News Published on 12 May, 2009
Leaders in sustainability honoured at Rainforest Alliance Gala
Filed by Claire Phoenix
Rainforest Alliance honourees and co-chairs came together on 6 May with other business leaders and organisation representatives for a day-long workshop on marketing sustainability and certification at the New York headquarters of Goldman, Sachs & Co.
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The annual gala recognises companies and individuals for their work with the Rainforest Alliance on making sustainable supply chain decisions or for their long-time support of conservation work.
“The honourees we’ve selected have made solid commitments that benefit ecosystems, workers and wildlife worldwide,” said Tensie Whelan, president of the Rainforest Alliance, who was named one of the 100 most influential people in business ethics for the second year in a row by Ethisphere magazine. “By making sustainability a priority in their business decisions, they demonstrate its importance, not only for the longevity of their businesses, but also for the well-being of the entire planet.”
The 2009 honourees
Corporate Green Globe Awardees (businesses that demonstrate an extraordinary commitment to furthering sustainability):
- Unilever – Lipton Tea
- Allegro Coffee Company
- Drie Mollen Group
- National Envelope.
Corporate Sustainable Standard-Setters (companies that have worked with the Rainforest Alliance and exhibited outstanding leadership in efforts to promote sustainability):
- Green Hotels of Costa Rica
- Suzano Papel e Celulose SA.
Community Sustainable Standard-Setter:
- Napo Wildlife Center, Comunidad Kichwa Añangu.
Individual Green Globe Awardee:
- Becky McKinnon.
2009 Gala co-chairs:
- Ecuador Ministry of Tourism
- Gloria Jean’s Coffees.
Honorary chair:
- Gisele Bündchen.
Source: Rainforest Alliance