US
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Work hard!
To grow!
To grow!
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Family roots—Dr. Bronner's timeline—Corporate responsibility—Doing the right thing to do good!
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OUR CUSTOMERS
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To be correct
with customers
with customers
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Philosophy of soap making—product certifications—organic and Fair Trade ingredients—the fight for true organic!
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OUR EMPLOYEES
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Treating employees
as a family
as a family
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Progressive business practices—fair wages and generous benefits—support a good and healthy life!
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OUR SUPPLIERS
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To be fair with
suppliers
suppliers
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Ethical sourcing—global Fair Trade projects—fair supply chains improve lives and communities!
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OUR PLANET
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Treating the planet
like our home
like our home
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Commitment to zero waste—combating climate change through organic farming practices—using the earth's gifts humbly and consciously!
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OUR COMMUNITY
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Funding and fighting
That's correct!
That's correct!
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Animal rights—fair wages—GMO labeling—Magic Foam—share the profits, share the talent, share the joy!
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The Dr. Bronner's Story
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Work hard! Grow!
First of the principles of Dr. Bronner's ABC Morals : Work hard! Thrive! Learn, grow, improve. Success is the engine that makes everything possible.
" 1st : If not for me, who am I? Nobody! 2nd : Yet, if I'm only for me, what am I? Nothing! 3rd : If not now, when?! " Thus begins Emanuel Bronner's ABC Moral . The message is clear: We are responsible for ourselves, but also for others, and as we grow, we must do so responsibly.
The story of Dr. Bronner's
Jewish-German roots in soap production—Emanuel Bronner's peace plan to unite planet Earth—iconic soap of the "culturally alternative" 1960s—leader of movements associated with organic and fair trade.
Constructive Capitalism
"Share the profits with the workers and the Earth that gave them life!"—business as a force for good—becomes a Benefit Corporation and a certified B Corp.
Remembering Uncle Ralph
Uncle Ralph—son of Dr. Bronner and uncle of the current leaders of the Company—embodied the heart and soul of our Company—helping to spread his father's message that we are ALL ONE!
OUR CUSTOMERS
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Being fair with customers
First ingredient: love! Lead with your heart, slow down, give your best—serve your customers as if they were family.
Only organic and fair trade ingredients—most products are vegan and certified organic according to the same standards applicable to food certification! No synthetic preservatives or thickeners. For body, hair, face, mouth and teeth—food, dishes, clothes, floors, pets—Dr. Bronner's is the best for people, for the home and for the Planet.
Making the best soap
We make soap using traditional methods—this philosophy extends to all our products: we seek natural ingredients to replace synthetic chemical ingredients.
Product certifications
Independent certifications guarantee that our products meet the highest standards of environmental and social sustainability.
Biological Integrity
We fight for a market where consumers are not misled and where the classification standards for organic products applied to personal care products are identical to those applicable to food products.
OUR EMPLOYEES
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Treating employees like family
Be kind, reward generously, support a good and healthy life. Seek and encourage the best in everyone. What unites us is greater than what separates us!
We are a family business and consider everyone who works with us as part of our extended family. All "family members" in every position in the Company have an important role to play and deserve the best benefits and compensation plans we can offer.
Progressive business practices
100% free health programs for employees and their families—5-to-1 pay split for executives—annual bonus of up to 25% of salary for full-time employees—15% of salary in profit sharing.
Interviews with our employees
What it's like to work with Dr. Bronner—working at Dr. Bronner's for decades—how the company has grown and developed.
OUR SUPPLIERS
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Being fair to suppliers
Building relationships with farmers and organic producers to create fair supply chains. Paying fair prices to farmers, fair wages to employees, and excellent working conditions; investing in communities; respecting the land and the people!
Our relationship with our suppliers is direct, local, personal, sustainable, tangible, and verifiable. It's how customers know that the products they're buying will have a real positive impact on the people and communities that produce them. For us, it's a continuation of Emanuel Bronner's legacy. He wanted to change the world for the better with the labels on the bottles. We want to do the same with what's inside.
Building fair supply chains
Fair wages, good working conditions, loans, and community development projects support smallholder farmers and the local economy—regenerative agriculture techniques improve the soil!
Projects and partnerships
Canaan Fair Trade Project in Palestine, Serendipol in Sri Lanka, Serendipalm in Ghana, Criação Biotech in India, Kwale Coconuts in Kenya—Dr. Bronner's key ingredients originate from fair trade projects and organic production methods!
OUR PLANET
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Treat the planet as our home.
Use the earth's gifts humbly and consciously. Do not waste, do not harm the earth, people, or animals. What comes from the earth must return to it!
Regenerative organic farming projects—soil enrichment and reforestation plans—100% post-consumer recycled packaging—aggressive measures to reduce waste and water use—YES!
Regenerative organic agriculture
Healthy soil = healthy planet—industrial agriculture is the biggest generator of greenhouse gases—how regenerative organic agriculture can reverse climate change!
Innovation in packaging
100% post-consumer recycled packaging—bottle-by-bottle recycling—local recycling reduces transported packaging = fewer greenhouse gas emissions!
Reducing our footprint
Solar panels, 100% post-consumer recycled cardboard, water/material recycling—reducing water use, waste, and energy—commitment to reducing to one trash can per month—on the way to "near-zero waste"!
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Funding and fighting for what is right!
To be an engine of positive change—to share the profits, to share the talent, to share the strength, to share the voice—to give & to give, to fund & to fight!
Dr. Bronner's has always been characterized by its activism, from the time when Emanuel Bronner appealed to humanity to unite in speeches he gave in the streets and auditoriums, selling his Peppermint soap in parallel. Perpetuating this activist spirit, it is our mission to continue using the Company today to fight for and financially support the causes we believe in: regenerative agriculture, fair trade, animal welfare, industrial hemp and DEA policy reform, fair wages, among others. We call ourselves the fighting soap company and we are committed to the causes we fight for.
Experience Magic Foam
Our innovative, eco-friendly, exhilarating "rain" of foam transforms events, communities, and lives into temporary, magical paradises covered in SnoFoam !
Equal pay
Dr. Bronner's supports government initiatives to raise wages—raising the minimum wage increases consumers' purchasing power—helps small businesses—and adequately compensates engaged workers!
Animal rights advocacy
Intensive animal farming keeps animals in cruel conditions—less, better meat and plant-based diets are better for the animals, better for the planet, and healthier for us!
Services for the community and for young people.
Honoring Jim Bronner's legacy through support of youth/charitable programs—improving lives and communities locally and abroad.
