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Benefit Corporations: Why Colorado Should Have Them
Last week a Benefit Corporation Bill was introduced that would allow Colorado businesses to organize as benefit corporations a new form of business entity designed for triple bottom line businesses. … More »
Friends with Benefits-A new corporate option
Imagine a company that values societal benefit in addition to profit. Imagine a company that values a mission driven approach to doing business. Imagine doing good things for your employees, community … More »Kick-Starting 2012 Roundtables with Sustainable Business!
With Spring arriving, the smell of business sustainability is in the air! Next week CORE is hosting the 2012 Sustainable Opportunities Summit , which promises exciting keynotes from John Viera, Director of … More »Patagonia is the first benefit corporation in California….
Last week in California a dozen companies lined up to at the Secretary of State's office to become benefit corporations. The first one in line was Patagonia. Benefit corporations are a new corporate … More »Jobs: A Main Street Fix for Wall Street’s Failures
The new report Jobs: a Main Street Fix for Wall Street's Failures from the New Economy Working Group is a refreshing and optimistic vision for America s future. It s rich with facts, able to bust … More »Sustainable Practices Breed Innovation
Do you use a cell phone? A personal computer connected to the Internet? Chances are that you have a hard time picturing life without either device. But how about 20 years ago? Chances are that neither was a … More »Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, America
I am a guilty coffee fanatic. I have worked at a coffee shop as a barista, I drink at least one cup of coffee a day, and I am slightly addicted to caffeine. Consequently, coffee is my primary source of … More »- All Posts by Jackie Ganfield
- Categories:Food, Social Equity, Water
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4 Ways Companies Should Adapt to Climate Change
This article by Ryan Schuchard of BSR, and published in the GreenBuzz newsletter, describes 4 ways that businesses can prepare for climate change. The recommendations really make good sense. Please take … More »Benefit Corporations – What They Are & Why They Matter
There was a great article in the Denver Post last weekend about Benefit Corporations and the different legal options for a business to be accountable to more than just its shareholders. The article also … More »Ray Anderson Remembered
It was with a heavy heart that the Alliance received word that Ray Anderson, founder and chairman of Interface, Inc., the world s largest manufacturer of modular carpet, passed away last week. A frequent … More »- All Posts by Chris Woldum
- Categories:High Performance Buildings, Materials & Waste
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Cleantech and the Triple Bottom Line
If you are reading this blog, then you are probably interested in making wise, sustainable choices when spending your money. Purchasing cleantech products such as solar panels or items made from recycled … More »A Blurred “Colorado Blueprint”
With the recent release of the Colorado Blueprint, the results of Governor Hickenlooper s Bottom-Up Economic Development Initiative are at last on view . There s no denying that this was a major … More »- All Posts by Tom Prugh
- Categories:Economic Development & Sustainable Business, Energy, Natural Resource Conservation, Personal Sustainability
- Tags: Colorado Governor, economic development, education reform, energy conservation, non-renewable energy, People Planet and Profit Business, renewable energy
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