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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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
Global PhD Course: Organizing the Climate Transition
This global PhD course is designed to prepare the next generation of scholars to generate impactful,...
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...
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...
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...
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
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 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 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...
UF Business for Good Lab: Sustainable Business Consulting – ENT6930/ENT4934
The objective of this course is to provide students with practical insights into the dynamic realm of innovation and...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
Managing Stakeholders with Corporate Social Responsibility, Course Overview
The document elucidates how robust relationships between companies and stakeholders, cultivated via initiatives in...
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...
Sustainability in Business
The Sustainability in Business Practicum equips students with the expertise and resources to evolve into business leaders...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Better Business Teaching Guide
Review the teaching guide for Chris Marquis’ new book, Better Business: How the B Corp Movement is Remaking Capitalism. The...
Waste Is A Design Flaw: Rubicon Taps Technology To Help Businesses and Governments Save Money and Go Zero Waste
By seeing waste as a design flaw, Rubicon helps clients streamline their operations and enhance their sustainability —...
AppHarvest’s Mega-Indoor Farm Offers Economic Alternative To Coal Mining For Appalachia
AppHarvest has found favor with investors and workers for its mega-scale indoor farming model and its purpose-minded...
Climate Action Is Critical For SMEs Long-Term Success – And SMEs Are Integral To Climate Action’s Success
It’s not enough for the public sector to spearhead climate change. SMEs have a vital role to play—and to not do so is to...
This Zero-Waste Plastic Molding Manufacturer Saves More Than A Quarter-Million Dollars A Year By Not Having Trash Bins
Cascade Engineering is a large-scale plastic injection molding manufacturer that counts sustainability as part of its...
Publicly Traded Tech Company Believes Formalizing Stakeholder Governance Will Bring Shareholder Success, Veeva Systems
The cloud-computing solutions firm, operating as a publicly traded entity and catering to the worldwide life sciences...
Addressing One Root Of Wealth Inequality Through Employee Ownership
While gig workers are seemingly becoming the norm, the safety net provided by employee benefits in the U.S. is undeniable....
The Cloud Isn’t Inherently More Sustainable: Manage The Environmental Impact Of Being Virtual
We rely on digital devices and products for our everyday communications, but that technological reliance has an...
Give Employees A Stake: The Business Model That Could Tackle Wealth Disparity In The U.S.,
With the pandemic further accelerating decades of rapidly increasing income inequality, many businesses are addressing the...
Cumplo.cl
Cumplo S.A. is a Chilean financial technology company that operates based on the principles of the sharing economy. Its...
Funding The Inclusive Economy: How Purpose-Minded Investors Are Changing Capitalism
While the vast majority of investments continue to go to companies owned by white men, there is a growing movement of...
Multimillion-Dollar Global Food Leader Bama Companies Credits Success To Baked-In Stakeholder Governance
What started with pies baked in grandma’s kitchen has grown into Bama Companies, a multimillion-dollar foodservice industry...
Networking On Purpose: How B Corps Are Creating Connections And Building Their Community In The Southeast U.S.
Many people remain unfamiliar with businesses operating as a force for good. That’s why two Southeast U.S. business leaders...
Should Your Company Help Get Out The Vote? Why Participant And Others Say ‘Yes’
Increasingly, companies are allowing employees time to vote and engaging in other nonpartisan efforts to increase civic...
AI Technology Can Enhance Human-Centered Work Instead Of Threaten It
Samasource, a training data and validation company, believes AI can enhance how we work. The company operates with care for...
Vital Farms IPO Shows Acceptance Of Stakeholder Versus Stockholder Values On The Market
Ethical food company and Certified B Corporation Vital Farms had an incredibly successful IPO earlier this year, raising...
Co-Operative Structure Proves Resilient In The Face Of Crisis
Cabot Creamery is a dairy co-operative based in Vermont with 800 farms throughout New England and in New York. With a...
Do Businesses Have A Role In Solving Poverty In The Time Of COVID-19? These B Corps Say ‘Yes’,
COVID-19 shook what was a fragile financial foundation for many. What is the role of business in addressing poverty during...
How Becoming a B Corp is a Way to ‘Future-Proof’ your Business
The article discusses the shift towards stakeholder-oriented business models, away from the traditional shareholder-centric...
From NAFTA To COVID: How One North Carolina Business Has Built Better Supply Chains In Times Of Change
Eric Henry, president and CEO of TS Designs, discusses his journey to embracing a triple bottom line and championing...
3 steps to becoming a certified B Corp
B Corporations are highly successful and the main three steps to becoming a certified B Corp are believing in the power of...
Varieties Of Capitalism And The Future Of Stakeholder Management
Yesterday, American nonprofit B Lab announced an important step in the transition to stakeholder capitalism. Six...
Business Social Innovation To Tackle Cycles Of Poverty
A growing number of businesses are strategically hiring people from marginalized communities, an innovative and sustainable...
The Anti-Racism Work Your Business Should Be Doing: Insights From B Corp TMI Consulting’s Tiffany Jana
In the wake of shootings and other violent attacks on People of Color, companies are stepping up to address the pressing...
Why it Pays to Become a Certified B Corporation
The article highlights the current era's significant global challenges, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, income...
Innovative Workforce Programs Make Businesses Work For Employees
COVID-19 put the insecure and vulnerable plight of many workers in the spotlight. Employee practices at two B Corps provide...
Brands Are Only As Successful And Impactful As Their Stakeholders: Transparency And Brand Activism With B Corp Beautycounter
For Beautycounter, this includes advocacy at the federal and state level, investments in research, and a focus on issues...
Customers Care About How Your Supply Chain Functions—Time To Bring Its Impact Up To Higher Standards
People increasingly expect businesses to uphold higher social and environmental standards, and this includes a company’s...
It’s No Longer A Viable Option For Capitalism To Ignore Carbon Impact
Carbon emissions, often viewed by businesses as an externality, are beginning to cost companies, and investors are taking...
How Athleta’s Purpose Shaped Its Response To The COVID-19 Crisis
Athleta is one of the largest apparel brands in the world to adopt a legal structure that requires it to consider all...
Operate Your Business As You See Fit: New Legal Form Widens Directors’ Decision-Making Considerations
The benefit corporation represents a corporate structure that empowers companies to factor in a wide spectrum of...
Is Your Business Ready For Stakeholder Capitalism?
Stakeholder capitalism is growing in prominence around the globe, and consumers are taking notice of whether companies join...
An Interactive Arts Space Reinvents Itself For The Post-Covid Era
Learn about how Santa Fe based Meow Wolf, an interactive arts space with a social mission has responded to Covid-19.
How To Future-Proof Your Business For The New Capitalism
As demographics shift, purpose-driven businesses are thriving. Recent research shows companies focusing on multiple...
What Happens When COVID-19 Is Driving Demand? Grove Collaborative Delivers Soap And Sanitizer To Customers Without Sacrificing Mission
By valuing its existing customers, suppliers, and workers, the San Francisco-based household products business and...
Certified B Corps: Using Business as a Force for Good
A growing number of organizations are incorporating corporate social responsibility into their strategy and operations....
How Allbirds Is Reinventing Shoes: The Leader Driving The Industry Into A Circular, Purpose-Driven Future
Fast fashion is the dominant trend, but consumers expect more from companies, especially as the purchasing power of...
Global Food Giant Adopts Stakeholder Model To Survive COVID-19 And The Long-Term
While Danone has a long standing commitment to incorporating social and environmental factors in its decisions, COVID-19...