New Resource Bank Certified as a B-Corp

June 30, 2010 By 3 Comments
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File this social enterprise news under ‘Better late than never’ From New Resource Bank’s website: SAN FRANCISCO (June 9, 2010) – New Resource Bank (OTCBB: NWBN) is proud to announce it has become a Certified B Corporation (the “B” is for benefit) for its commitment to comprehensive social and environmental standards. The bank is the first [...]

Reporting from NYC: Social Entrepreneurship Blooms

June 30, 2010 By 3 Comments

Last night, I attended the Catchafire 50 Project Kickoff event, part of this week’s National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Catchafire is a youth-driven venture to connect professionals who are looking to put their skills to meaningful use by linking up with nonprofits and social enterprises that could use expertise in branding, PR, design and [...]

Q&A: Andrea Fabbri, COO of EcoAlign, Focuses on Smart Grid

June 18, 2010 By 2 Comments
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The implication here is that if smart grid does not reduce utility bills, or the savings are not visible or don’t offset by rate increases, smart grid will likely be seen as an expensive failure.

Teslin® Substrate Equals Printing on Sand?

June 15, 2010 By 5 Comments
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Teslin is a non-toxic, non-cellulose, recyclable material that is 65% by weight inorganic filler (silica – derived from sand). In our industry I think of Teslin as a printable, durable material that is not plastic (no petroleum pollution) and not paper (no trees destroyed).

Organic Cotton Umbrellas From Stromberg

June 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Stromberg Brand has been selling umbrellas since 1942, and is recognised as a leading manufacturer of umbrellas for the promotional products industry. This year Stromberg has enter the eco-friendly promotional products field with their first green umbrella, the Eco Umbrella – Automatic Folding #82ECO.

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