Melinda Cheel
How Uncle Matt’s Organic Is Revolutionizing Florida’s Citrus Groves
Product, Service & Design Innovation / With its subtropical climate and rich pest population, Florida has been slow to embrace the organic movement: Fewer than 8,000 of its 541,328 acres of citrus groves are organic. Matt McLean has made it his mission to change that. As the founder and CEO of Uncle Matt’s Organic — the largest and oldest organic orange juice company in the US — McLean not only sells delicious juices, he’s making it easy for other small Florida citrus growers to transition to organic. - 9 years ago
RecycleForce Keeps Electronic Waste Out of Landfills and Ex-Felons Out of Prison
Waste Not / Since 2006, Indianapolis-based RecycleForce has paid over $10 million in wages and employed 650 ex-felons to recycle over 20 million pounds of electronic waste. The non-profit social enterprise has a dual mission: to help people coming out of prison successfully transition back into civil society, and to keep as much electronic waste as possible out of Indiana’s landfills. RecycleForce deconstructs electronic waste and other recyclables provided by residents and corporate partners, separates the reusable materials, and disposes of the waste safely and cleanly. - 10 years ago
Indigenous Revolutionizes Apparel Industry by Highlighting Social Impacts
Product, Service & Design Innovation / Seventeen years ago, Indigenous cofounders Scott Leonard and Matt Reynolds were picking burs out of hand-knit South American sweaters before delivering them to The Nature Company. - 10 years ago
Guayakí Pioneers Market-Driven Restoration Business Model
The Next Economy / “We had this incredible product — yerba mate — that gives you the strength of coffee, the health benefits of green tea and the euphoria of chocolate. - 10 years ago