Whereas silence or ignorance is snug, it’s not an choice. It’s by no means been an choice for thousands and thousands of Black People and we stand beside them as they proceed to make their voices heard. Change is critical and lengthy overdue.

As a enterprise, we create change with our greenbacks and our voice.

Listed below are the steps we’re taking to assist dismantle the present system:

1. We’re becoming a member of the 15% pledge. As we don’t have shelf house, we pledge that a minimum of 15% of our bills will instantly help black-owned companies. As of right this moment, we spend over 15% of our bills with black-owned companies.

2. A month-to-month recurring donation to the NAACP Authorized Protection Fund.

3. Study and share info on environmental racism with purchasers as a part of their work towards sustainability.

4. Search for, contemplate and ship suggestions to webinars, occasions, and conferences on racial variety and the necessity for added black voices in areas the place they’re missing.

5. Be open to suggestions and studying from those who know greater than us.

6. As a founder, I pledge to learn one e book a month from this record.

We’re open to suggestions on this record and hope to be taught from others about extra steps to create lasting change.

-Eliza