B Corp is everywhere. But what does it mean for a biotech company producing high-tech botanicals?

The Forgotten Half of the Plant When we think of medicinal plants, we usually picture leaves, flowers, and stems. These aerial parts are the most accessible, the most studied, and the easiest to harvest at scale. But for many therapeutically important species, the root system contains a distinct and often more concentrated set of bioactive compounds that have been largely overlooked by the modern ingredients industry.