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Human Powered Business is based on the idea that people drive our business forward, and in return the business puts coworker and community wellbeing at the center of everything we do. This model fosters a self-fulfilling culture of individual empowerment and collective action that drives better business results in the long term.
I came to New Belgium with a background in conventional business, but I became a believer in Human-Powered Business because I’ve seen its benefits firsthand, from the P&L to the wellbeing of people who work our production lines.
The reason for our success is because we invest in our coworkers, and, in turn, they invest themselves in the business. Our coworkers don’t work for us; we work for them.
These practices may seem costly at first glance, but it’s not even debatable that the cost of huge challenges like climate change, widespread inequality and systemic racial injustice are exponentially more expensive in the big picture for each company, and for society as a whole. And, in the long run, businesses that invest deeply in the wellbeing of people and our planet show more growth, greater resilience, and better financial performance overall.
No business is perfect, and that includes New Belgium. We’re also a medium-sized company, and ultimately we can only have a medium-sized impact. Our goal is to tell our story transparently – the ups and the downs – in the hopes that other companies may start adopting the Human-Powered Business model and join a movement for a more prosperous, equitable, and people-centric economy.
If the business community can take these steps together and learn from one another as we go, we have an enormous opportunity to strengthen business performance over the long run, while starting to reverse the historic challenges our communities – and, as a result, our companies – are facing right now. Simply by re-humanizing business as we know it.
Our world faces historic challenges – including economic inequality, climate change, and racial injustice.
Corporations must play a role in promoting real solutions. Unfortunately, the past four decades has seen corporate America become increasingly dehumanized, despite promises to change. Human Powered Business seeks to reverse these trends.
If widely adopted, we believe Human Powered Business could greatly accelerate the pace of solutions to our biggest challenges – while also building stronger, more profitable, and more resilient businesses over the long term.
Rather than driving for maximum short-term profits at any cost, the Human Powered Business model supports healthy profit balanced with prioritized benefits for our people and planet – generating economic prosperity for all coworkers and supporting the needs of our communities and customers.
We have plenty of room to grow and improve – but that’s why we built into our business model the incentive to act in a way that promotes fairness, transparency, inclusivity, individuality, healthy families, real work-life balance, environmental stewardship, and an ironclad commitment to craft across every aspect of our business.
The result? We’re among the biggest and fastest-growing craft brewer in America. We didn’t lay off a single coworker as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. We enjoy incredibly low turnover and high engagement among our workforce. And our team comes to work every day invested in the quality of our product and the success of our company, because the company invests in the quality and success of their life everywhere we can.
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People are at the heart of New Belgium – and always have been. We embrace our coworkers and support full and meaningful lives for them, their families, and our communities. We define wellbeing comprehensively to include economic/financial, social, environmental as well as physical health. As we’ve grown (1,300 coworkers and counting), we’ve only strengthened our investments in the people who power our business – and, in turn, they’ve strengthened their commitment to keeping our business healthy and strong.
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From the beginning, we’ve focused on our superpower – making great beer, and doing it responsibly. Our coworkers are skilled experts, with talents honed over time, who take pride in their craft.
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We believe business should be a force for good. That’s why we push forward solutions to the biggest social and environmental challenges of our time. This means taking a long-term view of success and the belief that building value for our communities and our planet is equally important as generating shareholder value.
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Having fun is central to our business. It allows for work to be a space that drives meaning and connection, while building an inclusive culture that invites coworkers to be themselves and champion one another. We encourage people to take risks, push boundaries, and let their freak flags fly because ideas that change the world rarely come from a textbook or follow a straight line.
A Brewery for Good
Being a certified B Corp means that we use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems. New Belgium has been doing this work since the day we were born, and thanks to our B Corp Certification, we’re able to track our progress over time and see how we compare to other values-driven companies. It empowers us to continue protecting our culture and values.
learn moreClimate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. That’s why we worked to make Fat Tire the first certified carbon neutral beer in the U.S—and we’re not stopping there. We’re committed to making all our beers carbon neutral by 2030.
We’re proud to support national policy efforts and local organizations that help keep our water clean and our public lands intact.
Founded by a social worker, New Belgium has always been committed to promoting inclusion. Our beer is Brewed for All and created with you in mind.
In 1991, New Belgium set out to build a craft beer movement and prove business could be a force for good. Read our Force for Good report to learn more about how we're improving our beer's impact on ecosystems and communities.
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As the brainchild of a social worker and her husband, community involvement and partnering with non-profit organizations have always been a part of New Belgium's ethos. We strive to positively impact the communities where we do business. Learn more about the grants and programs we offer.
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