Milo’s Makes a Difference
More than 75 years after we were founded by Milo Carlton, we are still a family-owned company. Today, we are also a Certified Women Owned business and a Platinum Certified Zero Waste Manufacturer. We are committed to creating opportunities for prosperity and protecting our planet for future generations.
Our Approach to Positive Impact
Milo’s is building systems and empowering associates to create lasting impact on People, Planet, and Profit.
We keep the story simple by focusing on three components:
Pathways for Prosperity for All
- Gender Pay Equity
- Growth Pathways for 100% of Associates
- Associate engagement donating time and money
Protect Our Planet
- Recycling and Reuse of manufacturing waste
- Carbon Reductions in Manufacturing
- Remarkable Water Stewardship
Purposeful Partnerships: Community Lives Positively Impacted
- Milo’s 1% Pledge
- Purposeful Partnerships across our ecosystem
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Details about our Profit Pledge below.
Protecting Our Planet
Environmental stewardship isn’t new to Milo’s. Since 2019, Milo’s has recycled and diverted 148,427 TONS of waste (that’s almost 300 MILLION pounds, the weight of more than 145,000 cars!) We are also reducing and reusing water in production. In that time, we’ve conserved nearly 37 million gallons of water. That’s as much as a ten-acre lake!
Pathways for Prosperity for All
We believe in hiring and growing authentic leaders, delivering the most delicious quality products on time and in full to our customers, and giving back to the communities we serve. We call this living PeopleFirst. As our business grows exponentially, we are hyper-focused on growing our people and investing in their futures.
Purposeful Partnerships
At Milo’s Tea Company, we believe it is our responsibility to give back to the communities that fuel our growth. Through our 1% Profit Pledge, Milo’s gives monetary and product donations to communities and organizations that align with our values and focus areas of Education and Advancement for All, Better Planet for Generations, and Community Disaster Relief.
1% Profit Pledge:
1% of our Annual Profits to Community Causes
We believe even a small portion of profits can make a big difference in our communities. That’s why we donate at least 1% of our annual profits annually to organizations pursuing Education and Advancement for All, Protecting Our Planet for Future Generations, and to Community Disaster Relief.
Product Donations:
Sparking Delicious Joy
Our purpose at Milo’s is sparking joy every day. We call those Milo’s Moments. Through our Purposeful Partnerships, Milo’s donates more than 200,000 servings of tea each year to emergency feeding, disaster relief organizations, and nonprofit fundraising events. We empower our remarkable sales TEAm to extend our giving to every corner of America.
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Milo’s Employee Contributions to Causes
We believe our TEAm members should also support missions close to their hearts. We empower each associate with $100 annually to donate to nonprofit partners of their choice. We call that Milo’s Makes a Difference Dollars (or Milo’s MMAD $ for short).
Volunteer Time Off
We believe the donation of time and talent is one of the most impactful ways to give. That’s why we offer paid time off for volunteerism to augment our commitment to Milo’s community causes. We organize annual company-wide volunteer events and offer each associate an additional eight hours annually to volunteer for the cause of their choice.