CO-OP AMERICA

Who We Are And What We Do The Mission Co-op America, a national nonprofit organization, provides the economic strategies, organizing power and practical tools for businesses and individuals to address today's social and environmental problems. While many environmental organizations choose to fight important political and legal battles, Co-op America is the leading force in educating and empowering our nation's people and businesses to make significant improvements through the economic system. The Reason Every time you make a purchase, the money that leaves your hands goes to work. Too often, this means your dollars exploit workers here and abroad, abandon hard-hit communities and dump toxins into our environment.. But it doesn't have to be this way. Your purchases can support businesses that create jobs, care about their communities, engage in fair trade and protect our environment. Co-op America helps you find those businesses and provides technical assistance to help those companies emerge and succeed. The Programs Green Business Program -- starts and supports small socially and environmentally responsible businesses; publicizes the success of these businesses and gives people access to the growing green business sector. Consumer Education and Empowerment Program -- informs people about how to vote with their dollars to effect change; helps people use their purchasing and investing power to create a more just and sustainable future. Corporate Responsibility Program -- encourages corporations to become socially and environmentally responsible; provides information about boycotts and shareholder resolutions against irresponsible companies. Sustainable Living Program -- provides information about practical measures people can take to make their personal, community, and work lives more meaningful and sustainable. The Publications Co-op America's National Green Pages(tm) -- the largest annual directory of America's leading socially and environmentally responsible businesses. ($5.95, free to members)* Co-op America Quarterly -- the nationally acclaimed magazine with information on how consumer power can improve the environment, housing, work, food, and effect other social change in practical ways. ($20/yr., free to members)* Boycott Action News -- up-to-date information on new and ongoing boycotts, published quarterly within our magazine.* You, Your Money, and the World helps people make financial decisions that are both "values-added" and meet personal financial needs and goals. ($5, free to members) Co-op America Connections -- covers the latest information on how socially responsible businesses are responding to today's intensely competitive marketplace. (Free to business members)* In addition to these publications, we offer travel, long distance phone,and credit card services from socially responsible companies. The Background Co-op America: Founded 1982 Business members ($60/yr): 1500 Individual members ($20/yr): 43,000 Growing a green economy: 20,000 jobs created, $100 million invested, $650 million in purchases directed to socially and environmentally responsiblebusinesses. Press may offer free samples of our magazine, newsletter, or Boycott Actions News to their readers and listeners. Call 1-800-58-GREEN

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