{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Grow Good ","title":"How the Purpose Pledge is Raising the Bar for Business| Cameron Stearns, CEO/CFO of Mountain Rose Herb and Les Szabo, Chief Strategy & Impact Officer and Board Chair of the Purpose Pledge","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3464,"description":"Episode Summary\n\nWhat does it take to turn company values into measurable commitments, and hold yourself accountable for meeting them?\n\nIn this second episode recorded live at Ripple Fest, Anne Oudersluys speaks with Les Szabo of Dr. Bronner’s and The Purpose Pledge, and Cameron Stearns, CEO of Mountain Rose Herbs, about turning purpose-led business practices into actual commitments that advance progress. Les explains why The Purpose Pledge established ten commitment areas, including executive compensation, living wages, supply chain integrity, and climate action, and how companies navigate the inevitable trade-offs between them. \nCameron shares what those commitments have looked like in practice for Mountain Rose Herbs, as a founding member of the Purpose Pledge. From investing in higher-cost domestic organic farming before customer demand was proven to building on Mountain Rose Herbs’ zero-waste achievements, Cameron discusses some of the challenges and opportunities she has experienced. Together, the conversations reveal how clear standards, shared learning, and external accountability can help companies make difficult decisions and accelerate progress without compromising long-term relationships.\nKey Insights\nWhy Dr. Bronner’s chose not to recertify as a B Corp, and how The Purpose Pledge developed a different model built around ten measurable commitments.\nHow The Purpose Pledge’s 25:1 executive-to-median-employee compensation limit challenges conventional pay structures, and why one company chose not to participate.\nWhy executive pay limits and family living wages are separate but interconnected commitments.\nHow Dr. Bronner’s reallocates resources among employees, philanthropy, farmers, and other relationships rather than trying to maximize every priority simultaneously.\nWhy The Purpose Pledge pairs standards with practical support, including confidential wage benchmarking and implementation roadmaps.\nHow Mountain Rose Herbs moved from organic certification...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/4_W9iNxov8TbmJi0hwOHIXG4gxg89YSz70tugMNyhMg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kZjEy/ZjJiMmJhNTdiZTI0/MGU1YzdmNzdmOGZk/ZjlhMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}