United States As well as creating memorable marketing campaigns and cheeky craft beers , New Belgium Brewing is also seen as one of the best places to work and best small businesses in the US . Why ? The company gives employees a bike after a year of service , started a sustainability department back in 2003 , became 100 % employee owned in 2012 , and after almost 30 years in the brewing business , Fat Tire became America ’ s first certified carbon neutral beer in 2020 . Cheers !

Austria

Ah paper , remember that ? AustroCel Hallein certainly does , having been in the business for 130 years , but today very much a forward-thinking sustainable operation . The company produces around 150,000 tons of pulp for the textile industry and around 20,000 homes benefit from the bioenergy it creates in that process . From cellulose production , the company supplies electricity and district heating to the local power grid . Check out its impressive Roots for the Future sustainability programme .

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