Forty 'good' companies to watch
Almost a year on, they have now unveiled the results of their work, selecting 40 diverse companies they believe are among the world's most innovative.
The project saw participants analyzed using a set of values which were seen as vital aspects of a modern company -- the traits selected were Innovative, Sustainable, Creative, Socially Responsible, Diverse, and Globalized.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, given such a broad base, the companies selected are an eclectic bunch, raising eyebrows when they were first unveiled last month, although there's no doubt that there are some names to watch closely in there.
Outdoor apparel firm Patagonia made the cut, for example, for its pioneering attitude towards responsible supply chains and high-profile environmental campaigns -- its competitor Keen Footwear also earned a place for similar reasons.
Honest Tea was another winner, along with gDiapers, the maker of eco-friendly diapers which is attempting to tackle the 50 million diapers thrown out every day (diapers are the third-largest contributors to landfills globally).
iRobot, the company behind the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner, was listed for its pioneering use of robot technology and education outreach work on robotics, while computer code-sharing project GitHub was also praised for its work allowing "everybody to reap the benefits of software."
The GOOD Company Project: 40 GOOD Businesses
- 72 and Sunny
- Abound Solar
- Adrianna Papell
- Alta Garcia
- Better World Books
- Brookfield Renewable Power
- Cascade Engineering
- Castlight Health
- Cherry Central
- CODA Automotive
- Consert
- Cytori
- DIRTT
- Engine Yard
- Finceramica
- gDiapers
- Gewhandaus Grueber
- GitHub
- Green Bay Packers, Inc
- Honest Tea
- IDEO
- iRobot
- Just Born
- Kasasa
- Keen Footwear
- King Arthur Flour
- Method
- Music Mastermind
- New Seasons Market
- Patagonia
- Powerit Solutions
- Rally Software
- Revolution Foods
- Revolution Prep
- Square
- Sunrise Community Banks
- Sweetgreen
- WET
- Wolff Olins
- Zipcar
