Many SVNers Among Businessweek's "Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs"
SVN members continue to lead the way and a number of them were recently recognized in Businessweek's list of "America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs 2010." SVN member organizations Napo Pharmaceuticals, Roxbury Technology and Organic Valley made the list. Additionally, two of our Innovation Awards finalists, BTTR Ventures and Driptech, also were on the list of 25 companies. Click here to see the full list and vote for your favorite.
SVNers and Politicos Turn Out for Chicago Green Fest
Mayor Richard M. Daley and Governor Pat Quinn helped kick off the fourth annual Chicago Green Festival where they joined SVN Board Member Denise Hamler, Director of Green America's Green Business and Green Festival Programs, to cut the opening ribbon. During the ceremony, Illinois Governor Quinn signed legislation into law that mandates energy savings of state buildings. Many SVN members were on hand to celebrate the green innovations and businesses which are creating a more sustainable world. Click here to learn more about the event.
Tom Szaky on "How I Saved My Company"
SVN member Tom Szaky, CEO and founder of TerraCycle, took part in a new series from the New York Times called "How I Saved My Company." Tom explained how he turned his company around from losing $2.2 million annually to projecting $3.2 million in profits this year. Tom recorded a video of himself explaining his business strategy for the Times which you can view here. If you'd like to share your own story business heroics, contact the Times at smallbusiness@nytimes.com.
Natalia Allen in Fast Company's "100 Most Creative People in Business"
SVN member
Natalia Allen, founder of
Design Futurist, was selected by Fast Company as one of "The 100 Most Creative People in Business". As an undergrad she won the Designer of the Year award at Parsons the New School for Design. Today, she's working with brands like Quiksilver, Nike, Best Buy and Cambridge University. Looking forward, her own fashion line will debut in fall 2011. She explained to
FC, "We need to get retailers, manufacturers, and the guys on Wall Street to dream with us in a different way." Click
here to read see the full list.
Indigenous Shows Off Fall Line in West Hollywood Show
Indigenous Designs celebrated its 15th anniversary and presented its Fall line at its West Hollywood Fashion for Eco-Passion event recently. Stars from "Mad Men" and "Nip/Tuck" joined SVN member and Indigenous co-founder
Scott Leonard to celebrate 15 years of fair trade fashion. Indigenous Designs is also featured in this month's issue of
Coco Eco Magazine and as a thank you to its fans, Indigenous Designs is offering a free one-year subscription. Visit the
"Subscribe" page and in the "Free Subscription" box enter the offer code "cocoecoid0530" (valid through July 14th).
Martha Shaw Completes First CleanTech Exec Program at NYU Poly
SVN member Marth Shaw, CEO of Earth Advertising, has just graduated as part of the inaugural class of NYU Polytechnic Institute's Clean Tech Exec Program. The program's goal is to train executive leadership to help speed up the rate at which clean tech ventures can be scaled from lab-level breakthroughs to viable businesses. Martha explained that she worked on "the structuring of a cleantech commercialization conduit to help new technologies get beyond tipping point where they often fail to scale up." Click here to read more.
MaryAnne Howland on Green Jobs and in Black Enterprise
SVN member
MaryAnne Howland wrote an article in the LOHAS Journal entitled "
Where Are the Green Jobs?" She dives into the issue of engaging minority communities with the much publicized rise of the green collar economy and the $125 million per year the Green Jobs Act is supposed to bring. MaryAnne also spoke with
Black Enterprise Magazine this month about green jobs and said, "Today's most forward-thinking companies incorporate some green practices into their corporate responsibility programs. That should be a wake-up call for entrepreneurs and job seekers. This trend has created the need for a green supply chain." Click
here to read the full article and make sure to catch MaryAnne at the LOHAS Forum where she'll be discussing this topic.
Workforce, Inc. Profiled in Green For All Case Study
Workforce, Inc., (WFI) run by SVN members
Gregg and Jannett Keesling and winner of the 2009 SVN Innovation Award, was recently selected as a case study by SVN member organization Green For All as part of its assessment of the green collar economy. WFI's dual mission of becoming Indianapolis's most comprehensive recycling hub and offering those returning from prison immediate, legitimate earnings and social services makes it a perfect example of how a greener economy can help some of our most under-served communities. Click
here to read the full case study.
$300K Granted for Burlington Natural Food Co-op
North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue recently announced a $300,000 grant for the construction of a new co-op grocery store in downtown Burlington, N.C. SVN member Eric Henry, who sits on the Board of Directors, says he hopes the 7,000-square foot natural food store will offer fresh meat and produce with a focus on locally grown, made and packaged products. Click here to read more.
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