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V O L . X X I I I N O. X I I I J U N E 1 2 , 2 0 1 7 24 to $149,999 pays $500 annually while one with revenue of $750 million to just under $1 billion pays $50,000. e B Corp also has more oversight and focuses broadly on a company while benefi t corporations self-report their operations and generally focus on a more limited set of corporate responsibilities. How am I doing? Garver says he's not sure enough con- sumers and other businesses are aware of B Corps yet for the status to make a diff erence in getting more business, but "it was an opportunity for us to fi nd out if we were doing as well as we thought we were doing. We think it's a tool to make us better." Wicked Joe scored a total of 108 in the fi ve categories B Lab scores: environment, workers, customers, com- munity and governance. B Lab requires a score of 80 for eligibility. Wicked has been a B Corp since June 2016. Performance clothes maker Atayne of Brunswick scored 142 and became a B Corp in March 2009. Coff ee By Design scored 87 and was certifi ed in July 2016. MaineWorks, a Portland temp staffi ng agency that employs convicted felons and recovering drug addicts, scored 114 and was certifi ed in December 2013. And ReVision Energy of Portland scored 94 when it was certifi ed in July 2015. "Before we opened Coff ee By Design I used my degree in land- scape architecture to work on projects focused on wetland creation, planned community development, reforestation and stream restoration," Alan Spear, co-owner and co-founder of Coff ee By Design, said when the company got its certifi cation. " ose core interests have been used here at Coff ee By Design as well, in particular with regard to our impact on the environment. Becoming a Certifi ed B Corporation is in line with our company ethics." Co-founder Mary Allen Lindemann, just back from a trip to Burundi, told Mainebiz that certifi cation was a very rigorous process, and it should be. It took the company about a year to get through the application process. "It has incredible meaning. We got a really strong baseline of where we are and where we can improve," she says. e application included providing business confi rmation from the company's farmers. She said coff ee bags now indi- cate they are fair trade, B Corp and organic certifi ed. e bags are "start- ing to look like a race car with the number of stickers they have." » C O N T I N U E D F RO M P R E V I O U S PA G E E V E R Y H O U S E WA N T S T O B E A MARVIN HOME Fo r m o re i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t h ow H a m m o n d L u m b e r C o m p a n y a n d M a r v i n Wi n d ows a n d D o o rs c a n d e f i n e yo u r h o m e , v i s i t w w w. h a m m o n d l u m b e r.c o m /m a r v i n There's something that draws you into a room and makes you want to stay. I T ' S T H E Q UA L I T Y, E X P E R I E N C E A N D I N N OVAT I O N . Hammond_Marvin_Maine_Biz_Ad.indd 1 3/24/17 7:25 AM F O C U S P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY Bob and Carmen Garver, founders and owners of Wicked Joe Coffee, say being a B Corp gives them a performance baseline. From concept... to creation. On schedule and on budget, you can trust our experienced and collaborative team to make your idea come to life. WWW.PEACHEYBUILDERS.COM | 207.622.7531 PO Box 2508 Augusta, ME 04338 44 Degrees North Architects Lincoln Academy - Advanced Engineering & Technology Center

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