Stonyfield Farm CEO Says Environmentally Friendly Practices Generate Higher Profits
03.10.2010 by Jeff Robinson
Gary Hirshberg
(KCPW News) Stonyfield Farm’s Gary Hirshberg is pushing back against the idea that being environmentally friendly is burdensome and expensive. To the contrary, the President and CEO of the organic yogurt maker says it leads to greater profits. Tonight, Hirshberg will discuss how that’s proved to be true for his own company as part of the Utah Museum of Natural History’s 2010 Nature of Things Lecture Series. KCPW’s Jeff Robinson spoke with him ahead of the event to learn more.
Gary Hirshberg is President and CEO of organic yogurt-maker Stonyfield Farm. Tonight at 7, he’ll speak at Libby Gardner Hall at the University of Utah, as part of the Utah Museum of Natural History’s 2010 Nature of Things Lecture Series. Tickets are $15 or $25 and are available at KingTix.com, or 801-581-7100. The event will also be broadcast live on NPR Utah, KCPW.
