{"id":2711,"date":"2014-06-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gridalt.wpenginepowered.com\/the-current\/b-the-change\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:03:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T16:03:08","slug":"b-the-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live-grid-wp.pantheonsite.io\/es\/the-current\/b-the-change\/","title":{"rendered":"B the Change!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To help make our mission possible, GRID Alternatives relies on responsible, community-engaged businesses that support social, economic and environmental sustainability. We partner with these businesses as volunteers and sponsors of our work, for in-kind donations of the equipment we use, and to support us financially through philanthropic partnerships. That\u2019s why we couldn\u2019t have been more excited to have B Lab out installing solar for local low-income family Steve and Evani Chubin last week as part of their \u201cBe the Change in our Communities\u201d effort.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcorporation.net\/\">B Lab<\/a> is a nonprofit organization that serves a global movement to redefine success in business so that all companies compete not only to be the best in the world, but the best for the world. They\u2019re building a global community of Certified B Corporations to make it easier for all of us to tell the difference between \u201cgood companies\u201d and good marketing. Certified B Corps have met a rigorous certification standard that includes metrics for environmental, social and economic sustainability, both internal and external to the company\u2019s operations. Certified B Corps are using business as a force for good, creating greater economic opportunity, strengthening local communities and preserving the environment. We here at GRID Colorado think this is AWESOME. <\/p>\n<p>All last week, Certified B Corps around Colorado, the United States and the world came together to give back to their local communities as part of a global \u201cBe the Change in our Communities\u201d effort.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBusinesses and the people behind them have the power to spread awareness, create good and ignite worldwide change. We like to think of this movement simply as community in action,\u201d said Kim Coupounas, GoLite Co-Founder and director of B Lab Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re excited to have B Lab and Colorado\u2019s B Corps out on the roof with us during their B of Service week, helping a deserving family go solar. Our work is a natural fit with the organization&#8217;s and companies\u2019 dedication to sustainability and lasting community impacts, and we are looking forward to growing the partnership with the community of B Corps,\u201d said Erica Mackie, GRID Alternatives CEO.<\/p>\n<p>Colorado has an especially strong B Corp community with more than 40 local companies certified. In total, seven B Lab staff \u2013 including Colorado B Lab Director Kim Coupounas and B lab co-founder Jay Coen Gilbert, as well as twelve B lab certified Colorado companies, joined GRID Colorado last week. The companies represented included <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rallydev.com\/\">Rally Software<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moyewhite.com\/default.aspx\">Moye White<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/campbelllawgroup.com\/\">Blue Dot Advocates<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cleargreenadvisors.com\/\">Cleargreen Advisors<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.golite.com\/\">GoLite<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.impacthubboulder.com\/\">Impact Hub Boulder<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.renewablechoice.com\/\">Renewable Choice Energy<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.namastesolar.com\/\">Namast\u00e9 Solar<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.firstaffirmative.com\/\">First Affirmative Financial Network<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/colorado.doortodoororganics.com\/shop-good-food\">Door to Door Organics<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/prototest.com\/\">ProtoTest<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.garycic.com\/\">Gary Community Investment Company<\/a>. The B lab team completed a solar installation that will provide more than $20,000 in direct financial savings for the Chubin family, while adding to Colorado\u2019s renewable energy goals and offsetting carbon \u2013 equivalent to planting 3,000 trees. Homeowner Steve Chubin called the installation \u201cone of the best days of my life\u201d, and was extremely grateful to the amazing B Lab volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re looking forward to more opportunities to partner with B Lab to make solar happen for low-income communities nation \u2013 and world \u2013 wide.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks B Lab! <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All last week, Certified B Corps around Colorado, the United States and the world came together to give back to their local communities as part of a global \u201cBe the Change in our Communities\u201d effort.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":2712,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"audience":[],"content-type":[12],"focus-area":[18,26],"region":[],"series":[],"content-author":[],"class_list":["post-2711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-organizational-stories","content-type-news","focus-area-events","focus-area-sponsors"],"acf":{"hero_media_type":"image","hero_media_image":null,"hero_media_url":"","hero_media_poster":null,"hero_video_play":"inline","related_stories":null,"pattern_override":null,"story_callouts":null,"media":null,"featured_blog_post":null,"featured_event":null,"pdf_download":null,"blockquote":null,"author":null,"notice":null,"social_embed":null,"contact_card":null,"meta_details":null,"faq":null,"table":null},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>B the Change! 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