One Parking Spot Can Help Change the World. Did you know that 2 billion pounds of books are annually sent to landfills across the world? How about that 1 in 7 adults are functionally illiterate?  Better World Books is working to decrease these numbers by providing a much needed (and free) outlet for pre-loved books [...]

Written by Kevin Casey, New Avenue Homes New Avenue Homes of Berkeley, CA is taking a small approach to solving a big problem. Most of us live in more space than we need, and sink more time and money than we would like into maintaining these large spaces. A practical approach to solving that problem [...]

Family is the fundamental word to describe the newly B Certified WS Badger co. From employees and suppliers to customers and community members, every person is a part of Badger’s extended family. This focus on people forms the foundation of the way Badger does business. Where most companies look first to the market to determine [...]

A completely self-sustaining restaurant? Yes, it’s possible. Epiphany Farms, in central Illinois, is changing the way the restaurant system works. Created by a group of individuals with experience in high-end dining, Epiphany Farms seeks to serve the best meals in the world, all from a sustainable and local source – their own farm. Restaurants typically [...]

Farmer’s Diner has a long history of bringing sustainable, locally produced food to people at affordable prices. They have also been considering B Corp certification for years. After a long journey together, we are proud to announce that Farmer’s Diner has joined the Certified B Corp community. Founded in 1999, Farmer’s Diner strives to make [...]

We are proud to announce that Sustainable Harvest President David Griswold spoke at this year’s Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting. He participated in a special session entitled, “Building Partnerships to Empower the World’s Smallholder Famers” along with Tom Vilsack, the US Secretary of Agriculture. Jim Carrey, actor and Founder of Better U Foundation, Safira Gerald Lazaro Gwimo, Coffee [...]

Like many entrepreneurs, I began my company with little idea of how difficult it would be to succeed in the industry I set out to work in – in my case, specialty coffee importing. The market was dominated by large multi-national firms, and I saw a need to help farmers benefit by establishing greater transparency [...]

Is your “Conflict Free” diamond really conflict free? If the situation in Zimbabwe is any indication, there’s good cause for doubt. Yet there’s also reason for optimism as mission-driven companies and organizations rally to revolutionize how diamonds are traded in response to consumer demand for fairness and transparency. For years, Human Rights Watch and others [...]

“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 [...]