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Green Earth Travel

Specializing in vegetarian, adventure, eco, and volunteer vacations. Specializing in Central America, UK, and Ireland as well as the United States.

Eco-bags Products, Inc.

Since 1989! ECOBAGS® totes in recycled, organic and natural fabrics. Canvas, string net and cloth bags, for shopping, product packaging & brand promotions. Bags for Produce, Bulk, Bread, Wine, Events, Books, etc. Totes, Classic String Bags, Drawstring Bags, more. Custom print and design services, custom bag manufacturing. Certified BCorporation.

Northwest Portland International Hostel & Guesthouse

Low-cost, low-impact lodging in Portland's city center. Dorms, private rooms, kitchen, common rooms, courtyard with BBQ, free WIFI. Walk to downtown and most attractions.

Montfair Resort Farm

Comfortable cedar lakeside cottages with private covered porches, and WiFi are located in the Blue Ridge Mountains and minutes from the Shenandoah National Park and Charlottesville, VA, Montfair Resort Farm is a picturesque and relaxed destination for vacations, weddings and events. Enjoy easily accessible onsite nature trails, canoes, birdwatching, bikes, stargazing and fishing. Explore with a visit to nearby local wineries and breweries or tour the University of Virginia and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. With every guest, we love to share the natural beauty of our family owned and operated property.

Skin Scholars

Organic. Handmade. Sustainable.

eco ditty 100% Organic Cotton Lunch Supplies and Face Masks

NEW: Face Masks Now Available! Reusable sandwich, snack and lunch bags—made in Colorado from 100% Organic Cotton. No synthetics, plastics, or chemicals touching your food. reduce, reuse, eat happy!

Habitat Suites

Austin's award-winning "green" hotel. Spacious one- and two-bedroom suites nestled in tree-shaded gardens of native flowers and herbs. Complimentary breakfast buffet and hospitality hours, courtyard pool, and spa. Environmental brochure available.

Earth-Saver Bags

Manufactures organic cotton and cotton jute bags for supermarkets and stores--all-natural fibers.

ChicoBag

An industry leader in the reusable bag movement and a leading innovator of compact reusable bags that easily stuff into an integrated pouch.

Takoma Park-Silver Spring Co-op, Inc.

A natural food grocery store with a complete selection of organic produce, organic and grass-fed meat, natural groceries and personal care products, fresh breads, and bulk items.

Big Path Capital

Assists sustainable companies and funds in raising equity and debt, executing corporate sales, divestitures and acquisitions, and in evaluating strategic financial options.

Travel Chocolate LLC

Enjoy great chocolate, help children, and provide clean water with each bite of Travel Chocolate products. Premium chocolate with Fair Trade and organic ingredients.

International Bicycle Fund

Cultural, small-group bicycle tours in Cuba, Africa, Asia, and US; environmentally friendly, culturally sensitive, and economically beneficial. Promotes sustainable transportation and responsible tourism worldwide.

NATIONAL COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND

National Community Investment Fund invests capital and lends with institutions, that increase access to responsible financial products and services, catalyze the development of projects that provide economic opportunities, and improve the quality of life in underserved communities nationally.  NCIF complements its investing and lending activities with knowledge transfer and technical assistance to scale impact. NCIF seeks to generate balanced social and financial returns to enhance long term sustainability. 

AltruVistas

ALTRUVISTAS IS an ethical travel company inspiring travelers to engage their passion, explore issues they care about, and build philanthropic relationships. OUR MISSION is to provide ethical, educational, and philanthropic travel planning services so participants experience the adventure of a lifetime. We create trips that are culturally insightful, engaging, comfortable, and carefree while also synergistically benefiting the local economy and our hosts. THROUGH socially responsible and ecologically conscious tourism, AltruVistas will take your vision, mission or curriculum and craft it into a unique, customized experience.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT VENTURE CAPITAL ALLIANCE

Promotes use of the tools of venture capital to create jobs, entrepreneurial capacity, and wealth to advance the livelihoods of low-income people and the economies of distressed communities.

Himalayan High Treks

We take real people to amazing places! We offer trekking, Buddhist pilgrimages, tours, help with independent travel, and custom trips.

Washington Walks

Walking tours of Washington, D.C. neighborhoods, historic districts and the famous memorials along the National Mall.

