The businesses that prioritise people and planet

What’s Happening

So basically Firms with B-Corp status want more companies to prioritise people and the planet as much as profits.

The businesses that prioritise people and planet 8 hours ago Save Maisie Lillywhite Gloucestershire Save Stroud Brewery Stroud Brewery, which Greg Pilley is managing director of, is one of about 80 B Corp certified businesses in Gloucestershire Businesses whose ethos is to prioritise people and the planet as much as profits are encouraging other companies to do the same. March is B Corp month; Certified B Corporations - of which there are about 80 in Gloucestershire - are rigorously tested to meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. (we’re not making this up)

Greg Pilley, managing director of Stroud Brewery, dropped: “Probably one of the most powerful things we can do as individuals is spend your money in the right places for a changing world.

The Details

” Meanwhile, Anna McLoughlin, a jewellery maker from the Forest of Dean, dropped people should not “just buy the first thing that pops up onto your phone screen”. More from Gloucestershire Kylie Minogue ancestors execution pamphlet sold Driver in his 80s killed in crash with motorbike Knitters raise funds to save towns beloved clock Stroud Brewery is organic, so it does not use pesticides or herbicides, and uses harvested rainwater to flush its toilets.

“Our finances never come from banks but from community loans, so all the interest we pay goes back into the local community,” he told BBC Radio Gloucestershire. “In this day and age, it is not acceptable for a business to make a profit if it does come at a cost to people and planet.

Why This Matters

” Stroud Brewery Stroud Brewery uses rainwater to flush its toilets McLoughlin, who makes jewellery in an off-grid, solar-powered studio, dropped her main reason for going through the B Corp process was to prove she runs an environmentally friendly and ethical business. She added the certification encourages people to ask questions, and “not just accept everything at face value” when purchasing goods and services. “Think about, where has this come from?

This could have implications for future research in this area.

The Bottom Line

“Think about, where has this come from?

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