Leading Practices

  • The president issued an Executive Order on Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors in 2021 that increased the required wage for contractors to $15 per hour and addressed implications for tipped workers.

  • Firmenich, the world’s largest privately owned fragrance and taste company, achieved living wage certification across all of its global operations. Following an external assessment by Fair Wage Network, a widely recognized international nongovernmental organization, the group was awarded the certification. The firm is pairing living wage investments internally with training for 100 major suppliers on human rights to include living wage, women’s empowerment, education and human rights practices.

  • Cupcakin' Bake Shop is a Northern-California-based business with multiple locations. The company is committed to maintaining job quality as it grows. The owner offers her workers a living wage, career-building opportunities, wealth-building opportunities and a fair and engaging workplace. Cupcakin’ partnered with Pacific Community Ventures and their Good Jobs, Good Business program to implement job quality practices, including tracking and measuring changes over time, as well as to receive access to capital to scale operations efficiently and prepare the business for the future while supporting quality jobs.

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