Friendly Natives Competitors

Sustainable Harvest® is a specialty coffee importer whose mission is to improve the livelihoods of coffee-farming families around the globe through its Relationship Coffee model. Since its founding in 1997, the company has partnered with over 200,000 smallholder farmers, helping them gain access to premium markets and increased incomes. It became the first B Corp certified company in coffee in 2008.

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities - North America Inc. is a rapidly growing not-for-profit industry association working to promote the industry throughout North America. In 2004, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities became a formal industry association registered as a not-for-profit 501(c)(6). It is managed under contract to the Cardinal Group Inc., the firm that originally established the organization, and run by an independent board. Green Roofs for Healthy Cities’ mission is to develop and protect the market by increasing the awareness of the economic, social and environmental benefits of green roofs, green walls, and other forms of living architecture through education, advocacy, professional development and celebrations of excellence. We are striving to facilitate changes that will bring green roof and wall technologies to the forefront of high-performance restorative green building design, implementation, and maintenance. The development of the green roof and wall market requires that we: • Research the public and private building and community-wide benefits of green roofs and walls in various cities and climate zones across North America. • Develop and provide value-added products and services to our membership base. • Engage a wide variety of stakeholders and educate the general public on the many social, economic and environmental benefits of green infrastructure. • Establish cost-effective public policies to recognize the public benefits and fund the widespread implementation of green infrastructure thereby helping to reduce the higher upfront capital costs associated with green roof and wall technologies. • Develop professional training and accreditation courses to facilitate excellence in green roof and wall design, implementation, and maintenance. • Facilitate the international exchange of information on policies, products, science, and research.

Ecogardens is the Midwest's premier full-service green roof and urban landscape firm. We're on a mission to advance sustainable principles by inventing urban spaces in step with nature.™ We use the best materials and smartest solutions to design, install and steward green roofs + systems. At the core of that mission is a dual responsibility to the earth and to our clients. Our goal: to provide quality green infrastructure services that minimize environmental impact and maximize stormwater management capacity, ecological benefits and urban beauty. Our belief: Sustainability begins when a client chooses from among our diverse services to satisfy their unique artistic and functional needs. Whether you opt for a sedum roof, a carpet of native plants or an alternative green roof system, we can help. With expertise in both intensive and extensive green roof design, we are constantly innovating to bring you the best possible solutions. We research and utilize the latest industry technologies and techniques for every project, promoting energy-efficiency, resource conservation and biodiversity at every step. At Ecogardens, we emphasize green roof and rooftop garden services for their potential to expand outdoor living spaces and improve the quality of our environment. Each green roof system prioritizes stormwater treatment, pollinator habitat, air purification, energy savings or all of the above. The results are landscapes as safe as they are attractive, to be enjoyed with a clear conscience and easy mind. At Ecogardens, everyone experiences the height of green.™