Businesses Doing Good

Celebrating innovative ways businesses are making a difference in the world

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Louisiana is sinking. So this business is using the state's glass bottles to restore the coastline

Roughly a football field of Louisiana is lost to the sea every hour. Glass Half Full is slowing the erosion down.

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Amid Spokane fires, local bootmaker turns headquarters into refuge for firefighters, distributes new shoes for free

As fires burn across the Pacific Northwest, one local business is doing its part to help frontline workers.

A young soccer player stands on the field in front of a banner reading "EVERYONE HAS A PART TO PLAY," embodying inclusive sports participation.

This champion soccer team teaches fans about climate change and DEI. They've sold out every game

Vermont Green FC has sold out stadiums and built a devoted fan base around an ambitious goal: becoming a climate-friendly, socially progressive soccer club.

A group of men and women hold rainbow umbrellas and wear T-shirts reading 'Pride @ Kodak.'

In the 1970s, there were no workplace protections for LGBTQ+ people. This company paved the way

In the 1970s there were no legal protections for LGBTQ workers outside of a handful of cities. If a company found out you were gay, it could fire you on the spot.

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A young Black female driver in a striped shirt smiles as she drives a car

Lyft offers driver 'gender preference' feature for all women riders — cisgender, transgender, and non-binary

Since the feature first launched in February 2024, it has continued to roll out to different regions across the U.S.

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This 277-dog pool party just broke a Guinness World Record. Now all of the pools are being donated to shelters

Chewy hosted the splashy event to kick off summer and help shelter pets stay cool.

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400+ independent bookstores opened in 2025, triumphing against big business

Independent bookstores have grown in the United States by 70% from 2020, signaling a major comeback.

7 Ideas To Celebrate Independent Bookstore Day This Weekend

April 25 is Independent Bookstore Day — a celebration of indie bookshops across the United States! Here are some ways to celebrate the big event.

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Forbes announces 'True Net Worth' to track how much billionaires give away

The editor of the Forbes Billionaires List introduced a new method to track wealth: How much money the world’s richest people are giving away.

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Woman retrofits vending machine to dispense random acts of kindness

What was once a bait and tackle vending machine has been transformed into a colorful attraction dispensing kindness challenges to strangers.

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