Giving Sustainability - Founder
Richmond, Virginia
http://www.givingsustainability.com
Giving Sustainability is the place to find eco-friendly and socially-responsible goods, gifts, and services. Our mission is simple: make it easy for people to find sustainable consumer products and services that are available locally. We build a network of merchants and retailers to help promote and connect buyers to their sustainable products and services. Although we encourage shopping locally, buyers are not restricted geographically - the power of the internet gives consumers access to the breadth of sustainable products everywhere.
"The inspiration for this business came from a personal desire to know where I could find a gift that was environmentally-friendly and also available ...
Giving Sustainability is the place to find eco-friendly and socially-responsible goods, gifts, and services. Our mission is simple: make it easy for people to find sustainable consumer products and services that are available locally. We build a network of merchants and retailers to help promote and connect buyers to their sustainable products and services. Although we encourage shopping locally, buyers are not restricted geographically - the power of the internet gives consumers access to the breadth of sustainable products everywhere.
"The inspiration for this business came from a personal desire to know where I could find a gift that was environmentally-friendly and also available locally. I consider myself a pretty informed consumer. I shop on the internet every so often and browse my local stores frequently. But often times when I was ready to buy, I would forget where and what my sustainable options were - how I wished I had one place to go. Often times I would resort to something else that was not socially-responsible because I didn't want to spend days researching or driving around. I have lived in many cities, large and small, and I ran into this same problem in every location. Some times there were specialty stores nearby that focused on fair-trade or eco-friendly products, but I wanted more options and I knew there were many other stores that carried sustainable items too. I wished I had one place go that would help me locate these goods locally or give me the option of choosing something that was shipped from a location closer to home. So...came the birth of this business and its mission."
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