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B Academics Teaching Roundtable 2024 – Panel Session #2: Driving Systems Change through Empowering and Educating Change Leaders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA0_dQcPRnk B Academics Teaching Roundtable 2024 focused on the pivotal role of academia...
B Academics Teaching Roundtable 2024 – Panel Session #1: Driving Systems Change through Institutions and Networks
https://youtu.be/AhXLbT7EInE B Academics Teaching Roundtable 2024 focused on the pivotal role of academia and B Corps as...
B Academics Teaching Roundtable 2024 – From Equity to Impact: My Journey with B Lab and the Power of Storytelling for Change
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNMSdsHk4CQ B Academics Teaching Roundtable 2024 focused on the pivotal role of academia...
B Academics Teaching Roundtable 2024 – Introduction and Welcome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlwB1694yO0 B Academics Teaching Roundtable 2024 focused on the pivotal role of academia...
Spring 2024, Global and Sustainable Strategy, MGMT 497
Knauss School of Business Mission StatementWe develop socially responsible business leaders with a global mindset through...
Social Innovation Internship: Cultivating Innovators to Serve Humanity
University of San Diego internship program developed for students working with impact organizations in our region. More...
Chat with the Board Series: The Evolution of the Standards
https://youtu.be/dzbJAcYRLrw Conversation with B Academics Executive Director, Jessica Yinka Thomas, and B Lab Standards...
Sustainable Universities and Colleges: Sustainability Advances in Institutions of Higher Education
This book offers a collection of decision-making and organizational models aimed at advancing sustainability in higher...
Chat with the Board Series: Michael Conger Slides and Resources
Please see Michael Conger's slides and resources on social entrepreneurship research.
Chat with the Board Series: Michael Conger
https://youtu.be/sJWWLt8bZqA A conversation with B Academics Vice Chair of Membership, Michael Conger and Associate...
The Sustainability Lens Game
The Sustainability Lens Game - developed by Dr. Tamara Stenn, a US economist, and social entrepreneur - is...
Impact Consulting Fellowship Handbook
The Impact Consulting Fellowship is a two-month-long remote project open to all undergraduate, MBA, and master’s students...
B Impact Teams Conversation Series May 2024
https://youtu.be/9ICfibI39KA
Meaning and Morality: How Tools of Business Ethics Shape Workers, Subjectivities in B Corp Certified Organizations
The B Corp certification, a framework for corporate social responsibility, was established in the United States in 2006....
Chat with the Board Series: Summer Brown and Michael Dorff
A conversation between B Academics President Summer Brown, JD, and Professor Michael Dorff, JD, the Michael & Jessica...
All Members Meeting 2024
https://youtu.be/GdOjFCUf5hk Watch our very first All Members Meeting! In this meeting we connected with and met new...
The New Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line
"The New Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line" is a revised and more compelling...
Guide to B Lab’s 24 Impact Business Models
Impact Business Models (IBMs) are business models designed by a company that create a specific positive benefit/outcome for...
Roshan: Light at the End of the Tunnel in Afghanistan
Roshan, a telecommunications company established by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development in Afghanistan amidst a...
B Academics Africa Event – Welcome
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B Academics Africa Event 2023
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B Academics Teaching Roundtable 2023: Closing
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B Academics Teaching Roundtable 2023: Keynote Conversation with Ryan Honeyman
https://youtu.be/6UQ8Pv5Cp3o
B Academics Teaching Roundtable 2023: Opening & Roundtable Discussion
https://youtu.be/xXidDqX5jnU
Financial Performance and Resilience of B Corps
B Lab Global report on the financial performance and resilience of B Corps.
P4 Consultant Overview_2022_University of Arkansas
Net Impact University of Arkansas
Paul 670.04: B Impact Clinic – Students Using Business as a Force for Good
The B Impact Clinic offers UNH undergraduate students a hands-on learning experience that extends beyond the conventional...
BUSN 7850: B Corps & Corporate Social Responsibility Leadership
This course will center on the evolving dynamics of corporate social responsibility and their impacts on aspects such as...
USF Spring 2021 Course Overview
University of South Florida
Sustainability in the Boardroom: Reconsidering Fiduciary Duty under Revlon in the Wake of Public Benefit Corporation Legislation
On July 17, 2013, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed legislation introducing a new corporate entity, the public benefit...
Introducing B Corporations to the Higher Education Community
The higher education industry confronts a multitude of challenges, including a shortage of skilled workers, rising college...
Unlevel Playing Field: The Hypocrisy of the NCAA’s Gender Equity Argument in Johnson
People often say that defense is crucial for winning championships. However, the NCAA's defense argument, which raises...
B Lab-WRDS Data
For over 25 years, Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS) has provided specialized solutions that serve as the foundation...
The deterioration of self-worth in entrepreneurship
This study delves into the erosion of self-esteem within the realm of entrepreneurship. Through a 15-month participatory...
