In the pages that follow, you will read of our progress and setbacks over the past year in making Seventh Generation as responsible and sustainable as it can possibly be. Our 2007 corporate consciousness report, Spheres of Influence, also documents our efforts—some successful, some less so—to inspire our partners, our industry, and the wider business community to embrace a model of deeper business purpose, where economic growth is merged with social justice.

This report reflects our belief that to be a good corporate citizen, Seventh Generation should publicly bare, for all to see, both its positive and its negative impacts on society and the environment. Only then can we engage our consumers and stakeholders in an open and honest discussion on how to improve. While this report underlines our missteps as well as our breakthroughs in 2007, because of the printing deadline it mentions (p. 20), but doesn't detail, one of the most difficult challenges in our 20-year history. Allow me to add to the record...

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