About Method
Method is the pioneer of premium non-toxic, eco-chic home care, fabric care, air care and personal care products. Our mission is to inspire a healthy, happy home revolution. We inspire this revolution by bringing a marriage of substance & style to everything we do.
Method already runs its business in a values-driven manner, building social & environmental benefit into its products and everything it does. Being a B Corporation allows Method to build that ethos into the legal backbone of the company so that those values will never be compromised.
By combining aesthetic design, healthy values, eco-responsibility, premium fragrance, and product innovation, Method is able to offer a superior cleaning experience to all who use our products. Above all, our products appeal not only to your need to get the job done, but to your values and your design sensibilities.
The Change We Seek™
At method, we're in business to change business. In the same way we take the dirt out of cleaning, we strive to eliminate some of business's dirty practices.
• Method’s entire line of home care and personal care products are non-toxic, made with naturally derived, biodegradable ingredients that clean like heck and smell like heaven. We use powerful formulas that work by absorbing dirt rather than chemically degrading it. Our greenskeeping team (aka environmental scientists and toxicologists), ensures that our products are not only highly innovative, but also highly effective.
• We can never be too clean. Our business practices and processes should be as clean as possible. In that spirit, we design our products to meet the Cradle to Cradle standard, we use the most readily available recyclable materials in our packaging, and we offset carbon emissions by planting forests and by buying electricity from renewable sources like solar and wind energy – not perfect solutions, but important steps in the right direction. We’re always looking for ways to continue improving, and in the meantime we’re leading the way.
Founding B Corporation
Method Products, Inc.
- Industry: Cleaning Products
- Product/Services: Home Care Products
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- http://www.methodhome.com
Summary:
Certified: June 2007| Points Earned | % Points Available | |
|---|---|---|
| Environment » | 38.2 | 84% |
| Employees » | 33.9 | 80% |
| Community » | 15.9 | 36% |
| Consumers » | 39.1 | 80% |
| Leadership » | 15.8 | 82% |
| Composite B Score | 142.9 | 72% |
- >80 out of 200 is eligible for certification
- >60% points available = Area of excellence
Highlights:
2008 B Impact ReportEnvironment: >50% facilities LEED certified; >51% office supplies from recycled materials; >50% carbon inventory reduced through purchase of certified carbon credits; 5.5 million lbs of carbon offset annually
Employees: >50% women employees; all employees paid living wage; >80% health care premiums for individuals covered by company; 4+ weeks paid vacation; 6+ weeks paid maternity leave
Community: >60% expenditures directed towards independent local suppliers; >40% management from previously excluded backgrounds; >25% suppliers from low-income communities; >50% employees participate in company-wide service days
