Each of these supporters were carefully selected beforehand with sustainability in mind. We feel these companies are truely making steps to better the world by first making their own business practices more sustainable. We have created a criteria for the various industries that all of these companies met in some way. View the criteria.

Cathedral Financial


We are a privately owned independent company, offering unbiased and professional financial advice. Being independent we have no association with any fund manager or product provider. According to clients’ requirements we research the market to source and locate the right solution. Cathedral gave us radio time and a $500 donation.

Eco-Artware

Eco-Artware.com sells an array of goods that are all made out of recycled, reused, or natural materials. They feature over 25 artists who construct unique items such as: vinyl handbags made from recycled billboards; earrings made from old typewriter keys and Scrabble tiles; bowls made of old vinyl records; stuffed animals sewn out of old sweaters; and stationary constructed from old maps. These items are eco-friendly and range from utilitarian to fashionable accessories.

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Greenboat Stuff

Greenboat Stuff sells high-quality, environmentally friendly boating supplies. Greenboat takes into account the impact of its products on the complex system of oceans and rivers—all of its sale items are non-toxic and biodegradable. In addition to cleaners, paints, and waxes, Greenboat Stuff also sells many other products such as natural sunscreen, organic cotton T-shirts and tote bags, and bamboo dishware. Greenboat Stuff is a member of 1% For the Planet. Greenboatstuff gave us cleaning spray, sponges, mini flashlights, citronella oil vials, insect repellant, sunblock, moisturizer, motion sickness medicine, compasses, tweezers, heavy duty tote bags, hats, compostable garbage bags, bamboo cooking bowl, cooking spoons and cutting boards 

Bamboo Dishware

Cleaners

Sunscreen

 

Lonely Planet


Lonely Planet is one of the leading publishers of tour guides—they produce guides that span across countries all over the world. Traveling and tourism is the biggest industry in the world, and Lonely Planet has issued books about how to travel in a responsible way. This includes respecting local culture and minimizing impact on the environment. (Their book Code Green is focused on sustainable traveling). One of the founders, Tony Wheeler, has inspired Lonely Planet to offset all staff and author carbon emissions with green tags through www.climatecare.org. Lonely Planet annually donates 5% of its profits to charities all over the world. Lonely Planet gave us a guidebook and environmental books.

Rite in the Rain


Rite in the Rain creates all-weather writing paper notebooks made specifically to shed water in any situation, so data will not be lost in humid jungles or rainforests. It is completely recyclable, like other white papers. Their paper pulp originates from FSC certified sources, to ensure that it is manufactured under high environmental and social standards. The notebook covers are made from 100% post-consumer recycled materials. 100% of the printing inks are soy based. The manufacturing process is designed to be energy efficient and have little environmental impact. Rite in the Rain gave us all-weather journals, notebooks, notepads, pens and ink jet printer paper.

 

Seventh Generation
Seventh Generation is an environmentally friendly company that creates cleaning and household supplies that are non-toxic, biodegradable, vegetable-derived, and non-GMO’d. All of their paper products are made from recycled materials. They are a company firmly against animal testing and they are committed to educating people about environmental issues. Annually they contribute to environmental causes including Greenpeace, community programs in Vermont, and organizations that advocate for solutions to global warming. Seventh Generation gave us dish washing liquid, laundry detergent, bathroom tissue, facial tissue, tampons and trash bags.

Cleaner

Paper Products

Dishwashing Liquid

 

TBO Tech


TBO-Tech produces self-defense equipment such as stun guns, pepper spray, and bear spray. Bear spray and other sprays that repel wild animals are beneficial because they protect humans, without having to shoot or kill the animals. TBO Tech annually contributes to Andy’s Special Friends, a group that helps children with cancer. TBO-Tech gave us bear spray.

Paradigm Winery


Paradigm Winery, located in the Oakville appellation of Napa Valley, hand-crafts small quantities of estate-bottled red wine. We’re known for our Merlot and our Cabernet Sauvignon, though we also produce a tiny amount of Zinfandel and Cabernet Franc. Regardless of the varietal, our wines are a rich expression of the vineyard we’ve been farming now for twenty-nine years. Paradigm Winery donated $250.

West Arete Computing


Whether it’s a Ruby on Rails web application, database wrangling, or web services, we try to see the entire picture of what needs to be solved, and then help you to accomplish that goal. We use the best practices of software development and the best tools available to us, all because we want to make technology work smoothly for you. West Arete Computing donated $100.

Pins & Fins


Pins & Fins, LLC offers some great products to offer to the consumer that anyone can afford. It was founded on the principles and ideals held by many other people who enjoy fly fishing. That is to say, the #1 reason we fish is the great places that fish live. Fish need clean water to survive. Whether they are freshwater trout or are tarpon or bonefish, they can’t make it on water that is not clean. That being said, our beliefs are that you should always try and make the environment and the preservation of it our top concern. Pins & Fins donated $100.