Radicle Impact Partners

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

California, United States

Certified Since

January 2014

Industry

Equity investing - Developed Markets

Sector

Service with Minor Environmental Footprint

Operates In

United States

Radicle Impact Partners is a mission-driven investment firm that invests in companies where financial success creates meaningful social and environmental value. Radicle Impact supports technology-enabled businesses that have the potential to transform three critical systems: energy, food and financial services. Radicle Impact Partners sees this as an opportunity to deploy capital into emerging businesses with the potential to transform these critical systems in ways that they feel proud of passing on to future generations. They seek to invest in early stage companies where financial success creates meaningful social and environmental value. They believe there is an opportunity to create large, impactful businesses within these critically important segments of our society. And while profitability is required for long-term sustainability, they believe measurable social and environmental impact is what creates long-term resilience and permanent value. They look for exceptional people who share their cultural values and possess the unique combination of an inspiring vision and the ability to make their vision a reality.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Radicle Impact Partners earned an overall score of 101.7. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
101.7
101.7 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 19.1

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 & Engagement4.3
Ethics & Transparency4.7
+ 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 31.4

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 Security14.9
Health, Wellness, & Safety6.9
Career Development2.4
Engagement & Satisfaction5.5

Community 17.1

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, & Inclusion7.3
Economic Impact5.0
Civic Engagement & Giving2.5
Supply Chain Management0.0

Environment 4.9

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 Management1.4
Air & Climate1.3
Water0.0
Land & Life2.2

Customers 29.0

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 Stewardship1.1
+ Mission Lock1.6
+ Past Performance4.3
+ Current Fund6.5
+ Positive Impact5.2
+ Portfolio Reporting2.6
+ Capacity Building6
+ Fund Governance1.5

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.



Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2021 Overall B Impact Score101.7
2017 Overall B Impact Score103.5
2014 Overall B Impact Score92.8

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