B Lab
B Lab is a nonprofit organization that serves a global movement to redefine success in business. It's vision is that one day all companies will compete not only to be the best in the world, but best for the world.
B Lab drives this systemic change through a number of interrelated initiatives: 1) building a community of Certified B Corporations who lead this movement and make it easier to tell the difference between “good companies†and good marketing; 2) passing benefit corporation legislation to create a new kind of corporation legally required to create value for society, not just shareholders; 3) helping investors invest for impact through use of the B Analytics data platform; and 4) helping businesses measure, compare and improve their social and environmental performance through use of the B Impact Assessment as a free powerful educational tool.
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06-12-18
Nonprofit B Lab Releases Annual List of Best For The World Companies Creating Positive Impact for Workers, Environment, Community
Today, the nonprofit B Lab has recognized nearly 1,000 companies for creating extraordinary positive impact as businesses. The honoree selection is based on an independent, comprehensive assessment, the B Impact Assessment, which is administered by B Lab. Honorees are featured on B t...
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10-10-17
B Lab Honors 28 Best for the World Funds
This week B Lab released the 2017 Best for the World Fund list, which recognizes private debt and equity funds that are setting the measurement and management bar in impact investing. A fu...
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09-12-17
846 Companies Honored as Best for the World, Creating Positive Impact for Workers, Environment, Community
Today, 846 companies worldwide were recognized for creating extraordinary positive overall social and environmental impact based on an independent, comprehensive assessment administered by the nonprofit B Lab with the release of its annual “Best for the World” list. Honorees ar...
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04-27-17
Danone CEO Announces Intention to Deepen Work with B Lab
During today’s Annual General Meeting of shareholders, Danone CEO Emmanuel Faber announced the company’s plan to deepen their work with B Lab and to design a roadmap for Danone to ultimately obtain B Corp certification as a global entity.
The public statement is ...
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02-13-17
First Benefit Corporation Goes Public -- Laureate Education
This month, Laureate Education became the first benefit corporation to go public. Laureate, the world’s largest higher education company serving one million students across 25 countries, raised $490 million from investors.
The benefit corporation structure option represents a profound chan...
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10-06-16
Higher Education Gains a Tool for Benchmarking Focused on Student Success
B Lab, a non-profit organization, has launched a customized version of their B Impact Assessment to effectively measure the impact of higher education institutions and improve institutional a...
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09-14-16
B Lab Releases Measurement Tool Designed Specifically For Educational Products and Services Companies
B Lab, a non-profit organization, has launched a customized version of their B Impact Assessment to measure and manage the impact of educational products and service companies. The new standards—which focus o...
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04-11-16
Nearly 1,700 Companies Withdraw from North Carolina Events in Response to HB2
Today, in response to HB2, North Carolina’s new law limiting anti-discrimination protections, the global community of nearly 1,700 Certified B Corporations announced it will relocate a cluster of October events out of North Carolina. Those events include the annual global gathering ...
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12-16-15
Laureate Education Becomes Certified B Corporation
Laureate Education, Inc., the world’s largest higher education company, became a Certified B Corporation today.
"Laureate is proud to have earned B Corp certification, which is a formal recognition of the principles that have been integral to our organization sin...
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04-14-15
120 Businesses Honored as ‘Best for the World’, Creating Most Overall Positive Social and Environmental Impact
Today, 120 companies worldwide were recognized for creating the most positive overall social and environmental impact by the nonprofit B Lab with the release of the fourth annual ‘B Corp Best for the World’ list. The ‘...
