Business

Pulpery Brings Sustainable Makerspace to Old City  

Artist Katie Hansen breathes new life into old paper while teaching others to make art from the unexpected in her…

2 years ago

How ClearCogs Addresses Food Waste in Restaurants Using AI Learning

Philly resident Matt Wampler and his partner launched the startup to help restaurants learn how to eliminate waste, saving them…

2 years ago

SHIFT Sustainable Goods + Services creates a hub for low-impact living on the Main Line

The refillery and event space recently opened its full-scale brick & mortar shop in downtown Narberth. They’d spent months planning…

3 years ago

One Temple Grad is Empowering Women, One ‘Hike + Heal’ at a Time

June is Great Outdoors Month. This local org is building community outdoors. After hitting the trails in Colorado during a…

3 years ago

Soap good enough to eat: How Melissa Torre went from chef to founder of Vellum St

Torre's training in the kitchen helped her craft a company with sustainable, local values Vellum St Soap Company’s founder Melissa…

3 years ago

Q&A: Founder Jeni Britton Bauer on why you just have to start – in sustainability, entrepreneurship & focusing on people

Founder of B Corp Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams brings her farmers market attitude, magic & Splendid Ice Creams to Philly…

3 years ago

In a corporate world pushing to go big, Zsa’s Ice Cream chose to go small – and local

Businesses are often pushed to go big and expand. Zsa’s Ice Cream in Mount Airy chose a different path –…

4 years ago

Baby Gear Group helps parents go zero-waste by renting essential child equipment at affordable prices

Baby Gear Group makes parenting cheaper and more sustainable  Bo Zhao learned just how wasteful mothering could be after her child…

4 years ago

Zero Waste Takeout: Tiffin rolls out new reusable container program

The Indian restaurant has been serving up food in reusable packaging since March, and the results have been amazing.  If you…

4 years ago

9 Black-owned green businesses that need to be on your radar

These Black-owned businesses help you shop locally & sustainably   DYK that supporting black-owned businesses helps close the racial wealth gap, strengthens local economies and helps job creation?  Here are…

4 years ago