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Scaling for a Purpose: Homeboy Industries’ Potential Acquisition of B Corp Isidore Recycling
By the start of 2017, Homeboy Industries (HBI) CEO Tom Vozzo was tasked with evaluating a significant strategic expansion:...
“What Stands Behind”: Motivations of Italian Benefit Corporation (BC) Entrepreneurs
This study investigates the motivations driving entrepreneurs to adopt the Benefit Corporation (BC) legal form and how...
Certified Sustainability: Third-Party Certification of Sustainable Ventures and its Relationship to Venture Funding
This research examines the impact of sustainability certifications on a venture's ability to secure investor capital,...
B Corp Case Competition 2026: Faculty Workshop Session Slide Deck
You will walk away with everything you need to implement it in your Spring 2026 course. The session will feature Maria...
B Corp Case Competition 2026: Faculty Information Session Recording
You will walk away with everything you need to implement it in your Spring 2026 course. The session will feature Maria...
B Lab Resource Library
Find everything you need to guide your company’s impact improvement journey. Prepare for certification, dig deeper into B...
Teaching Note for Financial Times case study on Tony’s Chocolonely
This case study invites students to evaluate whether a company can (or should)use open-source transparency as a vehicle for...
Chat with the Board Series: Teaching B Corp Cases
Slide deck from the Chat with the Board Series focused on Teaching B Corp Cases featuring Maria Ballesteros-Sola.
B Corp Values Assessment
This assessment helps you see how well your organization’s values show up in leadership, decisions, and daily practices....
Business as a Force for Good: Exploring B Corp Business Cases in the US Fashion Industry Through Quadruple Bottom Line Theory and Mixed Method Approach
This research utilized an explanatory sequential mixed methods design to investigate the business goals and corresponding...
Business school teaching case study: sharing secrets to tackle slavery
Explore Tony’s Chocolonely’s bid to fight abuse in the cocoa supply chain and consider the dilemmas at the end.
The escalation of prosocial commitment: How the B corporation movement catalyzes social impact
Organizations increasingly pursue rigorous sustainability certifications to signal their ethical commitments, but some...
B Academics Chat with the Board Series: The State of B Corp Research with Joel Gehman and Alyssa Menz
https://youtu.be/fYYOP-5Rck4 Check out this conversation with leading scholars Joel Gehman and Alyssa Menz as they...
Benefit Corporations: The Moral Legitimacy That RequiresMore Rules
This research investigates the motivations behind the conversion of Italian for-profit companies into Benefit Corporations...
Veritas: A Supermarket with Purpose and Positive Impact
At the start of 2025, Veritas—the largest chain of organic supermarkets in Spain—reshaped its corporate purpose and...
Business school teaching case study: How does a multinational become a B Corp?
Check out this teaching case in the Financial Times on certification for large companies with complicated supply chains...
B Academics Chat with the Board Series: The Future of Responsible Business with Jeffrey Hollender
https://youtu.be/fU5-eJVHqXk Watch a powerful conversation with Jeffrey Hollender, co-founder of Seventh Generation and the...
The Paradox of Growing as a Values-Driven Company
As values-driven movements like B Corps expand, they face a common challenge: how to scale impact while maintaining mission...
Director Primacy to the Hilt in the Public Benefit Corporation
This article explores the evolving role of Public Benefit Corporations (PBCs) in light of increased interest in corporate...
Changing Corporate Purpose: Law, Managers, and the B Corp
This article explores the evolving role of Public Benefit Corporations (PBCs) in light of increased interest in corporate...
A Tall Order: Legal Forms and Social Change – A Review of Michael B. Dorff, Becoming a Public Benefit Corporation: Express Your Values, Energize Your Stakeholders, Make the World a Better Place
This article explores the evolving role of Public Benefit Corporations (PBCs) in light of increased interest in corporate...
Will Public Benefit Companies Commit Securities Fraud?
This article explores the evolving role of Public Benefit Corporations (PBCs) in light of increased interest in corporate...
Unbecoming Public Benefit Corporations
This article provides a critical review of Michael B. Dorff’s Becoming a Public Benefit Corporation, recognizing its value...
Compensating a Public Benefit Corporation
As more entrepreneurs seek to align business with social and environmental impact, public benefit corporations (PBCs) and...
Can Entity Law Cure Corporate Social Irresponsibility? A Response to Becoming a Public Benefit Corporation
In this thought-provoking piece, Darryll K. Jones delves into the fundamental conflict between profit-driven motives and...
Public Benefit and Private Profit
This article explores the tension between human self-interest and the altruistic aspirations of benefit corporations....
Foreword: Toward a More Comprehensive Understanding of the Benefit Corporation
In this foreword to Becoming a Public Benefit Corporation, Joan MacLeod Heminway introduces Michael Dorff’s book as a...
A Stronger First Step: Public Benefit Corporations and Governance Reform
In this introductory piece, Michael B. Dorff reflects on the scholarly and collegial collaboration behind the symposium...
A Trinidad Tradition That Could Change Capitalism’s Shortcomings
What if the secret to fixing capitalism lies in a small island tradition? In this heartfelt talk, historian and business...
Business school teaching case study: what’s in a label?
This Financial Times article examines the evolving role and credibility of B Corp certification in the face of growing...
Sustaining Mission – 2025 Syllabus
“Sustaining Mission” is a capstone experience that challenges you to integrate everything you’ve learned throughout the...
From profit to purpose: a systematic literature review and future research directions on B Corp certification
The B Corp certification serves as a leading voluntary standard for assessing businesses' commitments to governance, social...
Synergy between Sustainable Cooperative Practices and B Corporation Certification(Version Seven): A Case Study of Selected Credit Unions in Ontario
This research explores the relationship between sustainable cooperative practices and B Corporation (B Corp) certification,...
Transforming Changemaker Education in Business Through B Impact Teams
Abstract: In recent years, education focused on social impact and sustainability has gained prominence in preparing future...
Can the SEC Mandate Disclosures that Contain Both Financial and Social Information? The Case of Human Capital Management Disclosures
Investments in people—employees’ skills, knowledge, and well-being—are critical to a company’s financial success. Yet many...
B Academics Teaching Roundtable 2024 – Fireside Chat Conversation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7EAjEfnIUQ B Academics Teaching Roundtable 2024 focused on the pivotal role of academia...
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...
The Paradox of Growing as a Values-Driven Company
From organic agriculture to craft breweries, fair trade, and other sustainability-driven initiatives, more innovators are...
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
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb68O0fWER4
B Academics Africa Event 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1OqLMHIMYY
B Academics Teaching Roundtable 2023: Closing
https://youtu.be/Nbk51eiimj4
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.