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Hain Celestial UK Receives The Sunday Times Best Green Companies Award
MELVILLE, N.Y., May 20 PRNewswire-FirstCall — The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAIN), a leading natural and organic food and personal care products company, today announced the selection of Hain Celestial UK as a recipient of The Sunday Times Best Green Companies Award 2008.
"The 50 companies listed in the report are all pioneers — enterprising, enlightened and fizzing with new ideas," said Richard Caseby, Managing Editor, The Sunday Times. "All have a common sense of purpose about their corporate social responsibility. We launched this venture to reflect the changing mood in the business world. Today it is not enough simply to make a profit for shareholders. Companies have a wider responsibility to ensure that they minimize the environmental impact of what they do. Consumers, clients and peers expect it."
"As a leader in natural and organic food and personal care products and as a growing company in the United Kingdom having entered the marketplace two years ago, we are proud to receive this recognition and award for our environmental practices as one of The Sunday Times Best Green Companies," said Irwin D. Simon, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hain Celestial. "As we strive to provide consumers with the natural and organic products that enable them to maintain A Healthy Way of Life(TM), we're mindful of our impact on the environment. Reducing waste has been a priority at Hain Celestial, where doing our part to protect the environment is integral to our philosophy. We appreciate the loyal support of our worldwide customers and consumer base, employees and business partners," concluded Irwin Simon.
The inaugural Sunday Times Green List was devised with environmental consultants Bureau Veritas and data analysts Munro Global as a benchmark of corporate environmental performance and the engagement of workforces with green policies. Based in Luton with operations in London, Manchester and Fakenham, Hain Celestial UK has been presented with the honor following the Company's efforts to reduce waste and educate employees on the best and most efficient recycling methods. Hain Celestial UK sells into the marketplace natural and organic products including: fresh, chilled products and Daily Bread(TM) branded fresh prepared foods; Linda McCartney(R) and Realeat(R) frozen meat-free products; Lima(R) grocery and snacks products; non-dairy beverages from Rice Dream(R), Soy Dream(R), Natumi(R) and Granose(R); and Hain Celestial global brands — Celestial Seasonings(R) tea, Terra(R) chips, and Earth's Best(R) baby food.
The Hain Celestial Group
The Hain Celestial Group (Nasdaq: HAIN), headquartered in Melville, NY, is a leading natural and organic food and personal care products company in North America and Europe. Hain Celestial participates in almost all natural food categories with well-known brands that include Celestial Seasonings(R), Terra(R), Garden of Eatin'(R), Health Valley(R), WestSoy(R), Earth's Best(R), Arrowhead Mills(R), MaraNatha(R), SunSpire(R), DeBoles(R), Hain Pure Foods(R), FreeBird(TM), Plainville Farms(R), Hollywood(R), Spectrum Naturals(R), Spectrum Essentials(R), Walnut Acres Organic(R), Imagine(R), Rice Dream(R), Soy Dream(R), Rosetto(R), Ethnic Gourmet(R), Yves Veggie Cuisine(R), Granose(R), Realeat(R), Linda McCartney(R), Daily Bread(TM), Lima(R), Grains Noirs(R), Natumi(R), JASON(R), Zia(R) Natural Skincare, Avalon Organics(R), Alba Botanica(R), Queen Helene(R), Tushies(R) and TenderCare(R). Hain Celestial has been providing "A Healthy Way of Life(TM)" since 1993. For more information, visit www.hain-celestial.com.
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