As more frequent wildfires damage grapes in California, wineries are adapting through varied sourcing. By Chelsea Hicks-Webster and Kerrigan Unter Kerrigan Unter comes from a long line of farmers, growing and raising everything from dairy to corn, chickens, and pigs. When Unter decided to do a PhD, she wanted to “study something that reflected where I’m from,” she says. And increasingly, one of the issues facing farmers is climate change. The impacts of climate change vary by region but can include wildfires, droughts, and even flash floods and frost snaps. In California, wildfires ..read more

B The Change Weekly: April 19, 2024 B The Change Weekly provides the most important and most relevant stories about people using business as a force for good. Below is our latest roundup. To receive these insights directly in your inbox, sign up for B The Change Weekly today. As a community of businesses that believe the economy should work for all people, Certified B Corporations are confronting the extractive consequences of colonialism and capitalism. A new video from B Lab U.S. & Canada highlights how B Corps and partners are using storytelling, learning journeys, the redist ..read more

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is a presenting partner in B Lab U.S. & Canada’s Impact Improvement Program. TMCF services include connecting Black students and college graduates with employment opportunities.B Corp Programs and Partnerships Help Advance Racial Equity Restoration in action takes many forms — all coalescing to confront the extractive consequences of colonialism and capitalism and work toward racial equity. B Lab U.S. & Canada’s Racial Equity team offers resources and programs to support Certified B Corporations as they pursue the restoration, inclusion, a ..read more

(Pexels photo by Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas) So much has been done to help give consumers tools to be more eco-conscious. There are things like waste sorting bins at events, recycling bins curbside, and home composting is even developing. Messaging like “organic,” “fair trade,” and recycling symbols were created to help consumers make more impactful decisions. Resources are getting more circulation — in the news, in our schools, on social media — to help guide consumers. But in reality, how can we expect consumers to do all this? Take curbside recycling, for example. Consumers are asked to ..read more

(Pexels photo by Startup Stock Photos) The University of New Hampshire’s (UNH) Sustainability Institute piloted the university’s B Impact Clinic over five years ago, with one company client and one student working together to complete the B Impact Assessment, a rigorous and comprehensive open-source tool designed to assess a company’s social and environmental impact. Since then, more than 120 UNH students have worked with 53 companies that have become Certified B Corporations or have recertified (18 to date, with more pending), or who have used the B Impact Assessment to assess and improv ..read more

The latest survey shows that B Corp recognition is strong in the U.S. & Canada, led by Millennials and Gen Z. Certified B Corporations are for-profit companies demonstrating high social and environmental performance, verified by the nonprofit B Lab. B Corps leverage their business power to drive change and create a more sustainable and equitable society. In late 2023, B Corp Fors Marsh collaborated with B Lab U.S. & Canada to conduct a comprehensive online survey involving over 2,000 respondents. The survey was crafted to gauge consumer and job-seeker awareness and opinions regar ..read more

B The Change Weekly: April 12, 2024 B The Change Weekly provides the most important and most relevant stories about people using business as a force for good. Below is our latest roundup. To receive these insights directly in your inbox, sign up for B The Change Weekly today. The path to lasting climate action requires businesses to play a significant role and to center climate justice in their practices and partnerships. In a new set of B Corp case studies, leaders from Gallant International, Riverside Natural Foods, and Seventh Generation share how they are centering the needs and ..read more

B Corps Adopt a Collaborative Approach to Center Justice in Climate Action The path to lasting climate action will require businesses to play a significant role and to center climate justice in their practices and partnerships. As companies that are pursuing a more inclusive and regenerative economy, Certified B Corporations can move the needle on climate justice and create a path forward for other businesses — from small firms to global corporations. A new set of climate justice case studies from B Lab U.S. & Canada and B Corp Measure Meant builds on initial information shared in 202 ..read more

(Photo courtesy Sapahn) This article is a personal perspective from an employee at B Lab, the nonprofit behind Certified B Corporations. In this series, we invite B Lab employees to share their experiences, inspiration, hopes, and challenges as they work toward a more inclusive and regenerative world. This edition of B Lab Voices is from Alexander LeFebvre, Senior Associate of Recertification at B Lab U.S. & Canada. “Take a moment to reflect on the beauty and power of this B Corp, reaffirming its place in the constellation of thousands of other B Corps across the universe.” — Jay ..read more

(Fibershed photo by Paige Green)A Q&A with George Harding-Rolls on Post-Fossil Fuel Fashion George Harding-Rolls has spent his career advocating for policies and legislation that hold companies accountable for their environmental and social impacts, particularly in the fashion industry. As a former campaign manager at the Changing Markets Foundation as well as Director of Advocacy and Policy at Certified B Corporation Eco-Age, Harding-Rolls has guided strategic research and policy campaigns like Fossil Fuel Fashion to mitigate greenwashing and improve business models. We were gra ..read more