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<span id="docs-internal-guid-77a0cc06-71a3-becf-e76e-d2344c922cfe"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Over the last decade, several initiatives have been created to elevate social entrepreneurship initiatives. For instance, B Corps are for-profit companies certified by the nonprofit </span>[http://www.bcorporation.net <span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">B Lab</span>] <span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. As of today, there are 2,003 B corps in 50 countries (B lab, 2017). Joining the B corps community enables companies to have access to an extended network of like-minded companies with whom they can share best-practices. The certification also contributes to the company's marketing efforts by attracting customers, prospective employees, and partners who embody similar values.</span></span>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-77a0cc06-71a3-becf-e76e-d2344c922cfe"><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One such company is </span>[http://www.threadinternational.com/ <span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thread</span>]<span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, where an acquaintance of Jacoby’s works. The startup is valued very highly but its focus is making clothing out of processed plastic bottles. The clothes are made out of raw material collected from the streets. Plastic bottles are processed in a plant to create fibers that are used to create products. </span>[http://www.seedsgreenprinting.com/ <span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">SEEDS</span>] <span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">is another example of B corps certified SE startups. The company is a green printing company offering environmentally friendly printing services to its customers from initial concept to final delivery and distribution.</span></span>
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