The document discusses 1% for the Planet, a non-profit organization that encourages businesses to donate 1% of their annual sales to environmental causes. It notes that while $300 billion is given annually in donations, only 5% comes from businesses and just 2% goes to the environment and animals. The organization works with over 2,450 media partners and non-profits, as well as 1,450 member businesses and 50 musician ambassadors, to promote environmental protection and funding for such causes.

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2. Sustainable Brands – 2011
Melody Badgett
1% for the Planet – SVP Marketing, Acquisition, and Membership

3. Not long ago, a mountain climber and a fisherman
realized they had a lot more in common than a
disdain for wearing a suit to work...

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8. “Slacker musicians aren’t in as good a position to help
out the planet as, say, a really smart scientist. But I’m
pretty sure a compilation of songs by really smart
scientists would suck, so we’re doing what we can to
help out and hoping everybody else does the same.”
- 1% contributing artist, Slow Runner

9. what
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10. “lessons”

11. what
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I was cut down to make this poster, the least
you could do was read it.
Companies use natural resources.
It’s inevitable. 1% for the Planet encourages
companies to give 1% of their sales to
protecting the environment.

12. “lessons”

13. $300 billion
annual giving
5%
from businesses
2%
to environment
& animals