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AmeriCann Honored As Best For Workers, Creating Most Positive Impact For Employees
AmeriCann Honored As Best For Workers, Creating Most Positive Impact For Employees.
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[{"type":"text","content":"Award Based on Evaluation by Comprehensive B Impact AssessmentDENVER, CO / ACCESSWIRE / June 12, 2018 / AmeriCann, Inc. (OTCQB: ACAN), Today AmeriCann, an Agricultural-Technology company that is developing the next generation of sustainable, state-of-the-art cannabis cultivation properties, was recognized for creating the most positive impact for its workers based on an independent, comprehensive assessment administered by the nonprofit B Lab. Honorees are featured on B the Change, the digital Medium publication produced by B Lab, at bthechange.com/bestfortheworld.AmeriCann is honored in the Best For Workers list, which includes businesses that earned a Workers score in the top 10 percent of more than 2,400 Certified B Corporations on the B Impact Assessment. The assessment measures a company's impact on its workers, community, customers and the environment. To certify as B Corporations, companies like AmeriCann must complete the full assessment and have their answers verified by B Lab.AmeriCann was the first public cannabis company in the world to earn the prestigious B Corp certification when it did so in 2016.\"To be recognized as one of the best from a group of such exceptional companies is a real honor,\" stated AmeriCann president Tim Keogh. \"The cannabis business is projected by many to be the fastest growing in the world. One of our goals is to serve as a model for what is possible in this emerging industry by setting the highest standards for social and environmental performance, accountability, and transparency.\"The Workers section of the B Impact Assessment assesses the company's relationship with its workforce. It measures the overall work environment within the company by assessing management/worker communication, job flexibility, corporate culture, training, compensation and worker health and safety practices. Honorees scoring in the top 10 percent set a gold standard for the high impact that business as a force for good can make on employees around the world.The 185 Best For Workers companies come from 58 different industries and 20 countries. B Lab simultaneously released separate lists recognizing B Corporations as Best For The World Overall impact, Best For Environment, Best For Customers, Best For Governance and Best For Community, which can be found at bthechange.com/bestfortheworld. In the fall, B Lab will...