Celebrating Good Business

Out of the hundreds of businesses that participate in Good For Michigan each year, these businesses are making the most positive impact. Read more about the program and our 2024 awardees in the annual Good For Michigan Awards Spread.

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Honoring our 2024 Good For Michigan Award Winners

Out of all the businesses that participate in Good For Michigan each year, we’re highlighting the following businesses based on their positive impacts as measured by the B Impact Assessment and SDG Action Manager. Our 2024 award winners have shown dedication and commitment to better business practices all around, and we want to acknowledge these specific businesses for their work in their respective categories.

Good For Governance

The Governance category celebrates a company’s overall mission, ethics, accountability and transparency through policies and practices that foster integration of social and environmental goals in employees’ performance evaluation, impact reporting and transparency, and more.
"Winning the Good for Governance award reinforces the values I built this practice on—integrity, inclusion, growth mind-sent, and client and community-centered care.... By fostering governance that prioritizes both community and workplace well-being, I hope to contribute to a more compassionate and equitable economy in Michigan—one where both businesses and communities thrive when people are put first." -Tamiko Teshima, Speech Language Pathologist & Owner

Good For Community

The Community category celebrates a company’s contribution to the economic and social well-being of the communities in which it operates, through impacts that foster diversity and inclusion, job creation, civic engagement and philanthropy, supply chain management, and more.
"Placing the needs of our local community as central to our mission has served as an important guidepost in the development and operations of Lakeshore Depot and reminds us to continuously reflect on the impact of our operations for community members, farmers and the people who work within the organization." - MIke Hainstock, Owner & Founder

GOOD FOR ENVIRONMENT

The Environment category celebrates a company’s overall environmental stewardship, including how the company manages general environmental impacts as well as specific topics like climate, water use and sustainability, and impacts on land and life.
"On behalf of Gentex and the entire Management Team, we are excited to be recognized for this award. This is a testament to the company’s commitment to sustainability. That is 'working alongside our customers, supply base and key stakeholders, to minimize our impact on the environment, create and implement robust sustainability programs, and operate in a socially responsible manner.''' - Scott Ryan, Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Sustainability Officer

GOOD FOR Workforce

The Workforce category evaluates a company’s contribution to its employees’ financial, physical, professional, and social well-being through payment of a living wage, benefits, employee health and safety, professional development opportunities, and more.
"The key to being Good for Michigan is being good to your people first. What we do every day is of course work, but it should also be enjoyable, challenging, provide variety, creative and rewarding. The success of your business will build because your team cares about the product & services it provides its clients. We listen and we care." - Stephanie Baldwin, President/Owner

GOOD FOR SUPPLY CHAIN ENGAGEMENT

The GOOD FOR SUPPLY CHAIN category was birthed out of our collaboration with the MEDC's Pure Michigan Business Connect team. this award category takes a comprehensive view of a business's practices across the board, from the sourcing to the production process.
"Madison Closet and Farms stives to use not only Michigan suppliers but also Michigan based retailers to sell its products. It's simple math really, we keep the money in a circle that keeps going around all over Michigan! We go to suppliers that are Michigan-based with employees that live in Michigan, I make a product that is sold in Michigan stores that have employed Michigan residents." - Kim Pendygraft, Owner

Past Good For Michigan Awardees

The Highlands, Good For Environment

Last Mile Cafe, Good For Workforce

Kalamazoo Dry Goods, Good For Community

Café Rica, Good For Governance

Ore Dock Brewing Company, Good For Environment

Crystal Mountain, Good For Workforce

Gun Lake Investments, Good For Governance

Harbor Brenn Insurance Agencies, Good For Community

Holdsworth Communications, SDG Allstar

Euzen Connect, SDG Allstar

FlexTech Education, Good For Governance

Little Space Studio, Good For Community

Mallowfields, Good For Workforce

Walker-Miller Energy Services, Good For Environment

Bare All Clothing, Good For Environment

boldSOCKS, Good For Environment, Honorable Mention

Center for Oral Surgery & Dental Implants, Good For Governance

Reink Media, Good For Governance, Honorable Mention

Cherry Capital Foods, Good For Workforce

Innereactive, Good For Workforce, Honorable Mention

Urban Pharm, Good For Community

Michigan Center for Holistic Medicine, Good For Community Honorable Mention

Supermercado Mexico, Good For Environment

Public Thread, Good For Environment, Honorable Mention

The Sunday Dinner Group, Good For Community

San Chez Bistro, Good For Community Honorable Mention

Array of Engineers, Good For Governance

Forty Acres, Good For Governance, Honorable Mention

United Bank, Good For Workforce

Creston Brewery, Good For Workforce, Honorable Mention

Hire for Hope, Good for Community

Celebration Cinema, Good For Community

Malamiah Juice Bar, Good For Employees

Lindo Mexico, Good For Workforce

Furniture City Creamery, Good For Environment

Community Automotive, Good For Environment

Glamour and Grit Floral, Good For Governance

Wolverine Coil Spring, Good For Governance

Use your business as a force for good, become Good For Michigan

Are you ready to join Good For Michigan in making a positive impact in the state’s workforce, our communities, and the environment? Measure your impacts and join the movement towards a stronger, more resilient and inclusive West Michigan.

Good For Michigan is a statewide program created by our parent organization, People First Economy. We leverage our network of statewide and national partners to provide businesses with globally-recognized benchmarking tools. These tools are used by thousands of companies world-wide and have been proven to help business leaders attract talent, build customer loyalty, and increase revenue growth.