SCV Economic Development Corp

SCV BUSINESS VOICES SCV is Home to Two Certified B Corporations

SCV Companies Making an Impact on Their Employees, Community and Environment

HOLLY SCHROEDER

President & CEO of SCVEDC

Along with Women’s Appreciation month, every March is also B-Corp month. Many people want to partner with, work for, buy from, and invest in companies they believe in. Two Santa Clarita Valley companies have become B Corporations demonstrating commitment to their employees, community, and the environment.

B Corporations are for-profit companies, certified by a nonprofit called B Lab. In order to earn the certification, companies must achieve a 80/200 score on B Lab’s stringent assessment, which is split into four parts – Governance, Workers, Community, and Environment.

B Corporation Certification balances purpose and profit and is the most influential way to demonstrate credibility, trust, and value in a company. B Corp Certification is the only certification that measures a company’s entire social and environmental performance. The assessment that is completed to become a B Corp evaluates how your company’s operations and business model impact your workers, community, environment and customers.

Currently there are more than 4,851 Certified B Corporations, within 153 industries, over 78 countries. The Santa Clarita Valley is home to two of these B Corp Certified Businesses – Neotech Products, LLC and AMS Fulfillment – who implemented B Corp values into their business.

Neotech Products is a medical device manufacturer for medically fragile neonates and children – a global leader for disposable products primarily in prenatal intensive care and pediatrics. The team at Neotech takes a new device at conception, engineers it, manufactures it, develops it, tests it, and then sells it.

Craig McCrary, President of Neotech, stated Neotech’s catch phrase is “Making a difference, to the nurses, to the parents, and to the children.” Craig explained that when he and his team learned about being a B Corp, they were surprised that their company was already acting as one before they even knew what it was. Neotech had been implementing charitable initiatives, using tree-free paper to reduce waste, and serving different types of communities, such as underserved patient population and local county hospitals.

AMS Fulfillment is a multi-channel, highvolume shipping, and scalability 3rd party fulfillment services company with over 80 clients across numerous industries.

Tony Shepherd, CFO of AMS Fulfillment and Green Team Lead Representative stated, “Businesses that are doing good and using business as a force of good are under the flag of a B Corp Certification.” Tony explained that the owners of AMS Fulfillment founded the business on B Corp principles – being socially responsible, doing good by the local community, and doing good by the workforce.

Listen to the full conversation between Craig McCrary of Neotech Products and Tony Shepherd of AMS Fulfillment via our website, www. scvedc.org/podcast 