Jeffrey Hollender

Jeffrey Hollender (born 1954) is an American businessperson. He is President and Chief Inspired Protagonist of Seventh Generation Inc., the country's largest distributor of non-toxic, all-natural cleaning, paper and personal care products.

Hollender was born in 1954 in New York City to Albert and Lucile Hollender.Fact|date=September 2008 He attended Riverdale middle school, The Putney School, and Hampshire College.Fact|date=September 2008 He lives in Vermont with his wife, Sheila, and their three children (Meika, Alex, and Kiki).Fact|date=September 2008

Hollender posts regular updates, thoughts, and insights to The Inspired Protagonist, Seventh Generation's official blog. He is a nationally-recognized expert on green and sustainable business practices and he works as an unpaid advisor to many large companies interested in sustainability.Fact|date=September 2008 Under Hollender, Seventh Generation is a sustainably-run business with sales growth of more than 40% a year, according to Fortune writer Marc Gunther. [ [http://www.marcgunther.com/?p=171 Marc Gunther » Seventh Generation’s Long Journey ] ] Hollender sits on the board of Greenpeace USFact|date=September 2008 and sponsors an annual program with the organization that trains college students in how to become activists.Fact|date=September 2008 He speaks frequently to business and civic groups around the country. He is a member and former Director of the Social Venture Network,Fact|date=September 2008 a group of socially-conscious business executives. He co-founded and was a Director of Community Capital Bank, a New York financial institution that invests in affordable housing and community development.Fact|date=September 2008

Bibliography

* "What Matters Most"
* "How to Make the World a Better Place"
* "Naturally Clean"

Awards

Hollender has received multiple awards, including:

* 2004 Terry Ehrich Award - Jeffrey Hollender won the award from the Board of Directors of Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility for "having created a business model that encompasses a healthy and productive workplace, welcomes and promotes flexibility for employees, and has a key focus on the importance of life-friendly policies. His business practices are a model for others to emulate, and he does an extraordinary job of "walking the walk." [ [http://vbsr.org/index.php/pages/member_award_detail/award_2004_terry_ehrich_award/ Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility - 2004 Terry Ehrich Award] ]

* Fast Company Fast 50 - Jeffrey Hollender was selected as "one of the doers and the dreamers, the truth tellers and the trendsetters." [ [http://www.fastcompany.com/fast50_04/winners/hollender.html Fast Company – Fast 50 2004 winners - Making Constant Improvements - Jeffrey Hollender] ]

* "Pioneer of Precaution" Award 2006 - from the Center for Health, Environment & Justice (CHEJ), Environmental Research Foundation (ERF) and Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN). [ [http://www.chej.org/BESAFE/ppconfawards.htm Center for Health, Environment & Justice - "Pioneer of Precaution" Award 2006] ]

* Best Bosses Award 2006 - Winning Workplaces selected Jeffrey Hollender, President of Seventh Generation, as one of this year's Best Bosses. The Award is sponsored by FORTUNE [ [http://www.winningworkplaces.org/bestbossesaward/index.php Winning Workplaces - Best Bosses] ]
* In 2007, Seventh Generation was recognized as being the second fastest growing company in Vermont over the past 10 years [ [http://www.reformer.com/ci_8051027 Old vs. new - Brattleboro Reformer] ] .

* Fast Company Social Capitalist Award 2007 – Fast Company magazine and Monitor Group [ [http://www.fastcompany.com/social/2008/index.html Fast Company Social Capitalist Award 2007 ] ]

* The Microsoft Excellence in Environmental Sustainability Award 2008 - Seventh Generation was recognized as a customer who is "using their business management system in an innovative way to track their initiatives around becoming more environmental sustainable." [ [http://www.microsoft.com/Dynamics/convergence/orlando/customer_excellence.aspx Convergence 2008 - Orlando - Customer Excellence ] ]

References

* [http://www.allbusiness.com/north-america/united-states-vermont/989951-1.html Profiles in Business: Jeffrey Hollender and Seventh Generation]

ee also

Seventh Generation Inc.

External links

* [http://www.seventhgeneration.com/ Seventh Generation official website]
* [http://www.inspiredprotagonist.com/ The Inspired Protagonist -- official blog of Seventh Generation]
* [http://www.grist.org/comments/interactivist/2006/06/12/hollender/ Grist: Talkin' Bout My Seventh Generation]