> Articles
"Passing the Torch of Sustainable Business" by Gil Friend. An article about the importance of green entrepreneurship in solving today's challenges.
> Blogs
EcoSpace - for inspired people creating positive change.
Green for All - a national organization dedicated to building an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.
Greenoptions - Green Options Media’s growing network of environmentally-focused blogs provides users with a broad spectrum of information on and direction for making more sustainable choices in their lives.
> Books
Build a Green Small Business: Profitable Ways to Become an Ecopreneur - By Scott Cooney.
Expert advice and guidance on starting, building and growing a green business, along with a detailed descriptions of business ideas for every kind of product and service.
ECOpreneuring: Putting Purpose and the Planet before Profits - By Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko. Part small business manifesto, part personal finance primer, ECOpreneuring is essential reading for small business owners, prospective entrepreneurs, social entrepreneurs starting non-profit organizations and anyone who dreams of a livelihood based on independence, creativity, passion and a commitment to green practices and sustainability.
Making a Living While Making a Difference - By Melissa Everett. It's a timely and highly informative guide to a working life built on principled choices and an entrepreneurial attitude.
More Than Money: Questions Every MBA Needs to Answer - By Mark Albion. He redefines the typical way the risk/reward equation is written, using his own life story and those of the many entrepreneurs, executives and MBAs he’s met as both cautionary and inspirational tales.
The Smart Revolution - By Michael Shuman.
Contrary to popular belief, many small, locally owned businesses actually out-perform their “big box” and Fortune 500 competition—both in outright profitability and the value they bring to consumers, workers, and communities.
The Next Sustainability Wave - By Bob Willard. Provides valuable insight into communicating with corporate leaders in their own language to bring about enlightened self-interest. Also see The Sustainability Advantage book and The Business Case for Sustainability DVD.
The Triple Bottom Line: How Today's Best-Run Companies are Achieving Economic, Social, and Environmental Success - and How You Can Too - By Andy Savitz. A blueprint for executives and companies to find their way to a sustainable, profitable future in today's daunting era of environmental and social accountability.
> Organizations
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies - supports a mission to catalyze, strengthen, and connect local business networks dedicated to building strong local living economies.
Business for Social Responsibility - provides socially responsible business solutions to many of the world's leading corporations.
International Society of Sustainability Professionals - a new, global professional association supporting sustainability practitioners.
Natural Capitalism Solutions - Natural Capitalism Solutions' (NCS) mission is to educate senior decision-makers in business, government and civil society about the principles of sustainability.
Net Impact - an international nonprofit organization whose mission is to make a positive impact on society by growing and strengthening a community of new leaders who use business to improve the world.
Social Venture Network - transforms the way the world does business by leveraging its members' collective strengths of leadership, knowledge and enterprise for a more just and sustainable economy.
The New Voice of Business - is an independent, non-partisan membership organization whose mission is to awaken, inspire and mobilize the power and creativity of business and business people to play a new and positive leadership role in addressing the core challenges and opportunities of our times.
> Web sites
California Green Solutions - provides media and information for California green and sustainable business solutions.
Co-op America Green Business Network - provides the networks, resources, and technical assistance needed for socially and environmentally responsible businesses to emerge and thrive in communities across the U.S.
CSRwire - is the leading source of corporate social responsibility and sustainability news, reports and information.
EarthSayers - the voices of experts, business leaders, teachers and citizens from all walks of life addressing sustainability and sustainable business.
EcoSector - a portal through which you can link with others and bridge the boundaries of business, charities and politics.
GreenBiz.com - a leading online news and information resource on how to align environmental responsibility with business success.
Greenopolis - is the first "green," interactive, collaborative, educational website to bring together communities, environmental organizations, universities, foundations and corporations to reward individuals for making incremental positive environmental changes.
Sustainable Industries - caters to green business leaders on the West Coast, the most dynamic region of the world for sustainable business innovation, and beyond.
Sustainable Life Media - is home for business professionals looking to build new value and competitive advantage by innovating more sustainable strategies, practices and products.
SustainableBusiness.com - provides global news and networking services to help green business grow, covering all sectors: renewable energy, green building, sustainable investing, and organics.
