Co-op America

Co-op America is a nonprofit membership organization based in the United States.

It promotes ethical consumerism, dedicated to harnessing the economic power of consumers, investors and businesses to promote social justice and environmental sustainability through helping responsible consumers and green businesses find each other in the marketplace. Businesses displaying the Co-op America Seal of Approval have successfully completed Co-op America's screening process and have been approved to be listed as a socially and environmentally responsible — or green — businesses in their National Green Pages directory. The Co-op America Approved seal is given to applicant businesses that operate in ways that support workers, communities, and protect the environment.

External links

* [http://www.coopamerica.org/ Co-op America web site]
* [http://www.coopamerica.org/pubs/greenpages/ National Green Pages]
* [http://www.elephantjournal.com/2008/07/lohas-boulder/ Video interview with Denise Hamler] , founder of Co-op America