At One Planet Group, we have worked to build a different kind of company — one where workplace culture, the relationships it builds, and the products and services it delivers all combine to form a collective contribution to the common good. Taking principles from timeless spiritual teachings, One Planet strives to not only to implement best business practices, but also to foster an environment that promotes equality, love and empowerment.
We believe deeply that a company can not only generate healthy profit margins, but also maintain an ongoing sense of mission, meaning and individual fulfillment for all employees, vendors, clients, and friends.
Our workplace culture is the center of this drive, built around the following principles.
At One Planet Group, we ascribe to the idea of universal philanthropy, meaning that we actively pursue partners, vendors, clients, and employees who actively support programs for the betterment of the world. This is a conscious intention, that is an integral part of the DNA of One Planet’s core mission, business model and our daily work.
As a company, One Planet supports many nonprofits and charities, with a specific focus on those that support the education and empowerment of girls and women. In addition to corporate donations, and fundraising events, we also offer a fixed percentage of our quarterly profits to some organizations and designate multiple days throughout the year for our employees to take time off so that they can take part in community service and volunteerism.
Our spirit of service is ingrained in every aspect of business – from hiring to performance – giving our teams extra incentive to deliver the most profitable growth possible. Learn more about our Service Days, model of profit-sharing, and foundation work here.
Our founding philosophy is based on spiritual teachings of the Bahá’í Faith. As a company, we care deeply about others and the planet which we all inhabit. We believe that profit at any cost — regardless of the implication for others, the environment, or our own conscience — is an archaic way to do business. Instead, we try to show that there is a more compassionate way to proceed.
You can have healthy profitable margins while also caring for humanity at large. Intention isn’t meaning well, it’s doing well. We set a small yet robust example of how to pair good intentions with strong business models. We measure our success by how many lives we touch positively, and by the impact made in our communities and around the world.
Capital should serve humanity. By considering the impact of our work, we have the opportunity to add a layer of meaning to our professional lives.
