Vermont B Corp Collective

The VBCC serves as a powerful catalyst for companies committed to using business as a force for good. The global B Corp movement is organized at the local level through “B Local” communities, and the Vermont B Corp Collective is yours!

The VBCC provides a peer network here in Vermont for education on the standards, networking with fellow B Corps, and opportunities to learn and collaborate with other B Corps in Vermont. This support is not provided by B Lab and will become essential as the standards change.

By building a strong network of local leaders, VBCC amplifies the impact of Vermont’s B Corps, ensuring that we are not only informed but also equipped to drive meaningful social and environmental change. Connect with your peers, learn together, and grow the movement!

VBCC is an investment in your company’s mission, B Corp Certification, and employees.

By joining the VBCC, you gain access to a year’s worth of programming and activities (available to all of your employees) as well as synthesized resources from B Lab as an official B Lab community.

This programming is designed to support Vermont B Corps and strengthen the local B Corp community toward greater impact for each company and the collective, including education on the standards, networking with fellow B Corps, and opportunities to learn and collaborate with other B Corps in Vermont.

Our 2025 VBCC Programming Calendar will include:

• Educational Webinars – (3) peer-led webinars on certification, evolving standards, and best practices equipping current and aspiring B Corps with the insights needed to enhance their impact and stay current.

• Networking Mixers – (2) in-person mixers fostering meaningful connections, collaboration, ideas exchange, and a more resilient B Corp network in Vermont.

• B Corp Month Celebration – A community-building event in March with networking, presentations, and B Lab resources, celebrating and deepening members' commitment to the B Corp mission.

• Virtual Working Sessions – Collaborative sessions focused on practical problem-solving in areas such as sustainability, empowering the VBCC to tackle shared challenges and drive progress together.

• B Lab Updates – News and updates from B Lab shared via VBCC email listserv, B Hive, and VBSR newsletter.

Important: In 2024 the VBCC offered free programming and the opportunity to register for individual events. In 2025, we will charge a small fee that will gain you access to all events for the year, with one registration in early 2025. This fee will offset the cost of running the VBCC.

By joining the VBCC, you will gain access to an invaluable peer network that supports you through the complexities of your B Corp certification and beyond. This community-driven approach connects members with the resources, relationships, and shared experiences essential for growth, aligning Vermont’s B Corps with a national movement dedicated to using business as a force for good.

We welcome employees of Certified B Corps based in Vermont and elsewhere (or businesses on the path to B Corp certification), students, faculty, and others curious about the B Corp movement.

In order to join the VBCC, you must be a member of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR). More information about membership is available here. If you work for a company outside of Vermont, you can join VBSR at the individual level! Questions about VBSR membership? Contact Jeremy Gerber, VBSR Membership & Development Manager.

Please use this form to register your organization (or yourself, if an “Individual” member of VBSR) for Vermont B Corp Collective programming and activities in 2025. Your registration entitles all employees of your organization to participate in the Vermont B Corp Collective in 2025.

Beginning in 2025, the VBCC will host a series of VBCC-exclusive events and activities that will only be available to members of the Vermont B Corp Collective, who will pay a small program fee to offset the costs of this programming.

Important: In 2024 the VBCC offered free programming and the opportunity to register for individual events. In 2025, we will charge a small fee that will gain you access to all events for the year, with one registration in early 2025. This fee will offset the cost of running the VBCC.

Fees are on a sliding scale based upon the total number of employees in your organization. This program fee entitles all employees of your organization to participate in the Vermont B Corp Collective for one calendar year:

• Organization Size: 0 Employees (Sole Proprietor or “Individual” Level VBSR Member) = $100
• Organization Size: 1-9 Employees = $150
• Organization Size: 10-49 Employees = $225
• Organization Size: 50-249 Employees = $350
• Organization Size: 250-999 Employees = $500

In order to join the VBCC, you must be a member of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR). If you work for an organization outside of Vermont, you can join VBSR at the “Individual” level! More information about membership is available here.

