New B Corp standards pass stakeholder test

Cecilia Keating
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New B Corp standards pass stakeholder test

Experts, companies, and public back new standards through preliminary consultation, B Lab confirms

B Corp certification body B Lab has taken a step forward with plans to update the standards companies must achieve to secure official B Corp status, as it looks to respond to growing concerns around the...

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