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3Degrees Group Inc.
United States of America
3Degrees is a renewable energy and carbon offsets provider. 3Degrees provides green power and carbon offset products and services to Fortune 500 companies utilities green building firms and other organizations that are working to make their operations products and services more sustainable.
| Energy |
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African Leadership Academy
South Africa
African Leadership Academy seeks to transform Africa by identifying developing and connecting the next generation of African leaders. ALA s leadership model can be distilled into three essential components seeking young Africans with the potential for leadership embedding them in the practice of leadership through applied learning and enabling access to networks of opportunities and resources that will enable their growth learning and impact.
| Education |
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Alima Cosmetics, Inc.
United States of America
Alima Pure cosmetics are crafted from minimal ingredients for maximum impact. Designed for the modern confident woman cosmetics are luxurious high performance and made from only the purest natural ingredients. Alima Pure seek to redefine makeup as an empowering tool of self expression through diverse range of foundation shades and inspiring colors. Alima Pure's natural formulas are free of synthetic dyes and harsh additives and the products are never tested on animals.
| Manufacture goods |
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Alter Eco
United States of America
Alter Eco is a pioneer of globally crafted organic foods including delicious Swiss made chocolate bars and truffles Bolivian Royal quinoa heirloom Thai rice and Mascobado cane sugar. All Alter Eco products are USDA Certified Organic Fair Trade Certified Carbon Neutral Certified Non GMO Project Verified and Certified Gluten Free. Recognized as a top ranking certified B Corporation and one of the first registered Public Benefit Corporation Alter Eco is dedicated to full circle sustainability throughout its operations and supply chain through four pillars sourcing using Fair Trade principles producing of only organic and non GMO foods creating minimal waste by working towards 100 percent compostable packaging and in setting their carbon emissions via large scale reforestation programs in the cooperatives that produce their crop. These principals are entwined with Alter Eco s commitment to the highest quality ingredients and taste in all its products.
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing |
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amee UK
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela
Founded in 2007 AMEE uses data and technology at scale to address critical business sustainability challenges and enable more intelligent use of resources.Focusing on selling to the USA Europe and United Kingdom ABFA creates wholesale and brand awareness strategies that assist brands to become established in international markets.
| Information, communication & technology |
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Aravind Eye Care System
India
Aravind Eye Hospital was founded in 1976 by Dr. G. Venkataswamy a man known to most of us simply as Dr. V. In an eleven bed hospital manned by 4 medical officers he saw the potential for what is today one of the largest facilities in the world for eye care. Over the years this organization has evolved into a sophisticated system dedicated to compassionate service for sight. The Aravind Eye Care System now serves as a model for India and the rest of the world.
| Human health & social work |
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Barefoot Power
Australia
Barefoot Power designs and distributes solar based efficient energy solutions to low income rural communities.rnWith the broadest product range available in the micro solar market from a stand alone solar lamp to a multi household energy system Barefoot has sold over 400000 solar systems since it began operations.With the broadest product range available in the micro solar market from a stand alone solar lamp to a multi household energy system Barefoot sold over 400000 solar systems since it began operation.
| Energy |
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Benetech
United States
Benetech was founded to be a different kind of tech companya nonprofitwith a pure focus on developing technology for social good. But we also pride ourselves on being a different kind of nonprofitone with an approach that draws its inspiration from successful Silicon Valley businesses.
| Information, communication & technology |
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Beyond Meat
United States of America
Beyond Meat is planting The Future of Protein. They bypass the animal altogether and make delicious and nutritious products like chicken strips, meatballs, burgers, and beef crumbles directly from plants. Their products enable families to continue to eat what they love—like beef nachos, chili, pasta Bolognese, chicken fajitas, and meatball subs—without the health and other downsides of animal protein. Beyond Meat are dedicated to positively impacting human health and the health of the world.
