Sustainable Solutions News Program

Please see below for stories from the SVN News Program, Sustainable Solutions, which showcases innovative ways SVN members are leading the way to create a just and sustainable economy through social enterprise.

American Entrepreneurs on the Cutting Edge of Social Innovation

Monday April 11, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO - It's said that small businesses are the economic engine of the nation, and the search again is on for those that also are helping in the drive toward a better world. Read More

SVN Courageous Conversations: An Interview with Akaya Windwood, Rockwood Leadership Institute

Thursday April 11, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO, California - SVN Interviews Akaya Windwood, President of Rockwood Leadership Institute, on transforming the way the world does business. Read More

Major U.S. Grocer to Require Labeling of GMO Foods

Monday April 8, 2013 
AUSTIN, Texas - With genetically modified ingredients now deeply embedded in the U.S. food supply, it's a decision that many in the industry are calling a game changer. Read More

Mixing Business and Politics: Courage is Key

Wednesday, April 3, 2013
SVN Interviews Adnan Durrani, CEO and president of American Halal/Saffron Road on transforming the way the world does business. Read More

SVN Courageous Conversations: An Interview with Errol Schweizer, Whole Foods Market

Monday, April 1, 2013
SVN Interviews Errol Schweizer of Whole Foods Market in an interview series on transforming the way the world does business. Read More

SVN Courageous Conversations: An Interview with Caryl Levine and Kenneth Lee, Lotus Foods

Wednesday, March 27, 2013
SVN Interviews Caryl Levine and Kenneth Lee of Lotus Foods in an interview series on transforming the way the world does business. Read More

Social Entrepreneur Among American Heroes Honored Today

ARLINGTON, Va. - National awards are being bestowed today on four Americans for extraordinary bravery, courage and selflessness. Among the recipients is Fr. Joe Carroll, who has assisted the homeless in San Diego for decades. Read More

Babies at Work? More Moms on the Job With Their Newborns

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - The face of the workplace in America has been evolving for decades, and so have employers' policies around families - but some say they don't go far enough in accommodating family needs. Read More

SVN Members Gear Up For Spring Conference

NEW YORK, March 15 - Entrepreneurs on a mission to transform how the world does business met at ACA Gallery in Manhattan Thursday night to connect before they meet again next month for the Social Venture Network Spring Conference in San Diego. Read More

Celebrating the Social Business Milestones of 2012

‘A turning point for the entire movement,’ says Deb Nelson

Wednesday December 19, 2012
The year 2012 marked a milestone for the Social Venture Network (SVN) and the sustainable business movement where the impact of its pioneers was celebrated and a torch was passed to the next generation of social entrepreneurs. Read More

Hall of Fame Celebrates Passion behind Business

Finlit TV co-founder receives bridge scholarship to 25th SVN anniversary event

When attending Social Venture Network’s Hall of Fame celebration Nov. 13, Holly Pressman didn’t expect to find such warmth and camaraderie among the crowd of more than 700 people. Read More

Reflections on Nine Months of Social Business Storytelling

SVN News: A Year in Review

Monday December 10, 2012
In the past nine months, a recurring message heard throughout the various conversations I’ve had with Social Venture Network (SVN) members is that business with social purpose at its core is a concept whose time has come. Read More

More SVN News:

SVN Conference: A Place to Pursue the Naked Truth

Bridge Scholarship Opening Doors for Contigo Financial

Prosperity Candle tackles Challenges of International Development

Can a Hammock make a Social Impact?

Data and Collaborative Technology helping Social Businesses Grow

Barefoot College Trains Illiterate Grandmothers to be Solar Technicians

Surviving Secondhand Entrepreneurship

Schoolbags for Kids Reaches Out to Youth Affected by Sandy

Sandy a Call for Business to Confront No. 1 Problem of our Time

SVN Community Stepping Up in Sandy’s Wake

Social Business Must Drive New Economy: ASBC

What Happens When Everyone Leads?

Strength in Numbers: Power of Network Top of mind for Cheryl Dorsey

SVN Conference Helped Eileen Fisher Discover Passion

What can a Buddhist Monk Teach Entrepreneurs?

Media Mogul Maria Rodale to Share Coming of Age at SVN

Can we Level the Playing Field for Social Entrepreneurs?