Human Resource Management in Italian Family-Owned SMEs: Sustaining the Competitive Advantage through B Corp Transformation
This case revolves around Romano Lana, a 50-year-old family-owned medium-sized enterprise located in Tuscany, Italy....
B Corp 101 for B Corps Course
A Comprehensive Course on the B Corp Movement, Certification, Community, and Collective Action for B Keepers & B Corp...
High-Growth Benefit Corporations: Leveraging on Intangibles—Insights from Italy
This research explores the connection between rapid growth, benefit corporations, and intellectual capital, particularly in...
B Corp in Social Entrepreneurship Class 1
This slide deck reviews the course, ER 304 - Social Entrepreneurship, is a 3-credit-hour course that builds upon the...
For-Purpose Enterprise and Hybrid Organizational Forms: Implications for Governance and Strategy.
A company's social purpose is now crucial in organizational design and decision-making. For-purpose enterprises are...
Ep. 113: Jay Coen Gilbert: B Corps & Fixing the Source Code Error in the DNA of Business
Within this episode, you'll have the opportunity to listen to insights from Jay Coen Gilbert, who serves as both the...
Delivering societal impact through supply chain design: insights from B Corps
This study investigates how purpose-driven organizations (PDOs) pursue various approaches to societal impact and how these...
5 Reasons to Become a Benefit Corporation
Discusion on why a company should consider becoming a benefit corporation.
About B Impact Teams (BITs) and BIT Directory
B Academics has developed a new open access B Impact Teams resource on our website describing the history and impact of B...
B Lab – Benefit Corporations
B Lab resource on all things benefit corporations.
To B Corp or Not to B Corp? For Many Founders, There’s No Question High-growth startups are investing months–even years–to certify their businesses as B Corps.
Learn about the rise of B Corp certifications and B Academics Vice President, Joel Gehman, was recently quoted in this INC...
Managing Stakeholders with Corporate Social Responsibility, Course Overview
The document elucidates how robust relationships between companies and stakeholders, cultivated via initiatives in...
Online sustainability claims: lessons from high-scoring B corporations in the Canadian food and beverage sector
Certifications for sustainability can promote green innovation in critical consumer sectors like food and beverages. This...
How to Start a B Impact Team at Your College or University
Call For B Impact Teams Does your university have a B Impact Team? We’d love to hear from you as we compile additional...
A governance approach to stakeholder engagement in sustainable enterprises—Evidence from B Corps
Sustainable businesses can find themselves torn between financial sustainability and their mission to create a positive...
Keynote: Ryan Gellert – “Earth is now our only shareholder”
A Conversation About the Future of Business with Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert and Katie CouricRyan Gellert is chief executive...
Founder Commercial Imprint Interacts with Strategic Orientations in Affecting Social Enterprise Performance
Many social enterprises are founded by individuals with prior experience in commercial organizations, but the long-term...
Purpose or Profit?: The Rise of Public Benefit Corporations in the Technology Industry
In recent years, there has been a significant surge in the desire for socially responsible businesses. To meet this growing...
Advancing the B Movement: A Review of Different Models of Engagement Between Academics and B Lab Offices
This white paper presents the emergent experiences of local engagement between academics and B Lab Offices i.e. local...
The International Handbook of Social Enterprise Law
Presents a comprehensive perspective on the social enterprise movement, tracing its development and various manifestations....
Mission statements and financial and sustainability performance: An exploratory study of Benefit Corporations certified as B Corps
The objective of this research is to pinpoint the elements within the mission statements of certified Italian benefit...
The Consequences of Financial Leverage: Certified B Corporations’ Advantages Compared to Common Commercial Firms
Typically, companies require debt to establish and expand their operations, but the increased financial leverage also comes...
Loan Forgiveness
Campus decision-makers are finding creative ways to cultivate the impact economy ecosystem through formal programs. Several...
Sustainability in Business
The Sustainability in Business Practicum equips students with the expertise and resources to evolve into business leaders...
B Corp Talking Points
This short slide deck gives talking points on B Corps and the B Corp movement.
How are B Locals Different from B Lab?
With feedback and insight from the B Corp community, B Lab – a non-profit organization headquartered in Pennsylvania – sets...
B Corp Networks
List of networks affiliated with B Corps.
Find a B Local Near You
B Local database from B Lab.
NC State University MBA 582: Sustainability in Business
This course syllabi was created by Jessica Yinka Thomas, Associate Professor of the Practice at North Carolina State...
MBA EDGE Markets to Watch Report: B Corporations
More than 6,500 companies (as of 2023) are certified as “B Corporations,” signaling their organizational commitment to...
B Corper
A database of all certified B Corporations that you can filter and sort.
Mission, governance, and accountability of benefit corporations: Toward a commitment device for achieving commercial and social goals
Benefit corporations (BCs) are profit-driven organizations governed by a legal framework that mandates explicit commitments...
An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Certified B Corporations and Benefit Corporations
Patagonia and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment, has released a comprehensive manual titled "An...
