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Our energy-efficient, solar-powered Growing Dome® greenhouse supports year round organic gardening. This beautiful geodesic structure is a perfect centerpiece for backyard, school, and community gardens.

A leader in sustainable green programs.

PFM programs are designed to meet the needs of today’s industry with specialized services that offer economical alternatives:

• Turn Key Sustainability Programs
• Customize Waste Equipment Design, Installation, Maintenance
• Facility Source Separation Programs
• Obsolete Inventory Control
• Environmental Compliance Program
• Sensitive Product Green Destruction
• USGBC LEED Project Reporting
• Call for a sustainability Waste Audit Site Survey
• Supply Chain – OEM Support System
• Beneficial Use (BUD) - By-Product Recycling

Simplifies the lives of residential and business clients in the Washington, DC metro area by removing almost anything that clutters their lives, including: appliances, furniture, donation items, construction materials, and landscaping debris. Committed to diverting excess junk from landfills by recycling or donating removed items.

High-quality tools, equipment, gear, and apparel for women farmers and gardeners. Creators of the HERS shovel and spading fork, the first HERgonomic® garden/farm tools, designed scientifically and specifically for women.

Headquartered in Denver, CO Applied Power Services is a service-based DC power company that offers battery installation, battery certification, battery removal, and certified disposal.

Flame Engineering, Inc. actively provides and promotes safe, sustainable products produced in an environmentally conscious work place supporting healthy surroundings by conserving, recycling and maintaining stewardship to the planet for the well-being of current and future generations.

In the mid 1950's, Ralph C. Pivonka and his son, Mike, designed a propane torch for burning weeds and brush on their Kansas family farm. As word spread about their flaming equipment, Ralph and Mike found themselves building more and more torches to satisfy a growing local demand. The Pivonka's soon out grew their farm workshop and went into full production establishing the company known as Flame Engineering, Inc., which now has expanded into national and international markets with the popular Red Dragon product line.

Over the years Flame Engineering, Inc. has been recognized for achievements in the LP Gas industry. The development of liquid spray flaming, a unique patented process, attained widespread acceptance as a method of controlling weeds and insects on farm lands. 

Aids in the development of cooperative relationships between farmers and consumers. Educates farmers about organic farming and manages a fund to financially assist them.

Promoting biodynamic agriculture. National clearinghouse of information on community-supported agriculture programs.

Promoting the good work of others by helping them look good. Work with organizations that promote environmental health and social/economic equality.

"Design for well-being. Works with you to generate fresh and thoughtful graphic design solutions, with a focus on businesses promoting healthy and organic lifestyles."

Producing the best-engineered rain barrels on the market from recycled food grade barrels. Downspout diverters and debris catchers available for all rain barrel users.

NimBioSys NEEM OIL Biological Insecticide, Ahimsa Organics Pure Cold Pressed OMRI Listed Neem Oil, Karanja Oil, Neem Cake, Karanja Cake, Plasma Neem Oil EC Insecticide. Neem Leaf, Neem Bark Powder. For agriculture, gardens, lawns, hydroponics. Natural skin and hair care, pet and animal care. Fair Trade, fair prices, great customer service.

A nonprofit membership organization that supports and promotes biologically sound and socially equitable agriculture through education, research, advocacy, and organic product certification.

Empathy Design | Helping women find their voice by guiding, building and setting them up to rule their online queendoms. Web Design, Branding, Marketing, and Customer Service Development.

Software and consulting. "We use mathematics and software to solve your engineering problems." Specializing in expert MATLAB consulting, machine learning and custom software development.

Computer sales, repair, rental, recycling, training, consulting, and programming. Visit website for details.

A business association dedicated to the "triple bottom line." It provides its 750+ members with educational, networking, and public policy programs.

Market for real sales and business results with environmentally and socially responsible promotional products. Call 1-800-218-4350 for a free Promotional Plan to make your products work for you!

Social(k) offers retirement plans that advance your commitment to social and environmental responsibility. Find user-friendly online access to 401(k), 403(b), and profit-sharing plans, including start-up plans with over 500 ESG screened funds to choose from, and 10,000 traditional funds and ETFs.

We provide QuickBooks support services to entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals. We partner with financial advisors and accountants to help their clients obtain a comprehensive accounting of their personal expenditures and living expenses in order to prepare cash flow analysis and budgets for long and short-term financial planning.

We are committed to promoting the health and well-being of you, your family, and the environment. We'll bring peace into your home.

