Ranking: 144
Industry: Renewable Energy
Mission: A solar energy EPC that presents cost-effective renewable energy solutions for the residential, commercial, municipal, governmental, and utility sectors. They aim to expand the use of renewable energy for the benefit of the Environment, Economy, and Earth. Pioneering projects such as the first Net-Zero Elementary School and Library in the U.S.
Ranking: 119
Industry: Management Consulting
Mission: Focused on delivering mutual benefit for corporate, nonprofit and government partners through the strategic deployment of social impact initiatives. They are dedicated to helping organizations achieve a positive social impact through meaningful partnerships to maximize expertise and drive effective programs. Network of consultants spans across Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America.
What 3 words best describe your company culture?
Bridge builders, Passionate, Professional
What quote best exemplifies your company?
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.”
How is your product or service having a positive social and/or environmental impact?
We have developed strategy and have managed training and capacity building for over 400,000 individual job seekers, small businesses with a special focus on women entrepreneurs, students, parents and teachers in the areas of financial literacy, digital skills, and online safety in over 22 countries. This has enabled better economic opportunities for them and has helped keep people safe online. We have managed over US$40 million of technology grants to non-profits to help them deliver on their mission. We have worked with over 10 companies to help them achieve their B Corp certification.
What is your company’s vision for the future?
We believe that future generations deserve the same opportunities we’ve had: to enjoy nature, health, education, love and prosperity. We believe that business should be used as a force for good.
Ranking: 115
Industry: Social Impact Marketing
Mission: A print and packaging company that customizes branded merchandise, where every transaction supports improved outcomes for young adults aging out of foster care. 10% of their profits fund programs for foster youth, and 30% of employees have been impacted by foster care. Have positively impacted over 750 youths and young adults.
What 3 words best describe your company culture?
Kind, Love, Good
How is your product or service having a positive social and/or environmental impact?
We provide resources and job opportunities for young people impacted by foster care. Every purchase has an impact in supporting young people by either providing a job, housing assistance, transportation, life skills workshops and other resources. Many of our products are also produced by B Corps or have a mission focus.
What is your company’s vision for the future?
Our vision is that every young person impacted by foster care has access to resources and a community that can help bridge the gap from childhood to adulthood. We believe business can be this force of good to give everyone meaning in their job as they work toward this vision.
Ranking: 149
Industry: Management Consulting
Mission: A business management consultant striving to develop change-resilient organizations. They help business owners, leaders, and executives hone their thinking, their conversations and their execution to get the most from their existing resources and become better leaders. Helping to build a better local, national and global community.
Ranking: 128
Industry: Financial Services
Mission: An impact investing advisory firm serving clients who want their investments to contribute to a more sustainable and inclusive world. They develop and manage custom investment strategies designed to achieve targeted environmental and social impact without sacrificing financial performance. Helping clients support the achievement of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
What 3 words best describe your company culture?
Collegial, Inclusive, Passionate
What quote best exemplifies your company?
Hillel the Elder: “If I am not for me, that who will be? (Capitalism) If I am only for me, then what am I? (Justice) And if not now, then when?” (Urgency/Impact)
How is your product or service having a positive social and/or environmental impact?
Cornerstone works with individuals, families and institutions to pursue a shared vision: the realization of a more regenerative and inclusive global economy. Clients come to Cornerstone for investment advice and portfolio design that incorporates both financial and impact goals. Between our advisory client base and shareholders in our recently launched (11/19) mutual fund (ticker CCIIX), we currently facilitate the deployment of ~$2 billion in capital toward investments that generate positive social and environmental impact.
What is your company’s vision for the future?
We envision a future where capitalism fully considers all forms of capital — not just financial, but also human and natural capital — in the pursuit of profitable innovation that benefits all stakeholders in the global economy.
Ranking: 127
Industry: Investment Management
Mission: Serves and collaborates with individuals, families, foundations, and their financial advisors. They increase the effectiveness and alignment of philanthropic grants, impact investments, and mission related investments. Investing with the intention of generating measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return.
What 3 words best describe your company culture?
Teamwork, Equality, Generosity
What quote best exemplifies your company?
