NBC Chicago honored the green business leadership of Consolidated Printing, Distant Village Packaging, Reuseit.com, and Uncommon Ground. They made the list of fourteen entrepreneurs and business teams that the network featured for setting a high standard for green business ventures. Here’s what NBC Chicago said about the GBN members they selected: Marilyn Jones | Consolidated Printing Company…

  Patagonia, the major active clothing company and a leader in corporate responsibility, has launched an innovative new website to promote supply chain transparency in an easy visual format. The Footprint Chronicles® examines Patagonia’s life and habits as a company with a global suppliers map. Website visitors can click on any supplier to view location and address information and…

It's shareholder action season, a time when shareholders are invited to provide direction for the companies through the proxy-voting process. Check out these resources to help you cast your votes. It's shareholder action season, a time when shareholders are invited to provide direction for the companies through the proxy-voting process. If you own shares in a corporation, you can…

  A new documentary film investigates how Nestlé turned ordinary water into a billion-dollar business. The film examines how the Swiss food and beverage corporation feeds their industry dominance in bottled water, and how their commoditization of the vital resource devastates impoverished communities. In the film Bottled Life, Swiss journalist Res Gehringer explores Nestlé’s practices in…

  A year ago, Steve Howard, founder and CEO of The Climate Group, became the chief sustainability officer (CSO) at Ikea, the $32 billion Swedish home-furnishings giant. In an interview with GreenBiz.com, Howard describes how he is working to be an aggressive force for change. “When I met with Ikea's CEO Mikael Ohlsson, I said, ‘If you're interested in being incrementally less bad, I'm the…

TS Designs has released one of the most sustainable t-shirts available, made from 100% North-Carolina-grown certified organic cotton. Customizable shirts are available now for purchase.   TS Designs has released one of the most sustainable t-shirts available, made from 100% North-Carolina-grown certified organic cotton. Customizable shirts are available now for purchase from the limited…

This holiday shopping season, Green Tuesday connects businesses to holiday shoppers who want to save and be greener. Green America launched Green Tuesday, a new tradition to make the Tuesday after every Thanksgiving a green shopping day. Green Tuesday marks the start of a holiday season that supports local, green, and fair trade purchases for the holidays. To kick off this new annual holiday…

  The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics announced today that 321 cosmetics companies have shown leadership in avoiding toxins and fully disclosing product ingredients, including many of our members. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics announced today that 321 cosmetics companies have met the goals of the Compact for Safe Cosmetics, the Campaign’s voluntary pledge to avoid chemicals banned by health…

Move over, “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday” -- make room for “Green Tuesday!” Green America is proud to begin a new tradition that makes the Tuesday after every Thanksgiving a green shopping day. Get connected to holiday shoppers who want to save and be greener. To kick off this new annual holiday shopping tradition, Green America’s GreenDeals.org website will be offering…

Get tools to determine how your want your business to grow and how to create that growth. C.J. Hayden provides tools to help determine how you want your business to grow and how to create that growth, including:   Taking a look at the mission of your business. Who you want to serve. Some of the ways you might scale up your business. Where to look for new customers, new products, and…