5 Key Takeaways About B Corp Brand Awareness
This article highlights the importance of demonstrating purpose and credibility to attract customers and job seekers who...
Sustainability Advantage Master Slide Decks
These six slide collections represent a valuable resource containing more than 900 slides, offering valuable insights and...
Remaking Capitalism: The Strength of Weak Legislation in Mobilizing B Corporation Certification
Numerous initiatives aim to transform capitalism into a fairer, eco-friendly, and inclusive system. To understand how these...
Why Become A B Corp (Website)
The sole certification that evaluates a company's complete social and environmental performance is B Corp Certification....
B Corp Certification Process Overview
This brief video will outline the three essential prerequisites for achieving B Corp Certification.
An Introduction to B Corp Certification
This guide gives you a brief overview of B Corps and the B Corp movement.
B Hive Directory
The B Hive is a platform the B Corp community can use to connect, collaborate, access resources, share knowledge and offer...
B Corp versus ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications: Aligned, or alternative paths, towards sustainable development?
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) emerged with the aim of providing sustainable economic, environmental, and social...
Better Business: How the B Corp Movement is Remaking Capitalism
In a capitalist society, businesses hold significant sway. They can either skew the system in favor of a select few,...
Danone and the B Economy: How Large and Multinational Companies Can Join the B Corp Movement
Within this manual, we delve into the continuous efforts undertaken by Danone S.A., a substantial food conglomerate with a...
The Value of B Corp Certification
Download this guide on the value of B Corp Certification and how your company can join a community of leaders driving a...
Pursuing B Corp Certification: Exploring Firms’ Entrepreneurial Orientation and Prosocial Motivation
Our research is driven by the empirical discovery that Benefit corporations (B corps) that seek certification tend to...
Business model innovation as a window into adaptive tensions: Five paths on the B Corp journey
B Corporation (B Corp) certification serves as an external validation of innovative business models driven by social...
GRI and B Lab team up on impact management
Facilitating the integration of the GRI Standards with the B Impact Assessment for companies.
Chris Marquis Better Business Teaching Event
Watch a conversation between Dr. Kristin Joys of University of Florida, Chair of the B Academics Curriculum Innovation...
Chris Marquis Better Business Teaching Event Q&A
Q&A session following the webinar featuring Chris Marquis author of Better Business: How the B Corp Movement is...
To Drive Real Impact And Game-Changing Solutions Requires Engaging Stakeholder Networks
Collaboration across sectors of society is imperative to solving our planet’s most pressing issues, like climate change,...
Ethical Fashion: How Carbon-Neutral Reformation Is Reforming The Notoriously Wasteful Fashion Industry
Fashion is known as a wasteful industry, but Reformation is part of a movement of ethical fashion leaders working to change...
The Future Of Business 101: B Academics Network Connects Students With Real-World Lessons On Stakeholder Capitalism
B Academics featured in Forbes article on B Impact Teams. Business school professors and leaders are finding a receptive...
How Earned Wage Access Can Upend Predatory Lending And Build Employee Financial Wellness
Payactiv is a pioneer in Earned Wage Access (EWA), which allows employees to access their wages ahead of their regularly...
Could CDFIs Be One Way To Finance Economic Justice?
CNote, an investing platform, partners with federally certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) around...
From Good Intentions To Meaningful Actions: Employee-Ownership Holds Company Accountable To DEI Improvement
Employee-owned Butler/Till reflected on its own diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices following protests for...
H&R Block CEO Jeff Jones On Leading By Listening, And Building With Purpose
As our 1099s and W2s arrive in the mail, it is time to start thinking about tax season. Jeff Jones, CEO of H&R Block,...
Characterizing the Mission Statements of Benefit Corporations: Empirical evidence from Italy
In 2015, Italy introduced a novel legal entity called the "benefit corporation" (società benefit). These companies are...
Paper-Free Isn’t Enough: The Keys To Sustainable Web Design For Every Business
Tom Greenwood is a “sustainability nut” with a new book about sustainable web design principles all businesses can—and...
Comparison of Sustainability Assessment Frameworks
This free, open-source spreadsheet/table created by Bob Willard, founder of Sustainability Advantage and member of the B...
Connecting Capital To Game-Changing Entrepreneurs: Investors Show Growing Interest In Stakeholder-Focused Opportunities
Entrepreneurs are creating ways to mitigate the effects of the climate crisis and other systemic issues, so getting them...
Risk-Averse Real Estate Investing Is Turning To Sustainability For Strong, Long-Term Financial Returns
FORE Partnership is a real estate investment firm that focuses on sustainable development, often by renovating existing...
Benefit Corporations Case Study: The Stakeholder Issue
Benefit corporations are a promising development in social enterprise and an exciting way to rethink conventional business...
Benefit Corporations Case Study: Investor Perspective
Benefit corporations are a promising development in social enterprise and an exciting way to rethink conventional business...
Benefit Corporations Case Study: Certification Issue
Benefit corporations are a promising development in social enterprise and an exciting way to rethink conventional business...