MBI, Inc. at the Crossroads of Becoming a Certified Benefit Corporation

Certified B Corps are for-profit companies recognized by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency. Today, there is a growing community of more than 2,600 Certified B Corps from 60 countries and over 150 industries working together toward one unifying goal: to redefine success in business. Collectively, B Corps lead a growing global movement of people using business as a force for good.

MBI, Inc. is an American multinational software company which provides open-source enterprise IT products and services. It is currently one of a very few software companies with annual revenue of over USD 2 billion, with nearly 100 worldwide offices in almost 40 countries. This case discusses MBI’s efforts to obtain B Corp certification. The ...