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Synaptic Security, Inc. provides active defense for the threat-specific attacks of ransomware, cryptojacking and data loss for Linux systems. Through their patent-pending threat detection algorithms that work with distributed machine learning and AI architectures, Synaptic streamlines security and operations for the world of Linux servers, stopping attacks as they happen.

Our members continue to amaze us with their commitment to sustainability and their innovative green and social responsibility initiatives. They lead by example and demonstrate how business can be used as a platform for good. Now that 2022 is over, we’d like to take this time to recognize some of our member companies via our fourth Annual “Best of GBB” Awards. Our members are regular companies.

The phrase “buy local” has become something of a mantra for many people in today’s economically turbulent and environmentally unfriendly times. Often touted as the best way to be environmentally friendly and support your community, buying local means just that: purchasing items near your home (in your city or state), preferable things that were grown, assembled or manufactured nearby.

Family-owned and operated since 1935, Wendella Tours & Cruises provides public ferry transit, tours and cruises across the Chicago River and Lake Michigan. Boarding the Chicago Water Taxi means removing thousands of automobiles from the roads and taking earth-heating emissions along with them. In 2018 alone, Wendella shuttled over 400,000 passengers along the Chicago River.

Doteasy’s quality web design services and award-winning client support team bolster an already-strong portfolio of offerings, which provide all the tools and services needed to get you online with a fast, reliable, powerful, and secure web hosting solution. This includes domain name registration services with advanced Domain Name System (DNS) controls.

The environment, social and governance (ESG) framework is used by investors to evaluate an organization’s performance against specific criteria. Such criteria is used to measure an entity’s risk exposure with the aim of improving investment decisions.

Most if not all companies are looking to go green with their packaging nowadays. Helping the environment is simply one benefit of using eco-friendly packaging but the truth is that using eco-friendly packaging products requires fewer materials. This is more sustainable and also gives better results.

If you’re a committed green business looking for eco-friendly ways to package your product, then you’ll be delighted to know the market is growing with boxing and shipping options that are reusable, recyclable, biodegradable, and made from recycled material. We review some of the major providers that offer the best eco-friendly alternatives for boxes and packaging below.

Many gyms have fleets of machines, workout equipment, and gear. Believe it or not, gym equipment can be environmentally friendly and actually lower operational costs. From biodegradable cork mats to treadmills that convert human power into electricity, here are some options for eco-friendly gym equipment on the market today.

Your business needs a lot of stuff in order to run – paper, ink, computers, coffee, toilet paper, lightbulbs and the list goes on. But all of this stuff is made from resources of some kind, uses up energy and eventually winds up as waste. If your business is working to become a more sustainable company, that requires you to look at what products you buy and bring into the workspace.

If your company is investing in green initiatives and working toward becoming a more sustainable business and/or company, you need a strategy, plan, and a roadmap. A sustainable business journey starts with establishing a clear company purpose and mission, creating the right culture, and engaging employees.

From retailers to manufacturers, from financial to high tech corporations, most any company can now reap the plentiful financial rewards of taking their business in an eco-friendly direction. Your company can benefit from tax breaks, government subsidies, savings from eco-friendly practices, and increased popularity and demand through your standing as a green company.

Customers, employees, partners, communities and shareholders all benefit from a commitment to sustainable practices which seek to protect the planet, treat employees with respect, and engage with the community in a positive manner.

Earth day is an annual event celebrating the achievements of the environmental movement and raising awareness to the importance of ecological sustainability for long-term human stability. April 22nd, 1970, marks the first Earth Day in history, which mobilized 20 million Americans across the continent.

NaturChem helps to maintain infrastructure, landscaping and safe work environments by providing industrial vegetation management and stormwater maintenance services as well as a full-range of vegetation and pest management products.

Greenwashing is rife. It’s used to gain a financial advantage that’s often short lived and can expose businesses to long-term financial risk. As business leaders and employees, we must understand the nature of corporate greenwash. Yet, distinguishing greenwash from the advertisement of genuine green credentials is often difficult.

There are many actions breweries can take to reduce their environmental footprint, prevent pollution, conserve natural resources, and be a model of sustainability. These actions are what’s needed for brewery sustainability.

You are a business that is interested in sustainability but doesn’t know how to start. Or you have tried a few initiatives, such as recycling, here and there, but you haven’t really gotten things going. Or you have one or several teams who have taken on sustainability in their departments, and you see promise in broadening that effort throughout your company.

A green procurement or green purchasing policy (GPP) is put in place to guide businesses when acquiring materials, supplies and services and selecting such products based on their impact on the environment and human health. GPPs can apply to both products bought to run the business internally as well as for producing the goods and services of the business itself.f

An “ecopreneur” is an entrepreneur focused on creating and selling environmentally-friendly products and services. Ecopreneurship is a new way of doing business – a way to create sustainable business models, and work together with (and for) the environment. Using innovative approaches to old problems, ecopreneurs are looking for ways to capitalize on the environmental problems that we face.

Want to create an eco-friendly logo for your green business? Looking for inspiration and tips on how to design a logo that matches your corporate vision and environmentally-conscious goals? In this blog from MAYO Designs, we’ll give you a few top design tips and strategies to use while developing your eco-friendly logo.

Recycling is taking many different forms these days. From hiking gear to toys for kids, shoppers can find innovative items that are made from 100 percent recycled materials, like milk jugs, discarded fabric and all those plastic water bottles.

Retail is an industry that’s built from supply and demand, meaning business hinges on economies of scale. Consumerism fuels the production engine, yet this machine of build-buy-bin is running at a rate our planet cannot support.

Buying local is touted as the best way to be environmentally friendly while supporting local communities at the same time. By purchasing food and other goods that are produced locally, consumers help stimulate their regional economy, help create and retain valuable jobs, supports families and strengthen community and culture.

Despite the continued CEO efforts and rising customer, employee, investor and political interest, many businesses are struggling to integrate sustainability into the core of their operations. In 2019, a mere 16% of executives stated sustainability as a built-in business function.

The success of the CSR pyramid boils down to the model’s simplicity. This model gives the structure organizations need to meet the economic, legal, ethical, and philanthropic demands of Business.

In this Green Business Bureau article, we answer the question what is greenwashing? Our aim is to help organizations take proactive action and avoid corporate greenwash. We then detail the five signs of greenwashing as a practical guide for accurate sustainable marketing, working in alignment with the 7 greenwashing sins.