Webinar - Responsible Business: An Introduction to the B Corp Movement & the Power of Purpose-Driven Business

Responsible Business: An Introduction to the B Corp Movement & the Power
of Purpose-Driven Business

Vincent Stanley, Patagonia, Inc.
Anne St. Peter, Global Prairie
Christopher Marquis, Cornell University
Jeff Jones, CEO, H&R Block
Thomas M Bloch, Moderator

Friday, November 13
Zoom Webinar
8:00 - 9:15 am

The B Corp Movement is the most important social movement you’ve never heard of. 

If you care about rising inequality and decreasing mobility, the climate crisis, and the political crisis of tribalism, then you should care about the Benefit Corporation (B Corp) movement.  If you care about long-term economic growth as well as the future of high-quality jobs and work itself in the age of mass automation, then you need to know more about it.

Founded by a nonprofit called B Lab, the B Corp movement is focused on creating a new kind of company that has a triple bottom line – people, planet, and profits – baked into its DNA. At the center of this work is a rigorous assessment whereby companies’ performance is judged not just on earnings but on contribution to society and the environment.  Thousands of companies around the globe have undergone this assessment. These B Corporations take responsibility for how they affect every one of their stakeholders, not just those who own shares.¹

Join us as Thomas M. Bloch, former CEO of H&R Block, moderates a virtual discussion on the rise of a new corporate form – the B Corporation, as we take a compelling look at the B Corp movement and why socially responsible companies are vital for everyone’s future. Our panelists include: 

• Vincent Stanley, Director of Philosophy at Patagonia, Inc., a B Corp
• Anne St. Peter, Founder and CEO, Global Prairie, a 100% employee-owned B Corp
• Christopher Marquis, the Samuel C. Johnson Professor in Global Sustainable Enterprise and Professor of Management at Cornell University and author of Better Business: How the B Corp Movement is Remaking Capitalism
• Jeff Jones, CEO, H&R Block

There is no fee to attend, registration is required.  Non-members and guests are welcome to attend.  Zoom meeting link will be provided upon registering.

1. Marquis, Christopher. Better Business: How the B Corp Movement is Remaking Capitalism. Yale University Press, 2020.

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