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The Word of the Lorax Seems Perfectly Clear -- And Now Once Again It's One We'll All Hear

Who was the Lorax and what did he say? Too many people can't tell you today His is a message that's largely forgotten And that's a fact that's largely rotten So we're bringing him back for a happy reprise And once more letting him speak for the trees For reasons that will...

Putting the Bats Back in Our Belfries

Spring may not be as far off as the calendar suggests. It's been persistently unwinterlike here in Vermont, and given that we're past the season's nadir, the rituals of the warmer months could be closer than we think. Here's one we should all add to our vernal to-do lists: bring the...

Reflections from the Rainforest: Making Our Way to the Forest

A December trip to the Amazon rainforest showed us more than inch-long stinging ants and entire pharmacies masquerading as leaves. It led us to a culture that was backward in all kinds of ways except the one we expected. And each step we took into this great tangle of trees and humanity seemed to...

No Need for Greed or Hunger: Reflections from the Rainforest

In December, we skipped the malls and instead crossed the Andes, dropping at last down into the Amazon, where dark rivers run swift through a great green gloom that dispelled mythology at every turn. To call what we found eye-opening is the last word in restrained understatement. Expectations...

The Fourth "R" in Reduce, Reuse & Recycle

When my two-year-old clothes dryer went on the fritz recently, I hoped for a simple service call and got one. We just needed a new heating coil. What we didn't need was the nearly $400 bill to replace it. That's what brand new dryers cost! And therein lies a crazy truth: it's usually...
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Seventh Generation Announces Partnership with Sustainability Academy

Burlington, Vermont School Unveils Renewable Energy System In An Effort To Become "Net Zero." Seventh Generation, the nation's number one green brand, announces a community partnership with the Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes Elementary School in Burlington, VT. The nation...
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2010 Sustainability Report: Free & Clear Baby Diapers

As always, our diapers are FREE of chlorine processing; they are also FREE of fragrances, latex and petroleum-based lotions, so you get to decide what touches your baby's sensitive skin. Our diapers now have an improved environmental footprint, due to a redesigned core that is more efficient at...
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2010 Sustainability Report: Logistics

As our orders continue to grow, our nimble logistics team has to do some fast-stepping to keep pace with our goals to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) associated with transporting our products, keep costs down, and provide excellent customer service. The hallmark of our transportation work...
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2010 Sustainability Report: Volunteer Program

Seventh Generation strives to create a culture of inspirational service that allows us to share our passions, skills and time with the people and organizations about which we care deeply. To encourage each of us to give back, we offer employees 16 hours of paid time off annually to volunteer in the...
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2010 Sustainability Report: Packaging

High PCR Plastic Bottles: Hurrah for "Packaging Pete" Swaine who engineered huge improvements to our plastic bottle packaging in 2010 — though we still have a long way to go before we have truly sustainable packaging. First, the good news. After much experimentation, the majority of...