Simply Straws

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

California, United States

Certified Since

October 2013

Industry

Other manufacturing

Sector

Manufacturing

Operates In

United States

Simply Straws is a reusable glass drinking straw alternative to the common plastic straws polluted ever second. This concept was born when founder, Cyndi Sladics, was looking for a solution for her dental patients. She knew straws help protect our teeth from the acids in drinks that cause teeth sensitivity, staining and erosion. She also knew the plastic straws leached chemicals mimicking hormones that disrupt our system, in addition to living in landfills for a thousand years. With a passion to educate the public on the effects of plastic pollution, and a commitment to work with organizations to minimize them - they began. They set out a mission to reduce the 500 million plastic straws disposed daily in USA!

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, Simply Straws earned an overall score of 99.2. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
99.2
99.2 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 14.1

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 & Engagement1.5
Ethics & Transparency2.6
+ 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 8.2

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 Security1.4
Health, Wellness, & Safety0.0
Career Development2.1
Engagement & Satisfaction3.4

Community 37.0

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, & Inclusion3.8
Economic Impact3.1
Civic Engagement & Giving3.8
Supply Chain Management2.8
+ Designed to Give20.6

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 36.4

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 Management4.0
Air & Climate4.9
Water1.3
Land & Life11.0
+ Resource Conservation12.8

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 3.2

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 Stewardship3.2


Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2022 Overall B Impact Score99.2
2018 Overall B Impact Score100.5
2015 Overall B Impact Score81.2
2013 Overall B Impact Score81.8

Additional Documentation

SIMPLY STRAW DISCLOSURE REPORT 2022


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