Straus Family Creamery Albert Straus, President of the famous Straus Family Creamery, names responsible land use and environmental stewardship as two causes close to his heart. Beyond extensive steps to certify the farm organic, Straus is committed to using 40-50% recycled glass bottles, achieving six to eight use cycles for each. The family business began [...]

MyZeroWaste.com After reading an article about the effects of plastics on marine life, Rachelle Strauss and her husband were compelled to start MyZeroWaste.com, a U.K.-based site that encourages its readers to make small changes in their day-to-day lives, using less resources along the way.

Co-Author, ‘Green to Gold Business Playbook’ P.J. Simmons has dedicated his career to enlightening others with environmental issues — taking them out of the “green box,” as he puts it, and into the mainstream. He has taken to co-founding the Corporate Eco Forum, a way for business leaders to collectively share their best green practices [...]

Green Hearts Alexandre Soler-My and his brothers took over their family’s natural charcoal business in France in the 1990s. Since 2005, they have been making Green Hearts eco-friendly charcoal briquettes, first in South America and now in the U.S., slowly expanding around the Bay Area.

University of North Texas Dr. Todd Spinks is the Director of the Office of Sustainability at University of North Texas. Dr. Spinks brings extensive environmental experience to UNT, including working for the EPA in Dallas-Ft. Worth on climate change effects and awareness.

GreenIrene.com Just a few years after launching, Green Irene is already the largest green consulting firm in the country — numbering 600 people in 48 states. Stafford and Caballero chose to focus on finding quality, passionate greenies who really take eco-living seriously. Now they are taking it a step further, introducing a line of green [...]

Don Q Rum Roberto Serralles, Ph.D., is a sixth-generation rummaker and the Vice President of Business Development for Puerto Rico-based DonQ Rum. Dr. Serralles, who joined the family business seven years ago after studying and teaching in the States, immediately became concerned with the product’s wastewater levels and vowed to make a change.

Electronic Recyclers International John S. Shegerian is the Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International® (ERI) and ERI’s subsidiary organizations, 1-800-RECYCLING.com and urbanmining.org. Established in 2002, ERI collects and recycles electronic waste, specializing in the sustainable dismantling of consumer electronic items. Under Shegerian’s stewardship, ERI has fast become the largest and most efficient recycler of [...]

Planet Cents Leslie Sheridan, founder of Planet Cents, used her background in activism for further good when she decided to head down a greener path earlier this year. Inspired by green businesses and the greenies she met along the way, Sheridan was convinced she could help spread the word about so many fabulous eco-friendly initiatives [...]

1-800-GOT-JUNK Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK, the largest privately held trash company in the world. Scudamore started the business before college in 1993, and it has been fueling a green waste revolution since then. Currently, 61.3% of all materials picked up are recycled. Scudamore’s goal is 75% by 2014.

Sustainable Business Strategies Savitz outlines his “triple threat” of sustainability focus — people, planet and profits — and how he uses this to measure companies’ performance not only economically, but also sustainably. In this discussion, Savitz outlines specific business practices that have worked, and where we go from here to continue greening our world.

Bloom Talk Radio Barb Scala is known for inspiring individuals and audiences alike to live balanced, happy, healthy and fulfilled lifestyles. Scala, a lifestyle coach, hosts Bloom Talk Radio and is the co-author of Sanity Savers: Tips for Women to Live a Balanced Life. Scala helps listeners and readers find meaning and balance in their [...]