Your SWICH Score measures the percentage of money you spend at socially responsible businesses that are better for you and your community
Daniel’s SWICH Score
Helping build local economies
87
(out of 100)
$$ that support businesses better for...
70%
Health
30%
Environment
90%
Local
56%
Workers
60%
Citizenship
It’s not that complicated actually...
Business scores are determined by combining ratings and info from trusted third party orgs...
Some Of Our Contributing Sources / Partners Include:
...and user information
What we at SWICH think is “better” (and what is not) is broadly outlined below and is largely shared by our partners and users.
We strongly believe in transparency and people making their own decisions, so check it out for yourself. If you agree with what we think, terrific! If not, you can submit your own scores and use them instead of ours.
Businesses with lots of products and services designed to enhance the physical, mental or financial health of you and others
(e.g., bookstores, gyms, juice bars, etc.)
Businesses with lots of products and services that frequently result in harming the physical, mental or financial health of you or others
(e.g., gun manufacturers, fast food, credit card companies, etc.)
Businesses that adopt eco-friendly and sustainable practices to produce and provide products and services
(e.g., organic grocers, public transportation, companies that recycle materials, etc.)
Businesses that produce or provide products and services that frequently result in environmental harm
(e.g., airlines, butchers, fast fashion companies, etc.)
Businesses that are have positive effects on local economies via local sourcing, ownership, and employment
(e.g., farmers’ markets, independent retailers, etc.)
Businesses that harm local economies by reinvesting less locally, including shipping jobs overseas or providing products from all over the world
(e.g., chains, public companies, etc.)
Businesses that treat their workers well including salary, benefits, training, workforce safety, diversity and ownership
(e.g., lowest salary MORE than $15 / hour, workers coops, sweatshop-free fashion, etc.)
Businesses that don’t treat their workers well...or use contractors that don’t
(e.g., lowest salary LESS than $10 / hour, worker discrimination suits, etc.)
Businesses that engage in fair, moral play and set good examples to positively impact communities as good corporate “citizens”
(e.g., social enterprises, high-charitable giving, minority-owned businesses, etc.)
Businesses that are non-transparent in order to thwart innovation or gain an unfair advantage for their sole benefit
(e.g., businesses engaged in political lobbying, tax-dodgers, large financial institutions, etc.)
How did we get these facts and figures?
What others are saying about SWICH. Well, only the nice things
We appreciate when people help to share our story, and more importantly, those of the better businesses we care about.
Here are some resources to help you do so...
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Swich is available in NYC, with plans to expand to other cities soon
Swich, quite purposefully, has no institutional funders or investors at this point
Swich is a BCorp, one of the first to choose to incorporate as such in Delaware
Swich’s founder, Gerald Mitchell, has worked to help small businesses and orgs since 2005
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