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.
