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- ( > 60% points available is an Area of Excellence )
2011 Rating: 97.8
| Rating Details | Points Earned |
% Points Available |
|---|---|---|
| Accountability Area of Excellence* | 8.3 | 83 % |
| Governance | 5.5 | 92 % |
| Transparency | 2.8 | 69 % |
| Employees | 20.3 | 42 % |
| Compensation & Benefits | 13.9 | 46 % |
| Employee Ownership | 3.8 | 38 % |
| Work Environment | 2.6 | 30 % |
| Consumers | 15 | 50 % |
| Benefit Products or Services | 15 | 50 % |
| Community | 13.8 | 36 % |
| Suppliers | 5.4 | 54 % |
| Local | 6 | 60 % |
| Diversity | 2 | 20 % |
| Charity / Services | 0.4 | 5 % |
| Environment Area of Excellence* | 40.4 | 68 % |
| Facilities | 6.3 | 55 % |
| Beneficial Business Model | 12 | |
| Energy Usage | 1 | 14 % |
| Supply Chain | 21.1 | 73 % |
| Manufacturing | n/a | n/a |
| Total | 97.8 |
2008 Rating: 91.9
| Rating Details | Points Earned |
% Points Available |
|---|---|---|
| Accountability Area of Excellence* | 11.6 | 64 % |
| Governance / Accountability | 3.3 | 62 % |
| Transparency / Reporting | 2.4 | 75 % |
| Fair Trade / Supplier Code of Conduct | 6 | 61 % |
| Employees Area of Excellence* | 26.3 | 64 % |
| Compensation & Benefits | 17.9 | 73 % |
| Employee Ownership | 3.2 | 33 % |
| Work Environment | 5.2 | 75 % |
| Consumers | 14.6 | 30 % |
| Beneficial Products / Services | 9.8 | 50 % |
| Beneficial Method of Production / Impact | 4.9 | 25 % |
| Serving those in Need | 0 | 0 % |
| Community | 14.8 | 34 % |
| Local | 6.2 | 85 % |
| Diversity / Broad Ownership | 2.8 | 23 % |
| Charity / Direct Service | 5.8 | 24 % |
| Environment | 24.6 | 51 % |
| Corporate Offices | 11.9 | 64 % |
| Transportation / Distribution | 3.9 | 67 % |
| Manufacturing Facilities | 8.8 | 38 % |
| Total | 91.9 |
New Leaf Paper
Founding B Corporation
Certified: June 2007
- Date Founded: July 1998
- Location: San Francisco, California
- Sector: Wholesale
- Industry: Office Products & Printing
- Products/Services: Paper Products
- Corporate Structure: C Corporation
- Ownership: Private
- Website: http://www.newleafpaper.com
Highlights:
Environment: First to offer transparent life cycle analysis of products; First to offer 100% PCR coated papers, book publishing papers, etc.
Employees: Part time employees qualify for full time health benefits; >15% profits shared with employees; Covers >80% health care premiums; 20% of employees from low-income communities
Community: Visited 75% of significant suppliers; 100% of suppliers meet third party social and environmental standards