We became a certified B Corp in November 2009 and are quite proud of that accomplishment. Being a B Corp is one way we’ve solidified our triple bottom line mission, and it also gives us a tool for tracking how we are doing. (If you’re not familiar with B Corp, check out our previous blog posts about what it is and why we became one.)
While there are many steps to becoming a B Corp, the first one is to (more…)
Part of our mission at SEM is “to create a sustainable triple-bottom-line company.” For us, that means continually striving to align our daily actions with our belief that people and planet matter just as much as profit. On a personal level for many people, this is an intuitive value – so obvious that we perhaps take it for granted. But for companies, it can be challenging to make sure this value gets – and stays – ingrained in all facets of operations. One thing we’ve done to ensure that we keep true to this part of our mission, especially as we continue growing, is to become a certified B Corp (which we did in 2009). As SEM co-founder Maria Kingery wrote in an earlier blog post, being a B corp has become an important part of our triple bottom line efforts, serving as both a framework and tool that helps us track our progress toward continually improving our business practices to benefit people, planet and profit.
One of the many ways we can help create a shift toward more triple bottom line thinking in business is (more…)
Energy efficiency and solar power can yield dramatic savings for homeowners — especially when used in conjunction with one another. That’s partly why our partnership with Habitat for Humanity is something we take great pride in — the families living in Habitat houses are usually on tight budgets, so the energy savings end up having a huge impact.
Over the last few years, Southern Energy Management has worked with Habitat organizers in several regions to construct energy efficient and green homes with solar, and it’s a relationship that (more…)
From the very beginning, when Bob and I were planting the seeds of SEM from our living room in 2001, we have aspired not just to turn a profit (which in a new and emerging industry is quite enough to tackle!), but to create real and lasting value. As we like to say, it’s not just what we do, but how we do it that determines how successful we are.
But what does that really mean? (more…)
