7th Gen Blog

The Seventh Generation 2011 Corporate Consciousness Report is ready and you’re invited to take a deep dive into the latest data on our sustainability efforts.  We put our brains where our hearts are on this one and built the entire report as an interactive infograph.  The new approach trades text-heavy pages for a colorful online collage that lets you click your way through our progress  toward key social and environmental goals.
 

I kind of remember my daughter's first official word -- it was mama or dada, I'm not positive -- but I definitely remember her first eco-friendly word. It was compost. We were cooking together, and I was gathering scraps to chuck into our countertop compost bin. She grabbed a handful and held her fist over the bin and asked, "Mama, compost?" to ensure that the peelings and ends were not part of our dinner. I said yes and proudly watched her stuff the bin with carrot bits. I was proud because she had picked up the word on her own.

Last August,  I wrote about the need for more women to be involved in politics to help balance the legislative decision-making process in our country.
 
This November, the State of New Hampshire became the first state in the nation's history to have an all-female delegation heading to Washington. The newly elected Governor of the state is also a woman.
 

There's a reason meatloaf is a dinner classic: It's easy to make, tastes great fresh out of the oven or as a next-day sandwich stuffer, and it uses the kinds of basic ingredients many people tend to have lying around. To call it comfort food is obvious: Even when it's not homemade, a good meatloaf just feels like someone's mom made it especially for you.