by Amy Seidman | Supply Chain, Sustainability
Sebastopol, CA and Peru Scott Leonard is the co-founder and CEO of Indigenous Designs, a fashion company specializing in fair trade and organic apparel. They sell direct to consumer, but also white label their apparel to major brands such as Eileen Fisher. Their model...
by Pierce Nahigyan | Investment, SoCap, Socially Responsible, Sustainability
Recently, Planet Experts sat down with Gregory Wendt, a veteran wealth advisor, economist and Certified Financial Planner. Greg is considered a thought leader in his field of sustainable and responsible investing and green business. He is the founder of several...
by Lauren Schiller | Agriculture, Sustainability, Thought Leadership, Women
Can climate change be a good thing? Shana Rappaport and Amanda Ravenhill of Project Drawdown look at climate change not as a dreaded certainty but as an opportunity for growth and change. Amanda Ravenhill is the Executive Director of Project Drawdown, which she...
by R. Paul Herman | Investment, SoCap, Socially Responsible, Sustainability
The global economy is made up of capital in many forms. Fortune magazine’s recent annual release of the 100 Best Companies to Work For list and the annual Great Place to Work® Conference in April 2015 present opportunities for investors to better understand the...
by Amy Seidman | Consumer Brands, Sustainability, Women
Revi Schlessinger, co-founder of Kid’s Organic apparel company is not your average entrepreneur mother–she is a mover-shaker woman. Revi’s work has taken her into the world of high tech giants to consumer products to the US government. As a...
by Shana Rappaport | Agriculture, Sustainability, Verge
Sure, 2014 saw its share of forward-thinking business investments and new, collaborative models in sustainability fields ranging from advanced agriculture to renewable energy. The year ahead, too, is already shaping up to be momentous for technologies, new business...