Opportunities to earn funding for your green business. Green America’s People and Planet Award These awards are for innovative green businesses that work on behalf of people and planet. Each quarter has a different theme and invites nominations from the public. Thanks to a generous Green America donor, the People & Planet Award provides three $5,000 prizes each quarter to deserving small…

  How TS Designs supports their community with a local supply chain. By TS Designs TS Designs (TSD) is a screenprinter located in Burlington, NC. We were founded in 1977 as a small screenprinting shop. By the late 80s and early 90s, TSD had over 100 employees and was printing apparel for companies like Tommy, Nike, Polo, Gap, etc. However, after the passage of NAFTA, that business began…

On providing a living wage in developing countries. By Nabil Haque (Clean Energy Alternatives, Inc., Bangladesh) The living wage debate has been ongoing for many years and is impacted by the rising income inequality in most countries. This summary highlights some of the complexities in providing a living wage in developing countries. Minimum Wage vs. Living Wage A statutory minimum…

The Old Fashioned Milk Paint Co., Inc. has earned USDA Biobased Certification for its Old Fashioned Milk Paint, the first paint to receive this certification. The USDA Certified Biobased Product Label verifies that the paint’s renewable biobased ingredients meet or exceed USDA standards. Biobased products are materials composed of agricultural, forestry, or marine materials. Old Fashioned Milk…

NBC Chicago honored the green business leadership of Consolidated Printing, Distant Village Packaging, Reuseit.com, and Uncommon Ground. They made the list of fourteen entrepreneurs and business teams that the network featured for setting a high standard for green business ventures. Here’s what NBC Chicago said about the GBN members they selected: Marilyn Jones | Consolidated Printing Company…

  Patagonia, the major active clothing company and a leader in corporate responsibility, has launched an innovative new website to promote supply chain transparency in an easy visual format. The Footprint Chronicles® examines Patagonia’s life and habits as a company with a global suppliers map. Website visitors can click on any supplier to view location and address information and…

It's shareholder action season, a time when shareholders are invited to provide direction for the companies through the proxy-voting process. Check out these resources to help you cast your votes. It's shareholder action season, a time when shareholders are invited to provide direction for the companies through the proxy-voting process. If you own shares in a corporation, you can vote…

  A new documentary film investigates how Nestlé turned ordinary water into a billion-dollar business. The film examines how the Swiss food and beverage corporation feeds their industry dominance in bottled water, and how their commoditization of the vital resource devastates impoverished communities. In the film Bottled Life, Swiss journalist Res Gehringer explores Nestlé’s practices in…

  A year ago, Steve Howard, founder and CEO of The Climate Group, became the chief sustainability officer (CSO) at Ikea, the $32 billion Swedish home-furnishings giant. In an interview with GreenBiz.com, Howard describes how he is working to be an aggressive force for change. “When I met with Ikea's CEO Mikael Ohlsson, I said, ‘If you're interested in being incrementally less bad, I'm the…

TS Designs has released one of the most sustainable t-shirts available, made from 100% North-Carolina-grown certified organic cotton. Customizable shirts are available now for purchase.   TS Designs has released one of the most sustainable t-shirts available, made from 100% North-Carolina-grown certified organic cotton. Customizable shirts are available now for purchase from the limited…