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Aveda and Global Greengrants Fund: Lighting the Way to Corporate Philanthropy

It’s becoming more popular – and lucrative – for corporations to jump on the “fair trade”, “organic” bandwagon, even if they ride on it only for a short while. As profit-driven jargon becomes more ubiquitous, it’s hard to recognize who is adopting new beh

Two Ecuadoreans are Among Seven Awarded 2008 Goldman Prize

This year’s Goldman Prize was awarded to Ecuadoran activists Pablo Fajardo Mendoza and community organizer Luis Yanza for their efforts in fighting Chevron Corp.

The Struggle Between Sustainable Development in Agriculture and Large-Scale Mining

A social dynamic emerged in the Intag communities of Ecuador. People of the same area were concerned with the impact that the mining would have, both socially and environmentally. So a process of assemblies and workshops began to transform this community.

Oil and Indigenous Peoples—Peru

In this Washington Post article about Oil and Indigenous Peoples in Peru, several Greengrants grantees—Shinai, the Achuar (FECONACO), and Racimos de Ungurahui—are mentioned as well as our own deputy program director, Peter Kostishack.

Greengrants Named Aveda Global Partner for Earth Month

For the second consecutive year, Greengrants is honored to be the global partner for Aveda Corporation’s annual Earth Month campaign focused on clean water. For the month of April, Aveda salons around the world offer their guests the opportunity to purc

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