http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/04/b-corporation-a-way-for-good-companies-to-walk-the-walk/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:05:57 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/04/b-corporation-a-way-for-good-companies-to-walk-the-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-9206 Frank Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:25:49 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2009/04/b-corporation-a-way-for-good-companies-to-walk-the-walk/#comment-9206 I'm not a fan of the standard when a company like Fiji water could easily become a "B" company. A company can score real low on some metrics (i.e. environmental impact) and still achieve the seal. I believe they also only randomly audit - that's not a standard.... I’m not a fan of the standard when a company like Fiji water could easily become a “B” company. A company can score real low on some metrics (i.e. environmental impact) and still achieve the seal. I believe they also only randomly audit – that’s not a standard….

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/04/b-corporation-a-way-for-good-companies-to-walk-the-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-9205 mcoc Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:03:36 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2009/04/b-corporation-a-way-for-good-companies-to-walk-the-walk/#comment-9205 Thanks for the note, Scott. I agree: too many labels/standards will muddle those with the best intentions. there need to be few, highly effective efforts. I don't B Lab's exact launch date but it's been around since at least mid-2007. Here's another piece 3P write on B Lab: http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/to-b-or-not-to.php Thanks for the note, Scott. I agree: too many labels/standards will muddle those with the best intentions. there need to be few, highly effective efforts. I don’t B Lab’s exact launch date but it’s been around since at least mid-2007.
Here’s another piece 3P write on B Lab: http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/to-b-or-not-to.php

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/04/b-corporation-a-way-for-good-companies-to-walk-the-walk/comment-page-1/#comment-9204 Scott G Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:30:43 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2009/04/b-corporation-a-way-for-good-companies-to-walk-the-walk/#comment-9204 This is great. How long has the B-Corp idea been around? I wonder if part of entering into to legal obligation to stakeholders includes entering into voluntary/but binding carbon markets? While this, I think, is needed, I do occasionally worry about the public getting drowned in a swamp of various eco-labels. Would be nice to have a few that performed clear roles, and leave it at that. This is great. How long has the B-Corp idea been around? I wonder if part of entering into to legal obligation to stakeholders includes entering into voluntary/but binding carbon markets?
While this, I think, is needed, I do occasionally worry about the public getting drowned in a swamp of various eco-labels. Would be nice to have a few that performed clear roles, and leave it at that.

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