way. To date, our community includes over 9,000 Certified B Corps positively impacting more than 800,000 workers in 101 countries and 162 industries, and more than 250,000 companies that manage their impact with the B Impact Assessment and 25,000 with the SDG Action Manager. 2020 Fast Company Most Innovative Companies Honoree.
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https://www.bcorporation.net/
External link for B Lab
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Berwyn, Pennsylvania
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2006
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Primary
15 Waterloo Avenue
Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312, US
Employees at B Lab
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The last two financial crises resulted in recessions, financial market instability, and high unemployment rates, but one group of companies proved resilient. #BenefitCorporations – businesses that balance profit with social and environmental impact – experienced crisis attrition rates of less than 5%. In the latest podcast episode of Work for Humans with Dart Lindsley, Bart Houlahan, co-founder of B Lab, shares why companies that invest in people outperform in their field, the three main components of a #BCorporation, and the long-term benefits of stakeholder capitalism. "The purpose of business is about creating value for all of its stakeholders, not just exclusively its shareholders. And what I am excited to tell people is that, over and over again, we are seeing that they are not a different choice and that, in fact, trying to consider and make decisions for your stakeholders drives value for your shareholders over the long haul.” — Bart Houlahan. 🌟🎧 Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/dk2JeCgf #PodcastEpisode #StakeholderCapitalism #BCorp #Sustainability
B Lab Co-founder: We Are in a Culture War About the Purpose of Business | Bart Houlahan - Work For Humans
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As of this month, companies with over a hundred employees must track how their employees commute to work. With this initiative, it is expected that 1,5 million tonnes of CO2 could be reduced by 2030, which is equivalent to the electricity consumption of one Dutch household for an entire year ⚡ In the B Impact Assessment, points are awarded to companies that have programs or policies in place that reduce the environmental footprint caused by commuting. For example: 1️⃣ Employees are incentivised to bike to work, for example using B Corp Swapfiets or Cowboy bikes. 2️⃣ When distances are extensive, employees are incentivised to carpool to work, for example using B Corp SnappCar 👉 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eHvMj-d6 #bcorp #bcorpcertification #bcorpcommunity #sustainability #biking Freya Wood Zachary D. Erik Rutten
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🌟 As of the end of 2023, over 100,000 employees work at #BCorps with an employee ownership plan. This alternative ownership structure is a powerful catalyst for economic inclusion, enabling wealth-building amongst historically marginalized groups and giving all employees a real say in the company’s direction. 🗣️💼 Not only does this empower workers, but it also boosts the bottom line by turning “just a job” into “MY job”. 📊✨Learn more about the incredible impact the #BCorp movement continues to have on workers in our 2023 Annual Report: https://bit.ly/3Uv8z7n Do you know of other alternative ownership structures that could revolutionize the workplace? Tell us about them in the comments! 👇 #EmployeeOwnership #WealthBuilding #InclusiveEconomy
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🤩 Durante los meses de abril, mayo y junio hemos vuelto a demostrar, junto a todo el movimiento #BCorp, que transformar el mundo en el que vivimos para hacerlo más próspero, sostenible y justo no es solo un sueño, sino que puede ser una realidad. 🌍 Reescribir la historia no es tarea fácil, pero hemos dejado claro que el nuevo futuro que queremos #SeEscribeConB. ¿Nos acompañas a recordar todo lo que hemos conseguido en comunidad? ✊🏻 Con esto, decimos adiós a más de 2 meses de acción, propósito e ilusión por el cambio. Pero este no es un final... ¡sino el inicio de una nueva era! Porque tod@s tenemos el poder de seguir marcando la diferencia y escribiendo una nueva historia. Por los que somos, ¡y por los que vendrán! 📌 Descubre todas las cifras de impacto de la campaña #SeEscribeConB 👉🏻 https://lnkd.in/diWafCuh ⭐ Lo han hecho posible: Ferrer Corporación Hijos de Rivera S.L. CAPSA FOOD ISDIN Liquats Vegetals BUFF® Laboratoires Expanscience ARTIEM Hotels imagin Rituals Trendsplant Tropicfeel LC Paper Group ALTAFONTE Trendsplant TWOTHIRDS SLU Quiero. APPLE TREE The(BEEMINE)Lab GALAICA CONSULTORIA INTEGRAL (GCI)
