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Learn Ensemble 

Welcome to our Learn Ensemble Library, where we collect and share resources on all things building a better world. Core to our mission here at Grow Ensemble is spreading awareness of the big social and environmental issues we all care about and inviting our community (you!) to engage with the potential solutions, daily.

But, we don’t believe any of that is possible without first learning about what the issues themselves are, why they matter, and what solutions exist!

That’s what’s inspired us to start this Library here, to bring together all the resources we are collecting, creating, and publishing in one place—to share them with you.

LEARN ENSEMBLE: BY TOPIC

  • Sustainable Business 
    • B Corporations
    • Tech
  • Social Entrepreneurship
  • Sustainable Fashion
  • Environment & Climate
  • Plastic Pollution
  • Refugees & Migrants
  • Sustainable Living 
  • Community Engagement & Activism
  • Book Reviews, Notes, & Summaries

Sustainable Business

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Using business as a force for good.

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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Learn how business can and should put people and the planet above profit. 

See what entrepreneurs and business leaders are redefining the purpose of business. 

RESOURCES

➤ What is a Sustainable Business

➤Environmentally Friendly Companies

➤ Socially Responsible Companies

➤ Sustainable Capitalism

➤ What is Conscious Business

➤ Tips for Entrepreneurs

➤ Impact Business Leaders

➤ Female Entrepreneurs

➤ Social Impact Jobs

➤ What is Ethical Marketing

➤ Climate Neutral Certified

➤ What is a Regenerative Business

➤How Has Capitalism Changed Over Time

➤Social Enterprise vs. Nonprofits

➤Companies Fighting Climate Change

➤Why is Corporate Accountability Important

➤Social Justice in Business

➤What is a Mission-Driven Company

➤How to Increase Board Diversity

B Corps – The Certified B Corporation Movement

The Certified B Corporation movement, founded in 2009, is a movement of businesses adhering to the highest level of social and environmental responsibility.

Resources:

➤What is a B Corp

➤The B Impact Assessment

➤Best for the World B Corps

➤B Corp Champions Retreat

Tech – Technology and the tech industry.

Learn how tech and the tech industry are
being re-imagined for good.

Resources:

➤Antidote to Tech (Series)

➤Working in the Tech Industry

➤Problems with Technology

➤The Future of Tech

Social Entrepreneurship

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Using entrepreneurship to solve the world’s biggest problems. 

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

See where social entrepreneurship exists in every industry. 

Learn who is a social entrepreneur and steps to take to become one.

RESOURCES

➤Examples of Social Entrepreneurship

➤How to Become a Social Entrepreneur

➤Books for Social Entrepreneurs 

➤Conferences for Social Entrepreneurs

➤Social Entrepreneurship Podcast

➤What is Social Entrepreneurship

Sustainable Fashion

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Change the relationship we have to our clothes and those who make them.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Learn what a sustainable fashion industry can and should look like. 

See what challenges are facing fashion now, and what opportunities there are to make a more equitable, transparent, and sustainable industry.

RESOURCES

➤The Impact of Fashion (Series)

➤Rana Plaza Collapse

➤Fast Fashion Workers

➤Fast Fashion Solutions

➤Transparency in Fashion

➤What is Eco Fashion

➤Textile Waste

➤What are Sustainable Textiles

➤Is There Sustainable Denim?

➤The Future of Fashion Technology

➤Inclusivity in Fashion

➤What is Circular Fashion

➤Circular Fashion Economy

➤The New Fashion Entrepreneur

Environment & Climate

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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

The planet might just be incredibly perfect the way that it is. Sometimes we just need the nudge to notice.

RESOURCES

➤Climate Change and Agriculture

➤Importance of Trees

➤What is Regenerative Agriculture

➤Earth Day Celebration Ideas

➤How to Save the Ocean

➤Benefits of Composting

➤What is Food Waste

➤How Does Solar Energy Work

➤What is Regenerative Organic Certified

➤How to Provide Access to Clean Water

➤The Search Engine that Plants Trees

➤Sustainable Forestry Practices

➤What Does Keep Tahoe Blue Mean

➤What Can I Do About Climate Change?

Plastic Pollution

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Plastics have found their way to every corner of the Earth.

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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Learn why tons of plastics are produced each year and the majority of them aren’t recycled or purposed. 

See what solutions exist to curb the current rate of plastic pollution and repurpose plastic in impactful ways.  

RESOURCES

➤How Does Plastic Pollution Affect Humans

➤How Does Plastic Get Into the Oceans

➤Why Are Plastic Straws Bad

➤Alternatives to Plastic

➤How to Go Plastic Free

Sustainable Living

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Make change every day. 

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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Positive change is accessible to all of us. Learn how you can make an everyday impact with how you spend your money or think about waste.

RESOURCES

➤Defining Sustainable Tourism

➤Sustainable Travel Tips

➤Conscious Consumerism

➤Voting With Your Dollar

➤How to Stop Mindless Consumption

➤How to Properly Dispose of a Mattress

➤How to Save Energy at Home

➤Tips for Working Remotely

➤What is the Power of Storytelling

Refugees & Migrants

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Learn why others leave their homes for a new start.  

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

There are currently over 25 million refugees worldwide and that number continues to grow. 

Learn about this critical part of the global population to understand how we can all better respond to their challenges.

RESOURCES

➤What is a Refugee

➤How Many Refugees Are There in the World

➤Solutions to the Refugee Crisis

➤How to Help Refugees

Community Engagement & Activism

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Become an active participant in change.

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN

Anyone and everyone is capable of playing an active role in changing the world for good. 

Learn what you can do to create change in the world you want to see.

RESOURCES

➤What is Solutions Journalism

➤How to Change the World

➤How to Celebrate Women’s History Month

➤Making a Difference in the World

➤How to Start a Nonprofit

➤Nonprofit Marketing Plan

➤The Power of Education

➤The Future of Schools

➤Benefits of Volunteering

➤Importance of Individual Action

➤What is a Social Impact Network

➤How to Make Social Change Happen

➤What is Positive Social Change

➤How to Reduce Recidivism 

➤How Does Money Influence Politics

➤How Do You Build an Innovation Ecosystem

Book Reviews, Notes, & Summaries

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RESOURCES

➤The Blue Sweater

➤Let My People Go Surfing

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