Business For Good

Sapient Industries

The Philly startup provides companies the tools to save energy costs—and preserve the planet. So far, 120,000 building clients have signed on

By Jessica Blatt Press
Ideas We Should Steal

Upcycling Guns

A Swedish organization is tackling El Salvador’s rampant gun violence in a way that may be just crazy enough to work in Philly

By Jessica Blatt Press
Business For Good

Consumption with a Conscience

Philly-based Wearwell is a clothing delivery service that will have you looking—and doing—good

By Jessica Blatt Press
Business for Good

Live Life Nice

Christian Crosby and Ashley Kane are making kindness cool with a booming social media platform and an apparel line supported by the Sixers Innovation Lab

By Jessica Blatt Press
The Citizen Updates

DuckDuckGo

The Paoli-based search engine—whose founder, Gabriel Weinberg, testified before Congress this month— never has and never will track your data. Amen.

By Jessica Blatt Press
Citizens of the Week

Erin Kreszl and Christine Kondra

When these local sisters lost their beloved cousin to a ruptured brain aneurysm, they vowed to spare others their heartbreak

By Jessica Blatt Press
Business for Good

Help for the Helpers

D3 Developers is replicating its teacher-centric Oxford Mills model with housing for another group of city do-gooders: health and wellness workers

By Jessica Blatt Press

Second (Science) City No More

Could a bold Penn investment strategy jumpstart the makeover our city needs?

By Jessica Blatt Press
Citizens of the Week

Joanie Balderstone and Rebecca McIntire

South Jersey non-profit Distributing Dignity provides women in need with bras and other goods that often go overlooked—but are essential to any woman’s well-being

By Jessica Blatt Press
The Citizen Updates

Stepwise

Formerly FixList, the startup has grown in size and scope while remaining true to its mission: to empower anyone with the real estate know-how to make their deal—and our city—thrive

By Jessica Blatt Press