Esen, Ayla2024-07-122024-07-122018Esen, A. (2018). Reinventing business for positive impact:A preliminary look at B corps. International Congress on Business and Marketing. s. 15-20.978 - 605 - 2124 - 09-3https://icbm.world/?lang=trhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/6356The concept of "benefit corporation" has emerged as a new form of organizaton that combines aspirations of for-profit organizations. Companies that wish to use besuiness for doing good voluntarily apply for a B Corp certification and try to meet standars of social and environmental performance along with transparency and accountability. The main purpose of this study is to provide a preliminary look at the social and environmental impact these organizations create and to assess the differences among various types of impact B corps make across industries. Impact scores of 2180 B Corps in designated categories of environment, workers, customers, community and governance are analyzed to explore the differences across industries.enCC0 1.0 Universalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessBenefit corporationsSocial impactEnvironmental impactConference Object2015