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AmeriCann Earns Respected B Corp Certification
AmeriCann Earns Respected B Corp Certification.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n\n\nAmeriCann\nEarns Prestigious B Corp Certification\n\n \n\nRecognized for highest standards of social and\nenvironmental performance. Developer becomes the first\ncannabis company to earn respected accreditation. \n\n \n\n\n\nDENVER,\nCO / ACCESSWIRE / June 23, 2016 / AmeriCann, Inc. (OTCQX: ACAN),\na company that plans to develop and lease sustainable, state-of-the-art medical\ncannabis cultivation properties, has earned certification as a B Corporation, an acknowledgment of the Company’s\ncommitment to social and environmental ethics, transparency and accountability.\n\n\n\n\nAmeriCann\njoins over 1,700 Certified B Corporations globally — including 71 others in Colorado\n— that have met the rigorous standards that measure a company’s impact on its\nemployees, suppliers, community, and the environment. Notable B Corps include Ben & Jerry’s,\nPatagonia, Warby Parker, and Etsy, Inc. (ETSY).\n\n\n\n\"AmeriCann is proud to have earned B Corp certification, which is a formal recognition of the values that are\nessential to our company,\" said AmeriCann President Tim Keogh. \"Our decision to seek independent\ncertification raises the bar for the cannabis industry. We have always sought to set new standards\nfor our industry and becoming the first cannabis company to receive this\nimportant certification validates these efforts.”\n\n\n\nThe\nB Corp certification was granted by B Lab, a nonprofit organization that serves a global movement of\npeople using business as a force for good. Its vision is that one day all\ncompanies will compete to be best for the world and that society will enjoy a\nmore shared and durable prosperity.\n\n\n\nB\nLab promotes robust standards that can be used by policymakers, investors and\nthe general public to evaluate companies and their business practices. \n\n\n\nAmeriCann designs, develops and leases\nsustainable medical cannabis cultivation properties exclusively to local\npartners in regulated markets. The\ncompany does not cultivate, process, distribute or sell cannabis. This business model provides AmeriCann great flexibility\nto pursue national and global opportunities. \n \n\n\n\nAmeriCann’s\nsustainable greenhouse designs are more energy efficient than traditional\nindoor warehouse facilities that rely exclusivel...