While global conversations continue on envisioning a new normal, the 2021 Best for the World B Corps have been hard at work, quite literally, pursuing a more equitable and just economy. What does it actually look like in action to be Best for the World? This short selection of examples from several regions where B Lab operates highlights ways that B Corps are innovating for lasting, positive change around the world.
 

The B Corps named as 2021 Best for the World have B Impact Assessment scores that rank among the top 5% in their business size group for the five impact areas: community, customers, environment, governance, and workers. See who made the lists, which are viewable by impact area and then broken down by company size and home country.
 

Want to learn about Best for the World honorees and practices you can take back to your company? Join B Lab U.S. & Canada for a webinar honoring regional Best for the World 2021 B Corps on August 3 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET.
 

Even decision-makers with the best intentions may not think to incorporate a range of ideas that could improve their company. On B The Change, Matt Millikin of B Corp Verdical Group explains the value of the B Impact Assessment as a source of ideas and a nudge to improve your company’s culture, profit, and social and environmental impact.
 

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• Presenting the 2021 Best for the World Companies: The Practices, Policies, and People Driving Positive Social and Environmental Impact Through Business

• Best for the World 2021 Lists: Community, Customers, Environment, Governance, Workers

• How Reflection Can Encourage Ethical Business Practices: The Importance of Incorporating Reflection, Adaptation, and Practice to Shape Workplace Choices

• When Striving for a B Means Doing Better for People and Planet: How the B Impact Assessment Encourages Business as a Force for Good

• Reimagining Materials: Proving Biobased Performance in the Outdoor Industry—and Beyond: B Corp Turns to Partnerships and Innovation to Combat Climate Change

• The Role of Business and Government in Addressing Climate Change: Why the Cost of Inaction Outweighs the Price of Creating Solutions

• An Update from B Lab on Our Commitment to Anti-Racism and JEDI: Catalyzing Change to Go Deeper