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BetterWork Featured at Capitol Clean Tech EXPO
On April 20, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski and Sprint CEO Dan Hesse were on hand for the first ever Capitol Clean Tech EXPO in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. The Clean Tech EXPO was held in honor of Earth Day and to showcase energy companies, non-profits and telecommunications organizations are showcasing advances in clean energy and environmentally friendly products and technology.... -
Seventh Annual William James Foundation Sustainable Business Plan Competition
This past weekend, we had the great fortune to help sponsor and attend the latest installment of the annual William James Foundation (WJF) Sustainable Business Plan Competition. Right out front we want to give out props to Ian Fisk who has been the driver and organizer of this competition as it has grown up over the past 7 years.... -
YPO Social Enterprise Networks 2010 CSR Award Winners
The Social Enterprise Networks of YPO (Young Presidents’ Organization) announced the winners of the 2010 Corporate Social Responsibility Award, recognizing YPO members and graduates for their contributions toward making a difference through their companies and charitable organizations. Awardees were recognized in the categories of Economic Justice/Community Impact, Leadership, Employee Impact, Sustainability, and Philanthropic/Non-Profit Organization.... -
The Dream is Alive Fundraiser, Van Jones in the House
We were fortunate to catch the Art in Action – Oakland Green Youth Art and Media Center Dream is Alive fundraiser at the BetterWorld East Bay home, the Brower Center in Berkeley, a few days back. The turnout was amazing and the event raised over $20,000 for the new Oakland center.... -
We Can Lead!
Yes, we can lead. BetterWorld was fortunate this past week to be invited and, attend for the second time in the past six months, the Business Advocacy Day for Jobs, Climate & New Energy Leadership. The advocacy day was hosted by a number of organizations including our partner and customer, the Clean Economy Network (CEN).... -
Sustainability Up and Down the Left Coast
This past week, the BetterWorld team was fortunate to attend some great events and meetings up and down the west coast, seeing many familiar faces as well as many new ones. Here are some quick highlights of all the great customers, partners and new orgs that we met and saw: B Corp Portland and San Francisco Events: PremGroup’s hip HQ office was the scene last week where many existing Portland-area B Corp companies and some prospective B Corps gathered to share their own stories and learn more about the history and foundation of B Corp from co-founder, Jay Coen Gilbert.... -
Criterion’s Joy Anderson on Shaping Markets
BetterWorld customer and friend, Dr. Joy Anderson, was the featured speaker at the latest Hanson Bridgett Sustainable Business Leadership Forum, held this past Thursday in San Francisco. Joy is President and Founder of Criterion Ventures and a co-founder of Good Capital and had a full room considering the process and dynamics on how firms/organizations can move and shape markets, from a historical, modern and post-modern perspective.... -
Art in Action Launches New Youth Center in Oakland
As featured in today’s San Francisco Chronicle, BetterWorld customer and donation recipient Art in Action will be opening the doors next Thursday the 14th in downtown Oakland on its latest project, the Green Youth Arts and Media Center. An excerpt from today’s Chronicle: “The walls are freshly painted in blues, browns and whites, the bamboo dance floor is polished, and the sound equipment has been tested again and again.... -
Our Visit with Care2
Last week we had the pleasure of catching up with Randy Paynter, CEO an founder of Care2, a long -time BetterWorld customer and fellow B Corp company. Care2 and Randy require little introduction but in case you have been trapped under a rock for the last 10 years, Care2 has over 12.... -
Sustainable Industries Economic Forum – San Francisco
The BetterWorld team was out in force at the Sustainable Industries Economic Forum in San Francisco. JP, Jim, and Jacob represented at the BetterWorld sponsored table, alongside our guest representatives from Care2, Sun Light & Power, RSF Social Finance, Mother Jones Magazine, Social Venture Network, Give Something Back, and Hanson Bridgett.... -
Green Festival – San Francisco
This was my second year attending the Green Festival in San Francisco. As a fledgling in 2002, San Francisco started with only 50 speakers and a handful of special events. Last year, the San Francisco Green Festival boasted 3 days filled with the best in green, and continues to expand in size and scope.... -
Goodwill and Levi Strauss Partnership Launch
Demonstrating the power of for profit and non profit partnerships, we were at a great event a few days back where Levi Strauss and BetterWorld Telecom customer Goodwill International announced their new initiative to lower the life cycle impacts of jeans by giving consumers advice on how to care for them and what to do with them when they are no longer wanted.... -
Bioneers Conference 2009
The BetterWorld train is making its way through beautiful San Rafael, CA today as the Bioneers 2009 is in full swing. With thousands here at the Marin Center and thousands more joining via live satellite from almost 20 sites across North America, from Anchorage to Portland, ME. Highlights so far have been talks from Amazonian Chief Almir, Brock Dolman, Kari Fulton, Jack Hidary, Sarah James, Jensine Larsen, Joanna Macy, Mari Margil, Jason McClennan, Michael Pollan, Jerome Ringo, Arturo Sandoval, Dr.... -
