theOtherDada proudly announces...
...to be Lebanon's first-ever B Corporation and 4th in the entire MENA.
This makes us officially a force for good - from the way we operate internally to the change we create! Being more than just a certificate, B Corp helps us set goals, continue to learn, be truly held accountable, and benchmark against like-minded organisations.
But what is B Corp?
In order to achieve B Corp Certification, a company must:
Demonstrate high social and environmental performance by achieving a B Impact Assessment score of 80 or above and passing our risk review.
Make a legal commitment by changing their corporate governance structure to be accountable to all stakeholders, not just shareholders, and achieve benefit corporation status if available in their jurisdiction.
Exhibit transparency by allowing information about their performance measured against B Lab’s standards to be publicly available on their B Corp profile on B Lab’s website.
Adib Dada Revives Polluted Rivers
Introducing the 2016 GOOD 100, our annual list of 100 extraordinary individuals tackling global issues in creative ways.
The Beirut River is more sludgy sewer than river, complete with rumors of a resident crocodile lurking in the muck. Adib Dada thinks he can clean it up. Using biomimicry techniques developed at theOtherDada, his architecture and design practice, Dada is attempting to rehabilitate the river and reintegrate it into Beirut’s natural ecosystem. He’s also rebuilding the city’s infrastructure around a more symbiotic relationship between nature and the built environment. The first stage, Beirut River 2.0, which addresses infrastructural decay and contamination in the most polluted neighborhoods, is currently under way.
