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'Doing Business While Doing Good' Series: The ABCs of B Corps
1 hour
Online • Closed Captioned •

The ABCs of B Corps
In 2006, a new path was developed for mission-driven companies to combine profit and purpose with meaning -- leading to the creation of Certified B Corporations. According to the nonprofit B Lab, companies certified as B Corps “strive to solve environmental, communal and global challenges.”
B Corps achieve this by supporting their employees in completing their mission, holding themselves accountable, and aspiring to benefit all.
A few B Corps that you may know: Ellevate, Athleta, New Belgium Brewing, Ben and Jerry’s, and Techstars.
Kristy Wallace, CEO of Ellevate, will share her first-hand experience of Ellevate becoming eligible, certifying, and reaping the benefits of being a B Corps. She'll be joined by Meg Barnhart, Founder of Zen of Slow Cooking & Emily Lonigro, Founder of LimeRed, both leaders in the BCorp movement. They'll speak to B Corps' mission to bring greater transparency & purpose to business.
Join us for other workshops in this series:
How Purpose Drives Profit: Thu, Apr 29, 2021 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Socially Conscious Investing: Thu, Jun 24, 2021 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
This is a part of Ellevate's Entrepreneur and Executive Programs.
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Full Agenda
12:00PM - 12:20PM: Thought leadership from experts
12:20PM - 12:45PM: Facilitated group discussion
12:45PM - 1:00PM: Key takeaways and next steps
Come ready to:
- Participate on video to increase our connection and communication.
- Eliminate distractions to give ourselves the gift of full focus.
- Continue member discussions and learning after the call.
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Community Discussion
Suzi Hunn
Hi! Can anyone share the passcode for this? I've been searching for 15 minutes and don't see one anywhere--not in email or the description. I was so looking forward to this and am disappointed.
Thursday, May 27 1:15 PM EDT
Rebecca Spitzer
Hi Suzi and Liesl - I've just sent the Zoom link over to you, hope to see you there!
Thursday, May 27 1:21 PM EDT
Liesl Leach
I couldn't find the passcode either and have been searching, too. Sorry to be missing it!
Thursday, May 27 1:19 PM EDT
Corey Clark
Hello, was this conversation recorded? If so, I would enjoy watching it. Thank you
Sunday, May 30 1:07 PM EDT