The business world is evolving. There is a need for business to be a more involved entity than just a products and service trader. This concept however encompasses many different ideas and different implications as to what is means to be socially responsible. Michael Porter’s article “Creating Shared Value” looks at, “the connection between societal and economic progress” (Porter). The article written by Archie Carroll and Kareem Shabana titled, “The Business Case for Corporate Social Responsibility: A Review of Concepts, Research and Practice” looks at how social responsibility can provide “incentives from a primary corporate economic/financial perspective (Carroll).” This can all be tied together with the new emerging type of corporation, a B-corp. A B-corporation is concerned with the triple bottom line; people, planet, and profit. Many businesses are jumping on band wagon of social responsibility while others are standing back to evaluate the progress of this new idea. Is there any stock in what Michael Porter or Archie Carroll and Kareem Shabana are saying? Do their ideas conflict with one another or support each other? Do B-corporations fit into this idea of social responsibility? Michael Porter article looked at the things that businesses could do to create shared value. Shared value as Porter explains means long term sustainable business that benefits multiple stakeholders. Porter’s article focused on different ways to create this shared value. He looked at reconceiving products and markets. This could mean looking at the question, “Is this product good for our customers? Or for our customers’ customers (Porter)?” Porter wants people to look at how their products or services impact society, and how it can assist in social change. Porter also considered enabling a local cluster development. This concept looks at the communities surrounding a business