Sunrise Banks

Sunrise Banks is the Most Innovative Bank Empowering Financial Wellness. As a member of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV) and a top performing B Corporation, Sunrise Banks strives to balance purpose and profit. Sunrise Banks is also the first Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) in Minnesota, which ensures at least 60% of their loan portfolio is in low-to-moderate income areas. In 2022, Sunrise Banks released their first Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) report, which calculates their estimated carbon emissions and helps them move towards their net-zero commitment.

Sunrise Banks’ products focus on supporting their community, such as the Pathway2Home℠ ITIN Mortgage Program, which allows immigrants to use an ITIN number to purchase homes and build generational wealth. Another community-focused product is the Impact Deposit Fund, which funds affordable housing, community development, and small businesses in the Twin Cities area. Other initiatives include New Markets Tax Credits and credit-builder loans, with more in the making.

More information about Sunrise Banks can be found at sunrisebanks.com.

ShareOregon

ShareOregon is a free website that helps Oregonians and visitors "Share the Best of Oregon."

SELF-HELP FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

A community development, federally-chartered credit union with a national membership committed to socially responsible community investing primarily for immigrant communities of southwest Chicago and across California. Offers market-rate CDs, money market, IRA, savings, and health savings accounts. PRI and community loans available.

Back Country Excursions of Maine, LLC

Sustainable mountain bike adventures and off-grid resort. Offers lodging, food, instruction, guided rides, rentals, and special events. Wood-fired hot tub for families, groups, and individuals.

SELF-HELP CREDIT UNION

A leading community development credit union with a national membership committed to socially responsible community investing primarily in the Southeast. Offers market-rate CDs (specialty Green, Go Local, Women & Children CDs), money market, IRA, savings, and health savings accounts. PRIs and community loans available. Has lent over $6.4 million since 1980.

Go GreenTours & Travel

GOGREENTOURS is a Green Tour & Travel Movement, advocating and specializing in creative green tours & travel designed to increase awareness about our environment.

Down to Earth

Certified Cruelty Free and Vegan Products. Synthetic Free Skin Care and Much More!

Box Canyon Lodge & Hot Springs

Quiet location two blocks off of Main Street; within walking distance to shops and restaurants; natural hot springs on site and terraced on mountainside.

Shadowcliff Lodge

A Rocky Mountain sanctuary where together we are creating a climate for a restorative world. Food and lodging, sustainability and nature workshops, personal retreat.

Inclusiv

Inclusiv providing capital and technical assistance to credit unions that serve predominantly low-income communities. The Federation accepts funds from social investors and channels these proceeds to Community Development Credit Unions through insured deposits, loans, and grants.

LOWER EAST SIDE PEOPLE'S FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

The Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union is a member-owned, not for profit financial institution dedicated to meeting the financial services and credit needs of local residents, businesses and community organizations. Our mission is to stimulate economic and community development by providing a safe, affordable, and democratic alternative to traditional banks, and by reinvesting our members' money in the communities we serve.

Hope Credit Union

A community development credit union that partners with Hope Enterprise Corporation and converts federally insured deposits into mortgage, consumer, and business loans and personal financial services for low-wealth communities.

You must be a member of HOPE to apply for the VISA credit card.

Inn Serendipity

Award-winning inn powered by the wind and sun. Vegetarian breakfasts, organic farm, electric Citicar. Innkeepers authored Farmstead Chef, ECOpreneuring, and Rural Renaissance.

Beneficial State Bank

Beneficial State Bank is a state-chartered, federally insured, and for-profit bank. Its economic rights are majority-owned by the nonprofit, Beneficial State Foundation, which is in turn permanently governed in the public interest. This ownership structure allows the bank to prove and maintain an innovative model for banking that generates benefit for people and the planet while being financially safe and sound. Beneficial State is both a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) as designated by the US Treasury and one of the world’s top Certified B Corporations since it was awarded B Corp status in 2013 For additional information, visit beneficialstate.com. Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.

Where you put your money matters.

Did you know that banks can lend your money in harmful ways? You can help build the world you want to see by placing your deposits in a bank that serves people, planet, and prosperity for all.

We have a "do no harm" lending policy. Our goal is to allocate at least 75% of our lending to mission-aligned ventures. Many of our lending clients are nonprofits, B corporations, women and minority-owned small businesses. When you place your deposits at Beneficial State Bank, you are supporting social, economic, and environmental prosperity in your community.

We offer personal and business banking solutions, including digital and video banking, to our communities in California, Oregon, and Washington.

 

Our clients make our communities better.

