Fremont’s own Theo Chocolate is not just a place to indulge your sweet tooth, it’s also dedicated to organic Fair Trade practices from “bean-to-bar,” having recently earned the first Fair for Life certification in the United States.
It’s one of 10 most popular nominations for Green Business of the Year from Green America, a Washington, DC-based not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1982 that was known as Co-op America until January 2009.
Vote before October 6.
Green America states its mission: “to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.” It defines green businesses as “companies that work to help – not hurt – people, communities, and the planet. Only businesses that have passed Green America’s screening process are eligible.”
Winners will be announced in November, at San Francisco’s Green Festival.
It defines green businesses as “companies that work to help – not hurt – people, communities, and the planet. Only businesses that have passed Green America’s screening process are eligible.”