By guest blogger: Michael Twer, CEO/Founder of Delilah Home and Chairman of the Organic Trade Association Fiber Council. Delilah Home is a certified Green Business Network member.
By now, most people know that organic is the way to go when it comes to food. What we put in our bodies matters.
By guest blogger: Christine Jantz, CEO of Jantz Management. Jantz Management is a certified Green Business Network member.
Over the past several years, we have witnessed a sea change in investor votes on climate-related resolutions, culminating on June 11, 2020 in a strong majority vote at Dollar Tree for action on climate.
Green businesses are committed to the highest standard of sustainability and are often leaders in their industry. Many of the Green Business Network members purchase renewable energy and invest in wind and solar for their storefronts. Despite this, fossil fuels are ubiquitous in the sneakiest ways—which can make it hard to truly unplug.
In the wake of George Floyd’s murder at the hands of the Minneapolis Police, many Americans are taking part in protests, signing petitions, and calling their representatives to demand immediate reforms to policing.
“Right now, Minneapolis and cities across our country are on fire, and our people are hurting—the violence against Black bodies felt in the ongoing mass disobedience, all while we grapple with a pandemic that is disproportionately affecting, infecting, and killing us.”
Green businesses are getting creative amid the coronavirus pandemic to keep their stores open. We find their tenacity and commitment to the green economy inspiring in these challenging times. Here are three Green Business Network members that give us hope—and we hope that you will support them, too, if you are able.
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