i4c Campaign Portfolio Companies

The Lilith Fair, Sarah McLachlan’s touring music festival which features dozens of female artists, contributed $1 from every ticket sold to the Lilith [i4c] Campaign™. Our partnership with Lilith helped to create opportunities for four triple bottom line companies with a passion for creating a better tomorrow.

Each ticket puchased at Lilith helped to support these four exceptional, triple bottom line companies:

Alter Eco is a fair trade certified foods company that connects you to small independent farmers across the globe. Alter Eco offers healthy, earth-friendly treats like chocolate, quinoa, rice, and olive oil. They work with over 200 farmer co-ops to improve communities in the developing world. Last year, Alter Eco showed extreme commitment to the earth with they planted 70,000 new trees in Amazonia through Project Pure. Find their treats and farmers at www.altereco-usa.com

Better World Books collects and sells books online to fund global literacy initiatives. The company organizes book drives at schools and libraries to collect used books and save them from landfills. To date, Better World Books has raised nearly $8 million for global literacy initiatives and has saved over 30,000,000 books from entering landfills. Find your next book at www.betterworldbooks.com

To-Go Ware makes portable utensils and food containers out of bamboo, tin and other sustainable materials. Americans toss out enough plastic utensils each year to circle the equator 300 times, but To-Go Ware products offer a way to actively reduce our waste. In addition, To-Go Ware advances human rights globally through equitable business practices and strategic partnerships with non-governmental organizations. Reduce your forkprint at www.to-goware.com  

Grameen America is a microfinance nonprofit organization that provides affordable microloans to financially empower low-income entrepreneurs in the United States. Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank’s founder and chairman, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for enabling the poor to climb out of poverty. Previously excluded from entrepreneurial opportunities, poor entrepreneurs with no collateral or credit history are now able to access capital to grow their business and increase their quality of living. Grameen America has provided more than $6 million in loans to 2,800 borrowers—all women—living in poverty. To date, borrowers have deposited savings of more than $350,000. Meet the entrepreneurs at www.grameenamerica.com

You will have a chance to meet these companies on tour at the Lilith Fair this summer. Stop by the [i4c] Village to learn more about their incredible work.