[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 31 (Saturday, February 17, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S2203]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE ROASTERS

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I am pleased to inform my colleagues that 
for the second consecutive year, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters of 
Waterbury, VT, has been named the top overall firm on Corporate 
Responsibility Officers Magazine's annual list of 100 Best Corporate 
Citizens. This is the first time any company has been awarded this 
prestigious title 2 years in a row.
  Green Mountain Coffee's award is rooted in the leading role the 
company plays in the specialty coffee and fair trade industries. By 
constantly striving to lead the company to exemplary corporate 
citizenship, Bob Stiller, Green Mountain Coffee's president and CEO, 
has molded the company into a socially responsible and environmentally 
conscious business that makes Vermonters proud.
  I congratulate Bob and all of the employees at Green Mountain Coffee 
for this well-deserved recognition. Mr. President, they make great 
coffee, they do business well, and they do great business--and these 
accomplishments, I believe, are related. I ask unanimous consent that a 
copy of the following article from the Rutland Herald be printed in the 
Record so that all Senators can read about the success and admirable 
business practices of this visionary company.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

                [From the Rutland Herald, Feb. 15, 2007]

                Vt. Company Named Top Corporate Citizen

       For the second year in a row, Green Mountain Coffee 
     Roasters Inc. has been ranked No. 1 on the list of 100 Best 
     Corporate Citizens, published by CRO magazine.
       This is the fifth consecutive year that Green Mountain 
     Coffee Roasters has made the list. It is the only time a 
     company has been awarded the top spot for 2 years running, 
     and it is the only company other than IBM that has been 
     ranked first twice.
       The Waterbury company shares honors this year with Micro 
     Devices, IBM, The Timberland Company and Starbucks Corp.
       Now in its eighth year, the 100 Best Corporate Citizens 
     list was developed by Business Ethics magazine, which became 
     CRO, an organization for Corporate Responsibility Officers.
       The list is drawn from more than 1,100 of the largest U.S. 
     publicly held companies and identifies those that excel at 
     serving a variety of stakeholders. Firms are ranked on 
     performance in eight categories: shareholders, governance, 
     community, diversity, employees, environment, human rights 
     and product.
       Green Mountain Coffee Roasters offers a comprehensive 
     selection of double-certified, Fair Trade organic coffee. 
     Fair Trade provides coffee growers a fair price and a 
     guaranteed minimum floor price for their crops. In 2006, the 
     company introduced a line of eco-friendly paper cups that use 
     a corn product, instead of petroleum-based products, to make 
     them waterproof.
       Robert Stiller, president and CEO of Green Mountain Coffee 
     Roasters, said: ``It's particularly rewarding to see how our 
     efforts are improving people's lives and contributing to 
     positive change in the world.''
       Green Mountain Coffee Roasters sells more than 100 
     specialty coffees, including Fair Trade Certified and organic 
     coffees under the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and Newman's 
     Own Organics brands.

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