Bureo: Bureo takes these discarded fishing nets and recycles them into skateboards, sunglasses, and other premium products. Bureo doesn’t stop at recycling—they use disruptive innovation to address the infrastructure issues that cause fishing net pollution in the first place.

Momentum: Momentum works with companies that develop transformative water, energy, transportation, and manufacturing technologies. They conduct rigorous research, thoughtful analysis, and strategic engagement to increase the ability of their clients to access and manage public and private investment, acquire new customers, and commercialize advanced technologies. 

Dance Wire: Dance Wire is Portland’s dance hub. They serve artists, organizations, and the general public by focusing on the dynamic relationship between the dance and community. Their website highlights opportunities for the broader Portland community to get “dance curious” and participate in dance. 

Lavendar Rights Project: Services range from legal advocacy, representation, and referrals, to housing assistance for trans people who are houseless or at-risk of experiencing houselessness. The agency also runs an ongoing Black Trans Task Force that focuses on the broader and ongoing issues of community building, research, and political action addressing the crisis of violence against Black trans people.

Read more client stories on our blog.

Thyme in the Country Bed & Breakfast

Experience New York's Hudson Valley in Eco-friendly comfort. 1880's Farmhouse, made from scratch organic breakfasts, soft cotton sheets, down comforters and organic mattresses.

Paca de Paja Bed & Breakfast

Santa Fe-style strawbale B&B showcasing eco-architecture, permaculture, water harvesting, xeriscaping. Mexican furnishings, Navajo rugs, Antiguo tile, Talavera pottery. Birding, desert hiking, mountain biking.

So Well

Our Fair Trade Salt lights, Organic Beauty, Healthful gourmet and Green household are holistic lifestyle essentials that work synergistically to promote vibrant health. Visit us today!

Mt. Airy Bicycles

One of the most unusual shops on Earth! Great service.

Xtreme Xcellence Detailing

Xtreme Xcellence Professional Detailers is a fully certified green mobile detailing business that specializes in Protecting your Car's Exterior and Interior. our specialties are Auto Detailing / Paint Correction / Ceramic Coatings / European Steam Cleaning / Headlight Restoration / Paint Polishing / Black Trim Restoration / Ceramic Pro Coatings / Mobile Auto Detailing / Paint Protection / Paint Sealant / Exterior Maintenance / Preservation Detail / Interior Stain Protection / Interior Maintenance. "We offer quality service with The Environment in Mind!"

Perfect Supplements

100% natural superfoods. Organic & fairly-traded with nothing artificial. Mission: Ultimate health for people & planet. Collagen, green powders, fish oil, probiotics, desiccated liver, detox, gelatin.

E&B Auto Repair

We are a general auto repair shop, same ownership over 40 years. Mechanical & electrical expertise. NAPA AutoCare Center with ASE Certified Technicians. California Star Certified Smog Station. We were the CoolCalifornia Small Business of the Year, awarded by the California Air Resources Board in 2014, for our sustainability efforts.

Rainbow Grocery Cooperative

Certified-organic produce, bulk and packaged food, macrobiotic, salt- and wheat-free items, herbs, deli, natural body care products, vitamins, homeopathic remedies, books, clothing, jewelry, and housewares.

Love at First Sit

We provide portable ergonomic back support systems made of organic cotton and hemp that can be used at home, in the office, and outdoors.

Becca & Mars

Becca & Mars is a natural bath and body company specializing in bath products, skin care and aromatherapy. Handmade in Baltimore, MD.

Purple Dragon Co-op, Inc.

Organic produce shares" in NY/NJ from local farms weekly. Join a "pod" or host for $40 discount. Start home-based business in your state. Inquire!"

PRIVAI

Privai delivers quality, naturally inspired skin and bodycare through consciously sourced, botanically based, results driven ingredients dedicated to mindful living.

Division and Climate Solutions Director
Executive Co-Director for Consumer & Corporate Engagement
Todd Larsen
Park Slope Food Coop

Owned and run by members. Only members may shop; membership open to all. Good food at low prices for working members through cooperation since 1973.

Neighborhood Co-op Grocery

Natural foods grocery featuring freshly baked goods and carry-out deli. Supplements, body care, bulk herbs and spices, household products, and organic produce.

Glut Food Inc

"Natural foods at the best prices in town." Open to the public. More than 40 varieties of cheeses, nuts, dried fruits, cheap spices, organic produce.