TOPIC: SUSTAINABILITY (43)
NESsT
http://www.nesst.orgNESsT develops sustainable social enterprises that solve critical social problems in emerging market economies. We combine the tools and strategies of business leadership, entrepreneurship and investment with the mission and values of the social sector to enable our portfolio to: better plan, improve management capacity, grow, and increase their social impact.
Justmeans
http://www.justmeans.comJustmeans is the world's leading source of information and connections for the sustainable business industry.
Our Future Planet
http://www.ourfutureplanet.orgOur Future Planet (OFP) is an online community and think tank which aims to be the platform to create global change in the real world today. Our long term goal is to harness the innovative ideas created through the website to write and publish a ‘Planetary Constitution.’ This is a huge undertaking, but one that can be achieved through the mass global co-operation seen with OFP. Our platform gives each and every one of you a serious voice and by contributing to OFP you really can help shape the future of the planet.
The Responsible Purchasing Network (RPN)
http://www.responsiblepurchasing.orgThe Responsible Purchasing Network (RPN) is an international network of buyers dedicated to socially responsible and environmentally sustainable purchasing.
Global Footprint Network
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFNGlobal Footprint Network is an international think tank working to advance sustainability through use of the Ecological Footprint, a resource accounting tool that measures how much nature we have, how much we use and who uses what.
By making ecological limits central to decision-making, we are working to end overshoot and create a society where all people can live well, within the means of one planet.
B Lab
http://www.bcorporation.netCertified B Corporations are a new type of corporation which uses the power of business to solve social and environmental problems.
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
https://www.globalreporting.orgThe Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) is a non-profit organization that promotes economic, environmental and social sustainability. GRI provides all companies and organizations with a comprehensive sustainability reporting framework that is widely used around the world.
The Energy Collective
http://theenergycollective.comThe Energy Collective is an independent, moderated community of professionals focused on the complex challenges of meeting the world's energy needs sustainably. Our members are our content contributors, and include leading scientists, activists, policy makers, executives and entrepreneurs.
GreenBiz.Com
http://www.greenbizgroup.comGreenBiz.com™, Business Voice of the Green Economy, is the leading source for news, opinion, best practices, and other resources on the greening of mainstream business. Launched in 2000, its mission is to provide clear, concise, accurate, and balanced information, resources, and learning opportunities to help companies of all sizes and sectors integrate environmental responsibility into their operations in a manner that supports profitable business practices.
Connect:Homes
http://www.connect-homes.comWe design and build modern, green, affordable homes available nationwide.
MASS Design Group
http://www.massdesigngroup.org/index.htmlMASS Design Group operates under the belief that buildings can heal. By using innovative design and an immersive research process, we look at the contextual problems facing the specific communities we work in and produce design interventions that will improve health and economic outcomes. We work to reduce the spread of disease within health care environments, and we aim to create new job opportunities and markets by carefully selecting materials and construction methods that utilize the resources of the surrounding community. MASS delivers maximum impact design through a process that can be universally applied.
Global Inheritance
http://www.globalinheritance.orgBorn in 2002, Global Inheritance is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that develops creative, cause-based campaigns to educate individuals about issues that affect us globally. Our unique programs focus on the power of interactivity to communicate ideas that push for progressive social change by empowering millions of individuals at festivals, events, workplaces and schools throughout the world.
By employing technology, the arts, and experiential learning, Global Inheritance reinvents activism by inspiring people from every walk of life to act responsibly and become forward-thinking leaders within their community.
International Living Future Institute
http://living-future.orgThe International Living Future Institute is a hub for visionary programs. We administer the Living Building Challenge™, the built environment's most rigorous and ambitious performance standard. We are the parent organization for Cascadia Green Building Council, a chapter of both the United States and Canada Green Building Councils that serves Alaska, British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. We are also home to Ecotone Publishing, a unique publishing house dedicated to telling the story of the green building movement's pioneering thinkers and practitioners.
