A Company that Walks Their Talk

First company in the world to be Climate Neutral(TM)certified receives prestigious awards for environmental leadership


PLEASANTON, Calif., June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Shaklee Corporation, the leading natural nutrition company in the United States, is pleased to announce two new environmental awards for 2009 that honor the company's sustainable business practices.

In April, Breathe California presented Shaklee with the Clean Air Award for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions. And, on May 28, the company was awarded with the 2009 Acterra Business Award for Sustainability.

"Shaklee has been committed to environmental stewardship for over 50 years, and we are honored to be recognized for our efforts," says Shaklee Chairman and CEO, Roger Barnett. "Our company was created with a mission to make people and the planet healthier -- values that are more relevant now than ever before. Today, this mission remains deeply engrained in the 750,000 Shaklee Eco-Entrepreneurs(TM) around the world, guiding them as they positively impact the health of our families and planet through our sustainable business model," he adds.

Shaklee received the 2009 Business Award for Sustainability from Acterra. During Acterra's rigorous three-month judging process that involved 25 regional environmental and sustainability experts, Shaklee presented the panel with highlights from its 50 year sustainability portfolio which includes pioneering leadership in greenhouse gas emissions reductions, long term commitment to environmentally friendly products, environmental advocacy through partnerships with leading NGO's, and through community advocacy through Shaklee's 750,000 eco-entrepreneurs.

"Shaklee emerged as the winner in a field of very fine and qualified
candidates due to its exceptional achievements in each Business Environmental Awards category, the combination of which forms our top award for sustainability," says Norm Ploss, Business Environmental Awards judging team captain. "They lead in corporate environmental awareness, proving green and sustainable is a successful business model; Shaklee Corporation is a standout on all accounts."

Breathe California awarded Shaklee the 2009 Clean Air Award for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions because of Shaklee's pioneering leadership in achieving a net-zero carbon footprint. In 2000, Shaklee became the first company in the world to be Climate Neutral(TM) certified to totally offset its greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in a net-zero impact on the environment. Achieving another first, in 2007, Shaklee became the first consumer products company to offset 100% of its greenhouse gas emissions through the U.S. EPA Climate Leaders program and use 100% green power.

As part of an active and continuous environmental mission, Shaklee has celebrated the following recent sustainable accomplishments:

-- On Earth Day, April 22, 2009, California Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger and 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Wangari Maathai, Global Ambassador of the Shaklee A Million Trees. A Million Dreams(TM) campaign, took part in a tree-planting ceremony with Shaklee CEO and Chairman Roger Barnett at Shaklee World Headquarters in Pleasanton, Calif., to commemorate the company's monumental achievement of planting 1 million trees in just 3 years.

-- The EPA Green Power Partnership named Shaklee to the EPA Top 20 Retail Partner List in 2008 to recognize the company as a top purchaser of
green power.

-- Shaklee's partnership with Millennium Promise, an organization that
prototypes ways to implement United Nations' Millennium Development Goals, facilitated direct emissions reductions by providing sustainable solar energy to electrify villages in Malawi, Africa.

-- Sales from Shaklee's best-selling Get Clean Starter kit eliminated
88 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions this year.

"Fifty years ago, Shaklee's founder defined a new market space around natural, non-polluting products. Today, environmental thinking is embedded in everything Shaklee does, from sourcing biodegradable ingredients to offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions from sales conventions," said Dan Esty, co-author of Green to Gold & Hillhouse Professor of Environmental Law and Policy and Director of the Center for Business and the Environment at Yale University.

About Breathe California
Breathe California is dedicated to fighting lung disease, advocating for clean air, and advancing public health. For more than a century, Breathe California has addressed the most serious health threats of our time through grass-roots programs that empower individual, institutional, and community change for better breathing and healthier living. For information about Breathe California, the Clean Air Awards, or the award recipients, visit www.cleanairawards.org.

