These 6 companies in the Sporting Goods industry are all B Corps. This means they’ve been certified as such by B Lab, a nonprofit organization that measures a company’s social and environmental performance. There are several conditions a company must meet in order to be granted B Corp certification. They are:
Accountability – The company directors must consider impact on all stakeholders.
Transparency – The company has to publish a public report of overall performance.
Performance – The company must meet the minimum verified score by B Labs, and recertify every three years.
Availability – Certification available to every business regardless of corporate structure, state, or country of incorporation.
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Cotopaxi is a next-generation, direct-to-consumer, outdoor gear and apparel company with a social focused mission of eradicating extreme poverty. Every piece of gear is tied to a humanitarian cause in the world’s poorest countries. Every pack provides between one and three weeks of education to a child, the sale of a water bottle provides six months of clean water and all apparel is tied to health related projects.
“Each team member is trusted to work hard and be honest without micromanagment or constantly needing instruction.”
– Employee review
Cotopaxi employees rated their overall company culture an A.
Cotopaxi is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Location: Austin, TX
Kammok designs technical and functional hammock camping gear for every adventure. Its vision is that Kammok becomes a platform to elevate camping in every way possible, from the gear and apparel it creates, to the stories of life change celebrated around the campfire.
Location: Petaluma, CA
Athleta offers women’s yoga clothing, swimwear, running clothing and athletic clothing for fitness, golf & tennis. It’s always looking for people who share its passion for leading an active lifestyle, growing personally as well as professionally, and creating game-changing products and experiences.
“The care and concern for customers is unrivaled!”
– Employee review
Athleta employees rated their overall company culture an A+.
Athleta is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Location: Burlington, VT
Burton is a manufacturer specializing in a product line aimed at snowboarders, including snowboards, bindings, boots, outerwear, and accessories. It has powered the growth of snowboarding worldwide through its product lines, its team of snowboarders, and its grassroots efforts to get the sport accepted at resorts. Its family of brands includes boardsports and apparel brands.
“Creative. Fun. Youthful (but not all necessarily ‘young’) energy.”
– Employee review
Burton employees rated their overall company culture an A+.
Burton is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Location: Ventura, CA
Patagonia grew out of a small company that made tools for climbers. Alpinism remains at the heart of a worldwide business that still makes clothes for climbing as well as for skiing, snowboarding, surfing, fly fishing, paddling and trail running. These are all silent sports. None requires a motor; none delivers the cheers of a crowd. In each sport, reward comes in the form of hard-won grace and moments of connection between us and nature.
Patagonia is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Location: San Francisco, CA
Comet is the leading producer of eco friendly skateboards & longboards. The company uses sustainably harvested woods, an eco bio composite, and environment friendly inks, glues, and sprays.