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Businesses Try to Make Money and Save the World
Seeded on Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:34 AM EDT (The New York Times)
ALTRUSHARE SECURITIES is a brokerage firm, engaged in the sort of things you might expect of a Wall Street outfit, like buying and selling stock, and providing research on companies.
How To B Good
Seeded on Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:53 AM EDT (miller-mccune.com)
B Lab wants to separate companies that merely claim they are responsible from those that actually do good in the world. But can a logo really change the way America does business?
Six of the coolest green work policies
Seeded on Mon Mar 9, 2009 9:27 PM EDT (SustainLane)
Free bikes and beer for employees. Time off to rock climb or do yoga. Paid sabbaticals. Sustainable practices.
The Inflection Is Near?
Seeded on Mon Mar 9, 2009 7:13 PM EDT (The New York Times)
"...Let's today step out of the normal boundaries of analysis of our economic crisis and ask a radical question: What if the crisis of 2008 represents something much more fundamental than a deep recession? What if it's telling us that the whole growth model we created over th …
Venture Financing With a Mission Beyond Profit
Seeded on Sat Mar 7, 2009 8:19 PM EST (The New York Times)
I think non-profit resources such as Jumpstart can be critical to rural economic development. Often times entrepreneurs have a solid plan and just need advisers, support and some initial capital to really get the boost it needs to develop.
Shifting Careers - A New Generation, Poised to Reinvent
Seeded on Sat Mar 7, 2009 8:05 PM EST (The New York Times)
"GROWING interest in cultural pursuits, diversity, authenticity and social responsibility is changing the way companies need to reach consumers, a new book argues. Skip to next paragraph Robyn Skwarczek Patricia Martin argues that workplaces and careers will change.
Quick Tips: Turning Your Office Green
Seeded on Sat Mar 7, 2009 7:43 PM EST (allbusiness.com)
Some basic advice for introducing environmentally friendly practices into your office place.
Spoiled: Organic and Local Is So 2008
Seeded on Thu Mar 5, 2009 5:25 PM EST (MotherJones.com)
"...Activist foodies represent one of the most potent market forces on the planet. Unfortunately, a lot of that conscientious buying power is directed toward conceptions of sustainable food that may be out of date.
A Social Solution, Without Going the Nonprofit Route
Seeded on Thu Mar 5, 2009 10:29 AM EST (The New York Times)
It used to be that people who wanted to solve a social problem — like lack of access to clean water or inadequate housing for the poor — created a charity. Today, many start a company instead.
In Praise of Small Success
Seeded on Mon Mar 2, 2009 5:16 PM EST (lifehack.org)
Sometimes in business it pays to not "go for broke." We might not all have a billion-dollar idea, but collectively, our little ideas add up to a rich lives and communities.
The Triple Bottom Line - One Book at a Time
Seeded on Sat Dec 20, 2008 12:04 AM EST (discussionleader.hbsp.com)
Better World Books is a great business to look to when researching Triple Bottom Line companies.
Online Certificate Program in Triple Bottom Line
Seeded on Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:39 PM EST (The Maine Switch)
People, Planet, Profit. USM melds all 3 in online course. Professor Nancy Artz has done the research, but she can't find another course anywhere in the country like the one she plans to offer this fall.
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