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. He is also a co-founder of the Chemical Footprint Project and has guided sustainable chemicals management strategies for companies across diverse industries. His experience spans the spectrum from developing sustainability strategy, drafting sustainability goals, designing product sustainability programs, creating approaches to transform sustainable supply chains and facilitating a landscape level stakeholder process to improve climate and water quality outcomes.
Tim's recent projects include helping build a leading climate strategy for Ben & Jerry's, developing sustainability goals for King Arthur Baking, creating a corporate sustainability strategy for Lush, and developing a regenerative grazing standard for Timberland.
