Who Owns Those Fun Green Health & Beauty Companies And Ideas?

I just saw a report on the CBS Early Show about how ‘green’ can mean big money for small businesses, fun products, and new careers.

My favorite part:

How big mega businesses gobbled up some smaller (but very popular) household brands.

Here they are…

 

Green = Big Business

I guess the point was, if you are a small business creating green, earth-friendly products, then the future looks bright for you.

Going green has contributed to bulking up corporate bottom lines –and job rolls — resulting in the emergence of positions unthinkable in years-gone-by. —Danny Seo, CBS

Here are some examples from the show, in order of buy-out price:

 

Burt’s Bees was purchased by Clorox for $913 million dollars.

 

 

Aveda was purchased by Estee Lauder for $300 million dollars.

 

 

Tom’s of Maine was purchased by Colgate-Palmolive for $100 million dollars.

 

 

The Body Shop was purchased by L’Oreal for $1.4 billion dollars.

…interesting, right?

 

Check out the best ‘green’ jobs to consider. They’re projected to bring the highest salaries, the fastest (right out of college).

 

The Story Behind The Story: Company Histories

• The History of Burt’s Bees
• The History of Clorox
• The History of Aveda
• The History of Estee Lauder
• The History of Tom’s of Maine
• The History of Colgate-Palmolive
• The History of The Body Shop
• The History of L’Oreal

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