About Acterra
Acterra is a nonprofit organization with a 38-year history of environmental leadership and programming in and around Silicon Valley. Acterra's events, resources, and programs involve and educate individuals and communities about a broad range of environmental issues. For information about Acterra, visit www.acterra.org.

About Shaklee Corporation
Founded more than 50 years ago, Shaklee has been a leading provider of premium-quality natural nutrition products, personal care products, and environmentally friendly home care products. In 2000, Shaklee became the first company in the world to be Climate Neutral(TM) certified to totally offset its greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in a net-zero impact on the environment. With a robust product portfolio, including over 50 patents and patents pending worldwide, Shaklee has more than 750,000 Members and Distributors around the globe and operates in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, and China. For information about Shaklee, visit www.Shaklee.com.


SOURCE Shaklee Corporation

Sloane Magny, +1-212-598-4400, Ext. 179, smagny@lippetaylor.com, for Shaklee Corporation © Thomson Reuters 2009 All rights reserved.

12 Years Old and he's created a Solar Cell that could revolutionize the market

A 12 year old Oregon boy is on a mission to save the world - well maybe not exactly, but his science experiment could have a dramatic impact in the green sector, and it's already won him a $25,000 scholarship from the Davidson Institute.

William Yuan, a 12-year old boy from Oregon, who has already studied nuclear fusion and nanotechnology, has designed a 3-D Nanotube Solar Cell which could revolutionize the solar power market - it absorbs 500 times more light than existing solar cells. He said the idea came to him one day and that he worked on it for nearly two years while encouraged by his middle school science teacher.

Here's a news clip on William

The Dirty Truth about Cleaning Products

Interesting segment on this mornings NBC's Today Show. Consumer reporter Sloan Barnett, author of the new book "Green Goes with Everything" was interviewed by Matt Lauer, about household cleaning products in a segment called The Dirty Truth about Cleaning Products.

In the interview, Sloan talks about what lead her to write the book, as Lauer points out that Barnetts' husband runs the largest natural nutritional company in the USA. Lauer comments that of course she wants them to go green, it's good for the family business. Barnett counters that it's the family mission to tell others about the links between cleaners and children's health and that as mothers we are running to make changes that protect our children. She points out that only 7% of the more than 3000 chemicals on the market have been fully tested, so do we really want to subject our families to chemicals unecessarily - see August 15th post.

Arizona man builds his own solar panel for $105.

Wow, what an inspiring story. Mike owns property in a remote area of Arizona which is perfect for his astronomy hobby, but a little less so since there's no electricity there! Wanting a few 21st century conveniences, Mike built his own solar panel using parts he bought on E-bay and a few items from his local hardware store -- and he did it for $105!

You can read a bit more on his story, and find complete directions at How I built an electricity producing solar panel

While you're on Mike's site, click the link to see the wind turbine Mike built for only $141 - he's got complete directions for that as well.

Do you know your "Body Burden" score?

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has alerted us to our "Body Burden." By testing the blood of adults and babies, the EWG was able to see just how polluted our bodies are -- and the numbers are not pretty. Even the blood of the new-born babies had an amazing array of chemicals.

The products we use and are exposed to every day are loaded with chemicals. Think skin care, make-up, anti-bacterial soaps, household cleaners, carpeting, furniture, even our kids toys! The list is endless!

So are you curious what all this is doing to you and your family? Take the Body Burden test and see where you score. Then figure out what changes you can make to score better next time.

Being green is not just about the planet and the 3 R's (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) it's also about our health and the choices we make every time we purchase a product.

Begining thoughts...

These days it seems "going green" is all the rage. Mainstream magazines have page after page on living green. Newspapers have articles on people incorporating green technology into their homes. Even HGTV has a green show called Carter Can for the do-it-yourselfer that wants to tread more lightly on the earth.

They all make it sound so easy -- but is it really? Can changing a few lightbulbs and bringing your own bag to the grocery store really make a difference?

What about all those "green cleaners" at your favorite discount store. Are they really safe? Are they really green?

What about solar -- is it worth the investment? Or a hybrid?