We had a chance to sit down with Juliette Caulkins, B Lab Europe’s new Executive Director as the leadership baton is passed from Katie Hill, who held the position for the past four years after her time as B Lab UK’s Executive Director. It’s an exciting time for the B…

Last week was the B for Good Leaders Summit in Rome! 🚀 Organized by Marcello Palazzi and Leen Zevenbergen who co-founded B Lab Europe in 2014, the gathering brought together leaders from certified and aspiring B Corps, Societá Benefit in Italy, Entreprise-a-Mission in France, investors, academics and government leaders. The…

Inspired by the leadership of the global B Corp community, B Movement Builders is a collaborative coalition of leading multinational companies that catalyze the global movement of business as a force for good. — Business is a key actor within the economic system, controlling significant resources and holding direct relationships with people, communities, and the environment. …

Our current economic system is broken. You have to be living under a rock to be unaware of the devastating impacts caused by the environmental and humanitarian crises we face today. Scientists have been ringing alarm bells for decades; we need to drastically reduce the negative impacts of companies and…

Communicating social change takes courage. We must find the answers to tough questions and be ready to share them publicly in a comprehensive way. — written by Pilar Balet and Margarida Teixeira, Stone Soup Consulting Just a few years ago, social impact was a term that society barely used. At that time, it was imperative to leave some space or time to explain its meaning when addressing non-specialized audiences. Today, we find “social impact” at…

Rethinking a company’s supply chain to address the issue of packaging waste is no easy feat, and there are several constraints and existing patterns many industries face that create barriers along the way. B Corps in Europe have taken up the challenge and shared their imperfect journey. — By the time we post this article in Nairobi a historic international resolution was adopted at the fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) to forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024 in order to tackle plastic pollution. …

The platform of B Corp Way consultants has grown in numbers and expanded its offering, but how do they concretely support companies in the journey towards impact improvement and certification? — About B Corp Way Increasingly, medium-sized organizations and large multinationals are looking to start their impact journey and become part of the B Movement. Their complex structures and needs can make it difficult to make the necessary changes without support. …

Being a B Corp is more than obtaining a certification — it’s about having a framework for continuous improvement. The assessment analyzes a company’s operations across the entire business and ensures there are accountability and transparency measures in place to demonstrate the company’s commitment to staying on mission and constantly working hard to be better. — How is the B Corp Certification used as a framework for continuous improvement in practice?

We had the opportunity to discuss with Paolo Braguzzi, former CEO of Davines, the launch of the B Corp Beauty Coalition and how companies in the cosmetics industry can come together and have a greater positive impact. What is the B Corp Beauty Coalition? What is its vision? The coalition gathers some leading independent Certified B Corporations seeking to improve the…