What We Stand For
What We Believe.
These are convictions, not marketing copy. Some of them are written into our articles of incorporation. All of them guide every decision we make.
All human life has equal value.
The platform exists because environmental health burdens fall hardest on communities with the fewest resources. That is not an accident; it is a systemic failure. We build tools to make that failure visible.
Love is love, and our differences make us stronger.
Banana serves every community in the country. We believe diversity in all its forms strengthens communities, organizations, and the work itself. This is not a disclaimer; it is a conviction.
Science matters.
The platform is built on peer-reviewed data from federal scientific agencies. We trust the scientific process. Climate change is real. It is among the greatest threats to human health and existence. The environmental health patterns in our data reflect this every day.
Climate change is a health crisis.
It is not a future risk; it is a present reality already reshaping disease burden, provider demand, and community vulnerability across the country. That is not a political position. It is what the data shows.
Power should serve people, not the other way around.
We incorporated as a Public Benefit Corporation because we believe companies have an obligation beyond shareholder return. When institutions prioritize self-preservation over the communities they serve, those communities suffer. We chose a different structure.
Transparency is non-negotiable.
Our data sources are public. Our methodology is documentable. We do not hide behind proprietary black boxes. If our numbers are wrong, we want to know, and we want you to be able to check.
How We Back It Up
Structure, Not Aspiration
Values that are not encoded into how a company operates are just words. Here is how ours are structured.
Public Benefit Corporation
Banana Analytics PBC is incorporated in New Mexico as a Public Benefit Corporation. That means the company's charter legally requires consideration of public benefit alongside shareholder return. It is not a marketing label; it is a governance structure.
The stated public benefit is: "to improve healthcare delivery and community health outcomes by providing actionable environmental health intelligence, data transparency, and analytical tools that help health systems and communities understand and respond to the intersection of environmental conditions and population health."
A PBC structure makes the mission a legal obligation, not a preference. When a decision comes down to revenue or mission, the mission has standing.
1% for the Planet
Banana is a member of 1% for the Planet. We commit one percent of gross revenue to environmental organizations every year, regardless of profitability. Gross revenue, not profit. That distinction matters because it means the commitment happens even in hard years, not just good ones.
Environmental health intelligence without environmental stewardship would be hollow. We build tools that show the health impact of environmental degradation; we also fund organizations working to reduce it.
Accessible by Design
The free Community tier of the platform is not a marketing funnel. It is a deliberate decision to make county-level environmental health data accessible to any organization, regardless of budget. Community health centers, tribal health departments, advocacy organizations, and individual researchers can browse all 3,222 counties, explore environmental factors, health outcomes, and SDOH data without paying anything.
When under-resourced organizations need deeper analysis, we find ways to help. Environmental health burdens do not respect budget lines, and access to the data should not either.
Sustainable Data Engineering
We believe climate change is a health crisis. That belief extends to how we build our own infrastructure.
Cloud Region Selection
Infrastructure runs in regions powered by renewable energy where available. Compute and storage choices factor in carbon intensity.
Efficiency as Discipline
Data pipelines are designed for minimal compute waste. Incremental processing over full recomputation. Right-sized infrastructure, not oversized defaults.
Data Minimalism
We collect only what is necessary to operate the platform. No surveillance analytics, no ad tracking, no data brokerage.
Durable Infrastructure
Architecture is built to last. We invest in automation that reduces operational overhead and energy consumption over time.
Who the Platform Is Built For
Communities That Need It Most
The platform is built for organizations working at the intersection of environmental conditions and health outcomes: health systems building community health needs assessments, public health departments making resource allocation decisions, community health centers serving populations with compounding environmental and social risk, and advocacy organizations making the case for underserved communities.
That is not a constraint. It is the whole point.