Seventh Generation Wins Best Sustainability Report Award - Ceres Awards
by Tim Greiner
30 April 2009
Boston-based Ceres and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants honored the 2007 Spheres of Influence Report Pure Strategies developed with Seventh Generation as best North American report for an SME.
Judges cited the report’s candid reflection on the challenges of long-term sustainability for the company, the industry, and for society. The judges further commended the letter by CEO Jeffrey Hollender for its insightful discussion of the importance — and difficulty — of being a transparent company. In addition to in-depth coverage of sourcing, product design, supply chain engagement, carbon footprint and outreach efforts, the report details the company’s efforts to conduct traceability studies on its cleaning products — an interesting challenge in a time of increasingly global supply chains.
Pure Strategies collaborated on the report with design partner Monty Lewis | Design.
Written by Tim Greiner
Tim Greiner, a Pure Strategies Co-founder and Managing Director, has pioneered approaches to building environmental and social integrity into products, brands, and businesses. His experience spans the spectrum from developing sustainability strategy, drafting sustainability goals, designing product sustainability programs, creating approaches to transform sustainable supply chains and fostering collaborative mechanisms to lift the sustainability performance of entire industries. He is currently working with several progressive businesses on developing science-based targets and comprehensive climate strategies. He is a co-founder of the Chemical Footprint Project and has guided sustainable chemicals management strategies for companies across diverse industries. He has also led regenerative agriculture projects with food brands and retailers. Current and former clients include Annie’s, Walmart, Seventh Generation, Ben & Jerry’s, The North Face, Stonyfield Farm, MilliporeSigma and U.S. EPA.
Tim holds Masters’ degrees in Environmental Policy and Business from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Materials Science Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is a founding member of the Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Planners Association and a former Board member and President. He is also founder of the Cape Ann Climate Change Network and is a Research Associate at the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production. Tim has experience in industry as a Process Engineer for Fairchild Semiconductor. He also worked for the Massachusetts Office of Technical Assistance as Project Director and Chief Engineer.