| Food Products & Organics |
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BigBelly Solar
United States of America
BigBelly Solar is the award winning global provider of the Smart Grid for Waste & Recycling with more than 1000 customers in virtually every U.S. state and 30 countries. The BigBelly Solar intelligent waste & recycling collection system combines a powerful management console software enabled network command center and family of mix and match waste & recycling stations into a toolkit that enables municipalities colleges & universities government facilities and other institutional customers to reduce the operating costs associated with collection by 80 percent. Recognized as a C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group best practice BigBelly Solar is also enabling its customers in becoming visible leaders in practices that are more environmentally sustainable displacing fossil fuel usage through renewable energy increasing recycling rates reducing litter and associated public health concerns and creating a messaging platform to engage users and influence more environmentally conscious behaviors.
| Waste Management & Recycling |
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Biomimicry Group Inc
Biomimicry 3.8 is the global leader in biomimicry innovation consulting professional training and educational program and curricula development. Our mission is to train equip and connect engineers educators architects designers business leaders and other innovators to sustainably emulate nature s 3.8 billion years of brilliant designs and strategies.
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Borås Energi och Miljö
Sweden
Bors Energy and Environment utilizes energy flows in society and convert the energy into including waste for heating cooling and biogas. company offers energy and waste management services manages waste management and waste water treatment and supply of drinking water in Bors. The company is also participating in several international projects and is also an accredited inspection body for conducting energy assessments. employs about 225 and the turnover amounts to approximately 900 million. Bors Energy and Environment AB is part of Bors City Hall AB and is one of Boras most exciting and fulfilling workplace.
| Energy |
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BSD Consulting Colombia
Switzerland
BSD Consulting is an international group of locally active consultancy firms. BSD focus on innovative solutions for management of challenges and opportunities linked to sustainable development. BSD develop tools and work with best practice to deliver long term value to the clients.
| Financial & Insurance activites |
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BYD Company Limited
United States of America
Established in 1995 BYD is a top high tech enterprise in China specializing in IT automobile and new energy. BYD is the largest supplier of rechargeable batteries in the globe and has the largest market share for Nickel cadmium batteries handset Li ion batteries cell phone chargers and keypads worldwide. It also has the second largest market share for cell phone shells in the globe.
| Information, communication & technology |
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Capital Cooling
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela
Founded in 1996 by Alister McLean the with the goal to provide high quality refrigeration equipment backed up by industry leading client support Capital Cooling has grown significantly and is now rated among the elite few in the UK.Capital Cooling is an award winning UK based business specializing in the manufacture and sale of commercial refrigeration equipment as well as the provision of reactive and preventative maintenance for refrigeration air conditioning and cold rooms.
| Manufacture goods |
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Catchafire
United States
Catchafire is a community of individuals striving to push the social good sector forward by focusing on efficient and effective ways to give back. One way we do this is by matching professionals with nonprofits based on their skills cause interest and time availability.We're committed to providing transformational volunteer experiences so all of the nonprofits we welcome into our community must have demonstrable impact strong leadership and be aligned to our mission. Our nonprofits are required to make a financial investment to confirm their commitment to our partnership and Catchafire Consultants' time. This also allows us to continue to provide high quality matches and support to our partners. Our goal is to provide a significant return on investment for our partners and save them time money and resources in finding talented and passionate individuals who have the potential to become long term advocates.Catchafire is a New York City based for purpose social mission business.We are working to create a more efficient and effective social good sector and a world where it is commonplace to serve for the greater good
| Other services |
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Change.org
United States of America
Change.org is the world’s largest social change platform with over 80 million users in 196 countries. Anyone can start a campaign on Change.org and immediately mobilize hundreds locally or hundreds of thousands around the world, making governments and companies more responsive and accountable. Change.org is a \"social enterprise\" - using the power of business for social good, and a certified B-corporation - a new class of companies dedicated to positive impact.
| Media, Technology, Digital Access |
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Cleanscapes
US
CleanScapes based in Seattle Washington provides sustainable solid waste and recycling collection and comprehensive StreetScape management services to municipalities commercial properties business improvement districts and stadiums in Washington Oregon and California. The company has pioneered environmental and civic strategies to clean up and strengthen urban neighborhoods provide excellent employment opportunities and reduce the environmental footprint of their clients.