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To change capitalism, we need to change the structure–the laws, regulations, and policies—that sustain our current economic system. This transformation is essential for achieving the scale of impact necessary to address the global challenges of today. Through grassroot mobilization, the power of social media, and concerted advocacy efforts, B Lab Spain has been rallying widespread support to secure the legal recognition for purpose-driven businesses in Spain. From the 2021 Green Paper on Purpose Driven Companies to legislative wins like the ‘Create and Grow’ law, their efforts are paving the way for reforms in support of companies that prioritize social and environmental impact alongside profit. 👉 Swipe right to delve into B Lab Spain’s advocacy achievements in numbers, or read the full blog post, written by Carlota de Paula Coelho, B Lab's Senior Policy Manager, on our website: https://bit.ly/4cX4OQd 🌟 Explore our Annual Report to learn more about B Lab’s advocacy efforts around the world: https://bit.ly/3Uv8z7n #Sustainability #BCorp #BCorpMovement #SystemsChange #PolicyChange B Lab Spain
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🐄 🏢 The social and environmental impact of a small dairy farm is different from that of a multinational corporation. Yet, both play crucial roles in their respective contexts, influencing local economies, ecosystems, and communities in distinct ways. To navigate this dynamic landscape, creating global standards that drive meaningful social and environmental impact requires inclusive and representative stakeholder engagement. As we work to update the standards for #BCorp Certification, our goal is to make them universally impactful, adaptable, and reflective of the diverse challenges and opportunities faced across different industries, regions, and stakeholders. We believe that only by working together can we create a future where businesses thrive in harmony with nature and contribute positively to the communities they serve. 🌟➡️ Swipe right to learn more about why representative stakeholder engagement matters! #StakeholderEngagement #BCorpCertification #Sustainability
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🏛️💡Culture enriches, transforms, and defines us. At B Lab, we believe culture has the power to change how businesses operate and the impact they have on the world — and we're on a mission to harness this power to build a more sustainable and equitable world. To achieve this vision, we need to help portray alternative stories of business success — moving away from the dominant narratives that sustain exploitative and extractive systems. We need to recalibrate “business as usual” so as to build a future where companies operate with a duty of care: for employees, customers, communities, and the planet. In 2023, we brought together over a thousand stakeholders—members of the #BCorp Community, the private sector, academics, civil society, policymakers, and the general public—to share these stories and build belief that a different way of doing business is not only possible in the future, but already happening today. 🎥🌟 Watch the video of our gathering in Monterrey, Mexico, hosted by Sistema B, and explore our annual report to learn more about the work we are doing to guide the culture of business towards a better future: https://bit.ly/3Uv8z7n #BCorpMovement #BusinessForGood #RegenerativeEconomy #SystemChange
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🗞 IN THE PRESS: Spreading the news with Broadsheet Media Melbourne Our Director of Communications and Engagement, Angie Farrugia, recently sat down with Melbourne's leading city guide, Broadsheet, about how we're on a mission to change the world from our certified B Corp co-working space The Commons. The article highlights some of our certified B Corps who also work from The Commons, from Who Gives a Crap to Ooni. The B Lab AANZ team is privileged to work alongside so many impactful B Corps that are prioritising people and planet alongside profits. ➡️ Swipe for the highlights 📲 Read the full article - https://lnkd.in/giY2r9Hw 💡 Feeling inspired? Register for our free online ‘Behind the B’ course to learn how your business can become a B Corp - https://bit.ly/43pBqhx"
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Now that polling day has passed and a Labour government has been elected, we ask the important question: where do Labour's manifesto commitments leave British businesses and the role they can play in creating the future we need? Chris Turner, executive director at B Lab UK shares his thoughts in our latest blog on #ReinventingBusiness. 🔍 #NewGovernment #BetterBusiness #Election https://lnkd.in/gz5g78fw
How our new government can create an economy that benefits all
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