Patsy and Edina’s favourite tipple is now a B Corp, darling. That’s right Sweetie, Bollinger is the latest bottle of posh bubbly vino to get certified as a B Corp business. Which gives us all cause to utter those immortal words from Ab Fab’s Patsy, ‘crack open the Bolly, darling’. Followed quickly by ‘top up, […]
Want another example of how the B Corp movement is redefining success in business? Let’s look to Singapore for a moment, where speciality coffee business, Bettr Group, has just won investment of S$2 million from the Asia Impact First Fund (AIFF) to fund the next stage of its expansion such as growing its roastery, and […]
Okay, in the name of full transparency, we didn’t come up with the title of this blog. We were, um, ‘inspired’ by a Forbes article with a similar name. However! As full time B Corp consultants here at Grow Good, we’ve got a ton of experience and know-how in the area of getting a business […]
Medicine. It’s all about putting people first, but what about the planet? What happened to ‘first, do no harm’? From oceans of single-use plastic items to hazardous medical waste ending up in landfill, plus massive carbon emissions and energy-intensive processes in medical manufacturing, the medical industry is an environmental nightmare with a woeful and significant […]
This post is the follow up to last week’s called Can AI Solve The Climate Crisis? We Ask ChattyG. Because it turns out that ChattyG (aka ChatGPT or AI) has an excellent plan for reversing the climate emergency that is now threatening to bring about the extinction of all life on Earth. I mean, isn’t […]
You can’t blink at the moment without someone assailing you with all the ways in which AI is going to ‘change everything’, ‘transform that’ or ‘revolutionise this’ or ‘steal your job’ or ‘take over the world’, ‘wipe out humanity*’… that kind of thing. (*like we need any help with that) We’re being led to believe […]
What’s driving the Kiwi consumer to buy sustainable products and services? And what are the barriers to purchasing? This was a big focus in the latest NZ State of the Nation consumer outlook report Q2 2023 by NeilsenIQ. The report considers sustainability a key market trend as the impacts and costs of climate change are […]
In the world of B Corp, there are significant points to be scored from adopting some kind of employee ownership scheme in your business model. But it’s not just about point scoring. As well as boosting your score on your B Impact Assessment (BIA), the benefits of giving employees ownership in the company, drives enhanced […]
What are the benefits of becoming a B Corp? Crikey, there are just so many! Where do we start? Okay let’s start with these six gooduns. Recruitment: B Corps attract the best talent and have better staff retention Competitive edge: Empirical data shows that B Corps are making more money than non-B Corps in their […]
People in shoe land are taking the concept of ‘carbon footprint’ a little more literally as the race to produce the most planet-friendly shoe heats up! (Just like the planet, ironically.) Who’s out in front? Allbirds hit a home run recently with the launch of the world’s first net-zero carbon shoe. Called the M0.0NSHOT, it […]