Businesses Doing Good

Celebrating innovative ways businesses are making a difference in the world

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BlocPower is Electrifying America One Building at a Time

Most of America's buildings are powered by fossil fuels, but one company is on a mission to electrify the country, coast to coast.
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Best Eco-friendly Wedding Invitations and Save the Dates from a Variety of Stationery Brands

9 Eco-Friendly Wedding Stationery Brands You'll Fall in Love With

Eco-friendly paper goods play a big role in a sustainable wedding. Here are the best sustainable wedding suites and paper options on the market.
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#PatientsNotPatents: John Green Inspires Action For Johnson & Johnson TB Drug

John Green went head to head with pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson, urging the brand to end its patent on a live-saving tuberculosis drug.
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These dog-powered goose patrol teams humanely 'harass' Canada geese & protect the environment

Nature lovers are making use of herding dogs to humanely move pesky geese out of their way and protect natural ecosystems.
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This African Startup Uses Plastic Waste To Build Affordable Housing

A company in Kenya and Ethiopia takes 45,000 kilograms of plastic waste from landfills every day and turns it into houses.
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Good News This Week: June 26, 2023 - Reefs, Haircuts, & Weddings

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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The Best Wedding Trend This Season? Ending Child Marriage

Nonprofit VOW For Girls is making it easy for couples, brands, and individuals to make a difference in ending child marriage.
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This Texas Salon Provides Free Gender-Affirming Haircuts

Acute Salon in Fort Worth, Texas, provides free and sliding-scale hair appointments for the queer and trans community.
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subtle fan made merchandise makers prioritize connection over consumerism

Subtle Fan-Made Merch Puts Connection Over Consumerism

Creative fans from all corners of the world make their own subtle merchandise that prioritizes connections over consumerism.
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Three photos: One of an array of colorful shirts and greeting cards supportive of the LGBTQ+ community, one of Ashley Molesso and Chess Needham, and another of shirts in various colors all reading "Trans People Will Always Exist"

LGBTQ+ Business Turns the Removal of Target Pride Collection Into $20k+ for Trans Youth

One brand moved its shirt to a fundraising platform where they are now raising funds for trans youth.
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Top sites that make it easy to sell clothes online

13 Best Sites To Sell Used Clothes Online + Tips From a Pro

Discover how to clean out your closet, make money, and help the planet by selling your used clothes online. We’ve curated the best sites and apps to make the process simple.
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A screenshot of a TikTok of Felicia Jackson demonstrating the CPR Wrap, and a photo of the red CPR Wrap packaging

Parent Goes Viral On TikTok for Life-Saving Invention

An easy-to-use tool called CPR Wrap makes CPR straightforward and accessible to anyone.
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