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Conference Call: Wegmans Adopts New Standards for Buying Farmed Shrimp

EDF Blogs — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:22:07 +0000

Wegmans Food Markets, one of the country’s most innovative food retailers, and Environmental Defense, a leading national environmental advocacy organization, has unveiled a first-of-its-kind purchasing policy for farmed shrimp.

The policy, which includes comprehensive and rigorous health and environmental standards, enables retailers and producers to address health and environmental concerns in a measurable and significant way. The policy will set a new bar for the seafood industry and U.S. retailers.

Featuring:

Jeanne Colleluori, Communications Specialist, Wegmans Food Markets Inc.
Gwen Ruta, Director of Corporate Partnerships, Environmental Defense
Carl Salamone, Vice President of Seafood, Wegmans Food Markets Inc.
Becky Goldburg, Senior Scientist, Oceans Program, Environmental Defense

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Gwen Ruta talks "corporate green revolution" on Bloomberg Radio

EDF Blogs — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:08:45 +0000

Our director of corporate partnerships, Gwen Ruta, talks with Bloomberg Radio about how large companies like Delta Airlines and ConocoPhillips are taking serious steps to address environmental issues.

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Gwen Ruta talks green business on CNN

EDF Blogs — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:09:29 +0000

CNN's Ali Velshi and his guests – including Gwen Ruta, our director of corporate partnerships – examine how consumers and businesses are going green or doing their part to clean up the environment.

Here are the details on the one-hour program, "Going Green, Going Broke?":

0 – 12 minutes: consumers, green building/LEED

12 – 17 minutes: Wal-Mart (Andy Ruben)

17 – 21 minutes: bottled water

21 – 22:20 minutes: what people in Atlanta think about going green

22 – 35 minutes: Gwen Ruta and Marc Gunther, Senior Writer Fortune Magazine on what businesses are doing

35 – 45: Living off the grid

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