Who Owns Those Fun Green Companies & Ideas?

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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