Profits for the Planet

Yogurt on a mission

As part of our commitment to healthy food, healthy people, and a healthy planet, we give 10% of our profits to efforts that help to protect and restore the earth. To date, we’ve gifted over $14 million.

PFP making a difference

In 2011, through our Profits for the Planet  program (PFP), we donated more than $1.8 million to environmental efforts across the country. Meet some of the folks we’ve helped to support.

2010 PFP donation recipients

• American Dietetic Association (Chicago, IL)—support for the Hunger and Environmental Nutrition reception in Boston.
• American Farmland Trust (Washington, DC)—support for its manure methane reduction project.
• American Sustainable Business Council (Washington, DC)—to support the promotion of green business practices.
• Asia Society (New York, NY)—to support the production and printing of Glacier Research Imaging Project postcards.
• BabyCenter (San Francisco, CA)—to educate moms and moms-to-be about human and environmental health.
• BreastCancer.org—general support of its efforts to fight breast cancer.
• Center for Food Safety (Washington, DC)—to support production of GE fish campaign postcards.
• Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health (Washington, DC)—to support its international conference in Greece.
• Chef’s Collaborative (Boston, MA)—to support the promotion of sustainable food among chefs.
• Chez Panisse Foundation (Berkeley, CA)—to support the foundation’s efforts to lead school food reform and nutrition education.
• Chop Chop (Watertown, MA)—to support its efforts to educate kids about cooking and nutrition and to encourage better eating habits.
• City of Ann Arbor (MI)—support for the city’s recreation programs.
• City Burlington (VT)—support for the city’s recreation programs.
• Climate Counts (Manchester, NH)—support of its collaborative effort to bring consumers and companies together in the fight against global climate change.
• Concord Energy and Environment Committee (Concord, NH)—general support of its efforts to help reduce energy consumption, while improving individual and environmental health.
• Concord Community Music School (Concord, NH)—support for a school sustainability project.
• Conservation NH (Concord, NH)—general support of its efforts to improve the environment and conserve natural resources.
• Detroit Public Television (Detroit, MI)—in support of its fundraising special about the “anti-cancer” diet.
• Earth Island Institute (Berkeley, CA)—in support of its “Kids vs. Global Warming” project.
• Earth School Educational Foundation (Louisville, KY)—to support communications about climate change solutions.
• Earth University (Atlanta, GA)—sponsorship of a scholarship beneficiary to become a community leader in the field of agricultural sciences and the rational use of natural resources.
• Ecological Farming Association (Watsonville, CA)—annual sponsorship to help support ecological farming education.
• Food Trade Sustainability Leadership Association (Eugene, OR)—to support the promotion of leading-edge, environmentally sound, and socially just practices in the organic food trade.
• Gabrielle Hathaway (Fairfield, IA)—to support Gabrielle’s becoming an organic dairy farmer.
• Global Awareness Local Action (Wolfeboro, NH)—to support sustainability education and local action that’s practical, effective, and fun.
• Greener Cow Project (Londonderry, NH)—general support of this pilot project exploring ways to naturally decrease global-warming gases emitted by cows.
• Healthcare without Harm (Reston, VA)—in support of its efforts to implement ecologically sound and healthy alternatives to health care practices that pollute the environment and contribute to disease.
• Healthy Child Healthy World (New York, NY)—to support its efforts to protect young children from harmful chemicals.
• Healthy Schools Campaign (Chicago, IL)—to support its advocacy for policies and practices that produce healthy school environments.
• Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (Minneapolis, Minnesota)—in support of local and global efforts to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm, and trade systems.
• Intervale Center (Burlington, VT)—in support of the center’s sustainable agricultural programs.
• Karen Valentine (Shepherdstown, WV)—to open a community resource center that encourages support of family farms, local and organic foods, and recycling.
• Kokua Festival (Haleiwa, HI)—support for environmental education in the schools and communities of Hawaii.
• Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (Unity, ME)—support for the Common Ground Country Fair.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)—support for the Source Mapping Project.
• Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (Spring Valley, WI)—support for the “Our Help Wanted: Organic Farmers” program.
• Mount Washington Observatory (North Conway, NH)—support for the “Seek the Peak” fundraiser.
• Natick Community Organic Farm (Natick, MA)—general support for day-to-day operating expenses and redesigning of its website.
• National Audubon Society (New York, NY)—general support for the society’s efforts to conserve and restore natural ecosystems.
