NatureWorks receives Leader of Change Award

NatureWorks was recently honored with the 2011 Leader of Change Award from The Foundation for Social Change and the United Nations Office for Partnerships (UNOP). 

The Leader of Change award recognizes companies, financial institutions and advocacy groups that have demonstrated commitment to the pursuit of sustainability. 

‘We named NatureWorks a leader of change, because the company demonstrates several compelling proof points,’ explained Louise M. Guido, CEO of the Foundation for Social Change. ‘NatureWorks is not a longstanding, conventional company that decided to “go green”: this is a company actually founded – just 10 years ago – on the simple principle of selling sustainable performance products, giving contemporary industry a new way to do business and today’s consumer a new choice. And, as the Ingeo Earth Month project demonstrated, NatureWorks’ early bet on environmental performance is clearly paying off.’ 

NatureWorks joins a prestigious group of other 2011 Leader in Change award recipients, including Billabong, Domini Social Investment Fund, DSM, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Marks & Spencer, Philips Lighting, Seventh Generation and Unilever. 

‘NatureWorks is founded on the very principles recognized by the 2011 Leader of Change Award,’ said Steve Davies, marketing and public affairs director for NatureWorks. ‘Ingeo allows companies to do business differently – by opening the way for brands to bring innovative and sustainable products to their customers without compromising performance and appeal.’ 

Ingeo plastics and fibers are derived from plants, not oil, and provide brands and manufacturers access to materials with consolidated green credentials and positive environmental impact. Manufacturing Ingeo is said to produce 60 percent less greenhouse gases and uses 50 percent less non-renewable energy than traditional oil-based polymers, such as PET and polystyrene. 

NatureWorks’ Ingeo Innovation Gallery illustrates a small sample of the hundreds of brands using Ingeo in everyday consumer products. 

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