Wednesday, October 9, 2013 by Tim Greiner

Seventh Generation, the Vermont-based household goods company known for its pioneering work on ingredient disclosure, has found success linking bonuses to sustainability goals. The bonus tie-in increased employee awareness of the company’s priorities and ownership of the four sustainability goals selected – helping the company meet all of these goals in 2012, as detailed in the company’s 2012 Corporate Consciousness Report.  In 2013, 20 percent of the company’s Annual Incentive Plan is linked to sustainability goals; the figure was 10 percent in 2012. Read the full article in GreenBiz here.