| Rental & repair |
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ClimateWell
ClimateWell AB the Solar Cooling company from Sweden and its business partners develop and market energy efficient indoor climate solutions for use in hotels condos blocks of flats high end villas office buildings nursing homes and hospital buildings. Its triple state absorption process is a patented technology which transforms heat into cooling without using electricity. ClimateWell AB and its management team received various international awards and recognitions for their innovation. The company offers its solutions through its partners around the world.
| Energy |
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Couchsurfing International
United States of America
Couchsurfing began in 2004 as a small passion project by founders Casey Fenton Daniel Hoffer Sebastian Le Tuan and Leonardo Bassani da Silveira. An email to a group of students in Iceland gave birth to the idea that people anywhere would want to share their homes with strangers (or as they like to call them friends you haven t met yet ).
| Other |
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d.Light Design
Kenya
d.light is an international social enterprise serving people without access to reliable electricity. Its mission is to enable households without reliable electricity to attain the same quality of life as those with electricity. d.light will begin by replacing every kerosene lantern with clean safe and bright light. By 2020 the company aims to have improved the lives of 100 million individuals.
| Energy |
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Dalkia
Dalkia leader in energy services provides innovative solutions to support the sustainable growth of cities and businesses. In an era of climate change volatile energy prices and scarce resources Dalkia offers its clients proven expertise in developing constructing and operating greener and more economical energy systems.
| Energy |
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Dansko
United States of America
More than twenty years ago wife and husband team Mandy Cabot and Peter Kjellerup discovered their first product in a tiny store in Europe. They realized that a simple pair of clogs would not only change their lives but that of everyone who might wear them. So believing that have something great you share it they gave pairs to friends. Then their friends told their friends. And just like that a comfort legend was born! Today their 100% employee owned company based in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania offers a complete line of footwear heels boots sandals wedges flats and many many types of clogs. Every pair is infused with legendary Dansko all day comfort and support.
| Other |
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Digital Divide Data
United States of America
DDD delivers high quality competitively priced business process outsourcing (BPO) solutions to clients worldwide. At the same time DDD s innovative social model enables talent from underserved populations to access professional opportunities and earn lasting higher income including youth from low income families in developing countries as well as military spouses and veterans in the USA. This model established by DDD in 2001 is now called Impact Sourcing. DDD is recognized among leading commercial service providers in the Global Outsourcing 100 and also consistently ranked as one of the Top 100 NGOs in the world.
| Education |
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Digital Lumens
United States of America
Digital Lumens is rapidly redefining the lighting industry with intelligent LED lighting systems service offerings and strategic partnerships that deliver unmatched energy savings flexibility and unique value to commercial and industrial customers. With the industry's first Intelligent LED Lighting System smart LED lights wirelessly networked and centrally managed that are proven to reduce customers' lighting related energy use by up to 90% Digital Lumens is transforming lighting into a powerful platform for building wide insight. Designed for large commercial and industrial customer facilities the Digital Lumens solution is deployed in more than 50 million square feet of space worldwide.The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Massachusetts.
| Energy |
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Driptech
India
Driptech is an international water technologies company based in Silicon Valley with offices in Pune and Beijing. Through its proprietary widely deployable manufacturing systems Driptech produces affordable high quality irrigation systems designed for small plot farmers. The company distributes its products through local governments corporate partners and NGOs in India and China.
| Water & Sewerage |
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Ecologic Brands
United States of America
Ecologic Brands paper bottles divert cardboard paper and plastic from our landfills and oceans. Their products use 70% less plastic than plastic jugs are compostable and can be recycled up to 7 times.
| Other |
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EcoScraps
United States of America
EcoScraps is a leading manufacturer and distributer of all natural garden products that turns discarded food waste (fruits and vegetables) into high quality compost potting soil and other soil amendments. The no poop and chemical free safe for family and pets is a high performing compost alternative to the chemical and manure laden products.
