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7 Midwest Sustainability Startups to Know About in 2021

We’re so happy that more startups than ever are founded on a mission of sustainability. If you’re looking for a great job at a Midwest sustainability startup, you have so many choices. We rounded up...

byRyan Landau

May 19, 2021

Why a Certified B Corporation is the Secret to a Sustainable Business

In 2019, the Business Roundtable issued an open letter called “Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation,” in which 181 CEOs signed the letter, stating that they pledged to lead their companies to the benefit...

byMyCorporation

July 20, 2020

What Does it Mean to be a Green Business?

Being a green business is more than just recycling If you are a new business owner or considering starting one you have probably heard a lot about businesses that are going green. Not only is...

bySteven Di Orio

May 8, 2015

Green Options For Your Home Office

Earth Day may have been last week, but it doesn’t mean you should stop thinking green. As an entrepreneur you may not have made the leap (or may not want to) to an office building. ...

byBetsy Brottlund

April 27, 2010

Small Business Profile: Padosa.com

To follow up on a previous post requesting feedback on topics and offering to highlight members of the community, I learned of Padosa.com. Their goal is to provide the public with innovative and practical ideas that...

byChristine Haskell

May 22, 2009

Show Customer Love: Be Eco Positive

Part of a series in showing customer love... Eco Positive| When companies move from merely neutralizing and offsetting their undesirable eco-effects to actually boosting the environment by going the extra mile. London-based Ecoigo, a ‘green’...

byChristine Haskell

March 17, 2009

I am green with business

I know it's bad to be green with envy. But it sure is good to be green with business. Responding to the groundswell of "green practices" in big and small business today, we've created a...

byRich Sloan

June 16, 2007