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The June issue of Fast Company magazine profiles Nau, the new enviro-friendly clothing company based right here in the Pearl District.

Two and a half years ago, ideas were all Nau had. They took form in the heads of a small group of executives who had left big jobs at Patagonia and Nike (NYSE:NKE) to huddle together in the Urban Grind coffee shop in Portland's Pearl District and dream. Based on a shared conviction that, in addition to generating profit, companies have an equal responsibility to create positive social and environmental change, the Nau team set out to reinvent the way people shop, reshape the outdoor category, redesign the corporation--and inspire the wider business community to do the same.

Unfortunately, only the company's headquarters are in the Pearl. You'll have to drive to Bridgeport Village if you want to hit the fitting room and see their clothing for yourself. Better yet, save the gas and buy online. After all, what good is "sustainable clothing" if you burn a few gallons of fuel to go buy it?