The 2017 Best for the World Honorees
846 Companies Leading the Way to a Shared and Durable Prosperity for All
There is little debate about the future world in which we’d like to live: It is a world in which all people enjoy high-quality jobs with dignity and purpose; safe and neighborly communities that enrich our families; and a healthy environment for us and our grandchildren’s grandchildren.
Yet, like David facing Goliath, we too face forces that can feel unbeatable: the overwhelming power of amoral global capital markets; failing political institutions; and rising inequality, sea levels, discontent, and violence, both seemingly random and institutional.
As business leaders and as citizens, what will we choose to do in our moment of decision?
We don’t have to bend to conventional wisdom; nor do we have to stand alone. There is a global movement of people using the power of business to achieve a higher purpose than profit maximization. They strive to use business as a force for good: good for workers, good for communities, good for the environment. They redefine success in business by competing to be not just best in the world, but best for the world.
Today, leaders of this global community standing up to Goliaths are honored on B Lab’s annual Best for the World list. You can also read stories highlighting honorees from this year’s lists and review the Best for the World criteria.
The 2017 Best for the World List
A total of 846 businesses across 52 industries from 48 countries are recognized on the full list of 2017 Best for the World honorees.
Learn More About the Honorees
To sort and further explore the lists — find all honorees in one category, find honorees near you, and more — you can view the interactive B Analytics platform.
Explore the Data
Review and contribute to the analysis and visualization of the impact of the Best for the World honorees. These datasets are hosted by Best for the Long Term honoree data.world.
Some goals of hosting the datasets for further exploration:
- How has the spread of honorees globally trended over the years, both regionally and by industry?
- What are some interesting correlations between a company’s profile information and their performance?
- We are in particular interested in having data.world members enrich these datasets with other related publicly available data. Please post here any questions with regards how to integrate and join tables from other data sources.
Review Past Best for the World Lists
2016 Best for the World Honorees
2015 Best for the World Honorees
