Working in printing at National Geographic, Hans Wegner became very interested in paper usage and the best practices related to the printing industry. This sense of environmental responsibility eventually led Wegner to his current role as Chief Sustainability Officer at the National Geographic Society. Since 2006, Wegner and his peers have worked to identify all […]

Mark Barnekow, CEO of Global Fresh Foods, spends his days examining how we as a society can change the way we ship our food, particularly our seafood, which currently utilizes resource-intensive air-freight network that is costly to consumers and to Mother Earth. Global Fresh Foods uses a fuel-cell technology that preserves freshness and allows for […]

Dr. Juan Daboub has a storied past working in the El Salvadorian government and later emigrating to the U.S. to work for the World Bank. Following his tenure there, Dr. Daboub elected to stay stateside and address the challenge of adapting to a changing world, particularly as it relates to climate change issues. He founded the […]

Looking for a career change a few years back, Songa Designs co-founder Sarah Sternberg found inspiration in her volunteer work in east Africa. Sternberg had been thinking about making lasting social impact in a for-profit business. Her travels sparked the idea to create a contemporary jewelry and accessory design line using only locally sourced materials […]

Brian Scudamore launched 1-800-GOT-JUNK 24 years ago as a means to pay for his college education, but as the company grew and one hauling truck in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, became more than 1,000 in the U.S., Canada and Australia, he never looked back. The company is projecting a record year in 2013 with $126 […]