These five companies give the consumer the opportunity to support causes by taking an action as simple as buying an article of clothing.

Companies are turning to creating shared value, benefiting company, consumer, and community in a triple-C win-win situation for all.

The cause of greener cities has become a defining mantle for many companies, particularly amongst corporate giants from IBM to Philips to Cisco.

Pepsi is turning to triple bottom line approaches to making business decisions in Mexico, assisting local farmers and keeping costs down in the process.

Subaru's "Share The Love" campaign earns points both for its originality and for its commitment to an eight figure price tag in supporting 5 worthwhile charities.

Apply the principles of change to your world-changing endeavor, whether a social enterprise, a corporate social responsibility initiative or your next cause marketing campaign.

With SwipeGood, purpose-driven individuals can do good with every purchase, directing the spare change from each purchase to their favorite charities.

The cause of eco-integration of business with nature, as applied through biomimicry, can actually improve company bottom lines in addition to benefitting the planet and the ecosystem.

With companies setting broad environmental goals and the renewable energy sector set to grow rapidly, the causes of climate change and the greening of business now become central issues in the coming year.

As consumers and therefore levels up shareholders demand that companies focus on greater sustainability efforts at the level of supply chain, the transparency that Walmart brought to the process will likely trend towards becoming the norm.