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.
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,
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,
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.
Regenerative Agriculture: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Author’s Note: This article builds on Regenetarians Unite, my call-to-action for our industry that was published March 7, 2018 and helped lay out the vision and path to the formation of the Regenerative Organic Certified® standard that brings together the best of soil health, animal welfare, and fair labor & fair trade practices, into a single consumer facing standard.
The Importance of Group Healing with Psychedelic Medicines and How Massachusetts Gets it Right
Combining Regulated Access with Self-Regulating Community Healing Models These are exciting times in the realms of psychedelic healing. In particular, I’ve been psyched by the traction and progress that group healing models are getting in both state and federal regulated access routes. Group therapy is much more cost-efficient, as well as arguably more effective, for short and long-term mental health.
Urgent! Ask Gov. Newsom to Sign Senate Bill 58 to Decriminalize Psychedelics for Personal Healing & Growth!
What Is Senate Bill 58? California Senate Bill 58 would legalize personal use of certain natural psychedelics. It passed the California Senate in May and the Assembly earlier this month with strong bi-partisan support, and is now headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk to be signed into law. The scope of the measure has been scaled back by various amendments imposed in legislative committees,