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Healthy Schools From NYC Ford Community Green Grant Winner
Tue May 14, 2013
Congratulations to New York Coalition for Healthy School Food, winner of the 2013 New York Green Festival Ford Community Green Grant. The organization recently announced the first vegetarian public school in the U.S. Read more »
Business Voices Needed to Fight Toxins
Tue May 14, 2013
Your green business voice is needed to support two critical bills, designed to protect human health by kicking toxic chemicals out of personal and updating chemical regulations. Read more »
GMO Inside Campaign Targets Baby Food Makers
Tue May 14, 2013
Green America’s GMO Inside Campaign is taking on infant formula producers for packing their products with GMO ingredients. See who makes the biggest genetically modified baby food.
Read more »Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act
Tue May 14, 2013
Support the Help Entrepreneurs Create American Jobs Act, an important bill to increase the tax deduction for start-up costs to help small businesses.
Read more »Vote for the 2013 Spring People and Planet Awards by May 31
Wed May 08, 2013
Cast your vote for the Spring People and Planet Awards by May 31! See our top ten finalists that shine in their commitment to a sustainable food system. Three winners will be awarded $5,000 each for their green businesses. Read more »
Join Us at Chicago Green Festival, May 18-19
Thu May 02, 2013
Join us at Chicago Green Festival, May 18-19 at Navy Pier. Get festival highlights for businesses and your free ticket - plus VOTE for the Ford Community Green Grant winner!
Read more »Join Team Green America on the Climate Ride!
Tue Apr 16, 2013
Join our team this September for Climate Ride NYC-DC, an unbeatable cycling adventure along the east coast. Support bike advocacy and organizations working towards a sustainable future.
Read more »More Progress for Hershey Campaign
Mon Apr 15, 2013
After Hershey reported little progress to a major child labor summit on cleaning up its supply chain, Green America and allies acted fast to add more pressure. Hershey followed up with a stronger pledge and timeline for certification.
Read more »Green Trade Day at NYC Green Festival
Mon Feb 04, 2013
Green Festival launches the first New York City B2B Green Trade Day at Javitz Center North on April 19, before the NYC Green Festival, April 20-21. Read more »
Bike With Climate Ride California - May 19-23
Mon Feb 04, 2013
Join the Green America team for Climate Ride California, an inspiring journey with like-minded people passionate about sustainability, renewable energy, and bicycles - the ultimate carbon-free form of transportation. Read more »
Featured Business Network News
Faces of the Green Pages: Stay Vocal
Tue May 14, 2013
Founder of STAY VOCAL Alex Eaves talks about his reuse apparel brand that rescues used garments and gives them a second life.
Read more »Workers Save IceStone Factory After Hurricane Sandy
Tue May 14, 2013
Sustainable countertop company IceStone faced a massive challenge after Hurricane Sandy left their factory underwater. The workers, shareholders in the business, came together to clean up and save the company millions.
Read more »350.org Launches New Platform for Fossil Fuel Divestment
Tue May 14, 2013
350.org has launched a new platform with resources for individuals, organizations, and institutions to divest from fossil fuels. The resources feature leaders in socially responsible investing from the Green Business Network (GBN).
Read more »US Social Investment Forum Conference & SRI Training, May 20-22
Tue May 14, 2013
Join US Social Investment Forum (US SIF) at the National Conference, Finance for a Sustainable Future, in Chicago, May 20-22, following the Chicago Green Festival. Attend an SRI training course and network with leaders in sustainable and responsible investing. Read more »
SJF Ventures Triples Fund With $90M in Capital Commitments
Tue May 14, 2013
SJF Ventures conducted the final closing on its third fund with more than $90M in capital commitments, tripling the size of the previous $28M second fund. The target for SJF Ventures III was $75MM and the fund was substantially oversubscribed at its final April closing. Read more »
Calvert Foundation Sponsors International Impact Investing Challenge
Tue May 14, 2013
Calvert Foundation sponsored this year’s International Impact Investing Challenge (I3C), bringing together grad students from around the world to pitch investment strategies that create innovative solutions to environmental or societal challenges.
Read more »New Guide Helps Investors Address Human Rights Risks
Tue Apr 16, 2013
A new guide from Calvert Investments and partners show investors how to effectively integrate human rights into investment decision-making and corporate engagement.
Read more »SVN Spring Conference - April 25-28
Thu Mar 07, 2013
Join the Social Venture Network at the Spring Conference, April 25-28 in San Diego. Get early bird rates for this gathering of innovative business leaders and investors working together to build a more just and sustainable world.
Read more »LOHAS Business Conference, June 18-20
Tue Feb 05, 2013
Attend the 16th annual LOHAS Business Conference, bringing together passionate start-up companies with the intelligence of multi-national corporations to create dialogue around creative solutions and innovations. Read more »
Featured Green Business Trends
Bangladesh Factory Collapse Kills 1,100 Garment Workers
Tue May 14, 2013
A deadly garment factory building collapse killed more than 1,100 workers in Bangladesh. The tragedy has put immense pressure on big brands to overhaul supply chain protections.
Read more »1,000 New York Businesses Reject Fracking
Tue May 14, 2013
New Yorkers Against Fracking, a coalition of diverse organizations that oppose fracking, announced that over 1,000 businesses had signed on in support of a statewide ban on fracking, joining health groups, political organizations, consumer groups, and environmental organizations.
Read more »Staffing for Sustainability in Asia
Tue May 14, 2013
The Weinreb Group, an executive search firm with a specialization in corporate social responsibility, has opened an office in Hong Kong to support staffing needs around supply chain sustainability. Read more »
Delaware Introduces Benefit Corporations
Tue May 14, 2013
Delaware's governor and legislature have introduced benefit corporation legislation in the home state of American corporate law, posing Delaware to become the thirteenth state to legalize protections for corporations with a social mission. Read more »
Bhutan Becomes First Country to Go Organic
Tue Apr 16, 2013
Bhutan plans to become the first country in the world to turn its agriculture completely organic, banning the sales of pesticides and herbicides and relying on its own animals and farm waste for fertilisers.
Read more »Income Inequality Goes Viral
Thu Mar 07, 2013
As the DOW hit a record high, a video visualization of income inequality went viral. Viewed over 3 million times so far, the video shows just how far off Americans are in perceiving how much wealth is concentrated amongst the top 1%.
Read more »Green Jobs are Growing Faster than Conventional Jobs
Tue Apr 16, 2013
Green job growth outpaced growth in all other industries from 2010 to 2011, according to a recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Read more »Majority of Republicans Support Clean Energy and Addressing Climate Change
Tue Apr 16, 2013
A recent survey found that a majority of Republican and Republican-leaning independents support more renewable energy and taking steps to address climate change.
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