People & Planet

Prioritize: We prioritize people & the planet in our decision making

Purpose: Our purpose or mission statement includes social and environmental goals

Communicate: We communicate about how we benefit people & the planet to customers, workers, suppliers, and the general public

Measure: We measure what matters. We monitor our benefit to people & the planet and share the results at least once a year

 

Ownership

We are registered as an organization

Private Company: We are owned by one or more private shareholders

Shareholders: We have a purpose-driven shareholder structure.

 

Revenue

Self Sustaining: We have a strategy for financial sustainability

Services: We use a percent of profits to provide services to workers, suppliers or communities

Cause: We donate a percent of profits to a social or environmental cause on a regular basis.

 

Environment

Product Impact

Environmental Benefit: Our products and services were developed to directly benefit the environment.

Waste reduction

Product Impact: Our products are developed to minimize environmental impact

Materials harvested or collected from a sustainably managed source

Packaging: We designed our packaging to minimize environmental impact

Made from biodegradable renewable materials.

 

Operations

Energy Reduction: We have taken steps to reduce our energy use

Energy efficient equipment

Buildings & Land

Buildings: We use, own, or develop buildings in a way that minimizes environmental impact

We renovated an existing building to minimize resource use

Land Management: We manage land in a way that maintains or enhances ecosystem health

We do not use synthetic fertilizers.

 

Customers

Purpose

Affordable: We focus on providing products and services that are accessible to low-income groups

Service

Responsive: We have systems in place to rapidly respond to customer questions and feedback

We respond within one week

Guarantee: We guarantee our products and services

Money Back: We offer a money-back guarantee if a customer is not satisfied with a product or service.

 

Health & Choice

Healthy Lifestyle: We focus on promoting and supporting healthy lifestyles

GM: We can ensure our products do not contain genetically modified ingredients or materials

Nano: We can ensure our products do not contain synthetic nanoparticles

Toxicants: We can ensure no toxicants are used in our products, packaging, or production process

Halogenated flame retardant free

Formaldehyde and formaldehyde releaser free

Perfluorinated chemical (PFC) free

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) free

Phthalate free

Bisphenol free

Paraben free

Toxic heavy metal free

Antimicrobial (e.g. triclosan, triclocarban) free

 

Transparency

Transparent Pricing: Our pricing is public and transparent with no hidden costs

Cost-Based Pricing: We adjust our prices based on costs. We pass on savings to customers

Product Materials: We publicly disclose all ingredients or materials

We disclose all ingredients or materials in the final product

We list all ingredients or materials on the product or packaging

We list all ingredients or materials online

We disclose all ingredients or materials used in the production process.

 

Workers

Inclusion

Women: We provide equal opportunities for women and actively remove barriers to participation

60 to 80% of our workers or members are women

40 to 60% of our leaders and technical specialists are women

Disadvantaged: We preferentially hire or include people from disadvantaged groups

Urban poor

Language: All workers or members have access to key information in a language they understand

Discrimination & Harassment: We have policies and procedures to prevent, report & respond to discrimination and harassment.

 

Benefits

Pay: We have paid workers

Equal Pay: We provide equal pay for equal work. We set wages based on performance, not gender or other social categories

Living Wage: We pay wages that enable all workers to live comfortably within the community

Pay Ratio: We have a pay ratio of less than 5 to 1. Our highest paid worker earns no more than 5 times our lowest paid worker

Benefits: We provide benefits to workers beyond what is required under labor laws

Free or subsidized transport

Free or subsidized meals

Training: We offer training and personal development opportunities to workers or members.

Job-related technical training.

Soft skill or life skill training.

 

Health & Safety

Working Conditions: We provide safe and healthy working conditions for all workers

Water: Clean drinking water

Sanitation: On-site toilets and washing facilities

Lighting: Adequate lighting with as much natural lighting as possible

Air: Fresh air and adequate ventilation

Safety: We have taken steps to prevent accidents and ensure worker health and safety

First Aid Training: We train workers in basic first aid

Safety Equipment: We ensure first aid and safety equipment are easily accessible and regularly maintained

Participation

Ideas: Our systems enable workers or members to share ideas, feedback, and suggestions.

 

Suppliers

Sustainable Sourcing

Sustainability Criteria: We have social and environmental criteria for suppliers and service providers

Working Conditions: We ensure that suppliers and service providers maintain safe and healthy working conditions

Handmade: We ensure that all products are made by hand

Living Wage: We ensure suppliers and service providers pay at a rate that provides a living wage and sustainable livelihood

Local: We prioritize local suppliers and service providers

Small-Scale: We prioritize small-scale suppliers and service providers

Voluntary: We ensure no forced labor, compulsory labor, prison labor, or child labor is used

Environmentally Responsible: We ensure that suppliers and service providers follow environmental best practices

Visits: We visit suppliers and service providers to ensure they meet social and environmental standards

Disadvantaged Supplier: We preferentially select suppliers and service providers from disadvantaged groups

Women

Rural poor

Urban poor

 

Fair Trade Relationships

Relationships: We maintain fair trade relationships with all suppliers and service providers

Long-Term: We maintain long-term relationships with suppliers and service providers

On-Time Payment: We ensure that suppliers and service providers are paid at the agreed time

Advance Payment: We offer credit or advance payment to suppliers and service providers that require it

Fair Price: We pay prices that cover all costs and support socially and environmentally responsible operations

Capacity Building: We offer training and capacity building to suppliers and service providers

Ethical Practice: We focus on innovation, creating value, and supporting other purpose-driven organizations. We do not engage in anti-competitive or unethical practices.

Copying: We do not copy competitors

Dumping: We do not sell products at a loss to force competitors out of the market

Price Fixing: We do not collude with competitors to fix prices

Libel: We do not spread false information about competitors

Exclusive Agreements: We do not restrict suppliers or customers from selling to or buying from others.

 

Transparency

Source: We know where all our ingredients, materials or products are sourced from

Source Transparency: We publicly share sourcing information

We publicly disclose the final production location

We publicly disclose the source location of all ingredients and materials in the final product

We publicly disclose the names of suppliers

We publicly disclose suppliers' social and environmental practices

Promotion: We highlight our suppliers and service providers in our promotional materials

 

Community

Impact

Good Citizen: We comply with all applicable laws and pay all required taxes

Social Benefit: Our products and services were specifically developed to contribute to society. We provide broader social benefits that go beyond the benefits to individual customers

Social inclusion

Poverty reduction

Public health

 

Local Economy

Local Economy: We focus on contributing to the local economy

Local Customers: We focus on serving local customers. More than half of our revenue comes from customers that are within 200 km of our headquarters or main production facilities

Local Ownership: We are locally owned. More than 75% of our investment comes from within 200 km of our headquarters or main production facilities

Local Suppliers: We prioritize local suppliers and service providers. More than 75% of our suppliers and service providers are within 200 km of our headquarters or main production facilities

Local Raw Materials: We use local ingredients and materials. More than 75% of our raw materials come from within 200 km of our headquarters or main production facilities

Local Investment: We do our banking with local institutions or community development banks that reinvest in the community

 

Engagement

Community: We engage with the local community

Volunteer: We help our workers or members volunteer and engage in community service

Resource Donation: We donate cash or resources to social or environmental initiatives in our local community

Networks: We participate in membership organizations and networks working for social or environmental change