If you’ve been around this ethical/sustainable business world for a little while, you would have heard about ‘B Corps’, touted as the new standard in corporate social responsibility.
But what are B Corps, and are they really as impactful as everybody seems to think?
The Community of B Certified Corporations (https://www.bcorporation.net/) sums it up as follows:
B Corporations […]
When I was in my third year at university, I recall distinctly the night before my big exam for BUSN3002 – Corporate Strategy – I watched an amazing documentary Called Surplus – Terrorized into Being Consumers.
It was pure happenstance; one of those moments in life where fate steps in and your life starts to take […]
You are no doubt aware that it is now easier than ever to carbon offset every aspect of your life. You can now choose to carbon offset your travel – right there on the booking page – you can buy green electricity, greener cars, carbon neutral furniture, web hosting – you name it, it’s probably […]
In mid-2014, the Guardian (probably my favourite news outlet of recent times) published an article quoting a ‘groundbreaking’ study into Fairtrade International, claiming that its findings indicated that, not only do the profits of the fair trade enterprise not trickle down beyond enterprise managers, but, moreover, the workers on ‘fair trade’ certified farms are, in […]
Mel and I are on a quest to lessen the impact we have on the world. We want to reduce our footprint in all kinds of ways, from environmental impacts to social impacts, and everything in between.
The impact of ‘externalities’ from modern life are tremendous. When I was in 3rd year at university I watched […]
Mel and I are on a quest to lessen the impact we have on the world. We want to reduce our footprint in all kinds of ways, from environmental impacts to social impacts, and everything in between.
The impact of ‘externalities’ from modern life are tremendous. When I was in 3rd year at university I watched […]
So Oxfam recently released a report on global income inequality, which found that the world’s 85 richest people have a higher combined wealth than the world’s bottom 3.5 billion people (that’s with a ‘B’).
I can’t fathom the enormity of this statistic, but I’m trying to. On average, each of the top 85 has more wealth […]
If you’re reading this, it’s most likely because you feel like you could be doing more with the life you’ve been given. Whether you have an interest in helping people, animals or the living environment, you – like us – feel compelled to make a contribution to the betterment of our world.
Having just survived another […]
So this week Oxfam released a report on global income inequality, which found that the world’s 85 richest people have a higher combined wealth than the world’s bottom 3.5 billion people (that’s with a ‘B’).
Less is not always More.
I can’t fathom the enormity of this statistic, but I’m trying to. On average, each of the […]
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