Dr. Bronner’s Launches Limited-Edition ‘Protect Orcas!’ Soap Label in Canada to Promote Groundbreaking Film Coextinction

First-Ever Advocacy Label Launched in Canada Under All-One Canada Initiative to Adorn 85,000 Castile Liquid Soap Bottles

April 11, 2023

VISTA, CA – Dr. Bronner’s, the family-owned maker of the top-selling natural brand of soaps in North America, has launched a new, limited-edition label of its 946ml (32oz) Castile Liquid Soaps in Canada, with the message ‘Protect Orcas!’ to promote the documentary film, Coextinction. A presenting partner of the film, Dr. Bronner’s has created its first-ever limited-edition advocacy soap label for the Canadian market to further raise awareness about the film and its call-to-action. Among its messaging, the ‘Protect Orcas!’ label calls upon consumers to take action on four key issues to prevent the extinction of the Southern Resident Orcas: Support Indigenous Sovereignty; End Open Net Salmon Farming; Remove Obsolete Dams; and Stop Fossil Fuel Pipelines. To view the “Protect Orcas!” bilingual Canadian limited-edition soap label, please visit: http://bit.ly/3nF0Fvc

“Coextinction is strongly aligned with Dr. Bronner’s guiding Cosmic Principle ‘Treat the Earth Like Home,’ and addresses multiple issues that we are concerned about as a company from protecting animals and ocean wildlife to respecting Indigenous rights, promoting social justice, and practicing environmental stewardship,” says Michael Bronner, President of Dr. Bronner’s. “Coextinction is breathtaking and provides a necessary and urgent call to action! There is still time for us to protect this threatened ecosystem and show that we have the will to not only protect the orcas, but also to save ourselves in the face of the vast climate crisis. We are proud to leverage our reach and brand recognition to engage the public on the issues raised in this remarkable film,” Bronner continued.

In Canada, Dr. Bronner’s is promoting Coextinction under the All-One International Initiative, namely the All-One Canada chapter. The initiative seeks to support mission aligned activism in the markets outside the U.S. where Dr. Bronner’s sells its products. The All-One International Initiative and Dr. Bronner’s support for Coextinction are both anchored by the company’s commitment to social justice, environmental stewardship, and animal advocacy.

A profound award-winning documentary on the extinction crisis, Coextinction debuted at film festivals in 2021, and has received critical acclaim at screenings worldwide. Dr. Bronner’s has helped fund the impact production of the film and partnered with the filmmakers to promote educational events, screenings, and advocacy work to inspire viewers to take bold action for climate and social justice. Filmed throughout the coastal watersheds of the Pacific Northwest, including the Salish Sea and along the Broughton Archipelago which are traditional territories of the Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw, ‘Namgis, Tsleil-Waututh and other Nations, Coextinction documents the plight of the Southern Resident Orcas, of which less than 75 are alive today.

Through powerful storytelling and breathtaking cinematography, the filmmakers take the viewer on a journey to understand the causes of the orcas’ population decline. Their findings reveal how the orcas’ endangerment is fundamentally tied to the collapse of wild salmon populations and centuries of injustice against Indigenous peoples.

“Our film, Coextinction, is not just about telling the orcas’ story, the film is about looking at the bigger picture and the interconnections of multiple crises. That’s what is going to protect the Southern Resident Orcas, and not just the orcas, but us as well,” said Gloria Pancrazi, co-director of Coextinction. “With the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion scheduled for completion this year in 2023, the urgent message to ‘Protect the orcas and save ourselves!’ is more pressing than ever before. This partnership with Dr. Bronner’s is helping us bring this message and impact campaign to a much larger audience, which is instrumental to creating real systemic change.”

Since 2013, Dr. Bronner’s has donated an estimated $4 million to support efforts to protect farmed animals and ocean wildlife. The company contributed $40,000 USD (approximately $50,000 CAD) from its animal advocacy philanthropy budget in 2022 to support the impact production of Coextinction. Furthermore, Dr. Bronner’s also supports myriad organizations that seek to dismantle industrialized chemical-intensive agriculture models and confined animal feeding operations. This work is interconnected with ocean conservation efforts, as animal waste and chemical runoff from these systems have devastating impacts on both freshwater and ocean ecosystems.

A visually stunning experience, Coextinction has been critically acclaimed and was awarded the Rob Stewart Eco Warrior Award at Vancouver International Film festival (2021); winner of the People’s Choice Award at the Planet In Focus International Environmental Film Festival (2021); winner of the Environment Award at the International Ocean Film Festival (2022); winner of the Audience Choice Award at the Seoul International Eco Film Festival; and winner of Best Documentary Film, Best Original Score, and Best Aerial Cinematography at Los Angeles Cinematography Awards (2022).

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About Coextinction

After a mother orca carries her dead calf for 17 days, two women filmmakers Gloria Pancrazi and Elena Jean spring into action, joining Indigenous leaders and scientists making a final attempt to save the remaining Southern Resident Orcas from extinction. Moving beyond a traditional wildlife documentary, Coextinction takes audiences deep into the oceans and forests of the Pacific Northwest to witness the complex systems of interconnectedness linking together ecosystem collapse, centuries of injustice against Indigenous peoples, and the frontlines of the world’s most pressing environmental threats. No species goes extinct in isolation. Coextinction is distributed by Blue Ant Media. To learn more about Coextinction, and to take action, please visit: https://coextinctionfilm.com

About Dr. Bronner’s

Founded in the U.S. in 1948, Dr. Bronner’s is the top-selling natural brand of soap in North America and a leading brand worldwide. The company is an independent, family-owned business based in California, committed to honoring the vision of founder Emanuel Bronner by making socially and environmentally responsible personal care and food products of the highest quality, and by dedicating profits to help make a better world. Dr. Bronner’s commitment to social justice, environmental sustainability, and progressive business practices is part of the company’s mission to put into practice the “All-One” philosophy printed on the company’s iconic soap labels. The company caps executive salaries at 5 times its lowest paid fully vested position and donates all profits not needed for business development. Dr. Bronner’s generated approximately $169 million in revenue in 2022 and gave an estimated $8.5 million to fund charity and activism. In 2022, a bottle or bar of Dr. Bronner’s Pure-Castile soap was sold, on average, every 0.95 seconds. 2023 marks the 75^th anniversary of the company.