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5.11.2005 ET
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A SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABILITY: World Sustainability Leaders Caucus at Rainforest Alliance Events
(CSRwire) NEW YORK - The Rainforest Alliance hosts a gathering of leaders in
the sustainable certification movement from around the world in New York
today, after a remarkable year in which green stocks outperformed
non-green competitors and certified sustainable production of coffee, wood
and other commodities grew rapidly.
Convened by the New York-based not-for-profit Rainforest Alliance, a
global leader in sustainable certification, 60-80 forward-thinking
business leaders are participating in a conference on marketing
sustainably-produced goods, followed by a sustainability awards dinner.
Recently, production and availability of coffee, wood and paper, bananas,
chocolate and other commodities certified for environmental and social
sustainability has increased markedly: The global market for wood
certified to meet Forest Stewardship Council criteria is now worth $5
billion, with more than 34 million acres in the Americas, Europe, and Asia
FSC certified by the Rainforest Alliance's SmartWood program. Production
of Rainforest Alliance Certified sustainable coffee is now 30,000 tons
annually. Corporations embracing Rainforest Alliance certification
include household name brands: Chiquita, Gibson Guitars, Home Depot,
IKEA, Kinko's, Kraft Foods and many others.
Journalists are invited to a media Q&A with leaders of this movement, held
at 3pm sharp at the Time Inc. headquarters, 1271 Avenue of the Americas
(Between 50th and 51st Streets). They can also attend a cocktail 6:30pm
at the Museum of Natural History, part of a sustainability awards dinner
hosted by Ted Allen, Bravo's "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" gourmet, and
attended by NGO, government and business leaders.
The following guests receiving awards today and participating in the
sustainability marketing conference and the awards dinner are available
for interviews:
Chip Collins, The Forestland Group, LLC, USA
Roger Deromedi, CEO and Annemieke Wijn, senior director of
commodities sustainability program, Kraft Foods Inc.
Santiago Dunn, owner, Ecoventura, Galapagos Islands
Frank A. Dottori, CEO, Tembec
Eduardo Esteve, ECOM / Atlantic (USA), Inc
Representatives of Grupo Kachalu coffee cooperative, Colombia
Daniel Katz, founder and board chair, Rainforest Alliance
Alan Knight, until recently head of sustainability at B&Q, UK
Luis Pascoal, owner, DaTerra, Brazil
Tom Quadracci, chairman and CEO, Quad/Graphics, USA
Ralph Schmidt, CEO, The Candlewood Timber Group, Inc., Argentina /
USA
Tensie Whelan, executive director Rainforest Alliance
Rafael Wong, Favorita Fruit Company, Ecuado
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