| Agriculture |
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Elstat
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela
Elstat is the world s leading sustainable refrigeration solutions provider. Beginning in 1996 Elstat have pioneered energy management and temperature control within commercial refrigeration for the beverage industry. Elstat s solutions have the unique ability to gather traffic and consumption data around the cooler. This data is used to build an accurate overview of store opening hours cooler usage and its ability to bring freshly loaded beverages to the desired temperature. The solutions can achieve energy savings of up to 60% by knowing exactly when drinks need to be cool and assures the optimum serving temperature when the store is open and people use the cooler.
| Other |
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EPIC
United States
EPIC helps creative professionals and nonprofits join forces making a bigger impact on the world than either could alone. In regular intervals we pair select teams of creatives from the ad/design industries with nonprofit clients dedicated to education children and families. During what we call 8 week creative rallies each team creates plans programs and materialson a pro bono basisthat their nonprofit client needs to positively affect the lives of those they serve.
| Information, communication & technology |
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F Cubed
Australia
The F Cubed story started as a vision to provide clean drinkable water to the may millions of people globally that do not currently currently have access to drinkable water. The development of a standalone solar based water purification system (Carocell) was many years in the making but has evolved into a simple point of use water purifier which can be readily scaled to meet the needs of an individual family or village.F CUBED is dedicated to be the global leader in producing and delivering cutting edge technology cost effective strategies and sustainable innovation for the world s most precious resource water.
| Water & Sewerage |
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Fair Trade Jewellery Co.
Canada
In 2005 they noticed that the jewellery industry had largely ignored the social shifts of the past few decadeslike how much people are thinking of the environment and their impact on the earth in general. They realized that despite consumer demands for a more 'ethical' cup of coffee the issue of conflict minerals gold and diamond mining in luxury goods were largely unaddressed. They wanted to do things differently. So they started a new kind of jewellery company that would design and produce luxury goods that reflected the values they share with their customers. FTJCo is an inclusive company that combines ethically sourced finely and locally made jewellery in a judgment free environment. On February 14th 2011 FTJCo proudly became the first and only jeweller in North America to produce fine jewellery using Certified Fairtrade Fairmined Gold.
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Fenugreen
United States of America
Fenugreen was founded in 2010. It all started with handmade batches of FreshPaper handed out at the farmers markets and street fairs in Cambridge MA. Today Fenugreen FreshPaper is used by farmers and families across the globe and Fenugreen is establishing initiatives to benefit local food banks in the U.S. and small scale farmers in the developing world.
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Futerra
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela
Futerra work with people who want to create sizzling positive change through their brands businesses and communications. From brand to sustainability strategy behavior change to consumer campaigns Futerra create inspiring sustainable substitutes not simply sacrifices. Together with the clients Futerra make sustainable development so desirable it becomes normal.
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GameChangers
GameChangers 500 profiles organizations that are reinventing the world and redefining the rules of business around positive purpose fulfillment and impact to all life rather than revenue alone! rnrnLists like the Fortune 500 have implied that success in business is based on maximizing revenue. The GameChangers 500 are building aspiration for organizations with a new emphasis one that utilize business to translate transactions into transformations more For Benefit versus For Profit. rnrnPromoting GameChangers 500 throughout the world and educating companies about how to become a GameChanger helping redefine the type of company people want to work at buy from and aspire to create!
| Financial & Insurance activites |
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Give Something Back Office Supplies
United States of America
Give Something Back is a full service office supply and furniture company providing businesses with over 40000 products at low prices. Called Give Something Back because they donate a majority of their profits back to local non profits (close to six million dollars since 1991) and donate a dollar to local food banks for each case of their branded 30% and 100% recycled paper sold (over a million meals served).rnrn
| Retail |
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Goodmans Interior Structures
United States of America
We believe the key to creating a great work environment lies in empowering team members with the settings and tools to contribute their best and most meaningful work.
