Ben and Jerry's

Ben & Jerry’s operates on a three-part mission that aims to create linked prosperity for everyone that’s connected to our business: suppliers, employees, farmers, franchisees, customers, and neighbors alike.

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10 Firsts Coming Up at #NewMetrics '14

Published on September 12, 2014

About a 7 minute read

As we get closer to my personal favorite among the growing list of Sustainable Brands events — New Metrics, this year in collaboration with the MIT Sloan School of Management — I am finding it hard not to engage complete strangers on the street i... View More

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Circular Economy Circular Economy

How Ben & Jerry's and NativeEnergy Helped a Vermont Dairy Farmer Turn Waste Into a Resource

Published on September 11, 2014

About a 3 minute read

Dairy farmer Chris Wagner, owner of the Green Dream Farm in Enosburg Falls, Vermont, has a new setup that provides him with low-cost bedding for his herd and reduces the greenhouse gas produced by his cows. Wagner was able to install the technology b... View More

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Innovation & Technology Innovation & Technology

Ben & Jerry’s Sourcing New Ingredients, Renaming Flavors to Meet Non-GMO, Fairtrade Standard

Published on June 27, 2014

About a 4 minute read

In support of Vermont’s first-in-the-nation GMO-labeling law, Ben & Jerry’s has temporarily renamed its beloved Chocolate Fudge Brownie flavor ice cream “Food Fight Fudge Brownie,” and announced that $1 from each sale of the limited-editi... View More

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Circular Economy Circular Economy

Life-Size Living™: How to Find Meaning Within Our Means Once More

Published on June 12, 2014

About a 6 minute read

The time when we were happily seduced into reaching far, far beyond our means with a promise of infinite everything and the glittering lure of a‘larger-than-life’ life, seems, to some of us at least, quite archaic now.But even in our socially enl... View More

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Marketing & Communications

Food Brands, Farming Groups, NGOs Urge Obama to Enact Federal GMO Labeling Law

Published on January 20, 2014

About a 2 minute read

A group made up of over 200 organizations including food companies, organic farming and environmental groups have signed a letter urging President Obama to enact labelling laws highlighting products that contain genetically modified ingredients. ... View More

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Supply Chain

Top 10 Ways Brands Used Their Power to Create a More Sustainable World in 2013

Published on December 31, 2013

About a 15 minute read

2013 was a banner year for companies using their muscle to drive transformative change, both internally and globally. Without further ado, here is just a taste of some of the progress we found most inspiring. ... View More

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Collaboration & Co-Creation Collaboration & Co-Creation

Levi's, Unilever, Patagonia Among Companies Calling for Carbon Pollution Standards for New Power Plants

Published on September 28, 2013

About a 4 minute read

Nearly two-dozen major U.S. companies and nearly 50 investors with more than $900 billion in collective assets announced their support last week for new carbon pollution standards proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for new power pl... View More

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Marketing & Communications Circular Economy

New Leaf Paper Joins 17 Firms Registering as Benefit Corps in Delaware

Published on August 2, 2013

About a 2 minute read

New Leaf Paper and Plum Organics were among the 17 companies on Thursday that were the first to register as Delaware benefit corporations after the legislation legalizing it was signed on July 17.Some of the other registering companies included leadi... View More

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Marketing & Communications Marketing & Communications

Beanfields Snacks Awarded B Corporation Status

Published on July 25, 2013

About a 2 minute read

Bean and rice tortilla chip maker Beanfields Snacks has achieved its certification as a B Corporation.The family-owned company joins Ben and Jerry’s, Etsy, Patagonia and hundreds of others companies worldwide using the power of business to tackle s... View More

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Marketing & Communications

Nike, North Face, eBay, IKEA, Levi's Among Companies Urging Congress for Climate Regulation

Published on April 10, 2013

About a 3 minute read

As President Obama prepares to unveil his budget for the coming year, 33 multinational companies, including eBay, IKEA, L’Oréal, Nike and Limited Brands, have signed a “Climate Declaration” urging federal policymakers to take action on climate... View More

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Innovation & Technology

Ben & Jerry’s and Ashoka Vet European Social Entrepreneurs with Join Our Core Competition

Published on March 20, 2013

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Ben & Jerry’s and Ashoka last week launched their second Join Our Core competition to find the most innovative young social entrepreneurs in Europe. ... View More

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New Metrics

Groundbreaking Cabot Study Reveals Shortcomings of Conventional Sustainability Metrics

Published on September 26, 2012

About a 5 minute read

A new study of carbon emissions highlights striking differences between conventional and new, context-based sustainability metrics. Cabot Creamery Cooperative, a well-known dairy company, last month concluded a retrospective study in which the reliab... View More

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New Metrics

GRI and Sustainability Context: Explain It Like We’re Four

Published on March 19, 2012

About a 8 minute read

“Now, explain it to me like I’m a four year old,” says Denzel Washington to Tom Hanks in the 1993 film Philadelphia. We pose this same question to the Global Reporting Initiative, the standard-setter for sustainability reporting. ... View More

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Organizational Governance Organizational Governance

Identity-Centered Leadership: Enabling Individuals and Brands to Thrive through Sustainability

Published on January 26, 2012

About a 3 minute read

Brand leadership is about creating a connection between the brand and its customers. We can identify three waves through which brand leadership has evolved in relation to sustainability: ... View More

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New Metrics

Do Winning Sustainability Reports Measure Up?

Published on April 20, 2009

About a 7 minute read

Ahead of his breakout session on Strengthening Your Brand with Context Based Sustainability at Sustainable Brands '09, Mark McElroy writes on The Global Reporting Initiative's (GRI) call for context in all sustainability reporting. While even award-w... View More

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New Metrics

Mark McElroy on What's Wrong with Sustainability Reporting

Published on March 24, 2008

About a 4 minute read

While it's great to see so many companies embracing sustainability reporting, most aren't giving us the whole picture, says Mark McElroy, founder of the Center for Sustainable Organizations (CSO). Mark is no armchair critic, however. CSO has spent th... View More

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