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Burt’s Bees Social Responsibility Report Takes Lessons from Bees

This post was written by Paula Alexander, director of Sustainable Business for Burt’s Bees and president of the Burt’s Bees Greater Good Foundation. Authenticity, transparency and sustainability are important strands of the Burt’s Bees brand DNA. We bring this to life through the “% natural” indicator on our labels and through our Sustainability Report. On June 24, Burt’s Bees released its last corporate social responsibility report. Because our official data and reporting is now covered by the award-winning Clorox integrated report, we have fewer constraints on our reporting format and can focus on our progress against goals, our strategic priorities and what’s…

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Enduring Value: Our FY12 Annual Report

There's a yellow hazard sign that someone posted near my door that reads "Caution: Annual Report Under Construction."  I don't have bumper stickers on my car, wear pins on my bags or (typically) post signs in my window, but after months of "building" our annual report, that sign felt very apt. Today, after toasting a cold one last night, I happily removed the sign and can now point people to our FY12 Annual Report: Enduring Value – Our Financial, Environmental, Social and Governance Performance. A few things about this report:…
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