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©Copyright 2012 B Lab. All rights reservedAbout Machen Advisory Group
Machen Advisory Group is a top-level commercial real estate service firm in the Charlotte regional market. The company specializes in the stewardship of commercial real estate properties, managing and marketing them for highest and best use, maximum efficiency and triple bottom line acceleration. Machen Advisory Group is pleased to represent owners, tenants and investment groups across all commercial property types, including office, industrial, retail, land and special use facilities. Recognizing property-specific requirements, and aligning procedures to create value, Machen Advisory Group works with the client to meet and exceed performance goals.
The values advanced by B Lab and B Corporations are ones that are important to us and also to our stakeholders. By becoming a B Corporation, we are better able to broadcast our commitment to those values and hopefully set an example of social and environmental responsibility in our community.
In addition to more traditional commercial real estate services, Machen Advisory Group offers a variety of specialized consulting options, such as Green/Sustainable & LEED® Consulting, Construction Supervision and Service, and Specialized Marketing for Property Positioning. Machen Advisory Group is committed to preserving and increasing the investment and community value of each property we serve. With an eye toward environmental responsibility, and a commitment to the greater good, they nurture and protect a property, its owners, and its inhabitants, with extraordinary care.
The Change We Seek®
Our core purpose is to provide practical solutions for increased sustainability within the built environment for the mutual benefit of the earth and society.
In an environment of changing priorities, we remain steadfast in our efforts to provide ease of ownership, and ease of use. The ultimate sustainability, however, is to leave, intact, the natural attributes of each property. Our goal is to bring each property into harmony with the surroundings, and to limit carbon footprints by choosing service partners who are specially trained to respect the Earth. We promote sustainable relationships, as well as sustainable property operations.
Machen Advisory Group
- Industry: Management & Financial Consulting
- Product/Services: Full Service Commercial Real Esate
- Location: Charlotte, NC
- Ownership: Private
- http://www.machengroup.com
Summary:
Certified: January 2010| Points Earned | % Points Available | |
|---|---|---|
| Accountability » | 14 | 93% |
| Employees » | 0 | 0% |
| Consumers » | 27.5 | 50% |
| Community » | 62.6 | 70% |
| Environment » | 9.3 | 46% |
| Composite B Score | 113.4 |
- >80 out of 200 is eligible for certification
- >60% points available = Area of excellence
Highlights:
From B Impact AssessmentEnvironment: >75% of printed material produced using low impact methods; Energy audit conducted in last 24 months
Community: >60% of significant suppliers are independent and local; 100% women owned; >5% of profits donated to charities; 30% of Significant Suppliers have a third-party social/environmental certification; Banks with a local independent institution



