Better World Books is a U.S. based online book seller. Described as a for-profit "Social Business Venture", Better World Books claim they measure success through a “triple bottom line”, considering economic, environmental and social factors. They are a founding B corporation, aiming to "create benefit all stakeholders, not just shareholders.", The Better World Books mission statement is “to capitalize on the value of the book to fund and support ...
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Better World Books is a U.S. based online book seller. Described as a for-profit "Social Business Venture", Better World Books claim they measure success through a “triple bottom line”, considering economic, environmental and social factors. They are a founding B corporation, aiming to "create benefit all stakeholders, not just shareholders.", The Better World Books mission statement is “to capitalize on the value of the book to fund and support literacy initiatives locally, nationally, and around the world.” They raise funding for over 80 non-profit literacy programs.
They have collected over 24 million books, raised over US$3.6 million for non-profit literacy programs, US$2.9 million for libraries and US$1.4 million for student groups.
In May 2002, three University of Notre Dame graduates led a book drive to help the Robinson Community Learning Center in South Bend, Indiana, USA. The founders won the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business top prize for social...
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