Conscious Lifestyle Ventures
Conscious Lifestyle supports ventures on high school and college campuses that fulfill its mission: to help students and schools to be more socially responsible.
Among the 14 ventures that it has launched this year, the range of issues addressed includes socially responsible investing, renewable energy on campus, green procurement, socially responsible product design, an environmental media consortium, and programs that increase animal adoption.
As you’ll see below, the activities of Conscious Lifestyle ventures vary based on the needs of the communities they serve and the passions of the social innovators that lead them.
Conscious Lifestyle gives each venture:
Conscious Lifestyle is unique because it combines a philosophy for social change with entrepreneurial training. Think Gandhi meets Web 2.0. Since Conscious Lifestyle's social innovators learn while leading their ventures, the results – both personally and organizationally – are tremendous.
Learn more about starting a venture or receiving support from Conscious Lifestyle
Check out the venture profiles below or click on the links to visit their web pages.
Energy Efficiency Project
Lopez Island K-12 School
Learning through change: Full school integration of recycled paper
Project Peace in the Holy Land (Dearborn)
University of Michigan - Dearborn
Investing with a conscience
Minor Changes for Major Impact
Chain Reaction Volunteer Program
Community education for environmental protection
Eco-Representatives
Barnard College/Columbia University
Residential Advisors for sustainable living
Students For Solidarity
Fordham University
Creating social change through community service and education
Woofin' and Hoofin'
Glenbard West High School
Fundraising and awareness for socially responsible animal care
A Greener Tomorrow
Fort Worth Country Day
Working towards a greener school and community
Eco-Pledge
Boston College
Campus garden: Turning locals into locavores
In Their Shoes
Concordia University/University of Montreal
Creating social awareness with Canadian teens
The Paw Place
Georgia Tech
Finding homes for needy pets
Green Camp Initiative
Columbia University
Sleep away camp: Enjoying the outdoors responsibly
Ellison-Phelps Sustainability Project
University of California, Santa Barbara
Energy conservation through friendly competition
Sustainable Media Team
University of California, Santa Barbara
Green Media: Spreading the word on sustainability