Good Business, Better World

Good Business, Better World focuses on social enterprises, environmental sustainability, and technological innovations for social good. It highlights the inception, business models, and global impact of organizations, including their financial contributions towards environmental conservation, social justice, supporting underserved communities, and promoting inclusivity in tech.

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The hottest Substack posts of Good Business, Better World

And their main takeaways

Ocean Bottle

7 implied HN points • 06 Feb 23
  1. Ocean Bottle sells reusable bottles made from recycled ocean-bound plastic and supports communities to collect plastic.
  2. Their business model involves selling bottles, allocating 20% of profits to plastic collection, and using recycled plastic to produce more bottles.
  3. The impact of Ocean Bottle includes diverting 8,137,584kg of ocean-bound plastic, supporting over 4,300 families, and nurturing 2,500 mangrove trees.

Change Please

1 HN point • 30 Mar 23
💼 Business Social Impact Entrepreneurship Sustainability Startups Philanthropy
  1. Change Please trains people facing homelessness to become baristas and offers support with housing and health services.
  2. The company was inspired by a Banksy art piece featuring a homeless person with a cup of coffee and a sign that read 'Keep your coins, I want change'.
  3. Change Please generates revenue by selling coffee and uses the profits to provide support to people facing homelessness through training and services.
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😇 B1G1

1 HN point • 24 Feb 23
💼 Business Social Impact Revenue Product
  1. B1G1 transforms businesses' actions into donations for various causes.
  2. B1G1 has made a significant impact, providing meals, support, and medical access globally.
  3. B1G1's model allows companies to select causes to support, triggering donations through business activities.

🌳 Ecosia

1 HN point • 17 Feb 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Conservation Biodiversity Deforestation Renewable Energy Climate action
  1. Ecosia is a search engine that plants trees with over 168 million trees planted so far.
  2. Ecosia generates revenue through ads to fund tree planting and operates based on an impact model where clicks on ads support planting trees.
  3. Founder Christian Kroll started Ecosia after failed attempts at other internet ventures and the company focuses on environmental features in search results to promote climate-conscious decisions.

🥑♻️ Olio

1 HN point • 11 Feb 23
  1. Olio co-founders emphasize starting small, moving fast, iterating, pivoting, and growing.
  2. Olio's mission is to impact 1 billion people by 2030, reduce hunger, and be profitable.
  3. Olio connects communities to share surplus food, has a sustainable business model, and focuses on impactful areas like food waste, social good, and climate action.

🍿 Good Business #11 • WaterBear

0 implied HN points • 18 Apr 23
💼 Business Sustainability Film Industry
  1. WaterBear is a purposeful streaming platform that drives global impact.
  2. Ellen Windemuth received inspiring feedback about the impact of films on viewers, like offering hope to those in need.
  3. WaterBear facilitates viewers to take action for a better planet by providing impactful and educational films.

🌳 Ecosia - correction: now the images were found

0 implied HN points • 17 Feb 23
  1. Ecosia is a search engine that plants trees, having planted over 168 million so far.
  2. Deforestation contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions and impacts the environment negatively.
  3. Ecosia's revenue comes from ads and is used to plant trees, aiming to make a positive impact on climate change.

🎫 Humanitix

0 implied HN points • 16 Mar 23
💼 Business Revenue Generation
  1. Customers are tired of paying high booking fees for event tickets
  2. Humanitix is a ticketing platform that donates 100% of profits from booking fees to children's education
  3. The founders of Humanitix started the platform to support disadvantaged children globally by creating a more accessible ticketing system

121ForGood #1

0 implied HN points • 13 Apr 23
🌞 Climate & Environment Community News Event
  1. This post highlights Impact Hustlers as a global community for impact-driven founders.
  2. The two news articles featured are about the slowdown in climate tech and Microsoft's efforts in climate funding.
  3. SF Climate Week is promoted as a week-long series of events focused on accelerating climate solutions in San Francisco.