Manos Soap Co.

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Colorado, United States

Certified Since

May 2020

Industry

Cleaning products

Sector

Manufacturing

Operates In

United States

Manos Soap started in 1940 when founder C. Kay Manos (Pantzis) and her mother, Anastasia, began making soap together in Santorini, Greece. Three years later, the family immigrated to Brooklyn, NY, where Kay and her mother continued making soap in the kitchen of their apartment. Soon their soap became a fixture of neighborhood housewarming events and mini festivals, creating a bridge between the soap-making traditions of their home in Greece and the urban streets of America that would last for four generations. In 1970, Kay opened Kay’s Luncheonette in Norwalk, CT. Apart from its homemade food and pastries, the luncheonette gained notoriety for its other staple menu item—soap. The luncheonette’s small, handcrafted soap batches became so popular that Kay and her growing family began expanding into the cold process soap-making techniques and new personal care products that Manos is famous for today. Before Kay passed away in 2002, her daughter, Constance, and beloved grandson, Robb, reestablished the family soap-making business continues Kay’s tradition of creating uniquely small batches of soap and skin care products using only natural, nutrient-dense ingredients while being an advocate for the community we call home.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Manos Soap Co. earned an overall score of 87.2. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
87.2
87.2 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 15.6

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.

Mission & Engagement3.1
Ethics & Transparency2.5
+ Mission Locked10

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 8.8

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.

Financial Security1.0
Health, Wellness, & Safety1.2
Career Development1.9
Engagement & Satisfaction4.5

Community 44.4

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.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion4.8
Economic Impact3.5
Civic Engagement & Giving4.6
Supply Chain Management3.2
+ Designed to Give25.2

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.


Environment 14.2

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.

Environmental Management2.7
Air & Climate1.2
Water2.9
Land & Life4.8
+ Toxin Reduction / Remediation1.1

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 4.0

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.

Customer Stewardship4.0


Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2024 Overall B Impact Score87.2
2020 Overall B Impact Score91.2

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