CERTIFICATIONS
Evolution Marketing is ONE of 100 businesses worldwide that can proudly state we are a “B1.” We are using the power of both the Certified B Corp™ and 1% for the Planet programs to drive the change we want to see in the world, through the course of DOING BUSINESS! Want to join us, click the links below to learn more….
CERTIFIED B CORP™
When you buy from, work for and do business with Certified B Corporations, you vote for what you believe in. Learn more at votebcorp.com
Members of the Wisconsin B Corp community (B Local Wisconsin) have come together to help raise awareness, and to be resources for other individuals who are interested in using business as a force for the good in the world.
Evolution Marketing has been a Certified B Corp since July 2018, we were the 7th Certified B Corp™ in the state of Wisconsin! Certified B Corps™ are for-profit companies certified by the nonprofit B Lab to meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.
Given that there are more than 30 million businesses in the United States, Evolution Marketing is honored to be recognized for its corporate and social responsibility efforts and is excited to join an elite group of Certified B Corp™ businesses including Patagonia, Ben & Jerry's, and Etsy.
Individually, Certified B Corps meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability, and aspire to use the power of markets to solve social and environmental problems. Collectively, Certified B Corps lead a growing global movement of people using business as a force for good.
B Impact Assessment Score in July 2018: 91.7
B Impact Assessment Score in March 2022: 120.3
Video on Why B Corps Matter
"There's a lot of negative feelings about capitalism right now," says Kris Lin-Bronner who is the Strategic Advisor of Dr. Bronner's. Her words are indicative of the wide-scale erosion of trust between companies and consumers. It seems that, time and again, we unearth ugly truths behind the products we've come to love and trust.
1% FOR THE PLANET
In 2017, Evolution Marketing joined the 1% for the Planet movement. That means that in 2017 we donated at least 1% of our total sales and donate time with these local Wisconsin based environmental organizations (Cool Choices and U.S. Green Building Council Wisconsin Chapter) . We further pledge to make sure that at least one percent of our income from our client projects will be fueled back into local environmental projects in 2018 and beyond. Evolution Marketing is the only 1% for the Planet business member in the greater Oconomowoc/Nashotah area!
Example of a 1% for the Planet project: In 2017 Evolution Marketing helped to bring the "Cool Choices" employee engagement game to businesses throughout Waukesha County.
“Lisa connected the dots between workforce development and sustainability, making it possible for an environmental group like ours to collaborate with chambers of commerce and workforce development staff across Waukesha County. We inspired more than 500 people to adopt sustainable practices at work and home thanks to Lisa’s leadership at Evolution Marketing. Lisa knows sustainability and she understands how to frame issues so that they resonate with diverse audiences, even in the very-red Waukesha County.”
Kathy Kuntz, Executive Director, Cool Choices
GREEN MASTERS PROGRAM
In 2009, Evolution Marketing was one of the original nine businesses in Wisconsin to pilot the Green Masters Program (a third party sustainability assessment program). In 2020, our score has increased by 614 points since the programs inception.
Evolution Marketing has been named a Green Professional, every year since the programs inception and were award Green Masters status (meaning that our scores were in the top 20% of all companies that participated) in 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. To date (2020) Evolution Marketing is Wisconsin’s first and only marketing communications firm to have been awarded the Green Masters status in this program!