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A comment on Ask HN: Anyone a social entrepreneur, i.e. placing social impact above profit?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Anyone a social entrepreneur, i.e. placing social... by tommaitland on Saturday August 15, 2020 @10:53AM (#24169302)
+1 on B Corp certification being better than a “social enterprise”. I’ve seen so many companies call themselves social enterprises with little evidence of impact, which really amounts to a new form of greenwashing. B Corp helps solve that
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Re:Ask HN: Anyone a social entrepreneur, i.e. placing social... by benrmatthews on Saturday August 15, 2020 @11:03AM (#24169367)
We’re currently going through the B Corp process and even taking the initial questionnaire is improving the social impact side of our business and helping us plan for how we can improve here.

I’m sure B Corp as term suffers from the same issues as social enterprise does, namely who knows or cares what a B Corp is outside of those that have achieved B Corp status?

Sometimes it seems much simpler to just be a business and outline your social impact on your website and marketing materials, or register as a straight charity so there’s no questions asked.

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