Back to Roots to Honor 'Godfather’ of Social Business Movement

TerraCycle on Starting a Green Business

Top CEO under 30 to Present at Fall Conference

Taking a Movement from Fringes to Mainstream

Fall Conference: Opportunity to Meet Giants of Industry

SVN Fall Conference Just Weeks Away

Youth and Wisdom Connect at SVN

New OpenIDEO Challenge to Recognize Business for World Benefit

SVN Member Champions Impact Investing Pledge

Have Fun, Be Inspired at Hall of Fame Celebration, says Morgan Spurlock

Social Business and the New Manifest Destiny

Building a Grassroots Uprising of Business for Good

Combine Passion with Business, says Ogden Publications Founder

Honoring the Obligation of Nobility

Passing legacies to future social entrepreneurs

The collaborative economy: business helping business

‘We must get away from the us versus them mentality’

Pulling back from the proverbial cliff

Countdown on to SVN Hall of Fame Celebration

Jonah Sachs shares how SVN can Win Story Wars

What will it Take to Rebuild the American Dream?

SVN Member’s New Book Explores Winning the Story Wars

SVN Taught Me to Use Business for Change: Van Jones

NYC Local Gathering Connects Values-Based Entrepreneurs

Hall of Famer Turns Attention to Presidential Campaign

Re-Inventing Capitalism: An Idea to Action Event

Bright Horizons Harnesses Culture for Impact

SVN Members to Participate in Re-inventing Capitalism TEDx

New York Gathering Champions Community

Energy of Youth Drives 'Burgeoning Movement' Forward

Collaboration Fuels Spread of Social Business

Pachamama Co-founder Driven to Live Committed Life

Massive Opportunity Exists to Align Money with Meaning

Pachamama Alliance Honored for Paradigm-Shifting Work

17 Years of Inspiration at SVI Hollyhock

Is the New Mainstream Investing with a Social and Environmental Conscience? 

Amy Domini: Driven to put Ethical Investing on the Map

Sharing Ideas with China a Must, says SVN Co-Founder

Tear Down Walls to Build Better World: Ashoka

SVN Inspired Me to Create Social Venture Fund: Wayne Silby

How Ashoka is Making Everyone a Changemaker

'Fearless' Financiers Put Millions Into Hands of Entrepreneurs

Social Change vs. the Status Quo

Growing ‘one of the most important social movements of the 21st century’

The Impact of a New Economy

Landmark White House Summit reverberates in Nashville

BALLE Joins White House Call for New Economy

SVN Atlanta Convenes Socially-Responsible Business Community

White House Welcomes Call for New Economy

Beyond Sustainable Development: SVN and Power to Lead

New Ownership Models Needed: Margot Fraser

Birkenstock USA Founder Proud to Create Meaningful Work

Visionary Social Entrepreneurs to be Recognized at SVN Hall of Fame

More than 20 Years of Social Impact through Business

G Adventures: Mixing Business, Pleasure and Social Impact

One World Futbol Partners with Chevrolet to Distribute 1.5 Million Soccer Balls

An Urgent Call for Businesses to Work Toward Sustainable Economies

Re:char Re-vitalizing Communities in Kenya

Stonyfield Farm Co-founder Proud to Support Organic Farmers

Sustainability Pays, says SVN Awardee

George Siemon Surprised to Use Business for Environmental Change

Businesses Need to Focus on Regeneration and Resilience: Hollender

Jeffrey Hollender Reflects on Responsible Business Movement

Earthbound Farm Cultivates Huge Impact through Organic Farming

New SVN Member Reflects on First Conference

Large-Scale Organic Farming Pioneers Receive SVN Award

Lighting a Path to Green, Inclusive Economy

SVN Member Advancing Sustainable Cuban Economy

Environmental Evangelists Recognized in Hall of Fame

Mary’s Gone Crackers Valuable Mentor to New Member

Entrepreneur Uses Business to Transform Communities

Responsible Wealth Rallies Support for Tax Reform

SVN Leaders Explore Future

Chip Conley Shares Journey to Understand Emotional Equations 

SVN Conference Celebrates 25 Influential Years

‘B Lab Wouldn’t Exist Without SVN’

Benefit Corporations the Norm in One Generation, says B Lab Founder

SVN Announces First Four Hall of Fame Honorees

Native American Natural Foods Builds Restorative Company

Responsible Business Motivates Young Entrepreneurs

Jalia Ventures Advancing Opportunities for Entrepreneurs of Color

SVN Hosts Occupy Wall Street Call-to-Action Conference Call

Sungevity Reframing Energy Crisis to Solar Ascent

Two SVN Members Collaborate to Create Entrepreneurship Reality TV Show

California’s Benefit Corporation Law Represents Turning Point: RSF CEO

SVN Launches Story Initiative