BlogNews (July 7, 2021 ) Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act aims to stop harmful impacts of plastics on communities and the environment.
plastic pollution

BlogNews (June 23, 2021 ) Mary Fehlig has built her reputation as corporate social responsibility (CSR) expert and is supporting women-owned business.
CSR advisory, CSR consulting, corporate social responsibility, women-owned, empowering women, women-owned businesses, women empowerment, csi

BlogNews (April 29, 2021 ) What is an easier way to tell your mother you love them than with fresh flower bouquets? However, they may not be so kind to the planet.
flowers, Mother's Day, bouquet, sustainable business, green business, floriculture, flower industry, fresh cut flowers, climate change, pesticide, Valentine's Day, love, flower bouquets

BlogNews (March 4, 2021 ) The following is excerpted from a new report on Black homeownership by Community Capital Management (CCM), a certified Green Business Network member.
wealth gap, social justice, fair housing, racial justice, SRI, community capital management, black homeownership

BlogNews (March 3, 2021 ) Amazon is rapidly expanding its apparel footprint. When the pandemic struck, Amazon was posed to respond well and even gain more market share. Over the last year, Amazon’s profits have skyrocketed. At the same time, traditional apparel brands have…
ethical fashion, amazon prime clothes, toxic textiles

BlogNews (March 2, 2021 ) Green America’s Green Business Network is launching an open comment period to collect informed feedback on a new CBD certification.
CBD, hemp, GBN certification, hemp-derived products, certification standard, cbd certification

BlogNews (February 8, 2021 ) Guest post from Casper Ohm of Water-Pollution.org.uk, an outlet intended to raise awareness of the alarming levels of water pollution in our planet’s oceans.   With 1 million extra tons of trash per week being thrown away by Americans around…
gift wrap ideas

BlogNews (January 21, 2021 ) With new national leadership, we welcome the opportunity to make real progress for people and planet.
Biden Administration, Build Back Better, Build Back Greener, COVID-19, executive action, action on the climate crisis, racial justice, income inequality

BlogNews (December 17, 2020 ) Climate scientists rank refrigerant reform near the top of their list of climate action priorities.
refrigerants, refrigeration, Cool It, refrigerant reform

BlogNews (December 1, 2020 ) In July, multiple businesses signed onto the Stop Hate for Profit Campaign to take a stand against hate and bigotry on social media platforms. The campaign targeted Facebook, which has a history of failing to effectively stop the spread of…
stop hate, Facebook, Green Business Network, business for good, coca-cola, the north face, Patagonia, civil rights

BlogNews (November 30, 2020 ) The numbers are in! Professionally managed assets in the U.S. using socially responsible investing (SRI) strategies continue to grow rapidly.
socially responsible investing

BlogNews (November 30, 2020 ) Guest blog by Green Business Network member Decent Exposures, Inc. Background: In 1986, sustainable business Decent Exposures® began manufacturing the Original Un-Bra, designed by women, for women, with your comfort in mind. Since then, we’ve been…
sustainable business

BlogNews (November 19, 2020 ) Last year, Green America launched a new tradition for Thanksgiving: crowning CEOs leading the way in bad business practices as Corporate Turkeys of the year. This year’s winners distinguished themselves through their failures in corporate…
corporate responsibility

BlogNews (November 17, 2020 ) Misleading claims and plastics greenwashing by manufacturers pose challenges to customers and businesses trying to make sustainable choices.
plastic, plastics campaign, greenwashing, greenwash, PET plastic, polyethylene terephthalate, positively PET, recycling, sustainable packaging, green business, Green Business Network, sustainable business, plastics greenwashing

BlogNews (November 10, 2020 ) Veteran's Day honors the US soldiers that have served in times of war and peace. Veteran’s Day originated as “Armstice Day” on November 11, 1919 to mark the ceasefire between the Allied nations and Germany that took place on the “eleventh hour of…
veteran-owned business

BlogNews (November 9, 2020 ) Thank you to everyone who voted in last week’s election, and a big thanks to all who worked the polls or helped to get out the vote.  Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have won the election.  This is an historic moment for the country, since…
climate, racial justice

BlogNews (November 2, 2020 ) On Friday afternoon, October 30, 2020 the Department of Labor (DOL) pushed through a new rule to undermine the ability of 401(k) and pension plans to include environmentally and socially responsible investments.
401k, responsible investing, socially responsible investing, pension, corporate responsibility

BlogNews (November 1, 2020 ) When you shop small, you support local economies and families.
support small business, holiday shopping

BlogNews (October 13, 2020 ) Industrial agriculture and impacts from our food system reach far beyond the fence line causing species extinction all the way from tiny soil microbes to large mammals.
industrial agriculture

BlogNews (October 13, 2020 ) 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.…
regenerative agriculture