[PRESS RELEASE] – CHICAGO and VANCOUVER, British Columbia, March 12, 2025 –Green Thumb Industries Inc., a leading national cannabis consumer packaged goods company and owner of RISE Dispensaries, released its third annual Social Impact Report. The 2024 Social Impact Report documents and celebrates Green Thumb’s continued efforts to drive progress across four key pillars of the company’s “Growing For Good” program: Community Engagement, Inclusion & Belonging, Restorative Justice, and Environmental Stewardship. The full report can be viewed at www.gtigrows.com/social-impact-report.
“The ‘Growing For Good’ program is not simply a philanthropic arm of Green Thumb; it’s a reflection of our entire culture and our shared responsibility to give back to the communities we serve,” Green Thumb Founder, Chairman and CEO Ben Kovler said. “The team made great strides in 2024 toward creating meaningful change across each of our pillars—from expungement clinics and volunteer drives to dog adoptions and voter registration events. Alongside our incredible partners, we are leaving a real, lasting positive impact across our communities that will only grow in the years to come.”
In 2024, Green Thumb blended culture, community and cannabis to advocate for social justice reform and create a more inclusive industry rooted in positivity. The company’s team of more than 4,800 employees demonstrated unwavering dedication to accomplish the following outcomes for Green Thumb and its communities:
Community Engagement: Through Green Thumb’s retail initiatives, First Day Profits and Round Up, the company raised more than $1.6 million for more than a dozen organizations involved in important initiatives such as seeking to end the war on drugs (Students for Sensible Drug Policy), advocating for cannabis criminal justice reform (Last Prisoner Project), promoting voter registration (HeadCount), and many other efforts toward social change.Inclusion & Belonging: At Green Thumb, team members help shape inclusion and belonging within the company through employee resource groups (ERGs). In 2024, ERG members helped raise awareness across internal and external communities about key cultural moments by sharing content, hosting lunch and learns, and collaborating with brand partners who share their beliefs.Restorative Justice: Through expungement clinics held in 2024, Green Thumb helped more than 175 individuals nationwide remove barriers to employment, housing, and opportunity by clearing their records. The company also partnered with the Last Prisoner Project to help provide 525 commissary, 190 reentry, and 50 family support grants.Environmental Stewardship: The company has taken steps toward reducing its ecological footprint, including saving 5.3 million kilowatt hours, cutting its CO2e usage by 3,500 tons, taking 850 cars off the street, and planting 60,000 trees.
Green Thumb team members consistently volunteer within their communities at mission-driven nonprofits. In 2024, Green Thumb team members totaled 250-plus volunteer hours, and more than 12,500 items were gathered nationwide at RISE Dispensary donation drives.
In 2025, the company will explore new ways to help build and shape an industry that prioritizes environmental stewardship, restorative justice, inclusion and belonging, and community engagement. To learn more about Green Thumb’s “Growing For Good” program and its collection of community-oriented initiatives, visit https://www.gtigrows.com/.
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