Community Outreach
Community Outreach Programs
Emmaus Food Pantry
Giving back to the community is fundamentally part of our mission and values. We support the community that supports us. Every Emmaus volunteer makes a tremendous difference in the lives of homeless women, men, and children. Please consider volunteering or donating to Emmaus Homeless Shelter.
Community Benefits
Frosty Nug looks forward to working cooperatively with our local community to ensure that it operates as a responsible, contributing member.
Frosty Nug intends to positively impact the community in several ways, including but not limited to the following:
Jobs.
Our dispensary will add 12-16 full-time and/or part-time local jobs, in addition to hiring local contractors and vendors. We will guarantee a minimum starting wage of $16 per hour with benefits.
Host Community Agreement.
A host community agreement with significant monetary payments that would provide the community with additional financial benefits beyond local property taxes to address any impacts on the community and support local programs, services, or organizations, totaling 3% of gross sales and a 3% local option tax
Good Corporate Citizen.
Frosty Nug believes that our success is directly correlated to our relationship with the surrounding community. We plan to participate in civic, philanthropic, and other community events, with minimum annual contributions of over $25,000.
Responsibility.
Frosty Nug is comprised of experienced professionals who will be thoroughly background checked and scrutinized by the Cannabis Control Commission. If Frosty Nug does not hold up to our end of the host community agreement the community may revoke and/or refuse to reissue this agreement
Positive Impact Plan
At Frosty Nug we take our corporate social responsibilities seriously and are committed to making a positive impact in all aspects relevant to our business. These include good ethical behavior, concern for our employee’s health, welfare and professional development, care for the environment and community. We realize that our social, environmental, and ethical conduct has an impact on our reputation. Therefore we commit to continual improvement in our efforts to enhance the lives of our employees, community and environment.
Frosty Nug board takes ultimate responsibility for corporate social responsibilities and is committed to developing and implementing the following positive impact measures:
Frosty Nug expects that all of its business is conducted in compliance with the highest ethical standards of business practice and in compliance with Cannabis Control Commission ("CCC") regulations. We apply these standards to all dealings with authorities, employees, customers, suppliers, contractors and other stakeholders. Our Ethics Policy has been developed to ensure that the Company’s business is conducted in adherence with high ethical and legal principles and sets standards of professionalism and integrity for all employees.
The following is a summary of the Ethics Policy:
Appropriate ethical behavior is reviewed as part of Frosty Nug's internal control process.
Frosty Nug aims to find, keep and engage the highest caliber of diverse employees and encourages their contribution and development. We recognizes that the barriers to entry into the workplace can be higher for certain disadvantaged groups due to societal standards and socioeconomic factors. We also recognize the disproportionate impact that the war on drugs has had on communities and individuals attempting to reenter the workforce.
Therefore we will proactively recruit, hire and retain talent within diverse groups, including women, veterans, LGBTQ people, people with a disability, and felons convicted of drug charges, or family members of someone convicted of drug charges. Appropriate career paths and internal recognition programs will be developed for both managerial and non-managerial staff. Employees are provided equally with learning and development opportunities to fulfill their potential.
Frosty Nug is committed to providing equality of opportunity to all existing and prospective employees without discrimination on the basis of religion, disability, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity or any other category protected by federal, state or local laws and regulations applicable in the jurisdiction Frosty Nug employees are located. We encourage and embrace diversity and opportunity, which is reinforced through the our Diversity Plan.
The workplace must be free from violent behavior. Threatening, intimidation or aggressive behavior, as well as bullying, subject to ridicule or other similar behavior toward fellow employees or others in the workplace will not be tolerated. No weapons of any kind will be tolerated in the workplace unless such are required for property security purposes and then only after authorization by Frosty Nug board.
Frosty Nug is committed to providing employees with a fair living wage. We will evaluate wages and family situations to determine the minimum standard of living wage for each individual.
Good environmental practice and the impact that our operations have on the environment are of great importance to us. We are committed to sound environmental management. The main aim of Frosty Nug's environmental policy is to comply with all applicable environmental legislation in the jurisdiction in which we operate and to adopt responsible environmental practices.
We will abide by commercial green building standards and work to raise the awareness of the benefits of green building and remodeling to improve commercial building stock. Frosty Nug will focus its efforts on the following green building standards:
Frosty Nug will conduct business in an environmentally-responsible manner that protects the public, our employees, and the earth that we all share. In addition to complying with all applicable environmental laws and regulations, we are committed to:
To ensure commitment to our environmental policy, we will follow these office protocols:
Frosty Nug and its employees shall conserve energy resources to the fullest extent possible with sound business operations.
Frosty Nug will make a positive impact on local communities through education, direct support of local communities, charitable donations and support of non-profit agencies in the communities in which we operate. We believe that local communities are an integral part of our success. We will work hard to build relationships based on mutual respect and shared values.
The success of these relationships is based on respect for local communities and trust is achieved by maintaining open lines of communication and complete transparency with local residents. Information pertaining to Frosty Nug will be shared through public meetings, open houses, and through the regulatory process. Frosty Nug welcomes feedback from communities and seeks consultation on issues that are important to our neighbors. Many stakeholders are involved in this process including local authorities, government, and the Cannabis Control Commission ("CCC").
Frosty Nug believes local communities and people should benefit from opportunities provided by the cannabis industry through jobs, training and Frosty Nug's use of local service providers. We believe that building strong relationships will result in solid support from local communities for the development of our facility and our future business. Frosty Nug is committed to:
Frosty Nug’s dealings with public officials and community leaders will be conducted in a manner that will not compromise the integrity or impugn the reputation of any public official, community leader or that of Frosty Nug. We believe community involvement is key for our successful relationship with local communities to promote our reputation as a socially responsible business.
We have created an ambitious diversity plan to ensure that the cannabis industry is accessible to all, including veterans, women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community and people with disabilities.
The Frosty Nug will utilize websites such as diversityjobs.com, alllgbtjobs.com, blackcareernetwork.com, recruitmilitary.com, abilityjobs.com and hold job fairs specifically targeted to diverse applicants.
Our company will conduct quarterly assessments that analyze our staffing goal of at least 60% diverse employees in the first 3 years.
Surveys will be sent out to our employees to gauge how well we are creating a culture of diversity in our company.
