TO B(CORP) OR NOT TO B: a different way of doing business
In this episode
A growing movement of businesses argues we need to rethink their role in society. At the forefront of this are BCorps - a new type of business putting purpose alongside profit. We chat to Paul Lindley, founder of Ella’s Kitchen, about why they became a BCorp and what he’s calling for next. Then academic Lenore Palladino explains how we could embed these principles more widely.
PLUS QI elf Anne Miller on everything from cold sausages to Canadian airports...
Guests
Paul Lindley (@Paul_Lindley), entrepreneur and founder of Ella’s Kitchen
Lenore Palladino (@lenorepalladino), assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Anne Miller (@miller_anne), QI Elf and author
More info
B Corps
B Lab: About B Corps
Paul Lindley: Bring Humanity Back to Business (July 2019)
Paul Lindley: Business as Usual? (April 2020)
Guardian: Good company: the capitalists putting purpose ahead of profit (Nov 2019)
Harvard Business Review: Why Companies Are Becoming B Corporations (June 2016)
Shareholder vs stakeholder capitalism
B Lab White Paper: From Shareholder Primacy to Stakeholder Capitalism (Sep 2020)
Lenore Palladino: End Shareholder Primacy Once and For All (Mar 2020)
Lenore Palladino: Ending Shareholder Primacy in Corporate Governance (Feb 2019)
Lenore Palladino and Kristina Karlsson: Towards Accountable Capitalism (Oct 2019)