Fulfilling our responsibility to people and planet is not just about the products we sell. It’s about approaching our relationships with our local communities and our environment with care and concern for their long-term wellbeing.
We work with organizations in our community to break down barriers to employment through transportation assistance, hiring opportunities for returning citizens, and funding assistance for local transitional housing programs. Each year, we commit 5% of our profit toward socially responsible spending, which includes our two brand-specific grant programs, support for national research on and the promotion of organics, and funding to support the individual needs of the communities in which we work both locally and globally.
FRONTIER CO-OP GIVING FUND
The Frontier Co-op Giving Fund was created in 2000 to support our co-op’s social, educational, and environmentally driven giving. It is funded primarily by our member-owners’ patronage contributions in support of this purpose-driven work.
SIMPLY ORGANIC GIVING FUND
At Simply Organic, we believe good food should be accessible to all. Since 2018, the Simply Organic Giving Fund has donated over $600,000 to non-profits in the U.S. and Canada, supporting innovative solutions that address systemic food insecurity and provide access to healthy, organic food.
AURA CACIA POSITIVE CHANGE PROJECT
The Aura Cacia Positive Change Project provides financial support to organizations helping women and girls transform their lives. In 2022, the fund donated $145,000 to support economic mobility, education, and healthcare for women facing challenges like homelessness, domestic abuse, and low-income conditions.
LOCAL COMMUNITY GIVING
Frontier Co-op provides paid time off for employees to volunteer with local non-profit organizations, and matches any contributions to non-profits made by their employees up to $1,000 per employee per year. Frontier Co-op’s Community Giving Team manages any employee requests for support for other non-profits in the community.
WELL EARTH
As a company with sourcing partners around the world, we recognize our corporate social responsibility extends not only to the people and the environment around us here at home, but to our sourcing communities around the world. These individuals and our relationships with them are vital to the overall success of our company, and we are committed to providing the assistance and stability our partners need to sustain their livelihoods and their communities.
BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT
Launched in 2017, our Breaking Down Barriers to Employment initiative strives to help employees and community members overcome systemic barriers to employment and economic mobility by providing access to childcare, transportation, second chance hiring practices and an apprenticeship program, all subsidized by the company and in partnership with local non-profit organizations.