People and Planet First (PPF)

People and Planet First brings networks together to increase the visibility of the broader movement. It was developed as an affordable verification that recognises all enterprises that meet five standards:

1. Purpose: Exists to solve a social and/or environmental problem.
2. Operations: Prioritises purpose, people and planet over profit in operational decisions.
3. Revenue: Has a self-sustaining revenue model.
4. Use of Surplus: Reinvests the majority of any surplus towards its purpose.
5. Structure: Chooses legal structures and financing that protect and lock-in purpose long-term.

The verification includes social enterprises, cooperatives, fair trade enterprises, mutualist organisations, post-growth enterprises, not-for-profit businesses, earned-income nonprofits, social businesses, regenerative businesses, steward-owned companies, benefit corporations, and any enterprise that meets the standards and puts people and planet first.

These enterprises are unlocking social and environmental solutions that are not possible within grant-dependent nonprofit structures or within profit-maximising business structures. They are co-creating an economy that puts people and planet first.