Holistic bookkeeping for a healthy business, focusing on small businesses, artists, and nonprofits in the NYC area.

Solid wood handmade furniture built using the finest materials our own proprietary organic wood finish. We also carry Columbus Ohio's widest selection of Organic Mattresses and ergonomic chairs.

Wholesale supplier of custom-branded, eco-conscious promo merchandise, apparel & event outreach. We also make Steelys™ line of zero-waste stainless cups, bottles and food containers.

The Mentor Capital Network (formerly known as the William James Foundation) runs business plan competitions and mentor programs for for-profit social enterprises.

Green America seeks an experienced campaigner to lead our labor justice campaigns.

Green America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a just and sustainable society by harnessing economic power for positive change. Our unique approach involves working with consumers, investors, and businesses. Our workplace reflects our goal of creating a more cooperative, environmentally sound economy. We have a participatory decision-making process, which aims to build consensus within the departments and teams.

We are looking for someone to manage or direct our social justice and labor campaigns.  We will offer the position at the manager level to a qualified candidate with 2-3 years’ experience, and at the director level for candidates with 5 or more years’ experience.

The Labor Justice Campaign Manager/Director will join Green America’s Corporate Responsibility Programs team, which works to educate consumers about various social and environmental issues and to push large companies to improve their practices. The Campaign Manager will primarily work on Green America’s labor campaigns, with a primary focus on international labor abuses caused by multinational corporations.

The Labor Justice Campaign Manager/Director will lead Green America’s various campaigns focused on improving working conditions in international supply chains. The initial focus will be on reducing forced and child labor in the cocoa sector and improving worker health and safety in the electronics and garments sectors. Campaigns may overlap with Green America’s climate work. The Labor Justice Campaign Manager will also work closely with allies to support campaigns focused on environmental justice, toxins, and climate justice.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Plan and execute several, simultaneous campaigns to improve working conditions in the supply chains of many popular products.  Currently, the program’s campaigns focus on the garment, cocoa, and electronics sectors.
2. Research and develop content (blogs, e-blasts, webpages, social posts, and press releases) to educate consumers about various labor justice issues.  Work with the publications team to support content on labor justice issues.
3. Create actions for Green America members and the public to take on labor justice issues
4. Speak on behalf of Green America at events and to media about labor justice issues
5. Develop and maintain strong relationships with ally organizations
6. Conduct outreach and engage productively with target companies
7. Work with Green America’s Food, Climate, Paper, and Finance campaigners where there are social justice, climate change, and health/toxins intersections
8. Work with Media Team and consultants on generating earned media.
9. Work with Web and Social Media Teams to ensure Labor and Social Justice content is well-suited for the web and social media, reaching a wide audience, and delivered on time
10. Work with Green America staff to integrate the campaign into Green America’s events, websites, social media, and publications.
11. Assist Development Team with fundraising and grant proposals
12. Take part in Green America staff meetings, annual planning meetings, and budgeting

Qualified Candidates should have the following skills and qualities:

• Strong campaign skills. The ability to conduct powerful campaigns that result in substantive change in targeted entities. Preferred: 2-3 years’ experience with labor or social justice campaigns for the manager level, and 5 or more years’ experience for the director level, and a track record of success.
• Experience with corporate campaigning, including strategy development, power mapping, and negotiating with senior management at corporations.
• Strong research and writing skills. Experience creating content for various audiences and for web and social media.
• A passion for labor and social justice issues, with particular knowledge of one or more of the following issue areas: child labor, forced labor, worker health and safety, environmental justice, climate justice, clothing, cocoa, and/or electronics.
• Experience with outreach to communities of color, women’s organizations, and/or international communities.  
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once and meet deadlines.
• Proven ability to use social media creatively and effectively, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
• Strong public speaking skills.
• Proven ability to lead coalitions and to reach consensus.
• Experience with fundraising.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Willingness to publicly present Green America’s campaigns and mission.
• Willingness to travel.

How to Apply: 
Provide a cover letter, resume and a brief writing sample to Todd Larsen, tlarsen@greenamerica.org

Please include LJ Campaigner/Director and your name in the subject line.

Green America is an equal opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.

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We up-cycle pop bottles combined with organic cotton to renew them into custom printed tee shirts to benefit you and the environment.

Nontoxic, family-tested. Solid wood bedroom furniture; organic sofas, mattresses and bedding; chemical-free carpet and rugs; air and water purifiers. 5% off with discount code Green5.

Offers organic mattresses, natural latex mattresses, crib mattresses, and organic bedding, including sheets, pillows, and blankets. Also offering natural bed frames.

