Ben

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Ben Jerrys Environmental Program

• Andrea Asch
• Manager of Natural Resources

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Environmental Mission

• CERES Signatories Since 1992
• Won the 2002 Award for Outstanding
  Sustainability Reporting
• Frequently requested report
• GRI Reporting Guidelines
• All the Other Reporting Guidelines

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Key Projects

• Eco-Pint
• Bulk Handling Systems
• Global Climate Change
• Sustainable Agriculture
• Environmental Footprint

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Eco-Pint/Packaging

• Goal
• Free of Chlorine
• Biodegradable
• Issue
• Presence of Dioxin in the Environment
• Sources
• Reducing our impact
• Paper Use
• Copy paper, type and use

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Bulk Handling

• We buy the berries, cherries, and nuts, not the
  containers they come in
• Buckets 1992 - 2003 gt1 million to lt1000
• Totes
• Solid waste reduction of over 40

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Global Climate Change

• Global Climate Change CO2 Reductions
• 10 reduction in CO2 by 2007 based on 2005 values
• Internal Campaign
• External Awareness

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Environmental Footprint

• Understand what you take, make and waste
  (Interface concept)
• Measure all areas of environmental impact at the
  manufacturing sites.
• Establish goals based on what is measured.
• Keep employees aware

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Sustainable Agriculture

• Hellendorn SMILE
• Vermont Sustainable Agriculture
• University of Michigan
• Establishing on-farm indicators

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What is Next?

• Plan for the Future
• Global Climate Change
• Availability of Potable Water
• What is all of our Responsibility?
• Be Active
• Communicate