Alpen is a leading designer and manufacturer of high efficiency windows, doors, and commercial glass. The company works closely with the sustainable building community, including those involved in the rapidly expanding market for passive house and net zero energy standards, to continually develop enhancements responsive to the needs of customers seeking greater energy efficiency.

Impact themes: Energy, Materials

• 188M+ kBtu of energy saved in 2022 by providing highly insulated products and minimizing emissions during manufacturing

Copper Cow is a Vietnamese coffee company focused on ethical sourcing and sustainability. Working closely with farmers, Copper Cow improves the quality of their beans, stewardship of the environment, and upward economic mobility. The company is also continuously working to reduce its environmental footprint by utilizing recyclable and compostable materials.

Impact themes: Food + Agriculture, Materials

• 32MT+ of chemical fertilizer avoided in 2022 by using more sustainable coffee growing practices

Kite Hill is a plant-based dairy brand that manufactures and sells a portfolio of refrigerated products, including cream cheese, yogurt, filled pasta, butter, and dips. Kite Hill uses sustainably sourced whole foods and grains as the primary ingredients for its products. Plant-based dairy is far less carbon and resource intensive than animal-based dairy, better for human health, and avoids inhumane practices perpetuated by the dairy industry.

Impact themes: Energy, Water, Food + Agriculture

• 27M+ lbs of CO2 emissions avoided in 2022

• 340M+ gallons of water saved in 2022

Perch Energy is a clean energy tech and services company that offers a diverse set of products and services for homeowners, renters, businesses, and solar farm owners. From Perch’s community solar project support team, which is dedicated to effective customer onboarding, billing, and engagement, to its automated platform which makes it easy for customers to customize their energy mix and savings – Perch is on a mission to make clean energy options more accessible, more affordable and more equitable for all.

Impact theme: Energy

• 695M+ lbs of CO2 emissions avoided in 2022

• 5,479 customers with accessible, affordable, and equitable clean energy options

Rachio helps homeowners keep their lawns vibrant, while decreasing their water footprint. Rachio provides a smart sprinkler controller that brings the smart home outdoors and allows users to manage their sprinkler system from any mobile device. Driven by intelligent, cloud‐based software, Rachio analyzes recent and upcoming weather, humidity levels, personal soil types and lawn conditions, to adapt to each individual yard.

Impact theme: Water

• 17B+ gallons of water saved in 2022

Soli Organic is the largest provider of USDA organic culinary herbs and leafy greens. Its innovative BioFarm facilities use patented and proprietary technology with best-in-class water efficiency, irrigation, fertilization, LED lighting, and nutrient systems. Soli also utilizes vertical farming which requires less water and land resources and limits pollution and other negative impacts on the environment. 

Impact themes: Energy, Water, Food + Agriculture

• 875K lbs of CO2 emissions saved in 2022 by locating closer to customers and shipping fewer miles and reducing food waste through precision growing practices*

• 18.9M gallons of water saved in 2022 through using high efficiency growing systems

*Metric is calculated based on food miles and food waste avoided. Soli continues to evaluate net energy consumed/saved for vertical farming as compared with traditional and greenhouse farming methods

Soupergirl is on a mission to bring plant-based, healthy meals to families’ tables. They craft soups and gazpachos from seasonal and locally sourced ingredients in small batches, helping customers to eat better, while reducing their environmental footprint. Soupergirl reaches customers nation-wide through its direct to consumer program, and continues to build its presence in major grocery chains from its home base in Washington, DC.

Impact themes: Energy, Food + Agriculture, Water

• 4.2M lbs of CO2 emissions avoided in 2022

• 1M servings of nutritious food sold in 2022 that provide a high nutrient, low salt option for individuals looking for a flavorful, ready-to-eat meal

TemperPack is a leading provider of sustainable packaging solutions that use advanced, recyclable thermal materials for one-time use, cold chain packaging applications. TemperPack’s core markets of e-commerce food delivery and life sciences require temperature-controlled packaging solutions and increasingly value environmentally friendly alternatives to incumbent plastics.

Impact themes: Energy, Materials

• 69.6M+ lbs of CO2 emissions avoided in 2022

• 17.7M+ lbs of single-use plastic diverted from landfills in 2022