| Other |
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United States of America
Since their founding in 1998 Google has grown by leaps and bounds. From offering search in a single language they now offer dozens of products and servicesincluding various forms of advertising and web applications for all kinds of tasksin scores of languages. And starting from two computer science students in a university dorm room they now have thousands of employees and offices around the world. A lot has changed since the first Google search engine appeared. But some things haven t changed their dedication to their users and their belief in the possibilities of the Internet itself.
| Information, communication & technology |
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Greenlight Planet
United States of America
Greenlight Planet is a for profit social business that develops and manufactures honest reliable solar products designed to help people living off the electric grid.Greenlight Planet is owned and operated by engineers sales force experts and operations gurus who love to solve difficult problems that change our customers lives before our eyes. Our offices across the world are cultural melting pots of technological and grass roots innovation.
| Energy |
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Grundfos BioBooster
Denmark
Grundfos is one of the world\'s leading pump manufacturers, with about 18.000 employees and an annual production of more than 16 million pump units a year. Since Grundfos beginnings in 1945, Grundfos have valued innovation, sustainability and intelligence in pump solutions. Grundfos push the limits in the pump industry by developing ground-breaking solutions to meet challenging market demands.
| Water & Sewerage |
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Heliospectra
Sweden
Heliospectra specializes in intelligent LED lighting systems for plant science and horticulture applications.Heliospectra products are based on a deep knowledge of plant physiology and photosynthesis as well as unique ways of utilizing modern LED technology.
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Honest Company
United States of America
The Honest Company is a newly created brand that passionately believes that all parents should have access to safer healthier family products that don t break the bank. Parents are becoming increasingly concerned about poorly regulated chemically laden baby products but the alternatives are often expensive inaccessible and bland. The need and desire for affordable and non toxic products especially baby diapers and essentials is greater than ever.
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IceStone
United States of America
Founded in 2003 IceStone is the leading manufacturer of recycled glass and concrete countertops. Their team is passionate about creating high design innovative materials that positively impact people and the planet. IceStone's offices and factory are located in the historic Brooklyn Navy Yard part of New York City's burgeoning tech and manufacturing triangle. IceStone's sustainable operations and beautiful products have attracted residential and commercial clients alike the latter including Starbucks Google Goldman Sachs and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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IFixit
United States of America
IFixit believe that repair reduces e waste saves people money and teaches engineering. Fixers from all over the world have helped write thousands of repair manuals for everything from cellphones to appliances to clothing. Why do they do it? Because most companies even those that make great products don t provide repair parts or repair documentation. Too often people don t have the means to repair their broken stuff and needlessly buy new things. IFixit want to stand up against the throwaway culture. Everyone should have the right to maintain.
| Information, communication & technology |
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iKure Techsoft (P) Ltd
India
iKure has developed a patent pending technology platform called Wireless Health Incident Monitoring System (WHIMS). The technology integration operates via hub and spoke model and supported by army of rural health workers who are trained and equipped by iKure to provide primary healthcare to remote patients. WHIMS supported with basic bio medic devices is loaded on smart phones that are carried by health workers to diagnose monitor and track patients in difficult to reach remote terrains. Realising that there are many remote areas which do not even have access to a PHC within a 20 kilometer radius for them iKure has set up its own chain of health clinics employing medical team of doctors paramedic staff and health workers. Equipped with data analytics collected through WHIMS iKure team works in partnership with research institutes NGOs and healthcare partners to identify endemic health issues in communities and design holistic disease prevention solutions including sanitation hygiene and nutritional components that treat the disease from its root cause.
