NEW YORK, NY - September 19, 2007 - The Artisan Collection announces that it has offset its carbon emissions with Carbonfund.org, the country's leading carbon solutions organization. This commitment places The Artisan Collection as an environmental leader in the food and beverage community and demonstrates proactive steps being taken in the fight against global climate change.

The Artisan Collection's suppliers and customers are very concerned about global warming. Considering the implications of climate change, carbon offsets through Carbonfund.org are a natural extension of the work The Artisan Collection does for its suppliers.

"We take our responsibility for the environment very seriously and joining Carbonfund.org is only one of several steps we have taken to leave a better world for our children," said The Artisan Collection team.

"We are excited to welcome The Artisan Collection to our Small Business Program," said Lindsey Robinett, Carbonfund.org's Small Business Climate Change Specialist. "By joining the fight against climate change and using organic wines and olive oils, they have become a sustainable leader in the wine-making and food industry. Their pro-active views for the future make The Artisan Collection an asset to our team of CarbonFree Partners."

Carbonfund.org is a non-profit organization whose goal is to make carbon offsets and climate protection easy, affordable and a normal way of life for every individual and business. Carbon offsets enable individuals and businesses to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to offset the emissions they are responsible for in their normal activities, like home, office, driving or air travel emissions. For instance, a clean, zero CO2 wind farm can offset the carbon dioxide produced by a coal-fired power plant. By supporting renewable energy, energy efficiency, and reforestation projects Carbonfund.org will retire an equivalent amount of carbon offsets. The financial support from these offsets will then help to continue the development of clean, renewable domestic sources of energy.

About The Artisan Collection

The Artisan Collection is a national importer of carefully chosen artisanal wines and extra virgin olive oils from Spain, Argentina and Portugal. Their portfolio includes organic and biodynamic wines and olive oils.

About Carbonfund.org

Carbonfund.org is the country's leading carbon reduction and offset organization. Carbonfund.org educates the public about the dangers of climate change and makes it easy and affordable for individuals, businesses and organizations to reduce their climate impact. Carbonfund.org works with 300 corporate and non-profit partners including Discovery, Dell, Orbitz, Environmental Defense, Lancome and Working Assets.

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Carbonfund.org (www.carbonfund.org) reduces the threat of climate change by making it easy and affordable for any individual or business to reduce their carbon footprint and support climate-friendly projects. With its easy-to-use calculator, low offset cost per ton of CO2, and certified offset projects, Carbonfund.org is proving that anyone can reduce their impact on climate change easily and efficiently. Carbonfund.org is a nationally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit business, and a member of the EPA's Green Power Network, the Chicago Climate Exchange, and Ceres. Carbonfree and "Reduce what you can, offset what you can't" are trademarks of the Carbonfund.org Foundation.

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