Working Mother Magazine: The Best Green Companies

[Cheryl@WAHM.com]

Working
Mother</span></font> Magazine
Announces a First: </span>
The Best
Green Companies for <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1lace>’s
Children</span></font>
(Psst…they’re
even better for busy working moms!)</span></font>
</span></font>
<st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">New
York</span></font></st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">NY</st1:State></st1lace>
(October 30, 2007)—A working mom’s to-do list is always full—when she’s not
managing her work responsibilities, she’s juggling the needs of everyone else in
the family. And lately she has one more worry to add to her list: the
environment. No one thinks more about the future of the planet than mothers,
who are vigilant about hazards lurking in the environment and the products they
buy, and how their choices today will affect the planet for their children.

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With the environment a priority for anyone with
children, Working Mother</span>
magazine, the authoritative source for career moms, set out to identify
companies that are taking environmental responsibility
seriously.</span></font>
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For the first time, the November issue of Working Mother</span> is naming the Best Green Companies for America’s
Children</span>, celebrating innovators who are thinking like moms. These
20 corporate leaders are setting new standards by championing environmentally
safe, innovative business models. All of them are making extraordinary
eco-strides and, in some cases, making up for past missteps. Their progressive
thinking, inventive policies and pioneering spirit are helping make the world a
greener, cleaner place for children.</span></font>
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“We know that our actions today are shaping the world
our kids will inherit,” said Suzanne Riss, Editor in Chief, Working Mother</span> magazine. “That’s why
we’re honoring industry leaders that are making their businesses greener—from
the ingredients and packaging they use to how they build their facilities and
run their manufacturing plants. Thanks to their creative thinking, we can begin
to imagine a future in which business and environmentalism go hand in
hand.”</span></font>
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In order to recognize industry-specific challenges and
innovations, Working Mother</span>
divided the 2007 Best Green Companies for America’s Children into categories
including Apparel, Beauty, Design, Entertainment, Family Products, Fashion,
Finance, Food, Retail, Technology and Transportation.</span></font>
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The 2007
Best Green Companies for <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1lace>’s
Children:</span></font>
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Apparel</span></font>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" ="disc"><li ="Msonormal" style="">NAU, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Portland</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State></st1lace></span></font>[/list]Beauty</span></font>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" ="disc"><li ="Msonormal" style="">AVEDA, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Blaine</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">MN</st1:State></st1lace></span></font>
<li ="Msonormal" style="">BURT’S BEES, Durham,
NC</span></font>[/list]Design</span></font>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" ="disc"><li ="Msonormal" style="">HERMAN MILLER, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Zeeland</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">MI</st1:State></st1lace></span></font>[/list]</span></font>
Entertainment</span></font>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" ="disc"><li ="Msonormal" style="">DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Silver Spring</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">MD</st1:State></st1lace></span></font>[/list]Family
Products</span></font>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" ="disc"><li ="Msonormal" style="">JOHNSON &amp; JOHNSON, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">New Brunswick</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">NJ</st1:State></st1lace></span></font>
<li ="Msonormal" style="">PROCTER &amp; GAMBLE, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cincinnati</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OH</st1:State></st1lace></span></font>
<li ="Msonormal" style="">S.C. JOHNSON &amp; SON, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Racine</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">WI</st1:State></st1lace></span></font>[/list]Fashion</span></font>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" ="disc"><li ="Msonormal" style="">LINDA LOUDERMILK, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State></st1lace></span></font>[/list]Finance</span></font>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" ="disc"><li ="Msonormal" style="">PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP,
<st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Pittsburgh</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">PA</st1:State></st1lace></span></font>
<li ="Msonormal" style="">WELLS <st1:City w:st="on">FARGO</st1:City>, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">San
Francisco</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State></st1lace></span></font>[/list]Food</span></font>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" ="disc"><li ="Msonormal" style="">PEPSICO, Purchase,
NY</span></font>
<li ="Msonormal" style="">WHOLE FOODS MARKET, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Austin</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TX</st1:State></st1lace></span></font>[/list]Retail</span></font>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" ="disc"><li ="Msonormal" style="">THE HOME DEPOT, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Atlanta</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">GA</st1:State></st1lace></span></font>
<li ="Msonormal" style="">WAL-MART STORES, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Bentonville</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">AR</st1:State></st1lace></span></font>[/list]Technology</span></font>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" ="disc"><li ="Msonormal" style="">DELL, Round Rock,
TX</span></font>
<li ="Msonormal" style="">IBM, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Armonk</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">NY</st1:State></st1lace></span></font>[/list]Transportation</span></font>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" ="disc"><li ="Msonormal" style="">GENERAL MOTORS, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Detroit</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">MI</st1:State></st1lace></span></font>
<li ="Msonormal" style="">HONDA, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Torrance</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State></st1lace></span></font>
<li ="Msonormal" style=""><st1:City w:st="on">TOYOTA</span></font></st1:City> MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">New York</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">NY</st1:State></st1lace></span>[/list]</span></font>
Full profiles of all of the 2007 Best Green Companies
for <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1lace w:st="on">America</st1lace></st1:country-region>’s Children are available in
the November issue of Working
Mother</span> magazine, currently on newsstands, or please visit www.workingmother.com.
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About Working
Mother</span></font>
Founded in 1979, Working Mother</span> magazine reaches nearly 3
million readers and is the only national magazine for career mothers. Its
22-year signature initiative, Working Mother 100 Best Companies, is the most
important benchmark for work/life practices in corporate <st1lace w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">America</st1:country-region></st1lace>. The publication also
releases the annual list of the Best Companies for Multicultural Women in the
June issue. Working Mother</span> is
published by Working Mother Media (WMM), which also owns the National
Association for Female Executives (NAFE), NAFE Magazine, the annual 100 Best
Companies WorkLife Congress, as well as the Best Companies for Multicultural
Women Conference and regional Town Halls. In 2006, WMM acquired Diversity Best
Practices, the preeminent organization for diversity thought
leaders.</span></font>
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[Richelle]

