Lazarus Naturals
Washington, United States
November 2020
Growing non-perennial crops
Agriculture/Growers
United States
Lazarus Naturals is one of the Pacific Northwest’s largest hemp-derived CBD producers and from the start, led a sustainable movement to help people and the environment. Founded in 2014, Lazarus has remained true to its mission to make high-quality CBD products that are effective, affordable, and accessible to all. The company is committed to its Assistance Program, which offers an industry-leading 60 percent discount to veterans, low-income households and individuals with long-term disabilities The company is fully vertically integrated – from its Central Oregon organic hemp farm to its in-house extraction, formulation and packaging – allowing the company to deliver the highest-quality CBD tinctures, capsules and softgels, lotions, balms and pet treats and tinctures. From their farming practices, material sourcing, and production processes, they look for environmentally and socially responsible ways to do business. They never spray pesticides, herbicides, or fungicides on the crops. Each order is packed in their facility with materials made from post-consumer waste. Their goal is to eliminate non-biodegradable waste from their supply chain and be carbon neutral by 2030, with the goal of eliminating carbon emissions by 2040.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 14.2
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Governance 14.2
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Workers 20.9
Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.
Community 17.3
Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.
Environment 32.1
Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Customers 3.6
Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.