#19: Mailbag: The New B Corp Standards Are (Almost) Here—But You Can Start Now

In this mailbag episode, we answer your questions about the new B Corp standards, share the latest updates, and explain how you can already begin to work on the new standards--before they are formally released! Ryan starts by breaking down Beyond the B’s global audience and highlighting our most popular episodes. We reflect on key moments, surprising listener trends, and how the podcast’s role may evolve over time.

Next, we explore the upcoming B Lab standards, set for public release in March 2025, and discuss upcoming retreats in Canada and the U.S. Listeners will gain practical strategies for meeting new requirements, organizing efforts, and navigating the re-certification process. We compare the old and new standards, outlining key differences and offering advice on where to focus your efforts first. Finally, we preview future Beyond the B conversations that we’re excited about. Thanks for tuning in!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Overview of Beyond the B’s global listenership and top episodes.

• Emmy and Ryan’s biggest takeaways from hosting this podcast.

• The most surprising listener trends and insights from our data.

• How the role of this podcast may evolve over time.

• The latest on the B Corp standards: public release set for March 2025.

• Details on upcoming retreats in Canada and the U.S.

• Steps to start aligning with the new requirements.

• Best practices for organizing your efforts to meet the new standards.

• A look at the re-certification process and key considerations.

• The seven core sections of the draft standards.

• Strategies for prioritizing different requirements and determining where to start.

• A comparison of the old and new B Corp standards.

• What’s coming up in future Beyond the B episodes.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode: 

• The Next Economy Now Podcast: https://www.lifteconomy.com/podcast
• Draft Standards for B Corp Certification: https://standards.bcorporation.net/en-us/draft
• How to Do Stakeholder Mapping: https://go.lifteconomy.com/blog/how-to-do-stakeholder-mapping
• Struggle for the Soul of the B Corp Movement: https://go.lifteconomy.com/blog/struggle-for-the-soul-of-the-b-corp-movement-enrich-sahan
  Introduction to Beyond the B: https://go.lifteconomy.com/blog/into-to-beyond-the-b 
• Latest Developments on the New B Corp Standards: https://go.lifteconomy.com/blog/latest-update-on-the-new-b-corp-standards-clay-brown-b-lab 
• Peeking Inside the ‘Black Box’ of Verification: https://go.lifteconomy.com/blog/b-corp-verification-process 
• SME Climate Hub: https://smeclimatehub.org/ 

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