Jerry Greenfield
Jerry Greenfield
Jerry Greenfieldis an American businessman and philanthropist. He is a co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Homemade Holdings, Inc...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth14 March 1951
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
thinking issues impact
Businesses typically look at issues like price, quality, time of delivery. They don't often think about social and environmental impact because they're focused on their financial bottom line.
thinking impact environmental
Look at your business and the activities that you undertake. Then, start to think about not just your economic concerns, but about social and environmental impacts that businesses have.
thinking ice-cream long
I eat many different ice creams. I'm not an ice cream snob, although I do think Ben & Jerry's is the best. But I'm happy to eat anybody's ice cream, really. As long as it's good.
thinking impact needs
Now, when we face a problem like global warming, and you understand that the biggest impacts on global warming come from business and industry, I think business needs to take a leading role.
ben issues safe willing
I like that Ben & Jerry's is willing to speak out about social and political issues that aren't always safe - but are the right thing to do.
against community dumped plans road
I'm just against a road being dumped into a community with no plans to take it anyplace else.
ben happy
I'm happy that Ben & Jerry's is still able to do things autonomously.
absolutely plan roads traffic
Traffic is going to be absolutely horrendous. The plan makes sense, but the roads don't.
ben consider cream dessert eaten indulgent meal pint tub
Ben & Jerry's is an indulgent dessert that should be eaten in moderation. You should not be replacing more than one meal a day with ice cream. We do not consider a pint or a tub of ice cream to be a single serving.
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Ben & Jerry's evolved into what it is doing and is trying to transition its supply chain, but this is essentially retrofitting. In the social enterprise movement, we see companies whose essence, the products they make, the reason they exist from day one, is because these people see something out in the world that they cannot accept.
ben built business community responsibility
Ben and I built Ben & Jerry's on the idea that business has a responsibility to the community and environment.
ben owner vermont
One out of every 100 family's in Vermont was a part owner of Ben and Jerry's.
ben great
One of the great things about Ben & Jerry's for me is that not only is it delicious, but I get it for free.
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Neither of us could have anticipated twenty years ago that a major multi-international would some day sign on, enthusiastically, to pursue and expand the social mission that continues to be an essential part of Ben & Jerry's and a driving force behind many of our successes.