The Sustainable Brands 09 conference currently going on in Monterey, CA focused a bright spotlight on green brands that are taking the market by storm. Three that have been featured: * Sun Chips – This company, owned by PepsiCo, is shrinking its environmental footprint by using solar panels to power manufacturing facilities in Modesto, CA. But the [...]
Monday, May 25, 2009
Take a look at these excellent resources from the U.S. government if you need some help going green at work: Create a Green Workplace Start a Green Business Green Commuting Options Green Building Resources Pollution Prevention and Recycling Financing: Environmental Grants, Loans and Incentives
Friday, May 15, 2009
You’re used to treating patients once they become sick. But the way you run your practice could help them stay healthy. How? Like many businesses, medical practices use a lot of energy – but burning energy generates particulates that contribute to asthma and respiratory disease. Clinics and hospitals depend on a variety of materials that contain [...]
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Here’s news that will make any eco business happy: according to analysis of several surveys done by Environmental Leader, consumer demand for green goods is getting stronger, even given the current economic crisis. Prior to the recession, 15% of consumers considered environmental attributes as a factor when they shopped. Today, that number is 16%, and once the [...]
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Wednesday evening, I had the honor of joining the Greater D.C. Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners as a speaker at their Entrepreneurial Excellence Series. The topic, timed to coincide with Earth Day, was “Going Green is Good for Business.” Jennifer Woofter, the brains behind Strategic Sustainability Consulting, encouraged the audience to consider “green” in [...]
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Women are starting businesses twice as fast as men. Good news, right? Not if those businesses never make any money. Historically, while women start more businesses than men, far fewer of those businesses ever earn a million dollars or more. Nell Merlino wants to change that. I met Nell when we were both speaking to the annual meeting of [...]
Monday, March 23, 2009
I’m delighted to announce that I’m being honored with a “Heart of Green” award by the prestigious website, thedailygreen.com, for my efforts to inspire women to protect the planet. The Heart of Green award “recognizes those who are helping bring “green” messages to the mainstream,” wrote TDG editor Dan Shapley. “Your work influencing the buying habits [...]
Friday, March 20, 2009
First Lady Michelle Obama is doing something she’s never done before. She’s planting a garden. And not just any garden, either. She’s planting an organic garden right on the White House lawn. She’s digging into dirt that’s lain fallow for a very long time. She’s trying several different varieties of vegetables and herbs. And she’s planning on “networking” to get [...]
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
What are you doing to “go green” in your business? Recycling counts. So does allowing your employees to telecommute. Do you make organic shampoo or make-up? (Don’t laugh – the market for eco-friendly personal care products is HUGE!) Or have you started one of those incredibly popular green cleaning services? Leave a comment to let me — and [...]
Monday, February 2, 2009
Green business trends are starting to infiltrate corporate America – but at nowhere near the rate they need to in order to protect the planet. According to the State of Green Business 2009 report released today in San Francisco, we’re not gaining nearly enough ground in reducing the carbon dioxide that contributes to climate change, and we haven’t [...]
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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