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Follow on Google News | B Corp® Vita Global, Inc. honored as 2018 Best For the World Long-term: GovernanceFounders Colleen Slinkard and Portland Reed received an honorary award recognizing their social impact and their innovative governance structures cementing their mission into their business DNA.
By: Vita Global, Inc. More than 2,400 B Corps were evaluated using an independent, comprehensive B Impact Assessment administered by the nonprofit B Lab. The full assessment appraised adherence to mission, ethics, accountability, and transparency, and measured the adoption of a social or environmental mission and how it engages staff, teams, board members, and the community to achieve their mission. Certification as a B Corp® is a rigorous process requiring ongoing compliance to maintain certification. Transparency of values and goals for contributing to the social good in meaningful ways is a current focus for consumers, investors and talent seeking to align themselves with companies who share their desire for true impact. "With the rise of [frustration] "Becoming a B Corp® not only solidified our commitment to the way we run a business but gave us a verified framework for measuring and tracking impact. Vita Global is part of our legacy, as a certified B Corp® and Benefit Corporation, we know that the DNA of why we started the company will be preserved," says Colleen Slinkard, Vita Global's Founder, "We believe that good governance is one of the most important parts of our operations and impact model." Vita Global is mindful of their impact on their local community, the environment, and society at large! Their hope is to demonstrate to the world that it is possible to increase profits in a framework where social performance is as important as profits. Vita Global clients have commented on how making this adjustment has impacted their business. "[Our] company is promoting community well-being with equal access to justice," says Vita Global client Halisis T., JD. Founder of FourFiveSiz [fourfivesixwallet.com] "[We are] a firm founded on integrity, honor and extraordinary customer experience," A full list of Honorees is featured on B the Change, B Lab's digital publication at BtheChange.com/ Do you have what it takes to become a B Corp? Take this free B Impact Assessment [vita-global.com/ ### About Vita Global, Inc. Vita Global is a Social Impact Advisory Firm, founded by Colleen Slinkard, MA and Portland Reed, JD to promote using business as a social good. They also co-founded the B Local Mid Atlantic - a community of B Corps from D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, helping businesses act on their purpose to achieve socio-economic and environmental impact. Vita Global is B Corp® 2017 & 2018 "Best for the World honoree." About B Lab B Lab is a nonprofit organization that serves a global movement of people using business as a force for good. Its vision is that one day all companies compete not only to be the best in the world but be the best for the world and society. B Lab drives this systemic change by 1) building a community of Certified B Corps to make it easier for all of us to tell the difference between "good companies" and good marketing; 2) passing benefit corporation legislation to give business leaders the freedom to create value for society as well as shareholders; For more information, visit http://www.bcorporation.net. End
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