Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume Style with a Purpose, with Hamilton Perkins, Hamilton Perkins Collection Hamilton Perkins Collection is a certified B Corporation offering designer travel bags at an affordable price. Each bag is made from recycled plastic bottles and lined with vinyl from upcycled billboards. Hamilton Perkins found his…
Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
These social entrepreneurs are achieving Sustainable Development Goal 12, Responsible Consumption and Production: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Style with a Purpose, with Hamilton Perkins, Hamilton Perkins Collection
Product Packaging with a Purpose, with Lindsey McCoy, Plaine Products
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume Product Packaging with a Purpose, with Lindsey McCoy, Plaine Products Plaine Products helps reduce single-use plastics by producing natural, vegan shampoo, conditioner, and body wash in returnable, reusable containers. In 2013, Lindsey McCoy was living in the Bahamas and running a non-profit called Save the…
From Used Goods to the Greater Good, with Julie Kearns, Junket: Tossed & Found
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume From Used Goods to the Greater Good, with Julie Kearns, Junket: Tossed & Found Junket: Tossed & Found creates easy access to high-quality used goods. Julie Kearns was the mother of a 3-month-old when her husband left. Julie describes the impact, “Between pregnancy weight, not…
A Pioneer Social Business, Sharon Rowe, Eco-Bags Products
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume A Pioneer Social Business, Sharon Rowe, Eco-Bags Products The company Eco-Bags Products produces ECOBAGS®, the original reusable bag. Eco-Bags Products is a woman-owned business. They pioneered many of the practices we associate today with social enterprises and, in the process, transformed how consumers think about…
133, Rashmi Bharti, AVANI Society | Create Sustainable Livelihood Through an Ethical, Green Brand
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume 133, Rashmi Bharti, AVANI Society | Create Sustainable Livelihood Through an Ethical, Green Brand AVANI is creating sustainable livelihood for women in the Himalayas. The story of AVANI is really two stories. There is the story of the business and it is the story of…
132, Nina Smith, GoodWeave International | End Child Labor with a Market-Based Approach
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume 132, Nina Smith, GoodWeave International | End Child Labor with a Market-Based Approach Nina Smith has been thinking about social justice since she was eight years old. It’s natural that today she is working to end child labor. You might think that child labor is…
131, Paul Rice, Fair Trade USA | Vote with Your Dollars
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume 131, Paul Rice, Fair Trade USA | Vote with Your Dollars Fair Trade USA fights poverty by matching conscious consumers with responsible companies. Increasingly, consumers are seeking out fair trade products. Almost 60% of US consumers are aware of the Fair Trade Certified label. Back…
106, Marta Del Rio, Wasi Organics | Balancing Purpose, Passion and Skills
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume 106, Marta Del Rio, Wasi Organics | Balancing Purpose, Passion and Skills Can food be both delicious and nutritious? Can business be both profitable and purposeful? Can a company improve nutrition for consumers while improving the lives of smallholder farmers? Yes! Marta Del Rio’s journey…
100, Michael Crooke | Sustainable Competitive Advantage through Purpose
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume 100, Michael Crooke | Sustainable Competitive Advantage through Purpose Michael Crooke is a thought leader in sustainable competitive advantage at the intersection of vision, purpose and operational excellence. The first time that Michael Crook boarded an airplane, it was to join the Navy. When he…
096, Lee Wallace, Peace Coffee | Fair Trade Coffee from Smallholder Farmers
Play / pause 1x 1.5x 2x 0:00 0:00 0:00 volume 096, Lee Wallace, Peace Coffee | Fair Trade Coffee from Smallholder Farmers Smallholder farmers grow more than half of the coffee consumed worldwide. Imagine if you will, that you are working at a non-profit in Minnesota, focusing on public policy. The phone rings, and the…
