Written by Marc Stoiber, Green Brand Innovation Creative Director Morten Schroder of Van Houtte Coffee knows something about being a sustainability leader. In fact, Van Houtte has a long, proud history of adopting sustainability measures, even before a clear ROI matrix has been established. (The latest example is Van Houtte’s implementation of Renewable Natural...
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GROWING GREEN KIDS PART FOUR: GROWING UP IN A GREEN WORLD
As we have mentioned previously, in addition to having experienced this issue for ourselves, we’ve heard from many parents asking and giving advice about how to instill and explain the idea of going green to a child – especially when it comes to green gift-giving. After looking all the possible green topics over, we decided...
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GROWING GREEN KIDS PART THREE: GREEN GIFTS
One of the biggest lessons a child must learn is the art of giving (green gifts) and receiving gifts. Every birthday and holiday the experience is another fabulous opportunity to talk about what it means to be a compassionate, thoughtful giver – on many levels. When it’s time to make a list for Santa,...
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GROWING GREEN KIDS PART TWO: GREEN GIFTS & RECYCLING
GROWING GREEN KIDS PART TWO: Green Gifts & RECYCLING If you missed part one GROWING GREEN KIDS – A Fair Trade Lesson, be sure to check it out! Green Gifts and green gift giving are an ENORMOUS part of kids’ lives. While they are learning to always say thank you, how and when to express...
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Creating a Global Community: Better Know Couchsurfing
They say that you don’t know a man until you have walked two moons in his shoes, but what about spending three nights on his couch? Couchsurfing is building a global community. With 3.3 million users in almost every country, Couchsurfing is an online social network connecting travelers to local hosts. Think of it as a...
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GROWING GREEN KIDS – A Fair Trade Lesson
In addition to having experienced it ourselves, we’ve heard from many parents asking and sharing advice about how to instill and explain the idea of going green and fair trade to a child – especially when it comes to gift-giving. After looking all of these comments over we decided on what we considered the best...
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Don’t GIve Up on Those Healthy Green Resolutions
So it is already February, and maybe you are not doing as well as you would like on those healthy green New Year’s Resolutions. Don’t worry, it’s not too lateto get to work on making those green resooutions happen! There are plenty of things you can do to get the ball rolling. Don’t be...
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Enviro-Stewards Working for Clean Drinking Water in Sudan
Enviro-Stewards Inc’s Engineers & Scientists is a true champion of the B Corp community. They serve as sustainability catalysts for industrial, commercial and institutional facilities and help companies grow while reducing their environmental footprint and improving social conditions. This past year Enviro-Stewards became B Certified with the help of Bob Willard. Once part of the B community,...
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Last Minute Valentine’s Day Green Gifts | green gifts .
Don’t tell me that you waited till the last minute to find your green gifts for Valentine’s Day! Deep breaths. Stay focused. Breathe in, out, in, out. Don’t look at the calendar. I said don’t look! Alright, there are officially 6 days Valentine’s Day and 4 days of shipping left. Stay calm, Good Gifts...
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Let’s Throw a Green Party
Green Party – Let’s celebrate our environment! So you’ve decided to become more green and environmentally friendly, what’s next? Getting your friends and family to reduce their carbon footprint would be a great green idea as well. What’s a better way to do that than by throwing a green party? When you’re having a...
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