Author Don Friedman Published on: November 13, 2015 Tags ManagementNew York Best for NYC: Press Some articles from big-name press on B Corps, to help explain why the Best for NYC Challenge makes sense: a nice
Author Don Friedman Published on: November 12, 2015 Tags ManagementNew York Best for NYC: Best Practices New York is having a huge real-estate boom at the moment, with new buildings gong up all over the city.
Author Don Friedman Published on: November 11, 2015 Tags ManagementNew York Best for NYC: Other Companies I mentioned that some B Corps have a social goal as their reason to exist and another good example is Hirepurpose.
Author Don Friedman Published on: November 10, 2015 Tags ManagementNew York Best for NYC: Where to Start It can be daunting to start the process of reviewing your company that is a necessary part of the B
Author Don Friedman Published on: November 9, 2015 Tags ManagementNew York Best for NYC: Best Practices People in our firm – not just me, although I’m the loudest on this topic – have given a good
Author Don Friedman Published on: November 6, 2015 Tags ManagementNew YorkOld Structures Engineering Best for NYC: Best Practices Our company, Old Structures Engineering, is based on the idea that not only do existing buildings have value in themselves,
Author Don Friedman Published on: November 5, 2015 Tags ManagementNew York Best for NYC: Other Companies Some B Corps are just ordinary businesses, but a large percentage have community- or environment-based goals as central to their
Author Don Friedman Published on: November 4, 2015 Tags ManagementNew York Best for NYC: Other Voices I previously mentioned the impressive work and B Lab score of Cooperative Home Care Associates. Here is Adria Powell of CHCA talking
Author Don Friedman Published on: November 3, 2015 Tags ManagementNew YorkOld Structures Engineering Best for NYC: Best Practices Today’s post comes while I’m in Kansas City for the annual APTI Conference. I’m spending my time at the conference
Author Don Friedman Published on: November 2, 2015 Tags ManagementNew York Best for NYC: Other Companies Some of the B Corps based in New York are quite a bit bigger in influence than we are. One
Author Don Friedman Published on: October 30, 2015 Tags ManagementNew York Best for NYC: Purposes Here is a video of Sara Horowitz of the Freelancers Insurance giving a good explanation of the philosophical* foundation of the B
Author Don Friedman Published on: October 29, 2015 Tags ManagementNew York Best for NYC: Best Practices Part of working with old buildings is having a library that includes not only current engineering and preservation information but
Author Don Friedman Published on: October 28, 2015 Tags ManagementNew York Best for NYC: Other Companies For the Best for NYC Challenge, I’d like to recognize BBMG. Another Brooklyn-based company and one that, like Old Structures, is a
Author Don Friedman Published on: October 27, 2015 Tags ManagementNew York Best for NYC: A Summary B Lab recently hosted a retreat on the state of the B Corp community and its future direction. Part of
Author Don Friedman Published on: October 26, 2015 Tags ManagementNew York Best for NYC: Best Practices Sometimes good practice and economic necessity overlap. Our office is in a Class B office building for several reasons, with rent
Author Don Friedman Published on: October 23, 2015 Tags ManagementNew York Best for NYC: Best Practices Some of the ideas I’ve been discussing about the Best for NYC Challenge are more obvious than others. We live and
Author Don Friedman Published on: October 22, 2015 Tags ManagementNew York Best for NYC: Other Companies One of the earliest companies in New York to be certified as a B Corp, Cooperative Home Care Associates, has one
Author Don Friedman Published on: October 21, 2015 Tags ManagementNew York Best for NYC: Progress As part of the Best for NYC Challenge, it’s worth looking at where we are and how fast we’ve got
Author Don Friedman Published on: October 20, 2015 Tags ManagementNew York Best for NYC: Best Practices Most of the best practices I’ve discussed for the Best for NYC Challenge have been things we try to do every
Author Don Friedman Published on: October 19, 2015 Tags ManagementNew York Best for NYC: Other Companies The Best for NYC Challenge isn’t, of course, just for companies already established as B Corps. The point is to