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5.21.2007 - 09:37am ET
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Rainforest Alliance Launches Sustainable Business Forum
Charter Members Include Goldman Sachs and Pfizer
(CSRwire) May 21, 2007 - To help companies meet long-term sustainability goals, the
Rainforest Alliance has launched the Sustainable Business Forum (SBF), a
corporate membership program that offers practical, actionable solutions
to help business better manage ethical supply chain issues.
Goldman Sachs and Pfizer are the founding members of the SBF, which builds
on the Rainforest Alliance's 20 years of experience and extensive network
of nonprofit partners. Member companies will have access to a dedicated
Rainforest Alliance staffer who will work to enable them to adopt
sustainable business practices, publicly promote their progress and build
supply chains for sustainable products.
"We created the Sustainable Business Forum to encourage companies to
operate more sustainably by helping them to make responsible choices,"
says Rainforest Alliance executive director Tensie Whelan. "Every day we
hear about companies announcing that sustainability is a priority. The
Rainforest Alliance has the expertise to help companies turn those
priorities into actions."
As more companies view social responsibility as a business opportunity
instead of a cost, interest in sustainable practices has entered the
mainstream. The SBF will offer a wide spectrum of guidance to businesses
that have yet to integrate sustainability into their existing operations,
as well as to those companies who want to make continual improvements.
SBF members will receive easy to use guidance on policies they can adopt
to make their operations more sustainable, such as sourcing responsibly
produced paper for their offices. A complete list of member benefits
follows:
On-going support and counsel from a dedicated account manager
Research and analysis on social and environmental issues
Communications tools to build awareness and support internally and
externally
Annual seminars on attitudes, trends and behaviors
Access to tools and online resources
Best practices to foster change
Networking opportunities
For more information on the Sustainable Business Forum, please visit:
www.rainforest-alliance.org/sbf
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