With costs estimated as a percentage of net revenue to do things right, and a way to set minimum wages based on local cost of living Prompted by a recent New York Times article, Les Szabo, Dr. Bronner’s Chief Impact & Strategy Officer and primary architect of the Purpose Pledge program, recently wrote a provocative blog critiquing billionaires who are walking back their “Giving Pledge” to donate half their wealth.
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David Bronner
David Bronner is Cosmic Engagement Officer (CEO) of Dr. Bronner’s, the grandson of company founder, Emanuel Bronner, and a fifth-generation soap maker. He is a dedicated vegan and enjoys surfing and dancing late into the night.
Dueling Visions for 2030 in the Holy Land: More Violent Apartheid or a Secure Peace
A team of Dr. Bronner’s staff and I just returned from the Holy Land, our first visit since 2018, to support friends, family, and partners there. Since 2007, Dr. Bronner’s has sourced our olive oil from the region—90% from Palestinian farmers in the West Bank, via Canaan Fair Trade, and the rest from an Israeli Jewish family farm and an Israeli-Palestinian project called Sindyanna.
The Purpose Pledge Approach to Living Wages, Supply Chain Integrity, and Climate Action
This blog is a companion piece to the excellent overview of the Purpose Pledge program by Les Szabo, Chief Strategy and Impact Officer at Dr.
From Burning Man to Samoa: Thoughts on Belonging, Healing & Change
In this article, David Bronner, Cosmic Engagement Officer (CEO), reflects on his journey from Burning Man to Samoa, weaving together stories of community, spirituality, and social change. He shares personal insights on gender, belonging, and activism, alongside updates on regenerative organic farming and the evolving psychedelic movement. It’s a heartfelt exploration of culture and conscience that invites readers to consider new ways of caring for one another and the planet.
Dawn of a New Rising Son
The Rise of the Feminine and Trans Solidarity in the Time of Patriarchal Empire Back in 2016, after my nonbinary 19-year-old old kid at the time had recently come out to me, I joked with them about fusing “son” and “daughter” into “Don” or “Saughter,” and then it hit me: “Dawn of a New Rising Son.” A Hendrix-inspired riff and celebration of the liberated,
Sunrise on the Sacred Altarplace of Mother Earth
Indigenous Wisdom, Spiritual Ecology & Regenerative Agriculture Can Heal Our World Seven years ago, I traveled with Native American Church leaders to visit leaders of the Wixarika in their sacred land of Wirikuta in Mexico, in support of their mission to conserve their sacred peyote medicine north and south of the border. In the context of that visit,
An Open Letter to the Incoming Administration, Democratic Establishment, and Our Divided Nation
I want to share some insights from my experience running our family soapmaking company as an activist engine for progressive social change for almost three decades, on some of the pressing issues our country is grappling with. We have deep experience engaging on issues ranging from advocating for psychedelic medicines and drug policy reform, to raising the minimum wage and supporting LBGTQ+ rights.
Psychedelic Healing at a Crossroads
Debacle at the FDA, Community Healing in Portland, and Question 4 in Massachusetts Writing here as a board member for the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), it’s been a crazy few months. I have no doubt that the Food & Drug Administration will eventually approve MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD after more clinical research hoops are jumped through,
The Bronner Haus & Dr. Bronner’s Museum Opens in Laupheim, Germany with a Prayer for Peace in the Holy Land
My reflections on the Grand Opening of our Newly Renovated Jewish Ancestral Home Against the Backdrop of Palestinian Homes and Lives Being Destroyed in Gaza and the West Bank. By David Bronner I recently returned from a trip to Germany with other family leadership of Dr. Bronner’s as well as members of our extended family from around the U.
Defining “Regenerative Agriculture” in California
At the start of this year, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) established a Regenerative Agriculture Work Group to assist the State Board of Food and Agriculture in defining “Regenerative Agriculture.” We submitted the letter below as our public comment on the matter to represent how we believe the term should be defined. Dear CDFA: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed definition of regenerative agriculture in California.