·         Does the company actively use their businesses as tools for positive social change;

·         Does the company run "values-driven" enterprises that operate according to principles of social justice and environmental sustainability;

 

·         Is the company socially and environmentally responsible in the way they source, manufacture, and market their products and run their offices and factories; and are they committed to developing and employing extraordinary practices that benefit workers, customers, communities, and the environment.

 

·         Is the company "values-driven;" i.e., is there a focus on using the business as a tool for positive social change?

 

·         The company's impact on its four major stakeholders: their customers, their employees (including workers in their supply chain), the environment, and the communities in which they do businesses and where their business has an impact.

 

·         If the applying company is a subsidiary of or is significantly owned by another company (over 30% ownership), the applying company must be extraordinary in its social and environmental responsible performance and the parent company must pass our negative screens, which generally means that the parent company cannot be involved in any activities deemed by us to be significantly harmful to people or the planet.

 

·         If the applying company is a representative or distributor of products manufactured by another company, the applying company must be extraordinary in its practices and policies and the product itself must have socially and environmentally sound qualities.

 

Furthermore, to determine a company's commitment to social and environmental responsibility, we look for many indicators of that commitment:

 

·         Product quality

 

·         Promotion and support of consumers' health and safety

 

·         Organically grown contents

 

·         Cruelty-free production

 

·         Energy usage, efficiency, and promotion/use of renewables

 

·         Waste reduction

 

·         Promotion of positive education and social values

 

·         Environmental impact and protection of the biosphere

 

·         Minimal/reusable packaging

 

·         Social and environmental responsibility of third-party producers

·         Employee safety and healthy working conditions

·         Fair labor practices

 

·         Decision-making, ownership, and financial equity within the company

 

·         Workplace ecology

 

·         Transparency and openness in communications with stakeholders

 

 

To expedite the submission process, we will automatically accept companies that hold any of the following certifications:

To further enhance the quality of our directory, we have created a method by which members can challenge the authenticity of any company listed.  In this scenario, our committee will review the challenge, the company in question, and the certification process by which they were initially approved.  We will be adding new companies and authorized certifications on a daily basis, making GreenList Source a highly unique Green Marketplace, and a very valuable marketing tool.