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©Copyright 2012 B Lab. All rights reservedAbout Ripple Arts
Ripple Arts is a company committed to improving the access of international artisans to the global market. We work directly with highly-skilled individual artisans from countries like Mexico and Haiti to source and sell the highest quality handcrafted products. We structure our sales and purchasing to provide the highest percentage of final sale to the artisan, helping them to sustain their families, grow their businesses and preserve their traditions.
Ripple Arts became a B Corporation because we believe that good business must consider all the stakeholders. By becoming a B Corporation we are legally binding ourselves to our mission.
The Change We Seek®
Our mission is to enable a sustainable and market-based income to highly skilled individual artisans, thus preserving families and their traditions.
Ripple Arts
- Industry: Housewares, Home Furnishings & Accessories
- Product/Services: Handicrafts
- Location: New Haven, CT
- http://www.ripplearts.com
Summary:
Certified: December 2008| Points Earned | % Points Available | |
|---|---|---|
| Accountability » | 8.1 | 50% |
| Employees » | ||
| Consumers » | 64.6 | 80% |
| Community » | 37.1 | 42% |
| Environment » | 6.8 | 48% |
| Composite B Score | 116.6 |
- >80 out of 200 is eligible for certification
- >60% points available = Area of excellence
Highlights:
From B Impact AssessmentEnvironment: >25% recycled office supplies; >5% renewable energy
Community: >20% of expenditures directed toward local suppliers; >50% of customers are local; >25% of suppliers located in low-income communities