Businesses Doing Good

Celebrating innovative ways businesses are making a difference in the world

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Too Good To Go: How Saving Food Can Help Save the Planet

One company has a creative solution to food waste and addresses both access and affordability of healthful foods plus the environmental impact of sending food to landfills.
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Meet the Jane Goodall Barbie Made from Recycled Plastics

Primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall has been honored with a Barbie doll in her likeness. It's made from recycled plastics and encourages young girls to learn more about environmentalism.
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‍Ecosia Review: Is It Legit? How Can It Plant Trees For Free?

We break down how Ecosia works, whether or not it’s legit, if using it actually plants trees, and what you can use instead if you’re so inclined. Plus, some good news!
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The Best Prime Video Alternatives For Quitting Amazon

If you’re a pop culture nerd but are also trying to keep your money from going to Bezos, this article is for you.
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12 Best Conversation Cards For Deeper Relationships

Conversation card games have offered people a framework to embrace humanity, vulnerability, and develop better conversation habits. Here are 12 decks that do a great job at encouraging deeper discussion ...
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9 Best Online Bookstores That Aren't Amazon

It’s a radical act to choose to buy books from a more ethical marketplace, knowing that you may be paying more than you’d pay with Amazon. 
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Advocates Are Using Soap Operas To Teach (Without Preaching)

Advocates are inserting storylines into TV and radio shows to promote behaviors that could lead to social change. Just don’t call it infotainment.
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23 Best Eco-Friendly Candles To Buy & Burn

Word on the street is that pets are the new kids, plants are the new pets, and candles are the new plants. 
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Tiger Solar added arrays to rooftops of two separate Carter Myers Automotive dealerships in Staunton, Virginia, which is in Albemarle County. Credit: Tiger Solar / Courtesy

Need a Dose of Climate Optimism? Look to Charlottesville Business Collaborative

A Charlottesville business alliance is quickly progressing toward a goal of cutting carbon pollution by 45% by the end of 2025. Successes include energy audits and a family-owned fossil fuel distributor’s unlikely embrace of solar power.
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Water-guzzling Yards Are Getting a Celebrity Makeover

A new reality series is using the HGTV method to tackle Florida’s water supply issues. Get ready to meet "Flip My Florida Yard." Read more...
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Kalen McAllister, founder of Laughing Bear Bakery, packages Bear Candy made by employees with criminal records. “I don’t care [about a job applicant’s criminal record]. Because for me, it’s this day forward,” she says. (Tara Adhikari/The Christian Science Monitor)

Laughing Bear Bakery Has a Recipe for a Fresh Start Out of Prison

In 2015, Ms. McAllister opened Laughing Bear Bakery in St. Louis, a nonprofit business where a criminal record is required to land the job.
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6 Ways To Help Buffalo After the Supermarket Mass Shooting

As we process this heartbreaking news from near and far, we can all be a part of helping this community grieve and heal.
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