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International Synergies
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela
International Synergies was established in 2005 and is widely acknowledged for its expertise in devising and managing industrial symbiosis programmes across five continents working with public and private sector clients institutions and the research community.
| Professional & technical services |
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LanzaTech
United States of America
Founded in 2005 LanzaTech has developed a novel gas liquid fermentation process that produces fuels and chemicals from gas resources. Backed by global investment LanzaTech employs a strong technical team based in the USA China India and New Zealand and has a rapidly growing patent portfolio. LanzaTech's technology enables energy partnerships between multiple industries. With agreements now in place across a variety of sectors internationally including steel coal refining and chemicals LanzaTech s technology is being scaled to commercial production.
| Financial & Insurance activites |
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Lumoi Jewellery
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela
Lumoi Jewellery dedicated to reducing waste in the fashion industry while providing ethical handmade jewellery from London based studio. Lumoi Jewellery do this by predominantly working with recycled fine silver (PMC) & up cycled materials sent into jewellery up cycling service. Reworking reusing & reselling perfectly good textiles & accessories not only reduces waste but provides good living. Created in 2008 by Louise Kane we design and manufacture limited edition collections from our studio in London England. Our materials are sourced sustainably via our upcycling service which we rework into beautiful jewellery with minimal environmental impact. Our mission is to shift perception by highlighting the value of all materials regardless of their cost or origin.
| Retail |
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Milaap
India
Milaap is an online platform that enables you to lend to India's working poor so they can get access to education clean water energy and more. It s a loan not a donation. This means you get your full loan amount back once your borrower repays it.
| Financial & Insurance activites |
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Namaste Solar
United States of America
Transforming Energy. Transforming Business. Namaste Solar works to propagate the responsible use of solar energy pioneer conscientious business practices and create holistic wealth for our community. They take pride in being an Employee Owned Cooperative. Employee ownership is much more than a concept it is how they approach every aspect of their business. Namaste Solar co owners bring an added sense of commitment and professionalism to every project.
| Energy |
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NeighborGoods
NeighborGoods.net is a safe community where you can save money and resources by sharing stuff with your friends. Need a ladder? Borrow it from your neighbor. By sharing with your neighbors you can save money while reducing waste and strengthen your local community in the process. Best of all NeighborGoods provides all the tools neighbors need to share safely and confidently in a trusted local community. And it's free.
| Financial & Insurance activites |
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New Belgium Brewing Co, Inc.
United States of America
New Belgium Brewing Company makers of Fat Amber Ale and other Belgian inspired beers began operations in a tiny Fort Collins basement in 1991. Today the third largest craft brewer in the U.S. New Belgium produces seven year round beers Fat Tire Amber Ale Sunshine Wheat Blue Paddle Pilsner 1554 Black Ale Abbey Mothership Wit and Trippel as well as a host of seasonal releases. In addition to producing world class beers New Belgium takes pride in being a responsible corporate role model with progressive programs such as employee ownership open book management and a commitment to environmental stewardship.
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New Leaf Paper
United States of America
Marketer and Distributor of high quality environmentally superior paper products. The mission of New Leaf Paper is to be the leading national source for environmentally responsible economically sound paper. New Leaf Paper offers a wide selection of coated uncoated and office papers many with 100% post consumer recycled content and Forest Stewardship Council certification. Founded in 1998 New Leaf Paper was first to market with 100% post consumer papers of unparalleled brightness and printing specifications including the first ever 100% post consumer recycled fiber (PCRF) coated papers hybrid uncoated papers book publishing papers and more.
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Numi Organic Tea
United States of America
Numi Organic Tea is a purveyor of premium quality teas and herbs made with 100% real ingredients rather than oils or “natural” flavorings, resulting in a pure, clean taste. From inception, Numi has been committed to operating a sustainable business through ethical sourcing: Organic and Fair Trade Certified teas and herbs and ecological packaging, all aligned with core values that ensure the health of people and the planet. A family-owned business led by a brother-sister duo of artists, Numi Organic Tea is dedicated to promoting health and well-being through a handcrafted, artisanal approach to the experience of tea. Numi is a pioneer in the tea industry, recognized for its innovative products steeped in a rich cultural history and true art form.
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Nutiva
United States of America
Nutiva was founded in 1999 with a single purpose in mind to revolutionize the way the world eats. Today they nurture vitality by conscious curating of the world's finest plant based organic food.
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Patagonia, Inc.
