Entries Tagged as 'Business'

Going Green at Work

August 1st, 2008 by Abe Silk

One of the unfortunate facts about life is that the vast majority of us need to work to support ourselves. Also unfortunate is the fact that most of us that work are not in positions to make signifi...
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Greenopia: Eco-Consciousness for the Rest-Of-Us

July 11th, 2008 by Abe Silk

If you've ever sat around and thought, "Gee, wouldn't it be cool if there was a Zagat-style guide to local green businesses?" then wish no longer concerned citizen, because a small, ambitious grou...
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New Nau

June 25th, 2008 by Jerri Chou

We were so excited about the sustainable clothing company, Nau when it popped its head into the New York scene that serious depression hit us after its sudden and unexpected closure six weeks ago. A...
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ecopop - ideas too good to waste

June 20th, 2008 by Michael Cox

Chad Rea spent a career in advertising working with over 130 iconic brands. Then, in 2002, inspired by world travel he started 86 the onions with the goal of changing the ad agency blueprint. Now ...
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Milk + Honey: aligning business with Good

May 28th, 2008 by Erin Middleton

Austin, TX has a lot going for it: great music, great food, a beautiful river, academically popular UT, and a lot of style. As Alissa Bayer opens her second spa Milk + Honey, she's cultivating one...
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GPF #4: Technology Serving Humanity

April 30th, 2008 by Abby Goldberg

After seeing the value in providing affordable tools that greatly empowered the reading disabled, social entrepreneur Jim Fruchterman was inspired to found a business that utilized technology to ser...
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GPF #3: Mission-Driven Investment. A Question For The Rockefeller Fund.

April 16th, 2008 by Abby Goldberg

This post spawns from a question raised during a media session with Stephen Heintz, President of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (and member of the Global Philanthropy Forum Steering Committee). The ...
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