About OneRoof
OneRoof is an international network of branded, franchised businesses that deliver IT-enabled services - information and communications, education, financial services and more - to rural citizens in India. OneRoof , Inc. is a U.S. corporation with headquarters in San Francisco. We work through a wholly-owned subsidiary in India, OneRoof Services Pvt. Ltd. We are currently open for business at 13 locations in India's Tamil Nadu state, with more franchises open by the end of 2008. These stores are located in rural communities that range in population from 9,000 to 30,000 people.
As a B Corporation, OneRoof can help raise awareness of the impact that businesses can have on improving lives and livelihoods in under-served communities. Being a B Corporation also enables us to be part of a growing movement that does not view business as a value-neutral force, but rather as a driver of creative and effective solutions to problems of poverty and social inequality.
OneRoof works as an honest broker, collaborating with partners that meet rigorous criteria, to deliver a range of relevant IT-enabled services where demand has not been met—from low cost computing and job skills courses to cash-based e-ticketing services, to financial services and insurance policies geared to rural citizens.
The Change We Seek™
OneRoof is driven by dual social and financial missions. First, to change the way that essential services are delivered to the world's rural poor - in terms of quality, affordability, relevance, and sustainable use of natural resources. Second, to guarantee financial sustainability by ensuring that our franchisees, subsidiaries, and headquarters make a profit in the process.
• We believe that profitable, sustainable, and socially relevant small business can be a powerful catalyst for transforming lives. OneRoof is a new kind of business, with a different kind of mission. We measure our success by a double bottom line: to do well and to do good.
• OneRoof’s customers are citizens of under-served, rural areas of the developing world. We offer our customers access and opportunity: access to high-quality, low-cost goods, services and information, and the opportunity to learn, earn and improve the lives of their families and communities.
OneRoof
- Industry: Information Technology Services
- Product/Services: computing, education,photography,ticketing
- Location: San Francisco, CA
- http://www.oneroof.com
Summary:
Certified: March 2008| Points Earned | % Points Available | |
|---|---|---|
| Environment » | 6.5 | 34% |
| Employees » | 35.6 | 69% |
| Community » | 17.2 | 28% |
| Consumers » | 47.7 | 96% |
| Leadership » | 15.1 | 81% |
| Composite B Score | 122.1 | 62% |
- >80 out of 200 is eligible for certification
- >60% points available = Area of excellence
Highlights:
2008 B Impact ReportLeadership: Board member/Officer appointed to oversee social/environmental mission >50% managers evaluated on performance related to social/environmental performance targets
Environment: >50% materials used for office operations come from recycled input materials Incentives in place to encourage employee carpooling/use of public transportation
Employees: Living wage paid to all full time and part time employees >5% profits shared with employees 100% healthcare premiums paid for employees and their families 4+ weeks vacation for tenured employee 6+weeks paid maternity, 4+ weeks paid paternity for tenured employees
Community: Majority banking services provided by local, independent bank >40% board of directors from previously excluded populations. >25% employees work in low-income communities Employees given time off to vote and for community service
Consumers: Provide access to information and communication technologies to underserved populations in the developing world
News
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