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ECO-FRIENDLY ENTERPRISES Spectacular natural environment inspires green practices BY JENNIFER JULIA
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hen you live in a place like Telluride, surrounded by this spectacular natural environment, it stands to reason that the pristine beauty inspires one to go the extra mile to protect it. This is our hope for all who live and visit here, and it’s the credo maintained by many of our local businesses that are incorporating green and sustainable practices, bold steps towards protecting our environment locally and globally. Take GoodLight Candles for instance. Seeking to create a cleaner, safer alternative to
paraffin-wax candles, David Callicott, along with two friends, founded GoodLight Candles in 2010. David and his wife, Sarah, are now at the company’s helm, making affordable, plantbased candles from sustainably-sourced palm oil. GoodLight candles contain no phthalates, synthetic fragrances or chemicals, and the company is plastic-free, using recycled and recyclable paper and plant-based inks for their packaging, as well as using pure cotton wicks. Through their membership with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil and partnerships
with the not-for-profit organizations Wild Asia and the Orangutan Land Trust, GoodLight works to promote sustainable palm oil production among smallholder farmers. Altruism also drives their business: GoodLight donates 1 percent of their annual revenue to nonprofit organizations through their membership with One Percent for the Planet, spreading good light — literally and figuratively. >>
GOODLIGHT WORKS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL PRODUCTION AMONG SMALLHOLDER FARMERS.
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