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Blogs: Corporate Responsibility

Good Practices Lead to Great Results

By: Jay Coen Gilbert, Founder, B Corp   Sure you like Seventh Generation’s products - you’re a member of the Nation after all. But there’s another reason to be a fan - the company itself.   Seventh Generation has long been a leader, not just by creating “green...

Caring a Whole Awful Lot

What do Sumatran Orangutans, Seventh Generation, The Philadelphia Zoo, Dr. Seuss and a Burlington elementary school have in common? Far more than you might imagine. This past April, The Philadelphia Zoo launched the "Unless" Campaign. Based on the prophetic words of Dr. Seuss' The...

Growing the Next Generation of Green Ambassadors

Nelson Mandela once said that, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nowhere is that more clear than at Seventh Generation where we've adopted a team of ten budding scientists from Burlington's Sustainability Academy. Over the next year,...

Bolton or Bust: Hike to Support Breast Cancer Prevention

In the United States, a woman's lifetime risk of developing breast cancer is an alarming 1 in 8, and no more than 1 in 10 women with breast cancer have a genetic history of the disease. A growing body of scientific evidence links toxic chemicals and radiation to high rates of breast cancer....

The Dirt on Laundry

With a teenager, two dogs, and a life that includes lots of time outdoors, it seems like every day is laundry day in my world. I'm sure I'm not alone. Laundry can be all-consuming, and I mean that literally: It eats up time, electricity, water, and other things. So just how are we doing...