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Three people dressed up as the Sanderson Sisters. Sustainable Halloween
Be Your Favorite Pop Culture Icon with These Sustainable Halloween Costumes
BlogNews ( ) Impress everyone with your culturally relevant and sustainable Halloween costumes this year, from the hottest songs of 2024 to the biggest global sporting event.
sustainable halloween costumes, sustainable halloween, Halloween, sustainable clothing, sustainable clothes, sustainable closet, green business, green businesses
A wooden tray with tea in a glass kettle, jars of jam, and an open mason jar of honey. A hand sticks out from the left holding a honey dipper. Sustainable honey products
Get Off to a Sweet Start this Fall with Sustainable Honey Products
BlogNews ( ) This fall, Green America encourages you to make mindful honey products that support both your health and the environment.
honey products, sustainable honey, sustainable honey products, sustainable food, sustainable foods, food, honey, green business, green business products
One arm extending a life preserver to another arm
Looking for an insurer that isn't driving the climate crisis? We've got a tool for that
BlogNews ( ) In the wake of the home mortgage crisis of 2008, Green America launched its Get A Better Bank map, listing hundreds of community development banks and credit unions as alternatives to the megabanks that tanked the economy and heavily finance fossil…
insurance, property insurance, fossil fuels, fossil-free, fossil fuel free, buying local, climate crisis, climate change
The 2021 J30 climate protest in Washington, DC. Groups gather with a sign that read "time's up for fossil fuels," protesting things like anti-ESG bills.
Pressure Is Making Anti-ESG Bills Crumble Across the Country
BlogNews ( ) Republicans continue to push anti-ESG bills, prioritizing money from oil and fossil fuels companies, but the backlash is starting to work.
anti-esg bills, ESG, ESG investing, SRI, SRI investing, green economy, economic justice, legislation, resolutions
Protest at Citibank in New York City on June 13, 2024. Photo by John Seakwood.
Megabanks have committed $6.9 trillion to fossil fuels since 2016 – with almost half to new oil, gas, and coal
BlogNews ( ) Now is the time to break up with your megabank. Find a community development bank or credit union on our Get a Better Bank map.  What if you found out the money in your bank account was being used to fuel fires and floods, leading to…
Break Up With Your Mega-Bank, community bank, local bank, credit union, climate change, climate crisis, climate solution, climate justice, divest from fossil fuels, fossil fuels, fossil-free, fossil fuel divestment
A vibrant beach scene. Sustainable summer.
Enjoy Sustainable Summer Days with These Products
BlogNews ( ) Green Business Network members have everything you need for sustainable summer fun, whether that’s hiking or taking it easy.
sustainable summer, sustainable products, sustainable business, green business, green business products, Green Business Network
Four white people at a desk. A woman sits in the middle in front of a laptop, the other three stand around her, looking at the laptop and talking. There's a rainbow flag on the wall beside them. LGBTQ-owned
Resources, Funding, and Support for LGBTQ-Owned Businesses
BlogNews ( ) Funding and resources are imperative for small businesses with diverse leadership; here are some for LGBTQ-owned businesses.
LGBTQ-owned, lgbtq, diversity, small business, small business resources, funding, queer, queer-owned, support small business
progress pride flag
Why LGBTQ Inclusivity Is Good for Business
BlogNews ( ) Whether you’re a customer or a business owner, being tangibly and explicitly supportive of the LGBTQ community is crucial.
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Shelley and Julie by the coffee and tea wall at The Green Corner Store. Organic tea.
Organic Tea, Matcha, Herbal—This Tea Bar Is Every Tea Lover’s Dream
BlogNews ( ) Do you want the tea? Organic tea, that is! Then it’s time to take a trip to Arkansas and visit The Green Corner Store’s Tea Bar. 
organic tea, organic, green business, Green Business Network, green business products, small business, woman-owned, woman owned, herbal tea
Destroyed house from storms in Iowa
Insurance industry's hypocrisy: Warning about climate change, backing fossil fuels
BlogNews ( ) Instead of passing the buck on to the rest of us and our most vulnerable citizens, big insurance companies must use their leverage and clout to push the energy transition to a more sustainable future.
insurance, property insurance, climate change, climate crisis, climate justice
creek running through a dark green forest with a foggy horizon.
