SunCommon Sustainability Profile

What do our labels mean?

SunCommon is a Vermont-based installer of residential solar power systems. The available sustainability content describes the company as values-led and focused on using business to do good, with an emphasis on people, communities, and the environment. Its co-founder says the company was built to remove barriers for people historically locked out of the solar revolution and to support a more just world. The company is also described as B Corp certified, and that certification is said to drive rigor in operational decision-making and attract employees who care about impact.

About SunCommon

Status
Unverified

Website
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Employees
25 - 100

Country
United States

SunCommon Sustainability Actions

Installed residential solar systems

SunCommon is a Vermont-based installer of residential solar power systems.

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Built a low-cost solar solution

In the context of SunCommon, Duane built a low-cost solution for residential solar energy production, and simultaneously removed barriers for people historically locked out of the solar revolution.

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Used B Corp assessment

We were very surprised at how rigorous the assessment was. There were a bunch of issues that we hadn’t considered. The coolest thing about it was the app. When you entered a finding, there would be a pop-up that would ask, ‘Would you like to improve your impact?’ Well sure! And the feed would put you into contact with another B-Corp that had already tackled that issue. This certification helps us get away from winging it and drives us into the rigor.

Designed a clean energy campaign

We met in 2008 when I was the board president at VPIRG, and he was the whip-smart director of the clean energy program. We designed the campaign to retire Vermont Yankee, the nuclear power station. So we ran this campaign and pulled it off!

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