Exhibit Resources Announces Benefit Corporation Certification

RALEIGH, N.C. - May 20, 2013 - PRLog -- RALEIGH, NC – Lana Calloway, CEO of Exhibit Resources, a full-service exhibit design and production agency, announced its certification as a Benefit Corporation. B Corps are certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.

Unlike traditional corporations, Certified B Corporations are legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their employees, suppliers, community, consumers and environment. Exhibit Resources will share this vision as a B Corp through their sustainable practices that can bring efficiencies and financial benefits. Exhibit Resources illustrate notable efforts as a B Corp through planned usage of solar panels, their water collection project, and their consistent use of recycled materials.

“Being a socially responsible company is inherent to our business at Exhibit Resources,” said Calloway. “Gaining certification and status as a B Corp will enable us to better promote our commitment of social responsibility and our impact on the world around us. ”

More than seven hundred businesses from sixty industries and twenty-four countries make up the B Corp community. This unique community strives to redefine success in business while representing a diverse multibillion marketplace. Certified B Corporations meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, legally expand their corporate responsibilities to include consideration of stakeholder interests, and build collective voice through the power of the unifying B Corporation brand. For more information about the Benefit Corporation community, visit www.bcorporation.net.

For more information about Exhibit Resources, visit www.exhibitresources.com or call 919-832-4700.

For more information about B Corporation certification, visit http://www.bcorporation.net/.

About Exhibit Resources:

Exhibit Resources is a woman-owned, full-service exhibit design and production agency specializing in branded environments based in Raleigh, NC.  For over twenty years Exhibit Resources has exceeded client expectations globally while becoming a stakeholder in the success of their client’s marketing objectives. From modular and portable display systems, custom exhibits and rental options, to high-end corporate interiors and retail kiosks, Exhibit Resources specializes in flawless customer service, award-winning designs and exceptional trade show program management. For more information, call 919-832-4700 or visit www.exhibitresources.com.

About B Corp:

Certified B Corporations meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, legally expand their corporate responsibilities to include consideration of stakeholder interests, and build collective voice through the power of the unifying B Corporation brand. As of February 2013, there are more than 690 Certified B Corporations from over 60 industries and 24 countries, representing a diverse multi-billion dollar marketplace.

About B Lab:

B Lab is a nonprofit organization that serves a global movement to redefine success in business so that all companies compete not only to be the best in the world, but the best for the world. B Lab drives this systemic change through a number of interrelated initiative: 1) building a community of Certified B Corporations to make it easier for all of us to tell the difference between “good companies” and good marketing; 2) passing legislation to accelerate growth of social entrepreneurship and impact investing (12 states have already passed benefit corporation legislation); 3) driving capital to high impact investments through the use of GIIRS Ratings and Analytics (more than 60 investors with over $3B in impact assets under management use GIIRS); and 4) providing free, powerful tools for businesses to measure, compare and improve their social and environmental performance (more than 7,000 businesses use B Lab’s free B Impact Assessment).