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Chain Stores, Main Street Business & Local Economies
Studies indicating that locally owned retail businesses can have advantages for communities compared with national chains; ordinances to favor local retail.

Cradle to Cradle Principles
A new approach to industry and society based on nature's cycles and sustainable design that will move beyond the current paradigm of eco-efficiency.

Global Reporting Initiative
An offshoot of CERES, the Global Reporting Initiative aims, in part, to rewrite the rules of accounting to include new measures of social and environmental accountability. It strives to change the terms by which corporations define success.

Green Collar Jobs
A guide, a web site for Minnesota, and a report for the Twin Cities, to help cities foster training and employing people for higher wage careers in new clean, green, energy efficient job sectors.

In Business Magazine
In Business, which called itself "the magazine for sustainable enterprises and communities," was an upbeat and inspiring publication of about 32 pages, issued six times per year. The magazine closed in January 2008, but maintains archived articles on its website.

Minnesota Technical Assistance Program
MnTAP is the premier provider of industry and process-specific pollution prevention information in Minnesota. MnTAP's engineers and scientists work to prevent the pollution of our land, air and water and to keep Minnesota businesses competitive.

Minnesota Waste Wise and Energy Smart
Non-regulatory waste and energy use reduction programs to assist Minnesota businesses. By joining, businesses receive technical assistance in the form of site visits, a quarterly print newsletter and a monthly electronic newsletter.

Sustainable Industrial Development
Eco-industrial parks: industrial development which simultaneously meets high economic, environmental, and social goals.

SustainableBusiness.com - The Center for Environment and Business on the Web
An up-to-date online magazine with news, events, business and investment opportunities, links and resources.

Wildrose Farm: A Sustainable Business A garment business doesn't have to be a sweatshop, and the clothing we wear need not jeopardize our health or that of our planet. More info...