Businesses Doing Good

Celebrating innovative ways businesses are making a difference in the world

Two photos. On the left, a group of dairy cows stand in a field. On the right, a liquified natural gas-powered ferry sits on the water in Japan

Cow poo-powered ships make first foray into Japanese waters, testing future feasibility

Sourcing biogas from local dairy farms, this initiative could reshape the maritime industry and help achieve Japan’s goal of net-zero emissions by 2050.

Selena Gomez sits in a classroom with three high schoolers, laughing

New $10 million Selena Gomez, Google initiative will compensate teachers who take mental health trainings

The new $10 million investment will support teachers who provide mental health help to students across the country.

A row of cans on a canning line at a craft brewery

Craft breweries are fermenting change, addressing local ills while serving local ales

Nearly half — 43% — of the breweries sampled were doing some sort of social advocacy, further cementing the role of craft breweries as important players in their communities.

Lucy Edwards, a white woman with long red hair, wears a coral dress and holds up the new Blind Barbie in front of a light blue background; the Blind Barbie, a doll with brown hair, silver sunglasses, a pink shirt, lilac ruffle skirt, and a cane, is displayed on a rainbow backdrop

First-ever Blind Barbie creates a 'sense of belonging' for disabled children

The new doll, which features a cane and comes in Braille packaging, costs just $11.

Left: A man and woman smile with a small brown fluffy dog while wearing trucker hats that read 'Yumwoof.' Right: A dog poop bag sits on a dispenser outside.

This company just created the first digital dog food pantry — and it's funded by poop bags

Following a donation in the wake of Maui's wildfires last year, this company realized it was time to do more good.

Three photos. On the left, Auli'i Cravalho smiles brightly in a black wetsuit while sitting on a boat, her two thumbs up in the air. In the center, a coral polyp under the sea. On the right, Aulil'i Cravalho speaks with a Hawaiian man about the area's coral reefs, while standing in front of the ocean.

Moana's Auli'i Cravalho speaks up for Hawaiian coral reefs in new short film series

The voice actress of the beloved Disney princess is partnering up with a Hawaiian coral restoration nonprofit to educate us all about the importance of the planet's reefs.

A woman wakeboards on a lake, with her tongue sticking out.

Boating, tubing, or waterskiing this summer? For every minute you spend on the water, this app donates $1 to St. Jude

For the second year in a row, MasterCraft is raising money for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, and all users have to do is log water activities in their app.

Three images. On the left, John Green wears a blue shirt. In the middle, a close-up of playful black and white socks on the feet of a person wearing checkered sneakers. On the right, Hank Green in a denim jacket

Hank & John Green launch new sock line for kids, funding a much-needed hospital in Sierra Leone

Hank & John Green have expanded their give-back products to include socks in children's sizes.

A close-up of a beehive; a rendering of a home that utilizes terracotta walls to cool its interior

Engineers discover how to cool buildings without electricity — inspired by beehive architecture

An Indian architect created a company that designs cooling systems inspired by nature, offering an eco-friendly alternative to traditional air conditioning.

Three photos. On the left, Hank Green. In the center, an overhead view of two people drinking from cups of tea. On the right, John Green.

Hank & John Green launch new charity tea shop to fight the world's deadliest disease

Hank and John Green have launched a tea brand under their Good Store platform, aiming to fund research and prevention efforts for the world's deadliest disease.

Breakthrough union contract for electric school bus workers promises better lives and cleaner air

For nearly a century, a substantial portion of America’s iconic yellow school buses have been manufactured at a factory in Fort Valley, a town of 9,000 people surrounded by peach and pecan orchards in central Georgia.

A blond woman reaches into an open refrigerator

What happens when you return a fridge? For one company, it becomes a donation to a food bank

This appliance company has partnered with two other companies to supply Feeding America food banks with like-new refrigerators and fresh food.