United States of America
Patagonia grew out of a small company that made tools for climbers. Alpinism remains at the heart of a worldwide business that still makes clothes for climbing – as well as for skiing, snowboarding, surfing, fly fishing, paddling and trail running. These are all silent sports. None requires a motor; none delivers the cheers of a crowd. In each sport, reward comes in the form of hard-won grace and moments of connection between us and nature.
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Places for People
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irela
Places for People is one of the largest property and leisure management, development and regeneration companies in the UK. Places for People own or manage over 140,000 homes and have assets in excess of £3 billion. Customers are at the heart of everything they do. They've been building homes since 1965, and today have created award-winning developments. Places for People do more than just homes. Places for People placemaking approach means that they consider the infrastructure and services, like shops, schools, leisure facilities, transport links and healthcare facilities. Places for People provide support services to more than 6,500 people and leisure centres attract around 28 million visits every year.
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Preserve
US
Preserve makes smart everyday products that are good for people and the planet empowering people to make a difference and to expect more from products and the companies that make them.
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Proactiva Medio Ambiente
Spain
Proactive is a group of companies specializing in water management and waste present in Latin America through a wide network of local chapters and an extensive network of professionals. Proactive offers the best and most sophisticated technologies for environmental protection serving more than 45 million people.
| Waste Management & Recycling |
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Revolution Foods
United States of America
Revolution Foods transforms school food service by providing healthy food, nutrition education, and operational support for schools in California. The mission of Revolution Foods is to dramatically improve the food and food service experience in schools, by being the first company to provide the combination of tasty, quality food, nutrition education, and operational support to schools at a price that fits the requirements of the National School Lunch Program. The impact of Revolution Foods in communities it serves is to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity, to improve overall health among children, and to enhance the educational experience for all students. In addition to DBL Investors, investors include Oak, Catamount Ventures, New Schools Venture Fund, The Westly Group and Physic Ventures.
| Food Products & Organics |
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Runa
United States of America
Runa is a Brooklyn based social enterprise that brews beverages from guayusa tea (pronounced gwhy you sa ) and improves the livelihoods of Amazonian farming families through its supply chain. When brewed guayusa has as much caffeine as a cup of coffee double the antioxidants of leading green tea products and a smooth clean taste.Revered by indigenous communities for centuries guayusa is also consumed by native hunters before venturing in to the jungle at night. Made from a leaf not from a lab Runa is clean energy that powers you through your day. Runa supports over 300 farming families and is pioneering a new way of doing business in the Amazon. Runa s products are sold in over 8000 stores across the country and are an effective alternative to the legions of artificial beverages and energy drinks on the market.
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing |
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Scope 5
US
Our customers upgrade from spreadsheets to vastly improved sustainability data management and new opportunities to reduce operational costs. Companies typically get started using spreadsheets to support their sustainability reports Scope 5 is the accessible upgrade alternative to big software solutions.
| Financial & Insurance activites |
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Seventh Generation
United States
Seventh Generation is one of the nation\'s leading brands of household and personal care products. The company lives its commitment to \"caring today for seven generations of tomorrows,\" with products formulated to provide mindful solutions for you, your family, and your home -- and for the community and environment outside of it.
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Singularity University
United States of America
Singularity University (SU) is a benefit corporation headquartered at NASA Research Park in Silicon Valley. SU provides educational programs innovative partnerships and a startup accelerator to help individuals businesses institutions investors NGOs and governments understand cutting edge technologies and how to utilize these technologies to positively impact billions of people.
| Education |
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Sungevity
United States
As solar panel prices continue to plummet residential customers with their higher utility rates will be among the first to benefit from solar on a pure economic basis free of subsidies. Over 100000 residential rooftop systems have been installed in the U.S. as of today but continued rapid cost declines drive the opportunity to over 40 million within four years.
