Dr. Bronner’s (Vista, CA) has published its seventh annual All-One Report. Titled “Taking Care of Each Other,” the brand’s unique take on a corporate social responsibility report summarizes the company’s philanthropic giving, environmental impact and other important company developments in 2020. The report also details some projects that were developed throughout last year and launched in 2021, such as Dr. Bronner’s new Magic All-One Chocolate. The report spans the breadth and depth of Dr. Bronner’s support of environmental stewardship, social justice and its modeling of progressive business practices, the company stated.
To illustrate the many ways Dr. Bronner’s sought to ‘take care’ in 2020, the report details the company’s efforts to ensure employee safety and quality of life during the Covid-19 pandemic, including the disbursement of a “Covid bump” of $5,000 added to all end-of-year employee bonuses in 2020. Furthermore, the report contains a section titled “Facing Covid” which explains safety protocols implemented at Dr. Bronner’s manufacturing headquarters, as well as the company’s robust Covid-19 Mutual Aid Program which donated over 100,000 units of hand sanitizer and nearly equal amounts of 4oz Pure-Castile Liquid Soap to organizations and efforts supporting high-risk populations, such as seniors, people experiencing homelessness, frontline workers, and low-income communities.
“Taking Care of Each Other” also reports on Dr. Bronner’s diverse social justice-focused advocacy efforts and philanthropic giving—which notably includes a $100,000 donation to the Movement for Black Lives—the first in a 10 year pledge to give a total of $1 million; more than $9.9 million donated in support of Drug and Psychedelic Policy Reform—which in part led to significant ballot initiative victories in 2020; a total of $1.1 million allocated to Fair Trade projects in 2020; and much more, with Dr. Bronner’s total donations and sponsorships for 2020 tallied at more than $16 million—an estimated 8.6 percent of the brand’s net revenue of $188 million in 2020.
Dr. Bronner’s earned the second highest B Impact Score in the world in 2020, with a score of 178. Honoring its commitment to climate positivity and transparency in environmental stewardship, the 2021 All-One Report additionally details Dr. Bronner’s efforts to mitigate its plastic packaging footprint. The brand’s pioneering work with Regenerative Organic Certified, along with statistics showing Dr. Bronner’s agricultural supply chain and carbon farming impacts, further tell the story of how Dr. Bronner’s operational systems reflect the company’s Cosmic Principle to “Treat the Earth Like Home.” In 2020, 27,643 cultivated acres of Dr. Bronner’s agriculture supply chain were Regenerative Organic Certified, and 335 Dynamic Agroforestry acres were cultivated as part of the company’s carbon farming efforts.
For more information, visit www.drbronner.com/media-center/all-one-reports/.
