The Two B’s: B Corp vs. Benefit Corporation and Why Opticos is Both

While they have many traits in common—accountability, transparency, and a dedication to a triple bottom line—a California Benefit Corporation is not necessarily a certified B Corporation, and B Corp does not have to be a benefit corporation. Opticos Design is ...

How the Built Environment Can Affect Positive Change

Before coming to Opticos in 2012, designer Melia West spent a year volunteering at the Hogar Sagrado Corazón orphanage in Montero, Bolivia. The orphanage, which opened in 1982, provides a home to around 120 girls that have been abandoned, orphaned, ...

Opticos Named to 2013 B Corp Best for Workers List

Opticos Design, Inc., was named to B Lab’s “B Corp Best for the Workers List,” honoring the top 10% of all Certified B Corporations in the world that have made a positive impact on their workforce. “Study after study shows ...

Why We Became a B: Making a Commitment to a Triple Bottom Line

I feel like I’m tempting the fates, writing on this topic today. I just got my second biennial email reminding me that it’s time to re-certify as a B Corp. As we have done at least twice before, we must take the B Impact Assessment to evaluate our overall social and environmental performance, which makes me tremble a bit. This is a good thing­—if we’re going to talk the talk, we’d better be walking the walk. Here’s the story…