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Making Work Personal and Changing Women’s Lives

Shannon Hess shares how shea butter is improving women’s lives from Africa to North Carolina.

Corporate Responsibility

Building Sustainable Bridges — in Partnership

At AIM-PROGRESS, working with peer companies, discovering ruby chocolate and attending a Braves game at Wrigley Field are all in a day’s work.

Corporate Responsibility

The Heart of the Matter

For Burt’s Bees, sourcing responsibly is all about the people behind the ingredients.

Corporate Responsibility

For Shannon, the Natural Supply Chain Is Personal

She travels the world, building relationships and helping communities in pursuit of natural, responsible ingredients for Burt’s Bees products.

Corporate Responsibility

It’s Her Business to Know Your Beeswax

The Burt’s Bees® brand is committed to sustainable sourcing of its natural ingredients. Here, we connect with Shannon Hess, the woman in charge of that important effort.

Corporate Responsibility

A Fresh View of our Palm Oil Derivative Journey

More than a year ago, we set out to better understand how we source our palm oil derivative ingredients. To explore our journey so far, we talked to Natalie Massey, a supply chain associate in our Global Strategic Sourcing division and one of the newest members of our Eco Team.

Corporate Responsibility

Clorox Joins The Forest Trust to Enhance Palm Oil Sourcing Efforts

Transforming our palm oil supply chain.

Company

Forward-Looking Sustainability Goals Guide Everyday Actions

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. I recently joined some of the biggest players in business, including Google, Coca-Cola, Boeing and Procter & Gamble at the Corporate Eco Forum in Chicago. On the first night of the conference, at the Sixth Annual C. K. Prahalad Awards ceremony, three industry leaders were recognized for “private sector action that exemplifies the fundamental connection between sustainability, innovation and long-term business success.” One of those leaders was Kurt Kuehn, the chief financial officer of UPS Inc.
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