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©Copyright 2012 B Lab. All rights reservedAbout Vedante
Vedante manufactures and sells a line of fashionable reflective clothing and accessories, for people and pets world-wide who travel, work, train, or play during low-light conditions outdoors. Vedante brings visual safety to the fashion business with 360 degree night visibility, and fashion to the safety business with products that are fashionable, tasteful, and fun.
There are no current US legal entities which empower mission/profit based companies. We are a member to encourage and support legislation of a "B Corporation", to certify Vedante's social and profit based mission and to collaborate with other companies who are B Corporations.
They are committed to saving lives and reducing injuries from vehicle-pedestrian and vehicle-bicycle accidents while at the same time providing products that make people feel safe and look good while wearing them. Vedante creates "fashion that reflects well on you!"
The Change We Seek®
Vedante was formed to save lives and reduce injuries world-wide from vehicle-pedestrian and auto-bicyclist accidents by creating great products, fostering community safety education and supporting safety legislation.
In addition to realizing substantial returns for our investors, we are committed to providing our people an uncommonly challenging and rewarding company with which to work, enhancing social justice and protecting the environment.
As a triple bottom line company, we are commited to fair trade, green packaging, reuse of non-green resources and holding ourselves accountable for a high level of sustainable practices at our corporate offices.
Vedante Corp
- Industry: Apparel & Footwear
- Product/Services: reflective clothing and accesories for people and pets
- Location: Boulder, CO
- http://vedante.com
Summary:
Certified: May 2008| Points Earned | % Points Available | |
|---|---|---|
| Accountability » | 15 | 100% |
| Employees » | 0 | 0% |
| Consumers » | 27.5 | 50% |
| Community » | 46.8 | 67% |
| Environment » | 21 | 84% |
| Composite B Score | 110.3 |
- >80 out of 200 is eligible for certification
- >60% points available = Area of excellence
Highlights:
From B Impact AssessmentEnvironment: >25% recycled office supplies; policy to minimize corporate travel
Community: >25% of suppliers located in low-income communities; >10% of net profits given to charity; actively recruit minority-owned suppliers



