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On August 1, Dr. Bronner’s published its ninth annual “All-One! Report,” titled “Take Care of Spaceship Earth!” The brand’s take on a corporate social responsibility report summarizes the company’s philanthropic giving, environmental impact and other significant company developments in 2022.
Last year, the company gave away more than 5 percent of profits, totaling more than $8.6 million in contributions, to approximately 300 organizations whose work advances causes that include animal advocacy, drug policy reform, regenerative organic agriculture, environment, fair pay and fair trade, criminal justice reform, civil and human rights, migrant justice, housing and homelessness, and community betterment, according to the company.
This year’s report highlights the origins and legacy of Dr. Bronner’s support for local nonprofits; community betterment with its sister-company in Ghana through affordable school care systems and innovative recycling program; empowering women in regenerative organic cocoa farming and production; and the company’s latest efforts in sustainability and plastic reduction, including the debut of its pilot retailer, “Bulk Refill Station,” in California, as well as the launch of one of the most exciting liquid soap packaging innovations to date, according to the company.
Currently underway in 2023, Dr. Bronner’s is supporting the creation of a pre-school and elementary school in Asuom, Ghana, at Serendipalm’s Regenerative Learning Center. In addition to funding the infrastructure for the Center, Dr. Bronner’s has coordinated Montessori training for the teachers and school staff. The elementary school is expected to open in September of 2023, and will serve 40 children from grades one through four, in addition to the 100 pre-school children already enrolled.
All organizations supported through philanthropic sponsorships and charitable giving last year are listed in the report, along with the article entitled “Mutual Aid: Our Crisis Response Product Donation Program,” which summarizes Dr. Bronner’s efforts since 2020 to provide soap and hand sanitizer to mutual aid organizations that serve seniors, people experiencing homelessness, frontline workers, low-income communities and other marginalized groups. This program has provided more than 200,000 units of hand sanitizer, and nearly 200,000 units of soap, since its inception.
In addition to outlining support for myriad activist and advocacy efforts in the U.S., the 2023 All-One! Report also provides an overview of the brand’s international donations through Dr. Bronner’s All-One International Initiative, a program that launched in two countries in 2019 and has since expanded to 18 markets in 2022.
The report also details Dr. Bronner’s employee benefits and company finances, including fully-paid health insurance for all full-time employees, and the starting salary for regular workers set at $24.85 per hour—65 percent higher than California’s average hourly wage of $15.50 per hour. Dr. Bronner’s maintains a compensation ratio of the company’s highest paid executives to 5 times that of the lowest-paid fully-vested position. Furthermore, the report contains extensive company statistics offering data for such details as the number of Black, Indigenous and People of Color employees who hold managerial positions; and the total numbers for jobs created and total number of smallholder farmers employed as part of the company’s global fair trade supply chain, according to the company.
For more information, visit http://www.drbronner.com/media-center/all-one-reports/.
On August 1, Dr. Bronner’s published its ninth annual “All-One! Report,” titled “Take Care of Spaceship Earth!” The brand’s take on a corporate social responsibility report summarizes the company’s philanthropic giving, environmental impact and other significant company developments in 2022.
Last year, the company gave away more than 5 percent of profits, totaling more than $8.6 million in contributions, to approximately 300 organizations whose work advances causes that include animal advocacy, drug policy reform, regenerative organic agriculture, environment, fair pay and fair trade, criminal justice reform, civil and human rights, migrant justice, housing and homelessness, and community betterment, according to the company.
This year’s report highlights the origins and legacy of Dr. Bronner’s support for local nonprofits; community betterment with its sister-company in Ghana through affordable school care systems and innovative recycling program; empowering women in regenerative organic cocoa farming and production; and the company’s latest efforts in sustainability and plastic reduction, including the debut of its pilot retailer, “Bulk Refill Station,” in California, as well as the launch of one of the most exciting liquid soap packaging innovations to date, according to the company.
Currently underway in 2023, Dr. Bronner’s is supporting the creation of a pre-school and elementary school in Asuom, Ghana, at Serendipalm’s Regenerative Learning Center. In addition to funding the infrastructure for the Center, Dr. Bronner’s has coordinated Montessori training for the teachers and school staff. The elementary school is expected to open in September of 2023, and will serve 40 children from grades one through four, in addition to the 100 pre-school children already enrolled.
All organizations supported through philanthropic sponsorships and charitable giving last year are listed in the report, along with the article entitled “Mutual Aid: Our Crisis Response Product Donation Program,” which summarizes Dr. Bronner’s efforts since 2020 to provide soap and hand sanitizer to mutual aid organizations that serve seniors, people experiencing homelessness, frontline workers, low-income communities and other marginalized groups. This program has provided more than 200,000 units of hand sanitizer, and nearly 200,000 units of soap, since its inception.
In addition to outlining support for myriad activist and advocacy efforts in the U.S., the 2023 All-One! Report also provides an overview of the brand’s international donations through Dr. Bronner’s All-One International Initiative, a program that launched in two countries in 2019 and has since expanded to 18 markets in 2022.
The report also details Dr. Bronner’s employee benefits and company finances, including fully-paid health insurance for all full-time employees, and the starting salary for regular workers set at $24.85 per hour—65 percent higher than California’s average hourly wage of $15.50 per hour. Dr. Bronner’s maintains a compensation ratio of the company’s highest paid executives to 5 times that of the lowest-paid fully-vested position. Furthermore, the report contains extensive company statistics offering data for such details as the number of Black, Indigenous and People of Color employees who hold managerial positions; and the total numbers for jobs created and total number of smallholder farmers employed as part of the company’s global fair trade supply chain, according to the company.
