Founder:
Jan Schierhorn
What they do:
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Founders:
Paul Bethke, Jakob Berndt und Felix Langguth
What they do:
We make soft drinks how they should be. From the best ingredients and fair-trade. Our raw ingredients are organically produced and originate from certified small farming cooperatives.
But we don’t just want to sell soft drinks and iced tea to quench your thirst. We started the Lemonaid & ChariTea project to incite and shape the process of social change. With each bottle we want to make a small contribution. We want to change the world drink by drink. A little, at least. Beyond trading fairly, every bottle purchased supports the non-profit organization „Lemonaid & ChariTea e.V.“. So far more than 300,000 Euros have been raised; money which the organisation can now put to good use for a variety of development aid projects. That makes up 100% of our profit.
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Initiators:
Heidi Moderegger and others in Munich/Germany
What they do:
WELTbewusst – this consumption critical city tour shows you a different view onto your city. Participants (youngsters) learn which consequences their comsumption has for people and nature – and what alternatives there are. The “sights” that you visit are outlets and branches from global enterprises such as McDonald’s, H&M, Starbucks or vodafone.
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http://www.jbn.de/kampagnen/die-konsumkritische-stadtfuehrung/
Founders:
not known
What they do:
Lenzing Papier offer their customers products to support the efforts in reducing their environmental impact. Lenzing Papier’s processes cause significantly lower emissions into the environment than most other paper products. Used office paper is recycled completely without producing any waste and bascially carbon neutral.
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Founder:
Nicolette Mac (back in 1999)
What they do:
Valid Express (The courier with a heart) is a courier service in the Netherlands that only employees handicapped people. They can work as many hours as they want and are able to. In 2012 the Dutch post PostNL took over Valid Express and has sticked with the philosophy – and the success.
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Founders:
A group of friends and book-lovers in Augsburg/Germany
What they do:
Buch7 is a social online book store which donates 75 % of all profits to local social initiatives. A real alternative!
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Founding Director:
Peter MacLeod
What they do:
Wagemark is a new international wage standard used by companies, non-profit organizations, and government agencies to certify that the ratio between their highest and lowest earners is competitive and sustainable. Organizations choose to become Wagemark-certified to demonstrate their commitment to paying competitive, responsible and sustainable wages.
Wagemark-certified organizations are committed to ensuring that the wage ratio between the highest earner and lowest decile of earners within their organization does not exceed 8:1.
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Founders:
Christina Ramgraber and David Siekaczek
What they do:
sira munich is a consultancy that is specialised on supporting companies in organising the foundation and the management of in-house kindergardens and nurseries.
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Initiator:
Christian Felber
What they do:
The “Economy of the Common Good” comprises the core elements of an alternative economic order and at the same time is open for cooperation and synergies with other alternatives. Our goal is to establish a legally binding framework, in which values oriented towards the common good can prosper.
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Founder:
Susanne Jordan
What they do:
Just as you can buy fair coffee, chocolate or clothes, Susanne’s company Nager IT want to make electronic products “fair”. Right now, most computers and their accessories are being produced in sweatshops under very tough conditions for the workers. The natural resources needed are very often being extracted by children in poor countries.. To end this, Susanne’s company Nager IT produces a fair computer mouse that right now is 66,6 % fair (goal is 100 % of course).
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