| Energy |
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TerraCycle
United States of America
TerraCycle manufactures affordable organic fertilizer that is not only made from garbage organic waste composted naturally by worms but also packaged entirely in garbage reused soda bottles. Szaky dropped out of Princeton to pursue this idea. TerraCycle started selling its fertilizer through Home Depot in 2004 and collected more than 2 million plastic bottles in its first 18 months through a recycling program called the Bottle Brigade which generates enthusiasm for recycling among children by allowing them to fundraise for special projects.
| Waste Management & Recycling |
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Tesla Motors
United States of America
Tesla Motors Inc. designs develops manufactures and sells electric vehicles and stationary energy storage products in the United States China Norway and internationally. It primarily offers sedans and sport utility vehicles. The company also offers electric vehicle powertrain components and systems to other manufacturers. It sells its products through a network of Tesla stores and galleries as well as through Internet. In addition the company designs manufactures installs monitors maintains leases and sells solar energy systems to government residential and commercial customers and sells electricity generated by solar energy systems to customers. Tesla Motors Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Palo Alto California.
| Energy |
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Thermo King
United States of America
Thermo King Corporation a technological leader in mobile temperature control revolutionized the eating habits of the world. Truck and trailers fitted with Thermo King self powered refrigeration units cooled meats poultry fruits and vegetables and permitted consumers to begin enjoying fresh food grown beyond their immediate vicinities. Thermo King a brand of Ingersoll Rand was founded in 1938 and leads the world in manufacturing and innovating transport temperature control systems for a variety of mobile applications including trailers truck bodies buses shipboard containers and rail cars. Thermo King currently has nine plants in six countries. Their customers get the same high product quality whether they manufacture their units in Hastings Wujiang or Kolin. They are committed to providing products that are ecologically responsible and high performers. In addition their people share a common commitment to prosperity through growth and international trade.
| Information, communication & technology |
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Thinlabs
United States of America
Established in 1998 Thinlabs has extensive experience helping numerous companies and organizations across a broad range of vertical markets such as healthcare manufacturing retail human resources education and finance worldwide. Thinlabs a proven thin client provider headquartered in Fairless Hills Pennsylvania works as their transformation partner to improve and enhance their business using the latest thin client innovations and solutions. Established in 1998 Thinlabs has extensive experience helping numerous companies and organizations across a broad range of vertical markets such as healthcare manufacturing retail human resources education and finance worldwide.
| Information, communication & technology |
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TOMS Shoes
United States of America
TOMS was founded in 2006 by Blake Mycoskie inspired by a trip to Argentina where he saw extreme poverty and health conditions as well as children walking without shoes. That s when he recognized the traditional Argentine alpargata shoe as a simple yet revolutionary solution. He quickly set out to reinvent the alpargata for the U.S. market with a simple goal to show how together we can create a better tomorrow by taking compassionate action today.
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Veolia Environment
France
Veolia is the global leader in optimized resource management. With over 200,000 employees* worldwide, the company designs and provides water, waste and energy management solutions that contribute to the sustainable development of communities and industries. Through its three complementary business activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, preserve available resources, and to replenish them.
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VertiCrop
Canada
VertiCrop provides a proven cost effective alternative to typical crop production. Designed to grow in any climate and with an exceptionally small footprint in urban environments VertiCrop uses only a fraction of the resources needed for field agriculture while generating substantially higher yields.
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VIF International Education
United States of America
VIF International Education builds global education programs that prepare students for success in an interconnected world. For more than 25 years educators have leveraged VIF s professional development and curriculum language acquisition and teacher exchange programs to generate engaging learning environments where students can excel in core curriculum as well as develop valuable critical and creative thinking skills. A certified B Corp and Best for the World honoree headquartered in Chapel Hill N.C. VIF provides a pathway for teachers schools and districts to become globally designated.
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Warby Parker
United States of America
Warby Parker is an American brand of prescription eyeglasses and sunglasses founded in 2010. Warby Parker sells online and has a limited number of showrooms in the United States. The company was founded in 2010 by Neil Blumenthal, Andrew Hunt, David Gilboa, and Jeffrey Raider, and is headquartered in New York City. The name \"Warby Parker\" derives from two characters that appear in a journal by the Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac.
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