Meet your 1% commitment by giving directly to in-network environmental partners of your choice. How, when, and where you make your donations throughout the year is flexible. You customize a giving strategy that works best for your business and maximizes your positive impact.
At least half of your commitment must be met in monetary donations to in-network environmental partners.
The remaining half of your commitment can be met with a custom combination of the following that works best for you:
At the end of your fiscal year, you will take your confirmed total sales revenue and calculate 1% of that amount.
Example: $100,000 USD total revenue x .01 = a commitment of $1000 USD
Within 120 days of your fiscal year ending (approximately 4 months).
Members are still required to submit a proof of revenue document showing that no revenue was accrued for the last fiscal year to complete their certification. If your total revenue is zero or less, your membership dues will fulfill your 1% commitment.
1% for the Planet Environmental Partners are carefully vetted organizations and programs that have proven alignment with 1% for the Planet’s Impact Areas. Environmental Partners are organizations working for the benefit of people and the environment, with missions that span across a wide range of impacts, from ensuring vulnerable communities have rights to land to reducing the environmental impact of cities. Read more about 1% for the Planet Impact Areas.
1% for the Planet Members make support directly to approved environmental partners and can certify donations as part of their annual commitment. To view 1% for the Planet’s network of environmental partners, search the directory.
Organizations can only enter the network after being recommended by a 1% for the Planet Business Member seeking to support them. Members can recommend environmental organizations to apply to the 1% for the Planet network via the member portal. Organizations that have been recommended to the network will receive a link to 1% for the Planet’s partnership application.
Being recommended by a 1% for the Planet Member does not guarantee admission to the 1% for the Planet Environmental Partners network. To determine eligibility for our network, organizations must pass 1% for the Planet’s partnership assessment.
To determine eligibility for the 1% for the Planet Environmental Partners network, organizations must satisfy the following:
1. Get recommended to join the network by a business member intending to support you.
2. Pass a partnership assessment, consisting of:
A. Proof of eligible registration status. This is inclusive of most countries’ “nonprofit” or “charitable” tax registration statuses, as well as various other statuses that limit business activity by guarantee of public benefit or social/environmental goals. Examples include, but are not limited to:
United States of America
501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), or 501(c)(6)
State-level tax-exempt organization
Fiscally sponsored organization
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Charity (Charity Commission, NICC, and OSCR)
Community Interest Company
Australia
Charity (ACNC registration)
Not-for-profit and tax-exempt entity (e.g. incorporated association)
Public company limited by guarantee
Canada
Charity
Not-for-profit and tax-exempt entity operating federally or within their province (e.g. Society, not-for-profit corporation)
Hong Kong
Charitable Institution
Switzerland
Association (Verein)
Foundation (Stiftung)
Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
Not-for-profit association (Verenigingen)
Not-for-profit foundation (Stichting)
Public benefit organization (ANBI)
Germany
Association (Verein or e.V.)
Foundation (Stiftung)
Limited liability not-for-profit corporation (e.g. gGmbH)
Japan
Public interest association or foundation (Koueki Shadan Houjin, Koeki Zaidan Houjin)
Specified not-for-profit corporation (tokutei hieiri katsudo hojin)
Social welfare corporation
Mexico
Not-for-profit entity or authorized donee (donatarias autorizada) such as civil association (asociación civil) or civil society organization (organización de sociedad civil)
B. Details on organizational structure and history, including legal compliance, geography of operations, and mission statement.
C. Alignment of mission to one or more of 1% for the Planet’s Impact Area Targets. Organizations that have no clear relevance to environmental impacts as described above, as well as causes that deny human rights or increase marginalization or injustices, are ineligible.
D. Program budget details: an organization with two-thirds or more of its programs budget aligned with our Impact Areas can earn full “Environmental Partner” status. Organizations that do not meet this two-thirds rule can still earn “Environmental Program” status for any specific aligned program it hosts.
E. Screening for financial and organizational corruption, criminality, false promotions, or greenwashing.
Once organizations complete the partnership assessment, please allow two weeks before reaching out to inquire about the status of your assessment.
Here is 1% for the Planet’s Environmental Partner Agreement. Organizations must agree to the terms and conditions to establish partnership. Please contact partners@onepercentfortheplanet.org with any questions.
1% for the Planet aims to keep partnerships as low-lift as possible. That being said, we do ask organizations to complete a few steps to keep their account up to date.
1% for the Planet requests that environmental partners update and maintain their public-facing directory page and annually update their Impact Questionnaire. Once approved as an official 1% for the Planet Environmental Partner, organizations can access the Impact Questionnaire and other resources within the portal. We encourage environmental partners to be very familiar with the partner portal and keep all information updated.
1% for the Planet serves as a connector, certifier and amplifier—not a grantor. Our team uses various tools to understand the work and impact of our environmental partners network in an effort to make connections with business members.
The best way to leverage your partnership with 1% for the Planet is to complete your organization’s Impact Questionnaire. The Impact Questionnaire is a powerful tool to help our team identify, connect and promote environmental partners in the 1% for the Planet network. The Impact Questionnaire informs our staff on the scope of your work and impact.
1% for the Planet Members make support directly to approved environmental partners. Members identify environmental partners to support through various tools and services offered by 1% for the Planet. This includes the 1% for the Planet directory, blog, or through 1% for the Planet’s partnership advising service which aims to provide business members with custom partner recommendations that align with their giving goals.
1% for the Planet Members make support directly to approved environmental partners and then members submit official receipts for certification by 1% for the Planet. The details and parameters of partnership are determined directly between environmental partners and members. Members and environmental partners are responsible for determining the grounds of the partnership.
When support is made, 1% for the Planet asks that environmental partners acknowledge 1% for the Planet Member’s support with a copy of donation receipts, signed acknowledgment letters, or proof of donation as you would for any support. We ask that this acknowledgment be made for both monetary and non-monetary (in-kind products, services, volunteering, and approved promotional support) giving options.
Environmental partners are not responsible for confirming donations with 1% for the Planet; that is the responsibility of the member.
When a member chooses to support an environmental partner, they will do so directly in the form of monetary or non-monetary giving options. Members and environmental partners are responsible for determining the grounds of the partnership. Members are not required to to publicize any aspect of their commitments, givings, or partnerships.
Members identify environmental partners to support in a number of ways, including searching within the 1% for the Planet directory, browsing blogs, or through various network communications where members have the opportunity to learn about partners such as Slack, Global Social Hours, Global Summit, monthly newsletters etc.
The number one way to leverage your partnership with 1% for the Planet and become more visible to 1% for the Planet Members is to complete your organization’s Impact Questionnaire, which can be completed in the portal.
1% for the Planet Members make support directly to approved environmental partners. Once support is made, members certify donations as part of their annual commitment.
1% for the Planet staff support members each fiscal year in the annual certification of their 1% commitment. During the certification period, businesses confirm total revenue by providing proof of revenue documentation (a tax document, letter from an accountant, or bookkeeping report) and documentation of donations (copy of donation receipts, signed acknowledgment letters, or proof of donation) from approved environmental partners. These documents are reviewed by our certification team to confirm that 1% of total revenue was donated.
Continued membership is contingent on completing this annual process and submitting these documents.
Businesses can be directed to our join page and prompted to fill out a non-binding join form that will put interested businesses in touch with our team!
Please send questions to partners@onepercentfortheplanet.org.
