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Building a Better Tomorrow: Better Know Highland Craftsmen Inc.
Posted by: B Lab September 3rd, 2010“Highland Craftsmen is a company that makes extraordinary products that will help support a future that we can all live in.” Chris McCurry, co-owner of Highland Craftsmen Inc, talks about her company with such passion that it’s hard not to be energized. But she’s not just ideals. “We’ve gotten on the ground and have worked [...]
Putting Heads Together: Better Know IdeaEncore
Posted by: B Lab August 23rd, 2010“A mind is a terrible thing to waste”, or so the saying goes. But what about all those great ideas you keep to yourself. Each and everyone of us has created something useful that is now just sitting on our hard drive. Imagine if we all shared our knowledge, made it so others with similar [...]
Connect with Coffee: Better Know Sustainable Harvest
Posted by: B Lab August 16th, 2010Coffee is part of a typical morning, brewed and poured without a second thought. But who actually made your coffee? Where did it come from? Sustainable Harvest believes in the importance of these questions. An importer of fair trade, organic coffee, this B Corp leads the industry with their groundbreaking Relationship Coffee Model approach to [...]
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Better Know Renewal2
Posted by: B Lab August 11th, 2010You can say we need more green and organic products, but are you helping make it possible? So often we hear about the importance of sustainable lifestyles, whether it be recycling or purchasing fair trade. But here’s one option we don’t talk about: investing alongside your values. Frequently our portfolios don’t match our other actions. [...]
Absolutely Enlightened: Better Know Hydrovolts
Posted by: B Lab July 28th, 2010It’s raining, hard, and suddenly the room is black. The power is out – no microwave, no lights, no computer. You never realize how important electricity is until it’s gone. However for billions of people around the world this is the norm. They are forced to rely on traditional methods of lighting and nearby canals [...]
Join a Revolution: Better Know Care2
Posted by: B Lab July 19th, 2010You are sitting at your desk, coffee in hand. It’s Saturday morning and you have a lot on your mind. Beyond the usual errands and chores, you want to make time for the things you really care about. For many of us, this means a better lifestyle and future. Care2 Founder and CEO, Randy Paynter, [...]
People First, Profit Later: Better Know The Redwoods Group
Posted by: B Lab July 9th, 2010Whether it’s preventing drownings or ensuring the best possible workenvironment, The Redwoods Group is all about people. Speaking with a wide-cross section of employees, it’s impossible to miss that these are top-quality professionals who have chosen to commit themselves to a business with a higher mission than money. Jim Fryling, General Counsel and Sr. VP of [...]
Steeped in Goodness: Better Know Numi Organic Tea
Posted by: B Lab July 5th, 2010Started in a small Oakland, CA apartment, Numi Organic Tea has grown from one sister-brother duo’s imagination to a nationally distributed, organic, fair-trade tea company. Just like their original flowering teas, this B Corp has blossomed to become a symbol of good products and business practices. In addition to their dedication to organic and fair [...]
Seize Your Power: Better Know GoodGuide
Posted by: B Lab June 30th, 2010We all know the importance of our purchasing decisions but sometimes it can be down-right overwhelming. We now have thousands of choices and need PhDs just to understand all the labels and certifications. Luckily, there’s GoodGuide to take care that. Created to empower the public with better information on the environmental, social and health performance [...]
A New Green Currency: Better Know Recyclebank
Posted by: B Lab June 25th, 2010Who says being green doesn’t pay? Recyclebank has found a great way to motivate people to recycle: Reward them. By becoming a long-term contractor with various cities, this B Corp can track and measure a household’s recycling and quantify it into RecycleBank Points. These can then be used to shop with over 2,000 different businesses. [...]
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