B Corp Benefits for your Business
Want to be a better business?
If you’d like to use your business as a force for good – economically, socially and environmentally, join Mehalah Beckett, Chief Sustainability Officer at Connect Three for this introductory session on B Corp.
B Corp is a movement and best practice framework that supports businesses to reach high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability. It helps companies get started on their sustainability journeys by focusing on the improvements that are right for them, their people and the planet.
In this session we’ll demystify the B Corp movement, highlight business benefits and answer your questions.
No prior knowledge needed. Businesses of all sizes, industries and geographies welcome, from the solopreneur to to big business - we all have a part to play in addressing the social and climate crisis and our businesses will thrive as a result.
Speakers
Mehalah Beckett
Mehalah Beckett is Chief Sustainability at Connect Three where she supports businesses on their sustainable growth journeys, accelerating their impact socially, environmentally and economically.
An Economist by background, Mehalah worked as a consultant before moving abroad with the UK Government supporting African states on sustainable economic development. She later joined Intrepid Travel as Africa Director, taking them through B Corp, and seeing the impact on people, planet and profit that proved business could be an incredibly powerful force for good.
She is co-chair of the Scotland B Corp Community and a passionate ambassador of the movement. B Corp or not, she loves supporting businesses to grow in a way that’s sustainable for the founders, their team, wider stakeholders and the planet.
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