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Grist's Top 15 Green Business Founders
Two 3Degrees Customers Make the List!
Grist.com, the leading source for environmental news and commentary just released their Top 15 list of "Green Business Founders".
"Some of these eco-entrepreneurs you've likely heard of, some of them you surely haven't, but all of them deserve kudos for starting up companies that strive for sustainability."
Two 3Degrees customers, Interface and Pizza Fusion, make the Top 15!
#3 -- Ray Anderson, Interface
This carpet king wrote the book on sustainability, literally: Mid-Course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise chronicles his efforts to green his company. As an early adopter of the sustainability mind-set, Anderson set the lofty goal of eliminating all of Interface's negative environmental impacts by 2020. The innovations unrolled on his watch -- including recyclable, modular, and eco-fiber carpets -- have laid the green groundwork for countless other companies.
#8 -- Michael Gordon and Vaughan Lazar, Pizza Fusion
A good organic pizza is hard to find, but if Michael Gordon and Vaughan Lazar have their way, one will be arriving at your door in a Prius soon. Their Fort Lauderdale-based company, Pizza Fusion, delivers organic pizzas in hybrids, a concept that is catching on fast. Since its flagship store opened last year, the business has spun off more than 50 franchises in seven U.S. states. Pizza Fusion stores are built according to LEED standards and powered with 100 percent wind energy, and their customers are encouraged to return their pizza boxes for reuse, giving credence to their motto: "Saving the Earth, One Pizza at a Time."
3Degrees is proud to partner with these two innovative and inspiring sustainable business leaders!