Supercharging the B Corp Movement
Unilever’s interest in becoming a certified B Corp stands to set an example that others will follow.
Unilever’s interest in becoming a certified B Corp stands to set an example that others will follow.
A recent convening highlighted progress on setting a “fourth sector” agenda.
Getting social entrepreneurs in Arab countries to take bigger risks in financing for scale may require that they put more skin in the game.
New financial tech companies need to adopt a shared value or triple-bottom-line approach.
A new, innovative platform is helping more investors support social enterprises.
Fair Trade-certified coffee is growing in sales, but strict certification requirements are resulting in uneven economic advantages for coffee growers and lower quality coffee for consumers.
Contrary to myth, the sale of Ben & Jerry’s to corporate giant Unilever wasn’t legally required.
For much of its history, Wal-Mart’s corporate management team toiled inside its “Bentonville Bubble,” narrowly focused on operational efficiency, growth, and profits. But now the world's largest retailer has widened its sights, building networks of employees, nonprofits, government agencies, and suppliers to “green” its supply chains. Here's how and why the world’s largest retailer is using a network approach to decrease its environmental footprint – and to increase its profitability.
The problem with assuming that companies can do well while also doing good is that markets don't really work that way
Nonprofits and businesses are converging - in the value they create, the stakeholders they manage, the organizations they form, and the financial instruments they use.