Posts by Daly Marquard
Parks Project
Most apparel brands are built on an extractive model, extracting materials, labor, and profit. Parks Project offers a different vision: business as restoration. Rather than simply selling park-inspired clothing, Parks Project directs a portion of every purchase toward conservation efforts in national parks. The company partners with organizations that fund trail restoration, environmental education, and…
Read MoreKayoong
I have been familiar with Kayoong for many years, as my family is friends with its founder. Kayoong is a Senegalese non-profit founded by American missionary and expatriate Kari Masson. The organization employs young women and single mothers from difficult backgrounds, providing them with stable work. Kayoong specializes in handcrafted products made from waxed fabric—a…
Read MoreRedemptive Entrepreneurship: How Seven Weeks Coffee Is Sparking Change in the Coffee Business
Redemptive entrepreneurship starts with a simple the belief that business can be a force for good. It doesn’t have to choose between profit and purpose and instead combines the two to be a part of fixing what is broken. Seven Weeks Coffee a company who is doing just this. At the heart Seven Weeks Coffee…
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