As always, great info!

Thanks Cheryl!

[busybookstore]

i got this issue in my mail the other day.
I have not found anything written in working mother on work at home moms in direct selling, etc.

[littlefroggy20]

Thanks for the info!

[renowriter]

Wow, interesting. Thanks!

[VitaminG]

Thanks for forwarding the GREEN message. Those of us in a Green home business benefit from the publicity, whether or not the companies mentioned by the magazine are truly green.

I have seen these names on lists of "green" companies before. I am glad that they are making strides to lessen their impact. Readers should know too that there are other great companies that are greener, whose products are actually good for children and the planet, and who have had a philosophy of being in harmony with nature from their inception. Seek these out. Seek out sustainable business. Look for companies that are Certified Climate Neutral, or are EPA climate leaders. These companies are not likely to be simply "Green Washing"

[kahoff]

Hi VitaminG,

I agree with what you've stated. Thanks for making those important points.

Smiles,
kahoff

[biznurse]

All I can say as a RN and Public Health Awareness proponent is IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!

America is a SICKNESS and not a Welllness society. How much does your hospital earn if you are WELL and never visit them?? Your DOCTOR? How about Pharmacies? You get the picture.

REEARCH an MSDS (material safety data sheet) on Google on EVERY product BEFORE you it bring into your house and read the warings! Did you know the MSDS on Formula 409 says it's CARCINOGENIC?!? Guys, that means it contains CANCER CAUSING INGREDIENTS. Will never come into my house again....

I too have a totally GREEN house! I absolutely swear by tea tree oil with will NOT harm the environment or my family! WATCH for more info on GOING GREEN in the near future!!

AND.... HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!

Linda/FCLS, CMAS, BS, RN
AOL and Yahoo IM - TxBizNurse
Executive Director
San Antonio, TX

[bwright]

Great News!!

[Chief]

Green thinking is a hot topic these days.

I'd like to share an interesting resource which measures how green you are by answering a short questionnaire here: GreenIQ

My Green IQ was 71.

Enjoy!