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BlogNews ( ) From the most recent issue of our magazine, Green American, where we update readers on the progress we've made over the last quarter on climate, finance, food, labor, social justice, and more. Renewable Energy Must Advance Equity This spring…
Green America, Green America's campaigns, climate, soil carbon initiative
BlogNews ( ) Don’t wait for “perfect market conditions” to set up an employer-sponsored retirement plan; that day may never come! Even in a turbulent market, today is still the day to commit to setting up a retirement plan for your employees if you don’t…
SRI, SRI investing, ESG, ESG investing, responsible 401k, employees, employee rights, employee benefits
BlogNews ( ) May 25th marks two years since Minnesota police office Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd. In that time, the United States has seen protests supporting Black Lives Matter (BLM), calls for more accountability and police budget reallocation, and…
DEI, diversity, dei training, inclusions, small business, ethical consumerism, co-op, worker justice, economic justice, social justice
BlogNews ( ) International leaders are not doing enough on climate. Here’s what we are doing together to move the needle.
climate, climate change, Green America, victories
BlogNews ( ) Accessible green bonds makes it possible for anyone to invest in clean energy.
green bond
BlogNews ( ) Green America is pleased to partner with As You Sow to help you find out what you own in your retirement plan – and how to be an advocate for better investment options from your employer.
SRI, sustainable investing, retirement planning
BlogNews ( ) Moji Igun, founder of Blue Daisi Consulting [GBN], dedicated to helping small businesses become more sustainable, explains what she calls the “zero waste mindset.”
zero waste, green business, Green Business Network, sustainability, sustainable business, green business seminars
BlogNews ( ) Industrial agriculture is a leading source of the climate crisis. Big Ag causes continual topsoil loss (costing the US more than a trillion dollars every year), and pollutes our waterways.   Restoring soil health and its natural ability to…
regenerative agriculture
BlogNews ( ) From climate tech to green investing, there are plenty of promising trends for green business going into 2022.
sustainable business
BlogNews ( ) “Open Hiring is inclusive hiring in its purest form. No questions asked, no background checks, no interviews, you put your name on a list for the next open job.”
open hire, open hiring, labor, social justice, worker justice, formerly-incarcerated, employee rights, workers rights
BlogNews ( ) Direct and fair trade chocolate companies have been placing farmers front-and-center of their business models for years.
fair trade chocolate
BlogNews ( ) Even after the Paris agreement, banks are financing climate change instead of renewable energy.
financing climate change
BlogNews ( ) Do you think employers should be able to offer 401(k) plan participants the ability to choose socially responsible investment options?
action, economic action, socially responsible, socially responsible investing, socially responsible investment advisor, guide to socially responsible investing and better banking, 401k, responsible 401k, Department of Labor
BlogNews ( ) Green America’s Green Business Network® launched a CBD (cannabidiol) certification standard focused on sustainability and social impact and released a new chart so that CBD consumers can compare the industry’s various product certification labels…
sustainable CBD, GBN certification, green business certification, small business certification, green business, Green Business Network, green business trends, green business products, CBD
BlogNews ( ) Small businesses often rely on Amazon - but is the megacorporation doing more harm than good?
support small business
BlogNews ( ) by Jamie Landa, Food Campaigns Fellow From travel arrangements to meal planning, preparing for Thanksgiving can be stressful. With so much going on, we want to help make it easier to identify which foods to put on your table for an environmentally…
non-GMO foods, GMOs
BlogNews ( ) While the countries present at COP 26 reached an agreement, the world is still far from preventing the worst impacts of climate change. 
COP 26
BlogNews ( ) Amazon had a record-breaking year in 2020, bringing in over $20 billion in profits. This was a great year for shareholders and executives, but who makes these profits possible and who bears the brunt of the harm from a corporation that prioritizes…
Amazon
BlogNews ( ) Divestment from the fossil fuel sector is steadily on the rise, as documented in the Invest Divest Report.
fossil fuel divestment