Breyting is pioneering many new concepts, one of which is using collaborative law and value-based legal agreements to operate companies. Breyting has recently found itself in a dispute that is important to all socially conscious businesses because it will test Florida case law and hopefully prove there is a better way to operate companies and handle conflict. And that business partners can legally co-create their agreements and choose to:   NOT hire attorneys NOT file lawsuits for damages NOT use the legal system to hurt one another FOLLOW a conflict resolution process written by the partners FOLLOW the partners values and instructions...

So, apparently, while Boxy (Breyting’s Mascot) was hanging out in Detroit, he became friends with Bill Danforth, aka The American Nomad! The two are calling on skaters to help spread the word about Boxy’s mission to get people to rock Boxy’s deck to raise support for the homeless.Boxy is supporting small, localized non-profits that offer direct assistance. Think boots on the ground—to get people to medical appointments, provide food and clothing, and get people and families out of makeshift camps and into shelters.Help spread the word and share this post.Click here to check out the deck.

After years of talking about it, we're doing it! Breyting is building a community with other craft businesses, creatives, and change-makers.The new community is being designed and planned around its members' values, interests, and visions. These live-work homes will be owned and work independently from each other, but share a common bond to improve the community's economic, social and environmental conditions while producing products that benefit society—capitalism guided by values and ethics.This project has been in the works for several years. Many non-profits and businesses have shared their knowledge to help this project become a reality—progress through collaboration :) Breyting is...

Meet LeoDavid. He spent 8 years in the army, and his expression says what all veterans feel: wait, we can die together, but not live together?This is a reality in towns like DeLand, Florida. Many local municipalities refuse to remove old, outdated ordinances that violate property rights by using zoning to prohibit more than two unrelated people from living in the same home, regardless of the number of bedrooms the house has.These occupancy limit laws are one of many reasons housing solutions cannot be built today and prevent non-profits that work to provide veterans with housing from operating in areas...

We needed a housing mascot and a photo library of images that Breyting and anyone pushing for change could use to bring awareness and action to the housing crises. We enlisted the talents of Marius Moore, a caring human and renowned photographer, to help Breyting create street posters, t-shirts, and booklets containing facts, proposed solutions, helpful contacts, and talking points. All these design files and information will be available from Breyting for FREE, making us all well-informed activists. Progress through collaboration : ) Just send the files to your local printer, drink coffee, hit the ground running, and create change...

Our coffee to help Laos (Vietnam's neighbor) heal from the Southeast Asian conflicts began with sharing wok-roasted coffee with a group of Lao coffee farmers. The conversation turned to sharing traditional coffee-growing methods and their struggles growing coffee in Laos. Indeed, there were many obstacles, so we asked if there was something Breyting could do to help. Their response was immediate and profound: help us remove the bombs that are killing our people and help us sell our coffee so we can afford to educate our children so they can escape poverty.Coffee: Farmers in Laos faced a significant hurdle in...

Breyting’s Single Origin Coffees celebrates the diverse cultures, people, and coffees from around the world. This collection is a collaboration with our farming partners or the co-ops that represent them. And we’re proud to say, many of these relationships span more than a decade. These specialty coffees are curated for the purist—to be enjoyed in their most natural form, just as the farmer intended. Each coffee has its own distinguishing characteristics, including soil, climate, elevation, and species, that are enhanced by the individual farmer’s talent and hard work. These coffees are worth the little extra expense, as they’re limited to the...

Breyting is prototyping our cubes of change, a 3x3x6 display to hold our limited-edition collaborations with like-minded artists, activists, and nonprofits. These displays will be found at retail pop-up events that appeal to lifestyle and streetwear cultures that embrace ethical consumerism.  Each of the coffees, t-shirts, skate decks, and art pieces supports change by working with artists rather than factories, local retail stores rather than big box stores, and giving 1/3 to social good. Small craft manufacturers make everything; even the coffees come from small farms, and wood artisans design and make the displays. Locations to be announced soon.

Meet Boxy, a scrappy little coffee with a big voice whose first words were, "C, mon city planners; we need you to be a part of the solution and change the zoning laws." You see, many mayors and city managers don't see the link between city zoning and homelessness. However, Boxy does, and he also believes in positive capitalism.Boxy knows that if zoning laws are written to promote private-sector solutions built by local developers, capitalism and the pursuit of profits will solve many of today's housing issues.Boxy is currently on the road gathering solutions from architects, non-profit organizations, and people...

Breyting's mission is to create economic, social, and environmental progress through its collaborations. But is this work best achieved through a for-profit or non-profit legal entity? And what is the best way to leave Breyting to future generations of change-makers?Some of you might be shocked to learn that Japanese Keiretsu's and Chinese Industrial Cooperatives, known as Gung Ho International Committee, use non-profits to control raw materials, land, and labor; thus, much of the world's wealth. In fact, some of the world's largest entities are non-profits like IKEA, the furniture company. Did you just gasp and say wait, what? Well, it's...