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Design That Matters |
Nau | New Resource Bank |
 Tim Prestero |
 Chris Van Dyke |
 Peter Liu |
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| No Sweat Apparel |
RecycleBank | Responsible Endowments Coalition |
 Adam Neiman |
 Ron Gonen |
 Morgan Simon |
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| Sweet Beginnings |
Taproot Foundation |
TerraCycle |
 Brenda Palms Barber |
 Aaron Hurst |
 Tom Szaky |
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| World of Good | ||
 Priya Haji |
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HONORABLE MENTIONS |
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| Bee Well | Khaya Cookie Company | Lotus Foods |
 Bentley Hall |
 Alicia Polak |
 Ken Lee |
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| Profits for People | Verdant Power |
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 Anupreet Sethi |
 Trey Taylor |
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Brenda Palms Barber
CEO
Sweet Beginnings
Chicago, IL
Sweet Beginnings is a project of the North Lawndale Employment Network (NLEN), a community-based nonprofit helping ex-offenders fully reenter society by providing assistance in securing and retaining employment and developing a career path. Under the Beeline label, Sweet Beginnings produces natural honey and honey-based products, thereby promoting environmentally sustainable business practices while helping to create green collar jobs for people at all income levels, but especially for people of color.
