MIO / FutureTogether

Certified B Corporation
Headquarters

Florida, United States

Certified Since

December 2014

Industry

Furniture

Sector

Wholesale/Retail

Operates In

United States

We are a hybrid company with two business units: MIO Culture, a sustainable furnishings line for creatives, and FutureTogether, a sustainable design consultancy. MIO Culture designs, manufactures, and distributes innovative furnishings and acoustic solutions for creative environments. Our collection includes ancillary furniture and architectural products that enhance the look, feel, sound, and performance of residential and commercial spaces. MIO products are made in the US from environmentally preferable materials and processes that consider their entire life cycle, from sourcing to end-of-life management. Our products are available online and through representatives and dealers nationwide. FutureTogether is a design consultancy for the impact economy, merging business, sustainability, and equity through design. We create products, experiences, services, and spaces that align business goals with environmental sustainability and social responsibility.

Overall B Impact Score

Based on the B Impact assessment, MIO / FutureTogether earned an overall score of 88.1. The median score for ordinary businesses who complete the assessment is currently 50.9.
88.1
88.1 Overall B Impact Score
80 Qualifies for B Corp Certification
50.9 Median Score for Ordinary Businesses

Governance 12.5

Governance evaluates a company's overall mission, engagement around its social/environmental impact, ethics, and transparency. This section also evaluates the ability of a company to protect their mission and formally consider stakeholders in decision making through their corporate structure (e.g. benefit corporation) or corporate governing documents.

Mission & Engagement1.2
Ethics & Transparency1.3
+ Mission Locked10

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Workers 16.5

Workers evaluates a company’s contributions to its employees’ financial security, health & safety, wellness, career development, and engagement & satisfaction. In addition, this section recognizes business models designed to benefit workers, such as companies that are at least 40% owned by non-executive employees and those that have workforce development programs to support individuals with barriers to employment.

Financial Security6.8
Health, Wellness, & Safety3.6
Career Development2.0
Engagement & Satisfaction1.6

Community 19.0

Community evaluates a company’s engagement with and impact on the communities in which it operates, hires from, and sources from. Topics include diversity, equity & inclusion, economic impact, civic engagement, charitable giving, and supply chain management. In addition, this section recognizes business models that are designed to address specific community-oriented problems, such as poverty alleviation through fair trade sourcing or distribution via microenterprises, producer cooperative models, locally focused economic development, and formal charitable giving commitments.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion5.3
Economic Impact4.5
Civic Engagement & Giving2.5
Supply Chain Management3.5

Environment 36.7

Environment evaluates a company’s overall environmental management practices as well as its impact on the air, climate, water, land, and biodiversity. This includes the direct impact of a company’s operations and, when applicable its supply chain and distribution channels. This section also recognizes companies with environmentally innovative production processes and those that sell products or services that have a positive environmental impact. Some examples might include products and services that create renewable energy, reduce consumption or waste, conserve land or wildlife, provide less toxic alternatives to the market, or educate people about environmental problems.

Environmental Management4.4
Air & Climate6.5
Water1.1
Land & Life11.0
+ Resource Conservation11.9

What is this? A company with an Impact Business Model is intentionally designed to create a specific positive outcome for one of its stakeholders - such as workers, community, environment, or customers.


Customers 3.3

Customers evaluates a company’s stewardship of its customers through the quality of its products and services, ethical marketing, data privacy and security, and feedback channels. In addition, this section recognizes products or services that are designed to address a particular social problem for or through its customers, such as health or educational products, arts & media products, serving underserved customers/clients, and services that improve the social impact of other businesses or organizations.

Customer Stewardship3.3


Previous Overall B Impact Scores

2022 Overall B Impact Score88.1
2017 Overall B Impact Score92.2
2014 Overall B Impact Score80

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