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Social Impact
Beehive is a Certified B Corporation committed to business as a force for good.
Social Impact Commitment
Beehive is a Certified B Corporation. We believe businesses must be a force for good and have the power to drive meaningful social change. Our purpose and values guide the issues we advocate for and the communities we stand in solidarity with.
Our focus is education, advocacy and action to advance justice, equity, diversity and inclusion; voting rights and safe elections; and equal civil rights and equal pay. Beehive’s goal is to contribute at least 2% of annual profits to support our social impact commitment.
Beehive believes actions are more powerful than words when it comes to driving meaningful change. We activate our social impact commitment through our 5Ps Framework:
People
Beehive is working to recruit and retain a team that is more reflective of the US population demographics.
Policies & Practices
Living our purpose and activating our social impact commitment means incorporating them into our organizational structure, systems, policies and practices.
Programs
We continually offer and participate in training and education on social justice, diversity, equity and inclusion issues. We have a safe, inclusive culture that values each person for their authentic self.
Power
Beehive impacts positive social change in our community and our industry through volunteering, financial support, mentoring, pro bono services, social justice and community activism.
We work and live with purpose, every day.
We are proud to partner with organizations and professional associations that are committed to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in business, our industry and communities.
BrandLab - Partner since 2016
The BrandLab’s mission is to change the face and voice of the marketing industry by introducing, guiding and preparing students for careers in marketing. Their vision is a marketing industry that thrives on the insights and creativity of people with diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Women’s Business Enterprise National Council – Certified since 2008
The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), founded in 1997, is the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned, controlled and operated by women in the United States.
National PR Council – Member since 2016
The PR Council advocates for and advances the business of communications firms by building the market and the value of firms as strategic business partners. The Council includes more than 100 of America’s leading communications firms, representing the premier global, mid-size, regional and specialty agencies across every discipline and practice area.
Time to Vote & ElectionDay.org
Time to Vote and ElectionDay.org are nonpartisan efforts to increase voter participation. Companies participating in these nonpartisan efforts commit to providing paid time off for employees to vote.
Civic Alliance
The Civic Alliance is non-partisan group of businesses working together to build a future where everyone participates in shaping our country.
Diversity Action Alliance
Our mission is to bring together the world’s top leaders in Public Relations and Communication in pursuit of an urgent and critically essential goal: to achieve continuous improvement for people of color as measured by recruitment, retention, and representation in management.
Supplier Diversity
One of the ways we activate our value of equity is by working with small and diverse businesses. If you are a MBE, LGBTBE, WBE, WOSB, SBE, HUB Zone, SDB, VBE, SDVBE or DOBE and are interested in doing business with Beehive find out more about our supplier diversity program.
