UP Good Jobs Cohort

Creating quality job opportunities for the Upper Peninsula

Good For Michigan Cohorts are made up of businesses grouped by industry or region, who come together to create local impact collaboratively. By utilizing tools such as the SDG Action Manager and B Impact Assessment, we help companies set and achieve positive and measurable place-based impacts.

In partnership with Northern Initiatives and Northern Michigan University’s Sustainability Hub for Innovation & Environment (SHINE), the Good For Good Jobs cohort brought together 7 businesses across the Upper Peninsula to address three job quality indicators: Economic Stability, Economic Mobility, and Equity, Respect & Voice (as put forth by the Aspen Institute). To create a baseline of their individual and collective impacts, the participating businesses utilized five aligned Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs). The SDGs are a group of 17 goals developed by the UN Global Compact which provide strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth.

Source: Apsen Institute

This module measures what companies can do to end poverty. This includes questions pertaining to paying a living wage, screening for forced labor, and assessing supply chain risk.

SDG 3 measures what businesses can do to contribute to good health and well-being for all, such as providing healthcare and operational health and safety programs for employees.

This module measures what businesses can do to contribute to gender equality, such as increasing women’s representation, and managing gender discrimination complaints.

SDG 8 measures what businesses can do to provide decent work and economic growth such as paying a living wage, and ensuring fair working conditions in your operations and supply chain.

This module measures what businesses can do to reduce inequalities, such as paying a living wage, employing non-discrimination practices in the workplace, and creating an inclusive work environment.

Participating Businesses

Bates Bikes

Bins Ahoy Overstock

Lakeshore Depot L3C

Curio Design Studio

Little Agate

Superior Culture

Thrivent Financial Northbound Group

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Good For Michigan Cohorts are made up of businesses grouped by industry or region, who come together to create local impact collaboratively. Learn more about cohorts. 

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