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Read our interviews with the innovative green entrepreneurs behind our green business network — business leaders who put people and the planet before profits, and whose sustainable companies help you live a greener life.
GreenChoice Bank; Chicago, IL
When you make a deposit with your bank, your money doesn't just sit there. The bank invests your money as they see fit, primarily by making loans, but the decisions on how to invest your money, with whom, and for what purpose, are made by each bank.
"GreenChoice Bank invests its customers’ deposits back into the local and sustainable business community, to support entrepreneurs who are creating jobs and to fund sustainable construction projects," says Steve Sherman, chief operating officer of GreenChoice Bank. GreenChoice Bank is one of many community banking options that can help you steer your money toward projects you believe in.
We asked Steve to tell us more about GreenChioce's LEED-certified buildings, 100-percent recycled debit cards, and how a Bank-of-America-takeover inspired his move toward a greener career choice...
December 2011 —
Elegant, Playful, and Earth-Friendly
FaeriesDance.com; Los Angeles, CA
With backgrounds in law, business ethics, management, biochemistry and ecotoxicology, Chantal Plamondon and Jay Sinha made a life-changing decision after their son was born in 2003. They started looking for ways to reduce their family's toxin exposure in everyday life, and when they began to discover the problems with everyday plastic, their difficult search for stainless steel or glass baby bottles gave them the motivation to start their own business, Life Without Plastic.
"Both of us were feeling like we were spinning our wheels in our previous jobs and not really making a positive difference. Too many meetings and reports that led to nothing. We were looking for something more meaningful," says Jay. " We knew other families were on the same quest for plastic-free baby bottles, so we essentially started the company with just these two products."
December 2011 —
Elegant, Playful, and Earth-Friendly
FaeriesDance.com; Los Angeles, CA
For the second year in a row, online clothing retailer FaeriesDance.com received enough nominations from its loyal customers to earn a coveted spot among the top-ten green businesses competing for Green America's People's Choice Award.
As a perennial People's Choice favorite, FaeriesDance.com seemed the perfect choice for our December interview. Currently based in Los Angeles (but with a possible move to Portland coming in 2012), FaeriesDance.com offers a robust line of eco-friendly fashion: evening wear, intimates, jewelry, swimwear, coats, plus-sizes, and much more.
