Bower
Stockholm County, Sweden
June 2019
Mobile applications
Service with Minor Environmental Footprint
Denmark,
Finland,
Norway,
Sweden,
United Kingdom
We solve the problem by putting a value on all consumer packaging. Packaging that already has a value is recycled at a much greater extent than packaging that does. The PET bottle is an excellent example. By making monetary values and discount coupons available to those who scan and recycle with the app, the effect will be the same, but for all packaging with a barcode and not just for the pet bottle. We can use the existing infrastructure and increase recycling by adding motivating elements in the form of incentives. With the Bower app, you can scan almost everything with a barcode. Once the packaging has been scanned, you are required to recycle it to actually gain access to the points, which can then be converted into money and discounts. We ensure that what is scanned is actually recycled using GPS positioning. We make it possible for companies to take active responsibility for their packaging. They can now ensure that their packaging is recycled to a greater extent by connecting their packaging and thus contributing to the financial incentives that are ultimately paid out to the user.
Overall B Impact Score
Governance 12.7
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Governance 12.7
Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.
Workers 28.6
Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.
Community 15.4
Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.
Environment 25.4
Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.
What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.