Thu, Oct. 20, 2011
Climate Change
With concern for the next seven generations as our guiding principle, we feel a strong sense of urgency about the issue of climate change. As reducing greenhouse gas emissions is the focus of much of our environmental work, we
Thu, Oct. 20, 2011
at Home and Work
It is hard to spend more than a few minutes in our Burlington, Vermont headquarters without sensing the environmental commitment of our motivated employees — many of whom have chosen to work at Seventh Generation because
Thu, Oct. 20, 2011
As we are guided by our commitment to consider the impacts of our actions on the next seven generations, the prospect of global climate change troubles us deeply. While reducing our greenhouse gas emissions is the focus of many of our
Mon, Oct. 17, 2011
Decentralized system keeps emissions down
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,
Mon, Oct. 17, 2011
Virgin plastics derived from fossil fuels are non-renewable, enviromentally damaging and unsustainable. With only about 30% of recyclable plastic actually getting recycled, most plastic ends up in landfills where it takes hundreds of years to
Mon, Oct. 17, 2011
Great products begin with great materials.
Much of our innovation work and many of our goals reflect our desire to continually improve the sustainability of the materials we use. To verify that we are progressing toward our goals to increase the
Mon, Oct. 10, 2011
A product’s packaging speaks volumes about the company selling it. We have always wanted consumers to notice our belief in ingredient disclosure when they pick up one of our products, but we want them to notice something else as well
Mon, Oct. 10, 2011
Our commitment to consider the impact of our actions on the next seven generations demands that we engage in pioneering work to minimize our impact on the environment — not only in our products, packaging, and business operations — but
Fri, Oct. 07, 2011
John Steinbeck opined that, “it is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him.” If we are to achieve the great changes that are necessary to protect our planet home, we must set bold challenges for ourselves
Sun, Apr. 03, 2011
The reality of global climate change, which we have already begun to see, and the dramatic rise in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions concern us deeply. A problem this vast and this wide ranging in both cause and effect must be addressed on many
