local businesses featured in students sustainability film Winnipeg Free Press [Video]

Three local businesses that prioritize social and ecological well-being are the focus of a new documentary.

Produced by students and instructors at the University of Manitoba’s Asper School of Business, Beyond Profit: Seeking Sustainability showcases efforts by owners and managers at Tall Grass Prairie Bread Co., BUILD Inc. and Long Way Homestead to run businesses that give more to the community than they take.

“I’m a bit of a skeptic when it comes to sustainability in business, but I’m hoping to discover businesses that actually place people and planet ahead of maximizing profit, and see if that’s even possible,” filmmaker and business student Nick Ridley says at the beginning of the documentary.

The film classifies the three companies as social and ecological thought businesses, which Ridley describes as businesses that seek to enhance social and ecological well-being while earning enough money to remain financially viable.

Tall Grass does this by using local ingredients, employing …