Women business owners are going green, going global and giving back to their communities, according to a survey conducted by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

The study, which surveyed more than 1,200 women business owners, reported these findings:

• 25 percent of women business owners are taking business abroad. Of that total, 65 percent are in Europe, 45 percent are in Asia and 43 percent are in the Middle East. Among those going global, 57 percent are first-tier suppliers to a corporation, 36 percent are second  tier and 7 percent are third-tier suppliers.

• 71 percent of women business owners are trying to make their businesses greener, either by changing company policies and procedures or by greening their products.

• 53 percent of women business owners are giving 1 to 5 percent of their profits to philanthropy.