Darn Good Yarn On Forbes

Reporter Kent Gregoire from the Forbes Council and Founder and CEO of Symphony Advantage and Certified Conscious Capitalism Consultant fills you in on the six essentials of conscious capitalism for stakeholders. The sixth essential is vendors, in which Nicole Snow, founder and CEO of Darn Good Yarn is mentioned: 

“When Nicole Snow, founder and CEO of Darn Good Yarn (and a client of mine), noticed that her yarn would come back at random weights from her supplier in India, she was concerned and frustrated. She decided to investigate and soon realized that her supplier had recently introduced digital scales to the production factory. However, their workers — mostly women — couldn’t read numbers. Together with the supplier, she decided to bring a tutor to teach the workers basic math. It helped both their businesses while providing workers with an important skill they will carry forever.” 

Read the full article: Stakeholder Management: A Great Way To Jump-Start Your Conscious Business