EcoVentures International

JND Environmental Technics (JET) is a Tanzania-based enterprise which manufactures and installs Compact Biogas Systems (from food waste) and also manufactures briquettes from agricultural waste. They sell Sarai Cooker Systems, which are to be used with briquettes. These technologies are developed by Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI), Pune, India and promoted in Tanzania by ARTI - TZ.

Provide wood products to China's market in a sustainable fashion to avoid deforestation.

The leader in large scale solar energy production for power plants, commercial operations, public institutions, and residential building companies.

In the Kinondoni neighborhood of Dar es Salaam youth are taking scrap metal from local industries to produce low-cost, fuel-efficient stoves for their community.

A car sharing system in eight U.S. cities that allows people to borrow a car for a few hours or for the whole day taking cars off the road and reducing costs for the car borrower.

A company based in Nairobi, Kenya that takes charcoal dust and fines and manufactures it into briquettes that burn longer and cleaner.

A U.S. Based non-profit that imports sandals made in Korogocho shantytown in Kenya and sells them through the internet worldwide.

Provides ecological cleaners that are safe for the environment and include products for laundry, dishwashing, personal care, and household cleaning.

The four stores that form the Conscious Corner inculde a natural and organic grocery store, organic restaurant, socially responsible gift store, natural and organic pet products.

A non-profit mini golf course that brings fun together with environmental education and sustainable business practices.

A company that has created a process to convert methane gas from various sources into liquid natural gas that can be used as a clean fuel source.

The founder and leader of the non-toxic and environmentally safe household products.

A company which has revolutionized the solar power industry by offering the rental of solar panels for home users, removing the hassle of purchasing and maintaining solar panels.

An online resource that provides energy and resource saving goods that save the consumer money while supporting environmentally sustainable businesses.

A startup company based in Maine that produces 90 personal care products including toothpaste, soap, and deodorant.

A U.S. based company which supplies wood that has been reclaimed or grown under ecologically safe conditions.

Beijing WorldWell has created a fleet of trucks that collects discarded heat energy from the industrial sector and transports it to the business sector to be used for heat and other energy needs in office buildings.

A company that has created a line of high quality personal products completely out of recycled materials.

DryWash has revolutionized the concept of the car wash by removing water from the washing process.

BioCentinela has turned around the shrimp industry in Ecuador by introducing organic shrimp practices that work with the environment, restoring the natural environment that has been nearly destroyed by conventional shrimp farming.

Natura Fibretech has taken the fibers from coconut harvesting that usually go to waste and has created a line of wood products that is both cheaper than many woods but stronger as well.

Óxil has created a system that takes plastic that would otherwise be waste in Brazil and recycles it into granulated plastic. This is in turn re-sold to the plastics industry to be made into products such as bottles, toys, and utensils.

AmazonLife has created a line of products that uses the latex made naturally from rubber trees to make rubberized fabric for the fashion industry.

In Chile, a group of women has been producing the Chilote House Shoe for generations through traditional practices and local sustainable products.

Veja has made their addition to the movement towards a sustainable wardrobe through the production of shoes that are made of organic cotton and natural rubber imported from Brazil.

Aires De Campo has introduced the organic food market in Mexico by creating specialty stores, called BioCentros, offering up to 400 organic products to consumers.

Rainforest Expeditions offers eco-tourism opportunities that educate tourists on conservation and sustainable development while simultaneously offering employment opportunities for the local community.

Located in Nayarit, Mexico, Proteak has been producing Teak wood for five years without causing deforestation by using socially and environmentally sustainable practices on their 800 hectares of land.

This Indian organization specializes in herbal medicine produced from plants naturally growing in their local area, reaching nearly 30,000 households with their products.

Terracycle is an alternative eco-friendly fertilizer that is made completely from organic waste and is packaged in recycled plastic bottles, resulting in a product that reduces the overall environmental footprint.

An India-based enterprise that produces biological products for sustainable organic farming, reducing chemical fertilizers and helping to reclaim saline soil.

Kibera Community Youth Programme (KCYP) produces mini solar panels in order to bring in income to support their community initiatives. KCYP's solar panel enterprise provides clean, renewable energy sources while simultaneously offering youth employment opportunities.

Splaff Flopps makes comfortable, long lasting, fairly priced sandals, belts and bags from recycled materials and hemp. They are committed to a 100% waste free production process, benefitting the business, the consumer, and the environment.

Emmeline 4 Re is an award-winning fashion house that started as a project in conjunction with the Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd. to create made-to-order womenswear garments from recycled fabrics.

This environmental enterprise created employment alternatives through the production of environmentally sound body products in a small village in Oaxaca, Mexico, after the closure of turtle fishing.

This ecotourist lodge is located in the Amazon rainforest in Ecuador and is the largest community-based project in the country. The lodge accommodates up to 50 visitors and was built in accordance to the indigenous Achuar people's concept of architecture.

Using indigenous knowledge and resources, a community in the Northwest province of South Africa is running a socially beneficial enterprise by making handbags, belts, and purses out of goat leather, previously a waste product from food and dairy activities.

Local communities in Zimbabwe have paired with an NGO to commercialize the production of Makoni Tea, which grows wild in the Eastern Highlands. Local producers have seen their income increase while deforestation has declined with better agricultural practices, actions supported by their fair trade label.

A private enterprise in South Africa that makes a variety of paper products by harvesting alien reeds from rivers and wetlands.  The wetlands are protected by removal of the reeds, which are then creatively used to produce a marketable product.