Sustainability
Balancing impacts through responsible business practices, supply chains and energy use.
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04-17-07
Liz Gorman Joins Cone as Vice President, Corporate Responsibility
BOSTON, MA - April 17, 2007 "“ Liz Gorman has joined Cone's staff as Vice President, Corporate Responsibility (CR). Gorman brings with her a wealth of CR reporting and communications experience. She will lead Cone's team that helps companies plan, research, write, and publis...
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04-16-07
Grameen Foundation Expands West Coast Presence with Julia C. Wilson as New Executive Director of Development
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 16, 2007 "“ Grameen Foundation has appointed Julia C. Wilson as Executive Director of Development, West Coast.
A seasoned fundraiser and marketing executive, Wilson will help to deepen and expand Grameen Foundation's r...
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04-16-07
Dr. Jane Goodall Finds Common Ground for Chimps and Coffee
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WATERBURY, Vt.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2007--Chimpanzees and...
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04-12-07
Ben & Jerry's, Now Free & Fair!
BURLINGTON, VT - April 12, 2007 - Your local Ben & Jerry's has been hard at work preparing for another summer season filled with legend-dairy classics like Cherry Garcia, Phish Food and Chocolate Fudge Brownie as well as a few brand new flavors to please your palette and...
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04-04-07
New Equal Exchange Snacks Bring the Benefits of Fair Trade to American Family Farmers
WEST BRIDGEWATER, MA - April 3, 2007 - Equal Exchange, known for Fairly Traded coffee, tea and chocolate, has introduced a line of packaged snacks including Organic Dried Cranberries, Roasted Georgia Pecans, and Organic Tamari-Roasted Almonds. These "Domestic Fair Trade" pr...
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03-29-07
Fair Trade Product Certifier TransFair USA Partners with Whole Foods Market® to Help Launch Whole Trade™ Guarantee
OAKLAND, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2007--TransFair USA, the only third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States, and Whole Foods Market (Nasdaq: WFMI), the world's leading natural and organic foods supermarket, today announced the Whole Trade Guar...
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03-26-07
Deloitte welcomes new partner Johanne Gélinas
TORONTO - March 26, 2007 - Deloitte is pleased to announce the admission of Johanne Gélinas, former federal Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, to its partnership. She joins Enterprise Risk, Canada's largest risk management consulting practice, to le...
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03-26-07
Earth Day Dinners Sprout Up Nationwide
LA FARGE, WI "“ March 26, 2007 "“ What do Thanksgiving, Christmas, Independence Day, even St. Patty's Day have in common? They all have traditions involving family, friends, and of course, food. Earth Day deserves a celebration too-a fun food tradition that revolves around l...
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03-26-07
Organic Valley Names Haberman & Associates as its National Public Relations Agency
LA FARGE, WI - March 26, 2007 "“ Organic Valley has named Minneapolis-based Haberman & Associates as its national public relations agency.
For nearly four years, Haberman & Associates has led Organic Valley's public relations efforts in ...
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03-26-07
Investors Continue to Challenge Dean Foods' Approach to Organics
BOSTON, MA - March 26, 2007 - Socially concerned investors for the second year in a row have filed a shareholder proposal asking Dean Foods Co. (NYSE: DF) to report to shareholders how it is responding to widespread concern that industrial-scale organic dairies, supplying m...
