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Building a Business

Why Environmental Responsibility Is Good for Your Bottom Line

A foam insulation company retooled its spray foam products and improved its finances, along with the planet, in one fell swoop.

By Doug Kramer

Building a Business

This Craft Brewery Invented a Brilliant Edible 6-Pack Holder That Helps Sea Life

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Business News

Business Travel Awards 2016: 7 Hotels Worth Checking Out

By Jeff Chu, Margaret Rhodes, Kate Rockwood, Stephanie Schomer

Sustainability

Disney World Installs On-Brand Solar Panels in the Shape of Mouse Ears

By Lydia Belanger

Building a Business

Why Making Money Means Thinking Beyond Profits

Your company values should align with customer values, as today's consumers want more than competitive pricing.

By Sherry Gray

Business News

This Startup Hopes its Toothbrush Will Last You a Lifetime

The Goodwell Company sells biodegradable toothbrushes equipped with recycled aluminum handles and bristles made of activated charcoal.

By Joanna Weinstein

Buying a Franchise

Other People’s Trash Is How This Franchisee Makes His Treasure

Ed Stripay is going green -- and seeing green -- with his Junk King franchise.

By Carly Okyle

Thought Leaders

How a Thirst for Fashion Is Driving Sales for This Hot Accessory

Stylish stainless-steal water bottles have earned celebrities and high-end stores as fans.

By Dina Mishev

Thought Leaders

How This Pro Surfer Is Making Waves in the Fashion Industry

Kelly Slater joins the ranks of apparel brands diving into sustainable fashion.

By Jason Ankeny

Building a Business

How This Speed-Focused Delivery Service Is Quickly Making a Name for Itself

Meet one of the companies on the E360 index that fits in the 'contrarians' category.

By Entrepreneur Staff

Business Ideas

Meet the Rebels Who Bend the Rules and Play to Win

Rejection -- who cares? Naysayers -- screw 'em. Entrepreneurship isn't just about business. it's about rebellion.

By Joe Robinson

Tech

Can These Scooters Cut Down Commutes and Air Pollution?

An electric-charged plan to drive an eco-revolution in Asia.

By John Patrick Pullen

Entrepreneurs

How One Apparel Brand Is Bringing Style to Sustainable Clothing

Nothing hip and sexy about sustainable and recycled fabrics? Guess again.

By Carren Jao

Building a Business

Meet the Machine That’s Turning Grocery Stores’ Food Waste Into Fertilizer

A pair of seasoned tech workers are helping to solve a $165 billion problem.

By Jenna Schnuer

Building a Business

For This Financial Group, Sustainability Is a Must-Have Strategy

Equilibrium Capital invests in green businesses to bring in greenbacks.

By David Bank

Thought Leaders

Good Things Come in Reusable Packages

How this startup is helping to reduce waste with sustainable, recyclable packaging.

By Jenny Griffin

Building a Business

Vertical Gardens Exist. You’re Welcome.

Living walls are sprucing up retail spaces.

By Carren Jao

Building a Business

This Barber-Turned-Entrepreneur Is Cashing In on the California Drought by Painting Dead Grass Green

Drew McClellan has carved out a thriving business sprucing up lawns as California closes in on its third driest year on record.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Building a Business

This Elon Musk-Backed Startup’s Rocky Road to Solar ‘Grand Slam’

After a shaky IPO, Solar City is said to be valued at nearly $6 billion today.

By Jenny Griffin

Marketing

Do You Care About the iPhone 6’s Environmental Impact?

If you're in the green space, you have to remember that people don't buy sustainability, they buy good products.

By Chuck Tanowitz

Tech

Bright Idea: Startup Finds Unexpected Use for Solar-Powered Lights

The M-KOPA Solar system is literally lighting up a cleaner, greener -- and safer -- future for one remote region of the world.

By Kim Lachance Shandrow

Business News

The Surprising Ways This ‘Trep Uses SnapChat to Run His Recycling Business

This founder of a cell phone recycling company the tools that help him and his team run his business while on the road.

By Jennifer Goforth Gregory

Thought Leaders

Contribute to the Greater Good by Taking These 3 Easy Initiatives

You don't have to do it all to make it worth the effort. Take these steps toward being a more socially-conscious entrepreneur.

By Adam Toren

Building a Business

Franchise Players: Jumping From a Food Franchise to a Spa Franchise

Scott Adams took on eco-friendly franchising as a Massage Green Spa franchisee. Here's what he has learned.

By Kate Taylor

Building a Business

Franchise Players: Helping the Earth Through Franchising

SuperGreen Solutions gave Mark Sudak a chance to find energy efficient environmental solutions in his community.

By Kate Taylor

Thought Leaders

3 Companies Who Make the Environment a Top Concern

Eco-minded entrepreneurs are making big impacts in many different sized businesses. Here are three entrepreneurs building their companies with an eco consciousness.

By Matthew Toren

Building a Business

The War on Clutter: 8 Ways to Edit Your Workspace and Life

From organizing your office to sharpening your management skills, here is the LifeEdited guide to ruthlessly decluttering your startup's operations.

By Tanya Benedicto Klich

Business News

No Cars Allowed: Big Cities Look to Curb Vehicles for Good

Urban centers around the world, from Hamburg to Shanghai, are looking to cut down on pollution by reducing the number of cars on the road.

By Paul A. Eisenstein

Building a Business

Room to Grow: A Look at the Changing Landscape of Green Startups

To get a sense for what it's like starting up environment-friendly and social ventures today, we reached out to three founders based out of NYC's Green Spaces incubator.

By Lydia Brown and Jeremy Unger

Building a Business

The Tax Break Most ‘Green’ Entrepreneurs Forget

If your business is involved in green design or construction, you could be leaving hundreds of thousands of dollars in tax write-offs on the table. Here's how to stop.

By Dean Zerbe