Real Leaders Impact Awards

20 REAL-LEADERS.COM / SPRING 2020 81 Green Hammer Design Build Impact / Buildings that mimic healthy living systems provide fresh air and clean water, create and conserve energy, and live in harmony with our natural world. A healthy building supports us personally while restoring the health of the planet. A pioneer of Oregon’s green building movement. Growth / Built five of the first LEED-Platinum homes in the United States, and a community complex that produced 18 percent more electricity than it consumed utilizing a rooftop solar system. Have become sought-after designers and builders in a growing Zero-Net- Energy economy. www.GreenHammer.com 82 Sensiba San Filippo Impact / Accountants and business advisors who don’t run from a good challenge, but rather, tackle them head-on. Adopting the Golden Rule of business: Treat people the way you would want to be treated. Growth / A holistic focus on their clients’ businesses and personal finances has eliminated worry and stress and led to happy clients that have stayed with them for up to 20 years. www.ssfllp.com 83 Samunnati Impact / Provide customized financial and non-financial solutions to players across the agricultural value chain in India — making markets work for smallholder farmers and enabling this value chain to operate at a higher equilibrium. Growth / A sample of 100 beneficiaries in 14 Indian states show all are contributing to at least one UN Sustainable Development Goal. The company has shown revenue growth of 207 percent from FY2017-18 to FY2018-19. They have raised an investment of $162 million, of which $73 million is equity and $89 million is debt investment. www.Samunnati.com 84 Classy Impact / A social enterprise on a mission to mobilize and empower the world for good through its online fundraising software for nonprofits. Provides easy-to-use fundraising technology and modernized giving experiences to nonprofit organizations — to help raise more money and accelerate their global impact. Growth / Raised more than $50 million in venture capital funding. They partner with other tech companies like Salesforce, Amazon Web Services, and Google to support the fundraising initiatives of fast- growing nonprofits like Team Rubicon and The Trevor Project www.Classy.org 85 Caldera Medical Impact / Launched the global Women’s Health Initiative to end the incapacitation and suffering of 1 million women with pelvic floor disorders in underserved populations by 2025. Growth / Sponsored more than 60 humanitarian trips globally to train local physicians in developing countries on how to perform pelvic floor surgery, which allows women to return to normal life. www.CalderaMedical.com 86 Abacus Wealth Partners Impact / A certified B-Corp which is an industry leader in impact investing. They promote a diverse workforce and culture, and have many charity commitments. Nearly half of their advisors and partners are women. Growth / Until recently, few in the finance industry took impact investing seriously. Abacus helped pioneer the idea that success isn’t about turning away from civic or moral duty — it’s about embracing it. www.AbacusWealth.com 87 Firespring Impact / Their Power of 3 program gives 1 percent of revenue, 2 percent of products, and 3 percent of each employee’s time (1 full day per month) to causes — more than $3 million annually. Growth / Have helped thousands of nonprofits and purpose-driven clients in all 50 states in America, and in 14 countries, to do more good in the world. www.Firespring.com 88 Nisolo Impact / Every Nisolo purchase helps provide a living wage in the factory they own in Peru. This enables them to pursue living wages within the rest of their supply chain, and combat climate change by protecting trees from deforestation in the Amazon Basin. Growth / A partnership with Ecosphere+ has protected 104,750 trees (an area the size of 134 soccer fields) from deforestation. They recently published, and made public, the lowest wages in their supply chain to inspire a living wage movement across the fashion industry. www.Nisolo.com 89 One Better Ventures Impact / Help exceptional entrepreneurs fulfill their mission by advising on strategy and operations, and providing growth capital. They donate 10 percent of the firm’s profit to charitable causes and devote another 10 percent to an employee profit pool. They inspire a community to make a positive impact in the world. Growth / Has grown six-fold between 2015 and 2019, with a portfolio of 30 client partners: Over $50 million of capital invested in 10 companies and strategy advisory engagements to 20 companies including 7 pro-bono engagements. www.1bv.co 90 Morton Solar & Electric Impact / One of the oldest solar energy contractors in Indiana, their products have a direct impact on reducing CO 2 emissions in one of the highest CO 2 -emitting regions per capita in the country. Growth / Has demonstrated the benefits of solar power to a wide range of clients, including government agencies, U.S. Department of Defense, municipal water departments, and the creation of the nation’s first Net-Zero elementary school and public library. www.MortonSolar.com REAL LEADERS IMPACT AWARDS TOP 100 COMPANIES