Builds new, natural, and organic furniture and re-upholsters sofas, chairs, and headboards. Using environmentally conscious products without compromising comfort, design, or style.

Thailand-based, handcrafted furniture manufacturer that lives and practices the making of true handmade items from sustainable materials using all-natural finishes.

The Finest 100% Natural & Organic Mattresses and Luxury Linens

With over 25 years of experience providing outstanding customer service, Good Night Naturals is dedicated to being your resource for a safe and healthy sleep. Discover our sustainable bedding - free of added chemicals 100% natural & organic ingredient mattresses, natural wool comforters, pillows, 100% natural and organic latex mattresses, latex toppers, cotton sheets, bedding from natures purest fibers and luxury linens, and even and baby mattresses. In a world filled with synthetics, pesticides and chemicals, Good Night Naturals is your springboard into natural bedding with a bright and healthy future for your entire family!

Our commitment to creating a safe and healthy bedroom began in 1990 when we opened the first "eco-store" in San Francisco. Today, we remain committed to being your resource for a safe and healthy bedroom. 

The Futon Shop maintains a high level of Eco-Consciousness to strive for a healthier future for our planet, our country. We work tirelessly towards bringing the best organic and eco-friendly futons, sofa beds & organic furniture to you.

"We create custom-made, solid wood furniture, including baby cribs and dining room tables. Each piece is handcrafted to your individual specifications."

Supports well-functioning market systems providing sustainable livelihoods and environmental management; trains, mentors, connects, and inspires communities, networks, businesses, and vulnerable groups, especially women and youth.

As Investor Voice, we offer stand-alone shareholder engagement services – IV writes resolutions, negotiates with management, creates strategies for media and proxy advisory services, and presents at annual meetings. Led by experts nationally known for dynamic shareholder actions spanning 23 years, Investor Voice serves individuals, advisors, money managers, and institutions nationwide. Member of First Affirmative Financial Network.

Please also see: Newground Social Investment, SPC

Struggling to reach your life goals? Home and office organizing when you're overwhelmed with paperwork, clutter, and confusion.

Our planet's only collection of sustainably crafted, high-quality, safe, and natural window shades for residential or commercial applications. Serving the US and Canada.

For over twenty years we have been defining the worlds safest window fashions, shades, and blinds for people and planet. To this day we are proud to have served thousands of satisfied families, businesses, and people with chemical sensitivities. We remain the only company in the world focused on both domestic and international fair trade. Our optional motorization systems have been custom engineered to minimize EMF exposure since the beginning. Rest easy and assured with our versatile shades, blinds, and custom window fashions Like no other! Visit our web catalog today!

As a collaborative business community, BESThq’s purposeful, inclusive, and collaborative approach creates endless opportunities to build and grow with community.  With a focus on business and the Quadruple Bottom Line (People, Profit, Planet, Purpose), we connect and elevate difference makers seeking to find deeper impact through enterprise development.

A collaborative partnership of investment managers advised by nongovernmental organizations, encouraging companies to reduce and eliminate toxic chemicals in their products and activities.

A full-service public relations, marketing, branding, and consulting agency with an emphasis in corporate social responsibility.

I'm a senior-level copywriter, communications consultant, and content marketing strategist who's been helping clients engage and influence target communities for 20+ years. Award-winning. GRI Certified.

Western Washington's "healthy yellow pages." Lists environmental businesses, holistic practitioners, natural food stores, restaurants, more. Distributes 70,000 free copies yearly. Web edition reaches thousands more.

Since 2003, Mind Over Markets has been helping green and sustainability-focused companies build their brands – and a better world. From meaningful, targeted campaigns to growing tribes by 10’s of thousands, our goal is proving that business can be a force for good. If you believe that too, call MOM.

Register now for the first week of a 4-week series course: http://www.greenbusinessnetwork.org/women-as-game-changers/

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Promoting energy conservation, energy independence, and alternative energy for businesses, nonprofits, schools, governments, communities. Developing public awareness/education campaigns to curb fossil fuel use, global warming.

Integrated Communications Strategy and Implementation. Branding, Design Strategy, Graphic Design, Web Design, and Web Development for social impact businesses, institutions, government agencies, and organizations.

Caplan Communications works on the front lines of activism and journalism. Our rapid-response public advocacy knows audiences, the news business and how policy effects Americans' lives.

The clean energy economy needs a seasoned public relations partner. We are that advocate. Caplan focuses audiences on today’s most decisive issues.