PBR Intro
2025 public benefit report
PBR Intro
2025 public benefit report
2025 LINK PBC Public Benefit Report
In 2025, we made the decision to become a Colorado Public Benefit Corporation because we believe innovation should serve more than profit; it should create meaningful impact. This commitment reflects our dedication to advancing technology that improves lives, strengthens communities, and builds a sustainable future. Our Public Benefit Report is a transparent look at how we’re turning that vision into measurable action.
PBR: Strengthening Our Communities
strengthen our communities
PBR: Strengthening Our Communities
strengthen our communities
STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITIES
We are thought-leaders in our community, increasing awareness of and engagement with sustainable design and responsible consumption, advocating for product solutions for underserved populations, and educating the next generation of designers, engineers, and entrepreneurs.
Within our industry community, we are committed to building and fostering a network of suppliers and partners that are utilizing sustainable manufacturing and socially responsible business practices.
INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS & COMMITMENTS
Stakeholders:
We consider our community holistically, following R. Edward Freeman’s Stakeholder Theory, where LINK PBC is a central node within a dynamic network of interconnected stakeholders and is responsible for generating value for all. In 2025, we have developed a comprehensive Stakeholder Engagement Agreement (outlining our policies for engagement, feedback, reporting, and improvements), along with a Stakeholder Code of Conduct and a Supplier Agreement. Implementation of these policies in 2026 will provide transparency and accountability for LINK PBC and its partners, ensuring sustainability, social responsibility, equity, and justice are represented throughout our stakeholder map.
B Corp Pending:
LINK PBC is proud to be a Pending B Corp! We’re excited to continue our journey toward full certification, which we plan to complete after one year of operations in Q1 2026. The B Corp movement perfectly aligns with our mission, and its standards and guidance are helping shape our growth every step of the way.
Industrial Design Society of America (IDSA):
Abby Detrich, an industrial designer and project manager, will serve as sponsor at this year’s Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Conference.
This event spotlights innovative approaches and actionable strategies in circular design: covering everything from material selection and product lifecycle to recycling breakthroughs and systems thinking. Both students and professionals are invited to attend.
Formnext:
LINK’s Schuyler Livingston represented us at Formnext in Frankfurt, showcasing the Toddler Mobility Trainer. Invited by Bambu Lab, he leveraged their booth to raise awareness and help bring these trainers to families in need.
COMMUNITY
Beyond industry and educational partnerships, LINK PBC is committed to strengthening our local community through volunteering, supporting inclusive initiatives, and fostering collaboration that drives equity and access. Our mission extends beyond business as we strive to create meaningful impact for the people and communities where we live and work.
TOM Community Partner:
Through our project work on the Toddler Mobility Trainer, LINK PBC has created a beautiful relationship with Tikkun Olam Makers. We have become a TOM Community Partner, the only one in the US Mountain West, and will be a hub for the creation and distribution of their open-sourced solutions for people living with disabilities, the elderly, and the poor. We will continue to build this community in Denver in 2026 to deliver empowering products to those in need.
Denver Art Museum:
We are excited to volunteer with the Denver Art Museum’s Design for Accessibility project, contributing ideas and strategies to support more inclusive exhibition experiences. This initiative brings together the disability community, museum staff, designers, and the public to foster collaboration around accessibility. LINK PBC has participated in group feedback sessions and plans to remain engaged in 2026 by sharing design concepts and prototypes for community input.
EDUCATION & MENTORSHIP
We’re passionate about inspiring excitement around responsible design and empowering the next generation of engineers, designers, entrepreneurs, and innovators. In 2025, we strengthened long-standing educational partnerships while exploring new mentorship opportunities to nurture future changemakers.
University of Denver:
Principal Marc Hanchak continued his role as adjunct professor with Entrepreneurship@DU, teaching students at the University of Denver's Daniels College of Business the fundamentals of business, design, and entrepreneurship.
