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Rainforest Alliance News.

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  Truly Green Tea

  By Marc Hertz | Sun Oct 11, 2009 10:12 PM ET

  tree. Apparently, back in 2007, Unilever said it would "buy all of its tea from sources that are certified as sustainable by a nonprofit called the Rainforest Alliance." Employees at Lipton's Suffolk, Va., plant heard about that and decided they wanted to improve their own recycling efforts. Ho Read More

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  Nespresso 'Ecolaborates' With Rainforest Alliance

  By Marc Hertz | Mon Jun 29, 2009 3:33 PM ET

  by the Rainforest Alliance by 2013. These farms must meet strict social and environmental standards. Nespresso has been working since 2003 with the Rainforest Alliance, a group that "works to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, busines Read More

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  Eco-Friendly Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend

  By Rachel Felder | Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:12 AM ET

  not just in the artificial stones, but also in the way it runs its business. DNL's catalog, for example, is printed on recycled, FSC certified and Rainforest Alliance certified paper.Anyone want to break into a chorus of "Artificial Diamonds Are A Girl's Bes Read More

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  Sustainable Tea at the Tony Awards

  By Rachel Felder | Wed Jun 10, 2009 11:17 AM ET

  prefer to spell it, sustainabili-TEA -- is nothing new for the folks at Lipton. For the last couple years, the company has been working with the Rainforest Alliance to source tea that comes from sustainable farms. While some of its tea is already grown that way, Lipton's goal is to have 10 Read More

  More like this in: New York, Music, Celebrities, Sustainability, Tony Awards , Nespresso, Lipton Tea
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  Normal Green: A New Take on Earth-Friendly Travel

  By Stefania Pomponi Butler | Mon Sep 1, 2008 3:02 PM ET

  bees on their rooftops, but what does being green really mean?According to the article, in October "20 groups including the UN Foundation and the Rainforest Alliance, will release a new standard for the terms 'sustainable tourism.'" (See draft here .) Spokespeople for the organizations puttin Read More

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