How the Lessons and Events of 2020 Can Carry Us Forward
B The Change Weekly: December 18, 2020
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As we make our way through the final weeks of 2020, many of us are ready to put this year of unexpected challenges and constant change behind us. But when the calendar turns to 2021, challenges will remain — and we can seize this opportunity to build back better and shape an economy that works for all stakeholders.
During the turbulence of this year, Certified B Corporations navigated the ups and downs by maintaining a stakeholder focus and drawing strength from their purpose and people. This week we highlight how the B Corp community stepped up to the challenges of this year and why stakeholder capitalism provides a framework for the future of business.
The B Corp Community Shows Hope and Resilience Amid Crises
The events of 2020 revealed the resilience and hope that can be found in community, even during times of crisis. B The Change highlights how B Corps provided examples for other business leaders to learn from or follow and collaborated with partners to use business as a force for good throughout this turbulent year.
Planning for the New Year? Focus on Gradual Progress
As with all things 2020, end-of-year wrap-up and forward thinking and planning will be different. If you’re fumbling through strategy as you try to determine next year’s plan, Chris Hutchinson of B Corp Trebuchet Group says you’re not alone and offers some guidance for 2021 in this B The Change article.
Make Your Year-End Planning Good for the World
In the massive shift that we’re living through — how we socialize, how we work, how we celebrate, how we travel (or don’t), how we make a living — we are having to plan with great ambiguity as well as uncertainty. It’s hard to know what will make for a “successful” 2021, but Nell Derick Debevoise of B Corp Inspiring Capital says developing our individual vision of success can help us find our way to greater fulfillment.
Stay in the Know
Here’s your chance to catch up on recent articles:
- Want to Retain Employees of Color? Let Them Be Themselves: 5 Ways to Create a More Inclusive Workplace
- The Value of Trusting in Your Toolbox and Focusing on Gradual Progress: How Do I Plan for Next Year When I Don’t Know What’s Next?
- Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Ideas for Planet-Positive Gifting: Grow Ensemble Suggests These Presents Made with Earth’s Future in Mind
- Even Amid Uncertainty, It’s Important to Outline Your Vision for the Future: 3 Steps to Make Your Year-End Planning Good for the World
- A Business Community of Hope and Resilience Amid Crises: 2020 B Corp Year in Review: The Lessons and Events of 2020 to Carry Us Forward Into 2021
B The Change gathers and shares the voices from within the movement of people using business as a force for good and the community of Certified B Corporations. The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the nonprofit B Lab.
