The Additional Enlightened Companies

Scott and Rothman's (1992) book Companies with a Conscience: Intimate Portraits of Twelve Firms that Make a Difference celebrated the stories of 12 strong companies for corporate design, corporate citizenship, and positive examples of American businesses as introduced in Chapter 6 of this book. Chapter 13 of their book also includes 27 other companies in short case study summaries worthy of continued recognition. They include:

• Newman Own Inc. in Westport, Connecticut

• Cultural Survival Enterprises in Cambridge, Massachusetts

• Wynkoop Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado

• Sebastian International, Inc. in Woodland Hills, California

• The Body Shop, based in Brighton, England, but has more than 3,000 outlets in 66 countries (and has experienced ownership by L'Oréal from 2006–2017; now owned by Brazilian cosmetics company Natura)

• Working Assets Long Distance, based from San Francisco, California

• Aspen Skiing Company in the Colorado Rockies

• Consumers United Insurance Company in Washington, DC

• Smith & Hawken in Santa Rosa and Mill Valley, California

• Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver, Colorado

• The Amer-I-Can Program, based in Los Angeles, California

• Hi-Tee Sports USA Inc., based in Modesto, California (acquired in 2016 by Carolina Footwear Group, LLC)

• Gerry Baby Products Company, based in Washington, DC

• America Outdoors, based in Knoxville, Tennessee

• William McDonough Architects from New York, now based in Charlottesville, Virginia

• Utne Reader originated in Minneapolis, Minnesota and now based in Topeka, Kansas

• Artisan Maintenance in Colorado

• Tom's of Maine, based in Kennebunk, Maine

• Shaklee Corporation in San Francisco, California, with global operations now in Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, and Taiwan

• San Francisco Hat Company, based in Berkeley, California

• The Backpackers Shop (Ohio Canoe Adventures) in Cleveland, Ohio

• Hanna Andersson Inc., based in Portland, Oregon

• Julius Klein Cleaners in New York, New York

• Outdoor Industry Conservation Alliance launched in Seattle, Washington

• Toys for Special Children in Hawthorne, New York

• Glen Ellen Winery in Sonoma, California

• The North Face, based in Almeda, California (now part of VF Corporation)