2011 June

Blissmo Launches Monthly “Blissmobox”: Delivering Curated Eco-friendly Products to Your Door!

June 30, 2011 By Priti Ambani 1 Comment

Sundeep Ahuja, founded Blissmo in 2010 with the philosophy that we vote with our dollars everyday and have great power in demanding sustainable products and services. Americans plunk $4.3 trillion on consumer spending each year, Blissmo currently helps influence better buying decisions by introducing shoppers to exceptional, well-loved organic & eco-friendly products via daily offers. Today, they launched Blissmobox, a monthly subscription service delivering curated boxes of well-loved organic & eco-friendly products by mail!

What is the True Cost of Gasoline?

June 29, 2011 By Priti Ambani Leave a Comment

What is the real cost of any commodity? It’s never accurate. Most times costs only include payment for the human aspects of products and services. We pay nowhere close to the real cost of environmentally intensive products like- gasoline, precious metals, plastics etc. Rarely do models cover the cost of ecological services, regeneration, pollution, health effects and other environmental degradation.

Jeffrey Hollender & Seventh Generation: Lessons Learned at the End of a Chapter

June 27, 2011 By Priti Ambani Leave a Comment

Jeffrey Hollender was unceremoniously ousted from Seventh Generation, a company he founded and worked tirelessly at for 23 years. There was much speculation about the entire episode when his profile disappeared from the company website and Ecopreneurist covered the story under “Managing and Disclosing at 7th Generation: Where’s Jeffrey Hollender?” More controversy followed when there [...]

Green Marketing Strategy in Two Easy Steps

June 27, 2011 By Glenn Croston Leave a Comment

Businesses around the world are infinite in their variety, but there’s one thing they all have in common: they need customers. Even better, profitable customers. Your green business may have a unique level of commitment to sustainability, but you still need customers just like every other business. How do you get them? Here’s how you can connect with the green market in two easy steps.

In.gredients: First Crowdfunded Zero-Packaging Grocery Store in the US

June 25, 2011 By Priti Ambani 8 Comments

While you can carry reusable bags to the grocery store, there was not much you could do but carry packaged goods back home. But hopefully that will change soon. This year Austin, Texas will get a brand new waste-free grocery store. In.gredients plans to become the country’s very first “package-free, zero waste grocery store.” Let the revolution begin.