Beck Venture Center:
Through the Traxion Venture Network, Marc also spent time in 2025 as a mentor and advisor with the Colorado School of Mines' Beck Venture Center, helping two early-stage start-ups with their product development and marketing strategies.
University of Kansas:
Designer and project manager Abby Detrich mentors aspiring designers and serves as a guest lecturer at her alma mater, the University of Kansas School of Design.
PBR: Honor People & Planet
honor people and planet
PBR: Honor People & Planet
honor people and planet
HONOR PEOPLE & PLANET
Through our internal business practices, we are committed to combating unnecessary consumption, minimizing waste and pollution, and utilizing sustainable materials and processes. We prioritize fair wages, equity, and inclusion in the workplace while fostering a company culture of trust, transparency, and respect.
We advise our clients through holistic product development to ensure full product impact is considered: including market justification, material selection, environmental footprint, human rights, employment equity, and product end-of-life.
WORKING AT LINK PBC
At LINK PBC, honoring people and planet means building an inclusive workplace, prioritizing employee well-being, and demonstrating our commitments to justice and equity in everything we do. In our first year of operations, we took care to ensure our company culture was rooted in our purpose.
Process & Policy:
As our team grows, we’ve focused on building processes and procedures that support sustainable growth while ensuring every employee has a voice in LINK PBC’s strategic direction. This includes our Stakeholder Policy, weekly all-hands meetings centered on B Corp and public benefit alignment, quarterly financial and strategic reviews, and an annual feedback process for personal and professional development.
Benefits:
LINK PBC also provides flexible and hybrid work hours, three weeks paid time off, 12 additional paid holidays, and 20 hours paid volunteer time annually. We also offer a socially responsible 401k fund with a 5% match and comprehensive paid and protected leave options.
People:
In addition to our network of subcontractors, we’ve added two full-time members to our team in 2025: meet Abby Detrich & Carter Gerard!
SUSTAINABILITY
While our environmental footprint is inherently low, LINK PBC is committed to conducting our business in a way that honors our mission and integrates dedicated sustainability into all facets of our business operations.
In 2025, we established a Sustainability Policy to guide our decisions in both our design services and in our internal operations. In this policy, we pledge to utilize responsible and sustainable design practices, advocate sustainability through community outreach, commit to internal waste reduction, and empower employees to contribute to sustainable causes. We will measure and report against this policy annually to track our progress and refine our environmental targets.
GOVERNANCE & TRANSPARENCY
To ensure accountability and balanced decision-making, we’ve established independent oversight through an advisory board that helps guide our mission, revenue goals, and strategic growth. We are proud to welcome David Bowen as the first member of this board.
PBR: Improve Accessibility, Inclusion, & Empowerment for All
improve accessibility, inclusion, and empowerment for all
PBR: Improve Accessibility, Inclusion, & Empowerment for All
improve accessibility, inclusion, and empowerment for all
IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY, INCLUSION, AND EMPOWERMENT FOR ALL
We design impactful, sustainable, and engaging products focused on improving accessibility and mobility, providing opportunities for learning and educational play, encouraging well-being and responsible stewardship of our shared planet, and empowering underserved and high-risk communities with greater agency, freedom, and opportunity.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Our mission is the underlying guidance for all of our business decisions. Finding meaningful products and development partners isn’t an accident, it is a commitment.
Designing with Impact
The products we develop are the core demonstration of our public benefit. In 2025, we had the opportunity to work on some incredible projects with ambitious impact goals:
LUCI SPV - an innovative and autonomous mobility solution for helping people navigate airports and hospitals
Toddler Mobility Trainer - a first of its kind open-sourced and 3D printed mobility trainer to allow independent movement for young children with physical challenges and limited mobility.
Peak+ - a modular, low-profile, and maintenance-friendly adiabatic cooling system used to drastically reduce energy usage and improve efficiency in industrial-scale air conditioning systems.
34 Lives - a device used to extend the lifespan and viability of organs intended for transplant, helping save lives, minimize losses, and improve efficiency across organ transplant supply chains.