“We believe that the world should work for 7.5 billion people and not at the expense of the planet. The way we accomplish that is through transforming how we invest and give away our capital.”
How is your product or service having a positive social and/or environmental impact?
By advising wealthy individuals, families, institutions and organizations how to align capital to solve the world’s biggest problems that can really drive the change now and decades from now. In order to do that we need to use all forms of capital so we advise, educate and execute on this mandate for our clients.
What is your company’s vision for the future?
A world works for every single human being, not at the expense of the planet and that in less than a decade we transform the financial services industry and how investments are allocated to bring equality to the ecosystem.
Ranking: 145
Industry: Health & Wellness
Mission: A social enterprise that produces fish-shaped cast iron ingots which provide dietary iron supplementation to individuals affected by iron deficiency and anemia. They are tackling the world’s largest nutritional challenge by spreading nourishment to solve a preventable health problem that impacts over a third of the world’s population.
Ranking: 114
Industry: Real Estate
Mission: A full-service brokerage, sustainability, consulting, and project management company dedicated to saving the planet through real estate. They introduce sustainability practices to decrease energy and water usage, helping to reduce the carbon footprint of commercial buildings. Saving over 3 million gallons of water and hundreds of thousands of dollars in green upgrades annually.
What quote best exemplifies your company?
“If you are passionate about your community and your planet, if you believe that collaboration is the new competition, if you know that together we can create real change, we can’t wait to work with you!”
How is your product or service having a positive social and/or environmental impact?
“We have integrated transparency (clear), sustainability (blue), and the triple bottom line (commercial) into all of our policies.” ~ Carolyn Pistone
What is your company’s vision for the future?
We know that in order to be truly sustainable we need to consistently focus on our clients’ bottom line as well as our own. We have made it our mission to prove that sustainability more than pays for itself. It is the essential building block of our new economy.
Ranking: 147
Industry: Outsourcing
Mission: A boutique customer service outsourcing company that provides white glove call center and back office services to brand-conscious companies. They were founded to create sustainable and growth jobs in the US, and seek out like-minded companies with a similar commitment to sustainability, those that believe in working together to make the world a better place.
What 3 words best describe your company culture?
Community, Inclusive, Scrappy
What quote best exemplifies your company?
“We founded HigherRing in the wake of the 2016 election to marry our passion for sales-driven customer service to the need we saw to foster great jobs across the U.S. We knew from experience that developing and treating our people as valuable members of our community, could drive incredible performance, while supporting our clients in the areas of e-commerce, activities, grocery delivery, application platforms and alternative energy (hello solar!). We founded ourselves as a B Corp and immediately joined 1% for the Planet to join in the fight against climate change. We love what we do and so do our clients.”
How is your product or service having a positive social and/or environmental impact?
HigherRing, an outsourcer of customer service and back-office support, creates sustainable jobs by hiring our people as employees with benefits, and paying a living wage. We strive to create a warm, supportive community and work closely with our employees to offer schedules that enable employees to work around their family obligations. All HigherRing employees work from home to eliminate the stress and carbon load of a commute to an office job and we are proud members of 1% for the Planet, giving 1% of our total revenue to organizations working to solve the critical problem of climate change.
What is your company’s vision for the future?
The customer service outsourcing industry is known for low pay, poor working conditions and a myopic view of the potential of team members on the front lines of a brand’s experience. Too many business leaders who outsource, consider their call center a cost to be minimized, without considering what great recruiting, staffing, training and mentoring can do to turn their team into a potent sales force. Most of these teams, if not offshore already, are paid as contractors and often have to ‘invest’ in their own training and hardware. Profit margins are immense, quality is low and turnover is high. We know, from experience that when we hire our people as employees, pay them a living wage, and coach and mentor them, our investment pays dividends through excellent performance, increased sales, customer retention and lots of brand buzz. HigherRing intends to foster and sell this vision of customer service to business leaders while building great, sustainable jobs across the U.S.
Ranking: 118
Industry: Networking
Mission: An online social university for entrepreneurs, creatives, and innovative professionals who are passionate about making a lasting positive impact. Members learn how to best lead their teams, scale their organizations, navigate global trends, and bolster their personal well-being. Their community stretches across 50 global cities, with 10,000 hand-selected members in each location.
