Dr. Bronner's, Tony's Chocolonely, and Greyston Bakery have more in common than just chocolate – they're pioneering sweet solutions for social and environmental issues.

The Black is Beautiful Showcase from Healing Justice Santa Barbara aired on February 26 to highlight the experiences and creativity of the Black community in an effort to represent and celebrate Black history and Black excellence.

We have just been handed the blueprints to help save ourselves from ourselves. After years in the making, we’re witnessing the absolute perfect storm. It’s red, blue, and black — and it’s ours to harness and use, or lose forever.

Now is the time to embrace the LOA more fully than ever by taking individual and collective action in the fight for justice, equity, and equality.

Learn more about the important work done by SOAR to protect critical agriculture land and open space in Ventura County. the important work done by SOAR to protect critical agriculture land and open space in Ventura County.

How are you choosing to spend your Black Friday? The choices are vast, and the choice is yours.

Learn more about Regen Network, a tech startup working to rapidly restore the health of landscapes across the globe.

It’s time for business to step up.

All Good is a reef friendly natural skincare company built on values around intergenerational sustainability, ecosystem health, and community resilience

LOACOM is a better world movement company based in Santa Barbara, California that cultivates, connects, and activates ecosystems of changemakers to build vibrant communities and nurture a thriving planet.

LOACOM joins a select group of companies worldwide holding both B Corp status and 1% for the Planet membership.

LOACOM CEO David Fortson was recently interviewed by Cory Ames on the Grow Ensemble Podcast. LoaCom works with changemakers, causers, and companies to build a better world, helping them with their marketing and communication while advocating for the environment and other social causes.

Talking Trust Building and Effecting Change with the COO of LOACOM

Many of us have heard that the U.S., in 2017, endured 16 major natural disasters, totaling $306Bin damages. What happens now?

If you’ve ever run an ad through Facebook’s Ads Manager, it’s likely that you’ve run into a few hiccups along the way. MailChimp’s recent integration with Facebook might be a response to this, or at least we’d like to think so.

Nonprofits continuously juggle raising awareness of their organizations, activating supporters, and fundraising for their cause — online as much as offline.

Saving the World with the Founder of  LoaTree and LOACOM

Living La Vida Loa A #ThrowbackThursday from an old feature in the Santa Barbara Independent! Almost eight years ago, when longtime environmentalist David Fortson decided to flex his entrepreneurial muscles by starting an “eco-lifestyle collective,” his friends, family, and colleagues had no idea what he was doing. And neither did he.