Wood Pellet Controversy: Seven Strikes Against Wood Pellet Biomass
BlogNews ( ) Wood pellet biomass masquerades as a renewable energy…but is it, really?
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Two women stand with their arms around a young girl, their daughter, at the edge of a small lake with homes and trees in the background. Clean energy for all.
Clean Energy for All: New Loan Program Broadens Access to Green Home Upgrades
BlogNews ( ) The Clean Energy for All Program will help underserved communities afford energy-saving, home and transportation upgrades, saving individuals money on utilities bills and creating a cleaner environment.
clean energy for all, clean energy, green home improvement, green home, bipoc, loans, clean energy loans, social justice, wealth disparity
Heavy-duty Truck
Green America Supports Strong Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles
BlogNews ( ) Medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) trucks are part of the backbone of our economy. Yet, the majority of these vehicles are polluting and expensive to run and maintain. Fossil fuel engines emit concentrated amounts of dangerous pollutants harming human…
EPA, trucking, zero-emission, Biden Administration
workers at Pacha factory standing together and smiling at the camera in celebration of achieving the Soil Climate Health Intiative label.
Green America’s New Verification Label: Regenerative Agriculture Hits the Grocery Aisle
BlogNews ( ) A groundbreaking label from Green America’s Soil & Climate Initiative (SCI) will soon arrive in grocery stores, and with it an inspiring vision of a thriving, sustainable future for our food system. “The Soil and Climate Health…
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workers at Pacha factory standing together and smiling at the camera in celebration of achieving the Soil Climate Health Intiative label.
How We're Greening America
BlogNews ( ) From the most recent issue of our magazine, Green American, where we update readers on the progress we've made over the last quarter on climate, finance, food, labor, social justice, and more. Green America’s New Verification Label:…
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A group of women stand around a table covered in paper. They are actively discussing something. Women Business Owners.
18 Women Business Owners on Community, Staying True, and Power
BlogNews ( ) In their own words, meet some of the Green Business Network's women business owners and the women they’re inspired by, how they succeed in the face of discrimination, and more. 
women business owners, empowering women, investing in women, women-owned businesses, women's history month, Green Business Network
Two clay figures in a romantic embrace stand atop a pile of gold coins. Valentine's Day love money.
How Deep is Your Love: A Valentine’s Day Guide to Love & Money
BlogNews ( ) Whether you’re in the bloom of youth, navigating adulthood together, or savoring the golden years, making sound decisions around your money can ensure a lifetime of financial harmony.
Valentine's Day, finance, Sustainable Finance, financial advising, financial planning, Green Business Network
The team at Natural Investments in 2023
Can a business be owned by a purpose? The answer increasingly is yes.
BlogNews ( ) Natural Investments has restructured as a Perpetual Purpose Trust
socially responsible investing, responsible investing, Green Business Network, green economy, green business, financial advising, financial planner
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Green America Celebrates Black History Month
BlogNews ( ) Green America Celebrates Black History Month
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A Black woman sits at a desk in front of a laptop. She's wearing a wide-brimmed white hate and yellow floral blouse, she's looking down at the laptop. On the desk are various items - a picture frame, a box, a statue, a notebook. On the wall next to her is a whiteboard with scribbles on it and behind her is a window. Black-Owned Businesses for Black History Month. Juneteenth.
Shop These Black-Owned Businesses for Black History Month—And Beyond
BlogNews ( ) Shopping Black-owned businesses for Black History Month is one way to support this community that has been systetmically oppressed since the inception of this country.
Black-owned businesses, Black-owned business, Black Lives Matter, Black History Month, green businesses, diversity, Black communities, Juneteenth