Founding B Corporation and industry leader in organic + fair trade fashion receives recognition as 2018's Best For Community & Best For The World Overall

SEBASTOPOL, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, June 15, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- "Impact Fashion” pioneer INDIGENOUS, an industry leader in ethical and sustainable clothing, announced today that it has once again been recognized by B Lab as Best For The World—honored for making a positive impact, with awards in two categories: Overall and Community. This honor puts INDIGENOUS within the top 10% of all B Corporations, companies dedicated to using business as a force for positive change in the world.

"As one of the original 18 founding B Corporations, we are thrilled to play a role in the national acceptance of B Corp—now numbering over 2,400 businesses—that put people and planet ahead of profit. Over 20 years ago, INDIGENOUS had a founding vision to create a culture of caring. Caring for the communities that make our clothing. Caring for our environment by using only 100% organic cotton, and sustainable practices. Caring for our customers, who deserve clothing that is entirely healthy, natural, and fair trade,” said Scott Leonard, CEO and Co-Founder of INDIGENOUS.

The category of Overall Best For The World is awarded based on a company's verified positive impact on communities, the natural environment, workers and more. The Community portion of the B Impact Assessment, for which INDIGENOUS was also honored, evaluates a company’s supplier relations, diversity, and involvement in the local community. It also measures the company’s practices and policies around community service and charitable giving, including whether a company’s product or service is designed to solve a social issue, such as access to basic services, health, education, economic opportunity and the arts. Honorees scoring in the top 10 percent set a gold standard for how business can be a force for good in communities around the world. INDIGENOUS made the list thanks to exceptional practices like providing women with free skills training, zero-interest loans, access to clean water, quality affordable childcare, investment in local schools, and much more.

“With the rise of anger at a system that feels rigged, people are hungry for companies like INDIGENOUS, who are changing the system by building businesses that seek to create the greatest positive impact,” says Jay Coen Gilbert, co-founder of B Lab. "INDIGENOUS is a true pioneer of ethical fashion and one of the original eighteen Founding B Corporations in the world. Their voice and leadership has paved the way for over two thousand B Corps to redefine success in business."

Find out more about the impact INDIGENOUS is making in ethical manufacturing practices and sustainable fashion design by visiting INDIGENOUS.com, or see their B-Corp score at becorporation.net.

About INDIGENOUS
California-based INDIGENOUS is a 20-year pioneer of Impact Fashion. The company leads sustainable and ethical product sourcing, and industry-wide initiatives designed to impact the way fashion is created, valued, and worn. Employing over 1,000 artisans and offered in 700+ stores nationwide, the brand has grown organically since 1994. Founders Scott Leonard and Matt Reynolds set out to change a broken industry model by cultivating a culture of caring, and have set industry standards in Fair Trade and organic, healthier products. Privately-held, the company is a founding member of B Corporation, the Sustainable Working Group, Social Labor Convergence, and the Sustainable Apparel Coalition. Read more at INDIGENOUS.com and follow us on Twitter (@IndigenousDesigns), Facebook (Indigenous) and Instagram (IndigenousDesigns).

About B Lab
B Lab is a nonprofit organization that serves a global movement of people using business as a force for good. Its vision is that one day all companies compete not only to be the best in the world, but the best for the world and society will enjoy prosperity for all for the long term.

B Lab drives this systemic change by: 1) building a community of Certified B Corporations to make it easier for all of us to tell the difference between “good companies” and good marketing; 2) passing benefit corporation legislation to give business leaders the freedom to create value for society as well as shareholders; 3) helping businesses measure, compare and improve their social and environmental performance with the free B Impact Assessment; 4) driving capital to impact investments through use of its B Analytics and GIIRS Ratings platform.

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