Questions about VBSR membership? Contact Jeremy Gerber, VBSR Membership & Development Manager.

Questions about VBCC program fee? Contact Molly Rand, VBSR Education & Events Manager.

The Vermont B Corp Collective (VBCC) is a program of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR). In spring 2024, the VBCC merged into VBSR to align our shared purpose and leverage VBSR’s resources to create sustainability for the VBCC. The VBCC is designed by and for B Corps, led by an Organizing Team of B Corp volunteers. 

Questions about the VBCC and VBSR relationship? Contact Molly Rand, VBSR Education & Events Manager.

Erika Anderson-Putnam | Cabot Creamery

Carra Cheslin | Lawson's Finest Liquids

Emily Gaynor | Native, a PBC

Molly Lawrence | King Arthur Baking Company

Eliza Leeper | Vermont Creamery

Register: A program of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR), the VBCC is currently accepting registrations for 2025 through Friday, January 17, 2025. Register here.

Engage: Pay a small program fee scaled to the size of your organization, and all of your employees get access to Vermont B Corp Collective programming and activities for the entire calendar year!

Join the B Corp B Hive: Join the VBCC B Hive Group (Search "VBCC" under "Groups" in the B Hive; How to join the B Hive)

Join the VBCC Buzz: Whether a Certified B Corporation, just “B Curious”, or interested in exploring B Corp certification, we invite you to join VBCC Buzz email list to receive email updates on Educational Webinars, Networking Mixers, B Corp Month Celebrations, Virtual Working Sessions, B Lab Updates and more. 

• Understanding B Lab: From a structural standpoint, there are two entities that we as Certified B Corps interact with. B Lab Global is the overarching organization that consists of thirteen partners that encompass various geographic regions. 
  • B Lab Global also sets and administers the Standards for Certification process, ensuring that there is a balance between consistency and culture-specific needs. 
  • B Lab U.S. & Canada is a member organization of B Lab Global, responsible for fostering a B Corp community of businesses in North America, including best practices, collaboration, and communication.
• B Lab’s Theory of Change: Based on racial equity, climate justice, and a stakeholder economy, these three pillars form the essence of B Lab’s mission and the B Lab Theory of Change:
  • Racial equity resources

  • Climate justice resources

  • Stakeholder economy resources

• Resources for B Corp Certification and Re-Certification: There are comprehensive resources on the U.S./Canada B Lab website.
• B Consultants: B Lab now has a program to officially acknowledge individuals who complete a specific B Lab program have earned this designation. While others may have the expertise to guide a company through the process, these professionals in their consultants directory are approved by B Lab to do so.
• B Corp Brand Logos and Support Materials: Under the stewardship of Vermont’s own Image Relay, here are all the graphics and other campaign assets.
• Post or Find a B Corp Job: B Work is only open to Certified B Corps to post jobs, however anyone can use the “Find Jobs” tab.
• Resources for Black, Indigenous, and Other People of Color: Given the institutional and structural white supremacy endemic to our culture, additional information can be helpful, and B Labs has BIPOC resources. 
• We the Change: We the Change is a global network of women-owned B Corps and other aligned organizations.
• White Men for Racial Justice: While not exclusive to B Corps (although there are a large number of participants) this peer-led group co-founded by Jay Coen Gilbert, one of the three originators of B Lab, has ongoing conversations about racial justice and our responsibility to take action via WMRJ.

Please use this form to register your organization (or yourself, if an “Individual” member of VBSR) for Vermont B Corp Collective programming and activities in 2025. 

Your registration entitles all employees of your organization to participate in the Vermont B Corp Collective in 2025. You can learn more about our 2025 programming and activities here.

We welcome employees of B Corps based in Vermont and elsewhere (or businesses on the path to B Corp certification), students, faculty, and others curious about the B Corp movement.