BlogNews (April 23, 2018) The Amazon + Whole Foods merger has gone through several changes in the past few months, but not many of these changes benefit employees or local producers.
Business Network News, farmers, farms, green business, Green Business Trends, green economy

BlogNews (April 23, 2018) DC Council: Divest from Wells Fargo
finance, Break Up With Your Mega-Bank, Financial Divestment, green economy

BlogNews (April 22, 2018) Unlearning socialized victim-blaming and objectification will take effort on the part of individuals, and more importantly, organizations and businesses.
advocacy, green business, Green Business Trends, green economy, Green Your Business, Green Your Office, Workplace

BlogNews (April 19, 2018) If you read the announcements from cocoa and chocolate companies, you might think that child labor, farmer poverty, and environmental degradation in cocoa producing countries are being swiftly addressed.  The reality on the ground is very different…
chocolate, chocolate/Cocao, Fair Trade

BlogNews (April 11, 2018)   Guest Blog Post: This excerpt is reprinted from SOIL: Notes Towards the Theory and Practice of Nurture Capital by Slow Money founder Woody Tasch.   Imagination. We can’t all be Noam Chomsky or Ayn Rand or Wendell Berry or Bingo Pajama,¹ but…

BlogNews (April 2, 2018) Over a beautiful March weekend, Green America’s Social Justice Campaigns Manager, Caroline, and Executive Co-Director of Consumer and Corporate Engagement, Todd, had the opportunity to attend the 2018 Fair Trade Campaigns National Conference. The…
event, Fair Trade

BlogNews (March 29, 2018)   DanoneWave to Advance Soil Health Green America’s Center for Sustainability Solutions has been collaborating with DanoneWave (maker of dairy and plant-based products, coffee creamers, and beverages) to implement sustainable agriculture practices…

BlogNews (March 28, 2018) Approaching sustainability holistically requires constant improvement. Companies must embed progressive environmental and social values at all levels of a business.
green business, Green Business Trends, green economy, Green Products, Green Your Business, Green Your Office

BlogNews (March 15, 2018) Now more than ever we need to take advantage of every positive economic action we can to build an economy and society that works for people and the planet. If you own company stock directly, be sure to add “proxy power” to your action list. Yes –…

BlogNews (March 13, 2018) This is the fifth blog of a series describing the five methods that make up regenerative agriculture—perennial plants & diverse crops, zero/low tillage & mulching, cover cropping & crop rotation, composting, and managed grazing.…

BlogNews (March 8, 2018) There are many ways to pressure companies to improve their conduct. One important strategy to defend is the shareholder resolution process.   Every year concerned shareholders file resolutions on issues of concern related to important corporate…
shareholder activim, finance, Vote with your dollar

BlogNews (March 6, 2018) Many agricultural practices are site-specific, but composting is one fundamental element of organic and regenerative agriculture that can be adopted by anyone growing and/or eating food. Composting.
compost, composting, home and garden, Food Waste, gardening, Regenerative Agriculture, carbon farming, soil, Soil Carbon, climate change, farms, sustainable agriculture

BlogNews (February 27, 2018) This is the third blog of a series describing the five methods that make up regenerative agriculture—perennial plants & diverse crops, zero/low tillage & mulching, cover cropping & crop rotation, composting, and managed grazing.…

BlogNews (February 22, 2018) As people understand that decreasing meat consumption is good for the climate, there is simultaneously growing interest in plant-based diets and in plant-based or vegan investing.  

BlogNews (February 20, 2018) This is the second blog of a series describing the five methods that make up regenerative agriculture—perennial plants & diverse crops, zero/low tillage & mulching, cover cropping & crop rotation, composting, and managed grazing.…

BlogNews (February 13, 2018) Victory! University of Maryland Begins Using Recycled Paper

BlogNews (February 12, 2018) This is the first blog of a series describing the five methods that make up regenerative agriculture—perennial plants & diverse crops, zero/low tillage & mulching, cover cropping & crop rotation, composting, and managed grazing.…

BlogNews (February 6, 2018) These companies hold a special place in American culture, but they have big issues to resolve.
GMOs, Fair Labor, labor

BlogNews (February 6, 2018) Green America’s “People & Planet Award” recognized three small businesses for their dedication to creating a green economy.
Business Network News, green business, green economy, Green Products

BlogNews (February 6, 2018) Divine Chocolate has changed its design for the first time in 5 years to show off its commitment to cocoa farmers and fair trade labor.
chocolate, chocolate/Cocao, Fair Trade, farmers, green business, Green Business Trends, green economy