BDC Podcasts
B Corp Effect
B Corp entrepreneurs are redefining business success. They use their profitable businesses to have a positive impact on their communities, their employees and the environment. Listen to their inspiring stories.
Salt Spring Coffee: Ethically flavored
Salt Spring Coffee is committed to sourcing coffee that is organic and treats coffee farmers fairly.
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Life Without Plastic: Finding Earth-friendly alternatives
Life without Plastic’s goal is a world without fossil-fuel derived plastic and to help people find ethically sourced alternatives.
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Oneka: Connected to water
Philippe Choinière and Stacey Lecuyer grow many of the plants on their organic farm that they use in their Oneka products.
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Alvéole: Connecting honey bees to city dwellers
Alvéole installs and takes care of beehives atop businesses and schools in Canada and the U.S.
ListenPela: Waste turned into smartphone cases
Smartphone accessories company, Pela, has the goal of eliminating one billion pounds of waste from landfills by 2028.
ListenPromotional products based on values
Fairware co-founder Sarah White says developing relationships with organizations that want promotional products helps them make responsible choices.
ListenGoodee: Buy less, but better
Byron and Dexter Peart believe consumers are overwhelmed by choice and offer them a “less but better” approach.
ListenRighteous Gelato Co: More than a delicious dessert
Gelato-maker Righteous Gelato Co is a brand committed to its employees and its community, in addition to being a yummy dessert.
ListenGladstone Hotel: Sleeping with art
As an artist, Christina Zeidler didn’t expect to be running a Toronto hotel that has become a leader in sustainable practices.
ListenChandos Construction: Building better together
Alberta’s Chandos Construction is 100% employee-owned and is committed to sustainable construction, making the company stand out in its industry.
ListenQuo Vadis: Avant-garde real estate developer
Natalie Voland wanted to do more than tear down walls when she took over her father’s Montreal real estate company.
ListenPropeller Coffee Company: Connecting with Coffee
From a Tibetan refugee camp to the Royal Canadian Navy to business owner has shaped Losel Tethong’s outlook on entrepreneurship.
ListenGibbons Whistler: Beyond bars and parties
Joey Gibbons wants his employees to be more than workers in the B.C. resort and makes them central to business.
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