想對世界產(chǎn)生巨大影響并不一定非要成為“巨無霸”,。《財富》雜志發(fā)現(xiàn),，一些小公司,、大公司旗下開創(chuàng)新業(yè)務(wù)的子公司，還有新生代企業(yè)正努力嘗試,，有朝一日可能會徹底改變商業(yè)模式,。

A company doesn’t have to be especially big to have a big impact on the planet. Our On the Cusp list honors smaller companies, creative subsidiaries of bigger ones, and newer ?initiatives—spotting some worthy corporate efforts that may someday change the way you do business. See the companies that did make our Change the World list here.

這家家居裝飾公司的總部設(shè)在布魯克林,，隸屬美國高端家居用品企業(yè)Williams—Sonoma,。其秘訣在于“有償眾包”，即保證其遍布全球的供貨工匠和工廠工人能獲得基本工資再加上計件報酬,。West Elm承諾,，到2019年其40%的產(chǎn)品都將獲得美國公平貿(mào)易認(rèn)證。

The Brooklyn-based home-decor company, a unit of Williams-?Sonoma, has made “impact sourcing” its mantra. That means ensuring a living wage—plus a premium for each item they produce—to its global network of artisans and factory workers. West Elm has pledged to make 40% of its product assortment Fair Trade Certified by 2019.

韓國跨國公司CJ Group篤信提高社區(qū)經(jīng)濟實力的重要性,，并于2013年將該理想推廣到國外。其工作重點放在越南小鎮(zhèn)塔占,，教導(dǎo)當(dāng)?shù)剞r(nóng)民種植韓國紅辣椒,，翻修了灌溉系統(tǒng)。CJ Group的努力結(jié)出碩果：紅辣椒大豐收,，當(dāng)?shù)剞r(nóng)民的收入增加了近五倍,。

In 2013 the conglomerate gambled that Korean ideals of empowering communities economically would go over well overseas. It focused on Vietnam’s NinhThuan village, where CJ taught farmers to grow Korean red chili and refurbished the irrigation system. The result: a great crop and a nearly fivefold increase in farmers’ income.

這是烹飪上的奇跡：Revolution Foods用當(dāng)?shù)厥巢闹谱鞒鰺o任何垃圾成分的新鮮校餐，而且并沒有超出公立學(xué)校小區(qū)嚴(yán)格的預(yù)算限定,。這家總部設(shè)在奧克蘭的美國公司目前為1600所學(xué)校服務(wù),，校餐業(yè)務(wù)規(guī)模1.25億美元，并已通過亞馬遜網(wǎng)站向全美44州的雜貨店出售包裝好的餐食,。

It’s a culinary miracle: Revolution Foods makes school lunches that are junk-free, freshly prepared, and locally made, while staying within public school ?districts’ ultra-tight budgets. The Oakland-based company is now a $125 million business operating in 1,600 schools, and its packaged meals sell in grocery stores in 44 states and via Amazon.

今年4月,，瑞典快消時裝品牌H&M公布了一項驚人的愿景：“100%可回收”,。這意味著，今后H&M將只采用可再生能源和原料生產(chǎn)時裝,。雖然這一愿景遭到了懷疑人士的嘲笑,，但H&M確實降低了對環(huán)境的負(fù)面影響，并且擁有足夠的規(guī)模,、實力和威望改變服裝業(yè)的經(jīng)營模式,，減少對地球生態(tài)的破壞。

Earlier this year the retailer and fast-fashion pioneer articulated a startling vision: “100% circularity,” doing business exclusively with renewable energy and materials. Skeptics laughed, but H&M, which has already reduced its environmental footprint, has the size, scale, and cachet to change the clothing industry’s planet-punishing style.

Bit Source聯(lián)合創(chuàng)始人查爾斯·賈斯蒂斯外號“拉斯提”,，他認(rèn)為挖煤和寫代碼有很多相似之處,，那就是：“不能養(yǎng)成壞習(xí)慣，也不能抄捷徑,?！边@家位于肯塔基州皮克維爾的公司培訓(xùn)了十名失業(yè)的老礦工,，培訓(xùn)網(wǎng)頁設(shè)計和管理,。最近，該公司獲得了首位《財富》500強客戶,，深陷經(jīng)濟困境的阿巴拉契亞山脈地區(qū)也迎來了希望,。

Coal mining and coding have a lot in common, says Bit Source cofounder Charles “Rusty” Justice: “You can’t have bad habits or take shortcuts.” The Pikeville, Ky., company has trained 10 jobless mining veterans in website design and management. It recently landed its first Fortune 500 client—a hopeful sign in hard-pressed Appalachia.

這家公司為大企業(yè)運作可回收項目，將Brita濾水壺,、香煙頭,、Sharpie記號筆等看似不可回收的產(chǎn)品變廢為寶，加工為成品或者暢銷的塑料制品,。該公司營業(yè)收入1880萬美元,，業(yè)務(wù)遍布20個國家，客戶包括歐萊雅,、寶潔和高露潔等名企,。

This Trenton company runs recycling programs for major corporations, turning seemingly unrecyclable goods—Brita filters, cigarette butts, Sharpie pens—into finished products or salable plastics. The $18.8 million business operates in 20 countries and boasts clients like L’Oréal, Procter & Gamble, and Colgate.

這家位于芝加哥的公司堪稱物流業(yè)的Uber。其軟件可幫助貨主順利對接北美4萬名卡車司機,，提高送貨車輛的的使用率,，降低了碳排放量。Coyote已被快遞巨頭UPS收購為子公司,，今后可能發(fā)揮更大的影響,。（財富中文網(wǎng)）

譯者：Pessy

審稿：夏林

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本文首發(fā)于2016年9月1日《財富》雜志，原標(biāo)題為“改變世界”,。

It’s the Uber of logistics: The Chicago company’s software connects shippers with a network of 40,000 truckers across North America. The result is more efficient use of vehicles and lower carbon emissions. Now that Coyote has been acquired by UPS, of which it’s now a subsidiary, its impact is likely to be supersized.?

A version of this article appears in the September 1, 2016 issue of Fortune with the headline “Change the World.”