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The Triple Bottom Line of Sustainability No Harm Capitalism: Social & Environmental Impacts for Sustainable GoodThe year 2013 marks the triumphant return of a subversive idea, now with sustainable momentum: "no harm capitalism." Proving that you can make money while improving lives and restoring the environment (some call this "restorative commerce"), successful examples of new ventures and established companies embracing sustainability, without greenwashing or posturing, now dot the planet. Who would have thought that a for-profit business could use market forces to achieve such lofty goals as reversing climate change, eliminating poverty, or restoring habitat for now-endangered wildlife. Well, apparently some of you! A few case studies and examples: Blume Distillation LLC -- alcohol fuel for clean indoor cooking, converting waste to wealth Carbon Drawdown Solutions -- using waste biomass to produce biochar, a system that removes carbon from the atmosphere and safely sequesters it in the soil, where it belongs. WISE Solutions -- a green chemistry company making non-toxic solvents, biopesticides and biolubricants. Recession? What recession? Green and Sustainable Business is booming!Green and sustainable products and services, operational and communication strategies are rapidly heading toward a "tipping point" of mainstream practice. Both well-established and newer organizations embracing sustainability can benefit from the experiences of other practitioners who have been modeling, learning and integrating "best practices" since the 1980's. With the current economy in a slump, petroleum prices fluctuating, and the rise of a "green consumer ethic," capital markets are finding new opportunities in clean and renewable technologies and it appears that triple-bottom-line sustainability is finally becoming, well, sustainable. Some industries have been permanently disrupted, shaking out new leaders, while radical innovation has defined entirely new markets, especially in Europe and Japan; will the US economy find its legs through a bright green, biorenewable and sustainable economy? This portal features a family of businesses and networks that help organizations further their social responsibility and environmental stewardship goals as well as to develop sound fiscal management and economic prosperity in organizations large and small. Questions? Call 888-222-GREEN in the US (+1-831-761-0700 overseas) or |
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