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©Copyright 2012 B Lab. All rights reservedAbout Better World Buys
Betterworldbuys.com is a social entrepreneurial high-purpose company with the goal of unifying socially responsible and environmentally aware producers and consumers in a marketplace which promotes conscientious trade. They are part of a grassroots effort embracing current technology and basic economic principles to encourage and facilitate symbiotic relationships between environmentally and socially aware producers and consumers through the supply and consumption of responsible products and services. The organization was initiated out of a growing concern over misleading marketing tactics used to sell so-called green products. This practice is often called "Greenwashing".
Through our membership as a B Corporation, betterworldbuys.com will continue to further the shared social and environmental values commonly held between B Corporation members and betterworldbuys.com stakeholders.
One of their main objectives is to eliminate their clients concern over misleading marketing tactics by only offering goods and services which are environmentally and/or socially responsible. This process supports the trusting relationships they have with their clients and stakeholders.
The Change We Seek®
• Their mission is to create a profitable business focused on social and environmental consciousness which positively contributes to the well being of our stakeholders.
• Their vision is to be the most recognized and respected source of trustworthy, environmentally and socially responsible products and services on the planet. They will accomplish this through their creation of a marketplace connecting producers and suppliers with values and goals that align with the environmental and social aspirations of the stakeholders they serve.
betterworldbuys.com
- Industry: Storefront
- Product/Services: Consumer Goods
- Location: Pottstown, PA
- http://www.betterworldbuys.com
Summary:
Certified: November 2009| Points Earned | % Points Available | |
|---|---|---|
| Accountability » | 16 | 100% |
| Employees » | ||
| Consumers » | 24 | 30% |
| Community » | 41.3 | 47% |
| Environment » | 7.4 | 46% |
| Composite B Score | 88.7 |
- >80 out of 200 is eligible for certification
- >60% points available = Area of excellence
Highlights:
From B Impact AssessmentEnvironment: Written environmental policy, Policy to minimize corporate travel, Policy to increase energy efficiency
Community: >20% of expenditures directed toward local suppliers, >10% of suppliers located in low-income communities, >10% of net profits given to charitable institutions, >50% of ownership in same community as 2/3 workforce, Written community service policy
Consumers: 100% of services increase capital flow to purpose driven enterprises
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