Worker and Social Equity in Food and Agriculture Practices at the 100 largest and most influential U.S. companies Published by Tellus Institute and Sustainalytics—June 2012 AUTHORS TELLUS INSTITUTE Marjorie Kelly, Project Leader Christi Electris, Project Team SUSTAINALYTICS Heather Lang, Project Leader Gurneesh Bhandal, Project Team Publishers Published jointly by Tellus Institute and Sustainalytics on behalf of the Rockefeller Foundation. Pre-release version June 2012. Final report to be released to the trade Fall 2012. Tellus Institute (www.Tellus.org) is a 35-year-old nonprofit research and consulting organization working for a Great Transition to a fair, just, and sustainable economy, with a staff of design specialists in corporate social responsibility, impact investing, ecological science, and community well-being. Sustainalytics (www.Sustainalytics.com) is a global responsible investment research firm specializing in environmental, social and governance research and analysis, with 20 years of experience serving institutional investors; offices in Boston, Toronto, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Singapore, and elsewhere. Authors Tellus Institute Sustainalytics Marjorie Kelly, Project Leader Heather Lang, Project Leader Christi Electris, Project Team Gurneesh Bhandal, Project Team 11 Arlington St. 215 Spadina Ave., Suite 300 Boston MA , USA 02116 Toronto, ON, Canada M5T 2C7 Phone 617-266-5400 Phone 416-861-0403 Marjorie Kelly (
[email protected]) is a Fellow at Tellus Institute, where she directs various research and consulting projects in corporate social responsibility, ownership design for social mission, and impact investing. She is co-founder of Corporation 20/20, a mission-based corporate design initiative, and author of the new book Owning Our Future: The Emerging Ownership Revolution, Berrett-Koehler Publishers.