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Luscious Garage, aside from being an auto repair shop focused on hybrids, engages women and other minorities to get involved in the auto-repair trades through apprenticeship programs and public speaking; they want to raise awareness about the idea that shift the gender norms will help their entire industry in the long run.
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Cooperative Home Care Associates (CHCA) is owned by 2,000 of its direct-care workers, mostly made up of low-income individuals, ethnic minorities, and/or women from the Bronx. CHCA has extended ownership to their workers intentionally to create a more meaningful place to work, use employee engagement as a competitive advantage in their industry, and drive employment in the Bronx.
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Alter Eco's sources its core ingredients from farmer-owned cooperatives that ensure that farmers are not only earning a living wage but also earning a premium that is used to build community infrastructure such as agri-processing facilities or schools. In addition, they have also helped many farmer groups establish democratic governance systems to improve the livelihoods of the whole village instead of an individual farmer.
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New Belgium Brewery releases information regarding its energy and water use, waste production and diversion, and greenhouse gas emission intensity on their website. By making their environmental metrics transparent on their website, New Belgium Brewery appeals to environmentally-conscious consumers and helps them make more informed decisions.
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Greyston Bakery employs individuals with a "barrier to employment" such as incarceration, drug abuse history, or homelessness in Yonkers, NY. Many of those individuals have even graduated their training program and are now managers in the company. Through their hiring and training practices, Greyston is helping alleviate cyclical poverty in their community.
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Saul Good Gift Co. has each supplier agree to and sign a code of conduct ensuring compliance and agreement to principals regarding fair labor and environmental responsibility. This policy helps the company create more accountability through their supply chain to ensure standards for social and environmental stewardship.
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Much of Susty Party’s biodegradable kitchen ware is manufactured by visually-impaired workers through a partnership with Clovernook Center for the Blind. Susty Party seeks out suppliers like Clovernook to use the power of their business to support people with disabilities.
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Every full-time and part-time employee owner at King Arthur Flour is provided 40 hours of paid volunteer time per year! KAF strives to be amongst the most loved employers in their state and this volunteer program not only support that mission but also has contributed over 1,584 volunteer hours to their community in 2013.
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To save energy, New Seasons Market uses ambient light sensors and energy-efficient motors, as well as capturing waste heat from refrigeration systems to heat their stores and using 10% wind power at all locations. These practices help New Seasons Market save on energy costs and reduce their environmental impact.
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United by Blue (UBB) organizes hundreds of volunteer events to remove a pound of trash from waterways for every product sold. UBB uses the power of their business to raise awareness about plastic pollution in our oceans.
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Give Something Back donates an average of 75% of their annual profits to local nonprofits that focus on arts & culture, environment, animal welfare, and human services. This office supply company also has a Paper = Food Program, through which the company donates $1 to local food banks for every case of paper sold. In less than three years, the program has contributed to over 1 million meals.
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Eco Lips, an organic lip balm company installed a solar power array on their manufacturing plant, which has become of one Iowa’s largest solar power projects. Through solar power, Eco Lips is both reducing their environmental impact and becoming a leader in their local economy.
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TS Designs has installed LED lighting, static and tracking solar arrays, biodiesel fueling station, and sun tunnel lighting, which allows natural light to enter windowless rooms.
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Mugshots Coffeehouse in Philadelphia invites local farmers to the new employee orientations and on an ongoing basis to discuss the relationship between the coffeehouse and the farms that provide the coffee shop’s locally sourced food. Creating personal connections both strengthens community ties and increases employee engagement.
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To properly dispose of toxic materials in their auto repair shop, Luscious Garage sends used rags off-site so chemicals can be removed responsibly, installed a non-porous floor to prevent toxic chemicals from leeching into the ground, and sends used hybrid car batteries to AERC Recycling Solutions. Minimizing the impact of their operations through to the very end helps the environmentally-focused company fulfill their mission on all fronts.
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Sustainable Harvest, a coffee importer from Portland, OR, invites people throughout the value chain of their products including farmers, processors, and baristas to an annual event called “Let’s Talk Coffee.” This event provides the much needed space for small scale farmers to discuss important issues and helps Sustainable Harvest establish personal connections between their suppliers, employees, and customers.
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The Board of Directors of BlueAvocado, a company that sells reusable bags and accessories, reviews the collective impact of their sales on a shopper’s waste footprint, impact from their manufacturing partners, and the number of micro-loans made as a result of their partnerships.
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B’More Organic, a locally-owned organic food company, sources their skim milk from organic, grass-fed, grazing cows, about 80 miles away. Sourcing locally both helps B'More Organic promote their local economy and saves the financial and environmental cost of shipping milk from farther away.
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As a result of a recent environmental audit of their facilities, Chroma Technologies installed new heating and cooling systems and modernized their lighting equipment. These changes have also improved their buildings' indoor environmental quality.
