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"Better" begins with a "B" | Rivanna joins the B Corp community in redefining what it means to do business.

Press Releases

Rivanna makes Virginia’s Top 50 Women Owned Business List | January 21, 2010

Rivanna Natural Designs Certified as a SWaM Vendor by Virginia DMBE| March 5, 2008

Rivanna Natural Designs Ranks 44th on Virginia's Top 100 Women Owned Business List | January 9, 2008

Rivanna Natural Designs Gains National Recognition | January 9, 2008

Rivanna Awarded Blanket Purchase Agreement with EPA | April 2, 2007

Rivanna Signs Agreement with CPAR Tanzania | February 2, 2007

Articles

Fostering a Green Employer Connection | March 30, 2009

From RefugeeWorks.org:

Businesses across the country are lauding the strong work ethic and other positive qualities that refugees bring to their workforce. RefugeeWorks features a profile of Rivanna Natural Designs as one such business.

Rivanna is also featured in RefugeeWorks' most recent newsletter. Download it here: http://www.refugeeworks.org/downloads/rwnews_28.pdf.

4 That Forged Ahead and Beat the Odds | September 1, 2004

From USA TODAY:

USA TODAY's Jim Hopkins tracked four companies started in the 2001 recession that survived sometimes-bumpy paths to prosperity. Rivanna Natural Designs is a featured company.

Rivanna Featured in 2005 National Green PagesTM| November 1, 2004

Co-op America's National Green PagesTM connects thousands of socially and environmentally responsible businesses. Rivanna Natural Designs has been a member of the Co-op America Business Network since the company was founded in 2001. RND is featured in the recently released 2005 Edition.

Is Work/Life Balance Achievable? | March 8, 2004

From Knowledge@Emory:

In a recent report, Catalyst found that 73% of senior women interviewed in Fortune 1000 companies reported being comfortable with any trade-offs they had made between their career and personal goals. So what are these women and their employers doing to stay sane while making sure the job gets done? Rivanna President Crystal Mario and other professional women share their thoughts on work/life balance.