please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2009 this article needs to be updated . please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . november 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message factory green inc. type private industry retail apparel founded 2007 headquarters columbia missouri united states key people co founders daniel lyons jack short products eco friendly clothing accessories housewares website www.factorygreen.com factory green inc. was an american eco friendly clothing and accessories online retail store and was based in columbia missouri . factory green was co founded in 2007 by daniel lyons ceo and jack short president and chairman . the company focused on offering urban and trendy environmentally friendly apparel accessories and apartment wares marketing specifically to the college aged demographic . the company offered both organic cotton and bamboo apparel manufactured in facilities running solely on wind and solar power . factory green donated a portion of its revenue to the united nations water for life organization which provides clean water to under served populations around the globe . factory green shipped to the united states canada australia the united kingdom and europe . contents 1 history 1.1 philosophy 2 customer base and apparel 3 references 4 external links history edit factory green was founded by university of missouri undergraduates 1 who got the idea for the company from their study abroad experiences in europe . 2 philosophy edit factory green aimed to take the environmental movement to a new generation of socially aware consumers enabling them to live and wear the green lifestyle and change the world through reducing their environmental impact . 3 customer base and apparel edit factory green had been described as selling artistic edgy and fashion forward merchandise ; for example t shirts emblazoned with the words go organic or carbon free and organic cotton tote bags that read f k plastic . 4 one newspaper claims that there are few businesses out there that can combine trendy clothes savvy accessories and contemporary products with a plan to save the environment . 5 according to the internet blog treehugger.com 6 factory green is a company about hope and change and the ability of young people to do something to turn things around . the factory green website goes on to say that the going green movement is about ... reducing environmental impact and that the youth of this world ... must demand for industry to not only recognize its destructive impact but to force its change . 7 factory green s graphic apparel was designed by university of missouri fashion and design students . 8 the blank organic cotton and bamboo t shirts and hoodies were produced in small facilities in india which run on wind and solar power and are constructed by fair trade workers . 9 references edit fashionably green brian cisler june 20 2008 . green is in college students make and sell environment friendly shirts . university daily kansan . mizzou students launch eco friendly corporation organic clothing for college students student entrepreneurs bring in the green organic clothing for college students by college students fg about us get your kick ass eco t shirts here college punks moonlight as eco fashion designers external links edit factory green s official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title factory green & oldid 734092594 categories online retailers of the united statescompanies based in missourihidden categories orphaned articles from february 2009all orphaned articleswikipedia articles in need of updating from november 2010all wikipedia articles in need of updating navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 august 2016 at 02 53 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view