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©Copyright 2012 B Lab. All rights reservedAbout REthink Development
REthink Development is an innovative real estate development and consulting company focused on leveraging green building practices and high performance building technologies to build higher value, healthier, and more environmentally sound communities and workplaces for the future. They advance real estate development by mixing the right technology, design, innovation, and market positioning to deliver a product that smartly differentiates itself in the marketplace.
REthink Development became a B Corporation for the same reason we get LEED Certification for all of our buildings. In a world of savvy consumers, we believe third party certification of our claims is paramount in confirming that we live up to our values as a company.
REthink's development practice focuses on building compelling and unique projects in high quality infill locations in California. Its consulting practice advises partner developers, building owners, and corporations how to make their development projects or exiting buildings ‘go green’ and obtain LEED Certification. Through these practice areas REthink strives to meet the need for green high performance buildings.
The Change We Seek®
REthink Development endeavors to improve the urban living environment by going beyond “green” building to not only improve the environmental and health performance of buildings but to preserve and enhance the cultural importance of places to build better communities.
• In its Contextual Development process REthink looks at the unique environmental, cultural, and historic aspects of a site to enable places to emerge organically. The community fabric in which they exist is enhanced by creating a meaningful development that incorporates the story of the place.
REthink Development
- Product/Services: Green Real Estate Development and Consulting
- Location: Culver City, CA
- http://www.rethinkdev.com
Summary:
Certified: October 2009| Points Earned | % Points Available | |
|---|---|---|
| Accountability » | 10.8 | 78% |
| Employees » | 20.9 | 60% |
| Consumers » | 44.3 | 64% |
| Community » | 28.5 | 42% |
| Environment » | 11.9 | 86% |
| Composite B Score | 116.4 |
- >80 out of 200 is eligible for certification
- >60% points available = Area of excellence
Highlights:
From B Impact AssessmentEnvironment: >75% recycled office supplies; >5% renewable energy; renewable energy increased annually
Employees: >6% of profits included in profit sharing plan; 100% of individual health insurance premiums covered
Community: >60% of expenditures directed toward local suppliers; >50% of customers are local; >10% of profits given to charitable institutions