Behind the success of the USDA organic Honest Teas is a sustainable philosophy, but there’s a lot more to it says founder Seth Goldman and he’s sharing his secrets of sustainable success over at Green Biz:

More and more entrepreneurs are striving to strike such a balance between profit and principle, asking themselves, “Can I do the same in my company? Is my green dream really feasible?” Freelance writer and fair trade entrepreneur April Thompson spoke with Goldman recently to tap the leader for his secrets to start-up success.

Find out what it takes to be green from the get go: Seth Goldman’s Ten Great Tips for Socially Responsible Startups.

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Sustainable Advice from Honest Tea’s TeaEO

Green Dream Jobs: from Sustainable Business, is a great database of jobs from companies all over the globe with the bulk concentrated in the US. This site is a great place to connect with environmentally conscious employers. Green Dream Jobs is only open to employers that clearly embrace sustainable business practices and/or have high quality environmental jobs. They’ve been in operation for 10 years and have the reputation for posting the best environmental jobs.

Ruston WHEB: a specialist search firm, dedicated to strengthening executive and non-executive teams for companies, investors and advisers operating across environmental and clean energy markets. Sectors: Carbon and Climate Change, Clean Energy, Corporate Responsibility and Professional Advisory, Environmental Biotechnology, Private Equity and Finance, Public Sector and Not-for-Profit, Waste Management and Recycling. (UK & International).

Environment Job: This is a UK website, but there are listings for employment, volunteer opportunities and events all over the world. Sectors include Conservation, Environmental Campaigning, Renewable Energy, Recycling, Ecology, Environmental Education, Food, Farming and Organics, Sustainability, Sustainable Transport and Climate Change.

GreenBiz: is a great resource for keeping up with the green economy and the job seeker section on this site is great. It draws from international companies and attracts some of the best employers and job seekers around. Also here are tools for job seekers like career resources and a Green Career Advisor.

BSR: Business for Social Responsibility is the place to find a wide range of jobs with companies that have a focus on social and environmental responsibility. This site posts listings from top organizations like the World Wildlife Fund, Earthwatch Institute and The Marine Stewardship Council. The theme is corporate social responsibility.

One World: If you are looking to make the world a better place, One World is a great place to find jobs and volunteer positions that will let you do just that. Very international, you can search Ethical Jobs, Volunteer Opportunities and find Ethical Careers Resources.

TreeHugger: Arguably one of the most influential environmental blogs on the internet, TreeHugger gets a bevy of job listings from companies that walk the walk on social and environmental responsibility. Clean tech, farming, retail, renewable energy, organic goods, conservation and lots of other earth-friendly options.

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Resources for Green Job Seekers

This week is about getting workspace ready for the year ahead and getting a little greener with some early eco-minded Spring cleaning. So, to kick it off here are some tips for greening your office furniture.

Consider Redux

GreenBiz recently reported on the booming industry of furniture recyclers and refurbishers stating that this sector represents more than $1.2 billion of the $13.6 billion US commercial furniture industry. The boom reflects that companies are catching on to the inherent benefits of buying used. Opting for gently used furniture saves money and helps keep perfectly good products out of landfills. Personally, I’ve always gone for the redux picks and have been happy with the quality, aesthetics and prices of second hand office furniture.

New & Green

If second hand isn’t your style there are plenty of green options in new office furniture. Here are some key factors to keep in mind when making the investment:

Sustainable materials: Consider the material source, manufacturing and finishes of the materials that go into that new chair. With wood furniture, choose products that are sourced from sustainably managed forests like FSC-certified from the Forest Stewardship Council. If you’re buying in the metal aesthetic, get to know the company’s manufacturing process and find out how they manage hazardous materials and waste. Also keep in mind that locally produced goods from locally sourced materials have less embodied energy because they don’t rack up energy miles in transportation. And even though you are buying new doesn’t mean you can’t still buy recycled, look for recycled content in structural materials, fabric and packaging.

Durability: If you are buying new, buy for the long term. Nothing says unsustainable like a new product that becomes trash in a few years. While buying higher quality furniture requires a larger initial investment, the longer it lasts the bigger the return and the less likely it will head to an early landfill grave.

Good Practice: The company you are buying from should at least have an eye on sustainability. The AD Interiors chairs pictured above come from a UK company that, although their products aren’t true green, they do offer choices that are carbon neutral through a partnership with Climate Care.

These are just a few ideas on greening office furniture, if you’ve got more share them with all of us in the comments! I’d love to hear them!

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Greening Your Office Furniture – Spring Cleaning Week

However, if I was put on the spot to give you one I’d say that my resolution this year is to do more of what I do and to do it better, like more of this and this and this and so on and so on. All of my hopes this year have a little to do with this and this. I say hopes with a cheerful optimism because 2007 proved to be a monumental year for the environment and in many ways it looks to just get better.

There are so many ways to go green at home and work, simple steps to make progress include ideas and actions that have sustainability in mind. Like using less paper by printing only when necessary, saving energy by powering down and avoiding phantom loads, biking or walking to work, taking the train, the list is endless.

Still, there is something about a New Year’s Resolution that makes us all listen up. It’s a call to action, a goal, a path. Even if it doesn’t go as planned it’s better to at least give it a go. So I want to know what readers are thinking. What are your green goals for your business or work this year? I want to know! Leave a comment and share your vision of green for the coming year!

Need a little inspiration? You might like to check out TreeHugger’s ongoing The Year Ahead, where over the month of January a number of green gurus will share their eco-resolutions and outlooks for the next 365 days. The series starts with Danny Seo, green-living guru and author of the Simply Green book series? You can check it out here.

Happy New Year!

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What Are Your Green Resolutions This Year?