Restoration Soils grew out of the desire of our three partners to better meet the needs of our community for higher quality organic landscape products.
We also knew that if we do this right we can have an important social impact by creating value-added products that positively contribute to Forest Health, Community Sustainability, and Waste Diversion.
Businesses don’t have to just make a buck, they can make a difference too. We believe business can provide the best and most powerful lever available to help solve social dilemmas. In Northern Arizona we know that three of our largest problems are: the health of our National Forests, which are increasingly at risk of catastrophic wildfire and floods; the environmental footprint of our community, which we cannot risk increasing without end; and the wasteful and unnecessary contribution of recyclable organic products to our waste stream.
Triple Bottom Line
We are deeply committed to our local community and helping solve those problems that impact all of Northern Arizona.
Business as usual has served us well since Adam Smith first penned The Wealth of Nations, but we believe we can do better. That is why we follow the triple bottom line model, focusing not only only profit, but also people, planet, and prosperity.
People considers all stakeholders (versus solely shareholders) including employees, communities within which an organization operates, individuals throughout the supply chain, future generations, and customers—just to name a few.
Planet means stakeholders are increasingly aware of not only the consequences business activity can have on the environment, community, and economy, but also of the importance of global issues, such as climate change and social justice.
Prosperity aims to improve a wide range of areas related to environment, people, and economic opportunities. One of the key prosperity-focused goals means to provide decent work (safe working conditions, living wages, compassionate leadership) and economic growth for those in our community.
thanks to the University of Wisconsin Department for Sustainable Management