Washington D.C. GreenFest a Hit Again
The BetterWorld team was out in force this past weekend to visit with friends, customers and partners at the 6th Annual D.C. GreenFest – there were over 120 speakers, 350 exhibitors and tens of thousands in attendance again! We saw so many great folks, including our friends from Theo Chocolate (see pic of Dana from Theo, Ali and Asya to the left).... -
West Coast Green 2009 Wrapup
West Coast Green was the place to be last Thursday through Saturday, and Matt and I were sure to be there. We connect with many current and met many new friends, partners, and customers at the largest conference on green innovation for the built environment. Held at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, 14,000 thought leaders and forward thinkers convened to engage in dynamic, big-picture, systems-thinking to reinvent business, laugh, make connections, affect policy, and create meaningful and lasting positive change.... -
Got Yerba Mate? Our Visit with Guayakí
The BetterWorld train pulled into Sebastopol, CA earlier this week to visit and spend time with our long time customer, Guayakí, at their home base about an hour north of San Francisco. About 1/2 the BetterWorld team drinks Guayakí on a daily basis and we have been feeling the health and wellness benefits of their incredible products for many years.... -
Our Visit with the Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind
In a word, wow – we are so fortunate to visit every day with organizations that are affecting positive change in the world, but every once in awhile, our perception of what can be is shifted for sure. Our visit with the the Seattle Lighthouse for the Blind last week was a lesson in what is possible if a community and some really committed people come together to help others in need.... -
Sacramento Sustainability Forum – September
We had another successful forum last week with Cecilia Jensen, Sacramento County’s Sustainability Program Manager, as our speaker. We’re continuing to grow our supporter base and bring in lots of new faces, agencies, businesses, and organizations. The venue this month was wild! We held it at Jon Affonzo’s Railbridge Cellars, and his second daughter had just been born that morning.... -
Community Leadership – 2 New BetterWorld Forums
California has been feeling the BetterWorld wave in a big way as we launched two new monthly community forums back-to-back in August. The Sacramento Sustainability Forum is a monthly venue for connecting businesses, non-profits, government and interested citizens in the Sacramento region in order to promote sustainability, share insights and resources, and support movement towards a more sustainable future.... -
PCC Natural Markets, Leading the Way
If you have been lucky enough to see Food, Inc. at the movie theaters, then you need look no further for a solution to the myriad of problems affecting our national food system than Seattle-based PCC Natural Food Markets. We were fortunate to visit yesterday with PCC, truly one of Seattle’s great treasures for over 55 years.... -
BetterWork in DC w FCC � The Wilderness Society
Yesterday we had great meetings with both the Federal Communications Commission and The Wilderness Society, discussing BetterWork concepts and benefits for both the greater good and for individual organizations. We have been invited to participate in the FCC’s ongoing Workshop Series , which is bringing forward information and specific areas of focus, culminating in the National Broadband Plan.... -
Adam Werbach at Hanson Bridgett
We had the pleasure of visiting our friends over at Hanson Bridgett LLP for one of their on-going Sustainable Business Leadership Forums this past Thursday to hear BetterWorld customer Adam Werbach, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi S, talk about the future of sustainability. Hanson Bridgett is a fellow Founding B Corporation and green certified firm providing legal counsel to purpose-driven businesses.... -
Sustainable and Social Visits in Sacramento
We have been spending more time and energy in Sacramento lately, and are particularly excited about the Sacramento Sustainability Forum that we have put together with Rick Noss of Greenvision and Sacramento Green Drinks. We’ve got a great line up of speakers for the next four months, with David Mogavero, Senior Principal Mogavero Notestine Associates kicking it off for us.... -
Easter Seals, Giving and Giving for over 90 Years
When you walk in the Easter Seals’ Chicago headquarters, you are greeted with an amazing quote from Easter Seals’ founder Edgar Allen – “ Your life and mine shall be valued not by what we take…but by what we give.” With roots back to the early 1900s, Easter Seals has been giving and giving, helping individuals with disabilities and special needs, and their families, live better lives.... -
ShoreBank, Changing the World Every Day
Late last week, we were fortunate to visit with ShoreBank Corp. in Chicago – where the roots of the ShoreBank collective of organizations date back to the late 1960s in the South Shore area of Chicago. ShoreBank Corporation is America’s first community development and environmental bank holding company. Headquartered in Chicago, ShoreBank is a $2....
