Cleaning up the planet one bag at a time (and having fun doing it): An interview with Ellen Ornato.

The tenth installment in our on-going Leaders of Sustainability series of interviews with executives and entrepreneurs of sustainability-minded business is with Ellen Ornato, VP Strategic Marketing & Fun for ECOBAGS. ECOBAGS is the pioneering firm that introduced reusable bags to U.S. consumers 20 years ago. Today, they manufacture and distribute a complete line of reusable bags using natural and certified organic cotton, recycled cotton and hemp/cotton blends and sell a wide array of reusable products produced in fair wage/fair labor facilities. Read the rest of this entry »

Fashion Meets Sustainabilty – An Interview with Claire Lindsay Burke of Planet Claire

The fourth installment in our on-going Leaders of Sustainability series of interviews with executives and entrepreneurs of sustainability-minded business is with Claire Lindsay Burke, Founder of Planet Claire (www.planetclaire.ca). Planet Claire is a Vancouver based independent clothing store, focusing on sustainable and ethically produced clothing.

As always, our hope is that entrepreneurs and business leaders of sustainability-focused businesses will find this series helpful and instructive in growing their businesses and dealing with both the challenges and opportunities facing small business trying to make a profit while reducing their impact on the environment.

Here now is my interview with Claire Lindsay Burke of Planet Claire. Read the rest of this entry »