• Native Energy (Charlotte, VT)—to offset Stonyfield’s carbon emissions.
• New England Farmers Union (Shelburne Falls, MA)—in support of its Fiddlehead Festival, a local agricultural event.
• New Hampshire Energy and Climate Collaborative (Concord, NH)—general support for New Hampshire’s energy, environmental, and economic-development future, with a specific focus on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
• New Hampshire Public Radio (Concord, NH)—annual sponsorship of The Environmental Desk.
• New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association (Concord, NH)—sponsorship of its annual Home Energy Conference.
• Northeast Organic Farming Association, Connecticut Chapter (Stevenson, CT)—annual sponsorship and support for “Taste! Organic Connecticut” event.
• Northeast Organic Farming Association, Massachusetts Chapter (Barre, MA)—annual sponsorship and support for The Natural Farmer publication.
• Northeast Organic Farming Association, New Hampshire Chapter (Concord, NH)—support for its annual winter conference.
• Northeast Organic Farming Association, New York Chapter (Cobleskill, NY)—support for its annual winter conference.
• Northeast Organic Farming Association, New Jersey Chapter (Hillsborough, NJ)—support for its annual winter conference.
• Northeast Organic Farming Association, Vermont Chapter (Richmond, VT)—support for its annual winter conference and support for on-farm workshop series.
• Organic Farming Research Foundation (Santa Cruz, CA)—support for conference educational programs and fall benefit event.
• Organic Trade Association (Greenfield, MA)—support for its annual organic industry dinner event.
• Organic Valley (LaFarge, WI)—support for the Kickapoo Country Fair.
• Our Task, Inc. (Arlington, VA)—general support to help young people advocate for environmental protection and restoration.
• PCC Farmland Trust (Seattle, WA)—support of their Future Farm Fund, created to purchase conservation easements on local farmland and restrict land development.
• Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (Millheim, PA)—sponsorship of the Farming for the Future conference.
• People’s Grocery (Oakland, CA)—support for its “Harvesting Justice” event.
• Preserve (Waltham, MA)—sponsorship of the “Gimme 5” program (collection of #5 plastic cups at Whole Foods stores; cups are recycled to create new products).
• Reverb (Portland, ME)—general support of its efforts to educate musicians and their fans about sustainability and to encourage them to take action for a more sustainable future.
• RCSR Productions / Robert Kenner Films / Frumkin Productions (Brookline, MA)—to support the production of “What’s in a Cup” and “Reasons for Change.”
• Second Harvest Food Bank (Santa Cruz, CA)—to support pesticide-free gardens at preschools serving low-income children.
• SHFT (Los Angeles, CA)—general sponsorship of its efforts to help bands green their activities and educate, via online webisodes, about the importance of sustainability.
• Spannocchia Foundation (Portland, ME)—sponsorship of the Spannocchia Symposium, an international gathering focused on sustainable food systems.
• Sustainable Nantucket (Nantucket, MA)—general support for its efforts to educate about sustainability and build a better local food system.
• Sustainable Food Lab (White River Junction, VT)—general support for this consortium of businesses, nonprofits, and public organizations working to accelerate the shift to sustainability.
• Terracycle (Trenton, NJ)—support for their packaging, recycling, and education efforts.
• The Life is Good Company (Boston, MA)—sponsorship of the “Life is Good” Festival fundraiser for children at risk.
• The Nature Conservancy (Arlington, VA)—general support for this leading conservation organization that works to protect ecologically important lands and waters worldwide.
• The Organic Center (Boulder, CO)—to help fund the creation and expansion of a dairy cow carbon footprint calculator.
• The Rodale Institute (Kutztown, PA)—to support its efforts to promote organic farming worldwide.
• The Safeway Foundation (Lanham, MD)—support for the breast cancer awareness campaign.
• The Vermont Scholarship Fund (Winooski, VT)—annual sponsorship for the children of St. Alban’s Cooperative Creamery members.
• Turtle Ridge Foundation (Sugar Hill, NH)—support for its environmental initiatives and youth athletic opportunities.
• University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Campus—in support of The Sustainability Consortium.
• University of California Santa Cruz—in support of the UCSC Foundation.
• University of Michigan (Ann Arbor)—annual support for the Graham Environmental Sustainability Institute and Center for Sustainable Systems.
• University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH)—sponsorship of the New England Carbon Challenge and 4-H Foundation of New Hampshire.
• University of Vermont and State Agricultural College (Burlington, VT)—in support of the Vermont Farm Women’s Fund and the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture.
• Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (Bennington, VT)—to support The Vermont Scholarship Fund.
• Western Foothills Land Trust (Norway, ME)—support for the Alan Day Community Garden Project.