Organic Valley's CEO George Siemon on the Crooked Art of Leadership
www.fastcompany.com - July 07, 2010
George Siemon isn't just in the business of organic milk. As the CEO of Organic Valley, he has shepherded the company to its own organic brand of leadership and corporate culture. In 1988, Siemon was a dairy farmer who started a c...
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www.theatlantic.com - June 29, 2010
During the recession, the market for organic milk tanked, along with the rest of the economy. In an unprecedented move, Organic Valley, the country's largest organic dairy, told the 1,600 farmers that supply it with milk to cut th...
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www.businessweek.com - June 29, 2010
George Siemon, CEO of the Organic Valley Co-op of 1,600 farmers, is not worried that consumers trying to save money will abandon organic milk and other products for lower cost non-organic foods. While sales growth did slow during ...
Read moreLawmakers tell Vilsack not to OK biotech crop
reuters.com - June 24, 2010
Six Democratic senators and 50 House member are urging Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack not to approve the commercialization of Monsanto Co.’s genetically modified alfalfa. The Supreme Court this week cleared the way for Vilsack ...
Read moreControversy Over Organic Valley Raw Milk Decision
www.foodsafetynews.com - June 16, 2010
Organic Valley member and spokesman Jon Bansen, co-owner of Double J Jerseys in Oregon, is quick to agree that raw milk is "the hot topic of all times in the dairy industry." But Bansen said that when all is said and done, the...
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www.mailtribune.com - June 16, 2010
Before he was a scientist or "serial careerist," Scott Harding was an "ice-cream fan and devotee." Before Harding composed ice-cream "formulas" on computer spreadsheets and referred to dessert in terms of "solid, liquid and gas...
Read moreOrganizations to keep on your radar screen for future responsible career moves
justmeans.com - June 14, 2010
As socio-eco innovators (SEIs), we want to pursue responsible careers through ecnonomic, social and environmental value creation. Whether by creating our own companies, by joining companies that get business done better, or by buy...
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