It’s that time of year when companies around the world step out of the closet, splashing rainbow flags across advertisements meant to sell everything from mouthwash to mutual funds. On the part of businesses, perhaps it’s hoped this will be received as a gesture of inclusion: a signal that LGBTQIA¹…

We are living through a moment in history where corporate behavior matters more than ever. An increasing number of companies of all sizes are evaluating how they can work to rethink their business practices and improve their social and environmental performance. …

How Our Global Network Has Advanced Economic Systems Change Through a Year of Record Demand for Certification — In 2021, the community of Certified B Corporations grew to a total of more than 4,300 businesses in 77 countries. Through a period of global crisis and challenge, B Lab Global has been working to scale the B Corp movement with accountability and integrity — while facing highest-ever demand for…

Voices from the Global Network Reflect on the Milestone and the Growth of the Movement — The global community of Certified B Corporations is now 5,000 strong! Fifteen years ago, the B Corp movement began with a vision of a new way of doing business: one that would bring benefit not just to shareholders, but to all stakeholders — including workers, customers, communities, and the environment. …

Social and economic inequity and climate change are linked. Business has a responsibility to uplift the leadership of communities most impacted. — What does Earth Day really mean in the business world? For the global community of nearly 5,000 Certified B Corporations, it is a moment to affirm commitments to fighting the climate crisis. Yet our movement’s efforts stand in the face of a stark reality: as the source of the vast…

Consider How Your Organization Can Better Incorporate Wellness for Marginalized Groups — This article is a personal perspective from an employee at B Lab, the nonprofit behind Certified B Corporations. In this series, we invite individual B Lab employees to share their experiences, inspiration, hopes, and challenges as they work toward a more inclusive and regenerative world. …

Kali Gibson, Co-Director of Certification & Verification at B Lab Global, reflects on the extraordinary growth of interest in B Corp…

The Practices, Policies, and People Driving Positive Social and Environmental Impact Through Business — As the global economy remains uncertain and fragile in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the reality of the inequitable recovery of different nations and populations is stark, clear, and disturbing. What is the role of business in this global crisis? …

Catalyzing Change to Go Deeper — By Dr. Ellonda L. Williams, B Lab’s Director of Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion As parts of the world begin to open up, as families again are able to return to their loved ones, as the hope of work begins to brush the horizon again. As some of us have…