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style="background:#403f42;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img border="0" width="5" height="1" id="_x0000_i1044" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/sys/S.gif"></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="display:none"> </span></p><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK67"><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:6.0pt 15.0pt 6.75pt 15.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#218649">Consumers still care about sustainability amid pandemic, report finds</span></b></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#403f42"><br>The pandemic has brought uncertainty and instability to industries across the world as daily life changed dramatically in a very short period of time. Now that the dust has settled, research is picking up on which habits and purchasing choices consumers have stuck with, or even increased, during the pandemic.</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#403f42"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#403f42">According to one study, "nearly half of consumers say the pandemic has made them more concerned about the environment with 11% saying they have shifted their purchases based on environmental claims within the past year, according to a new survey from global management and consulting firm Kearney emailed to Food Dive. "</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#403f42"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#403f42">At Bee Better Certified, we're increasing our efforts on outreach, communication, and brand recognition as consumers continue to demand more accountability from the brands they purchase from.</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#403f42"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#403f42"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001wkvNzdGjCsqbvxrRTAhJwmLodjXE6XUip7BM2OZUyCPAdLsAyeyMeF6CaLDFz8UCqYH2AMBOAdzaZG930Af-4TnwddqRU867ZUgI_BPyvjclV-nL_0VfWR_BNLo_3z8Xx49uy2D3P0xJh6PytgMah_gv3ExRlz51K0JIp0RWE-PpiblGIIrlGCvMy-dgIeaYq18QFe0dhzq7pvMzplKYNQd5e_ARBgY3oTPgaYX0-ytW8BRAKv8igk6UkWTGAtK0XkNzT7_jbTFy5_2EsE7ZCHwhXGERhvrm&c=4Y4BnAdgzy_OHmvuq8f1RWcvmRTkdDCn9DcevZ1O3Shqv73KQNMkVw==&ch=ccpd3fzm4N2bzfnf5XTdBudSeS297O80aFPiK6x1FESBt9uT-3HZfg==" target="_blank">Click here</a> to read the full article from Food Dive.</span></p></div></td></tr></table></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> </p><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tr style="height:.75pt"><td width="100%" valign="top" style="width:100.0%;padding:6.0pt 15.0pt 6.75pt 15.0pt;height:.75pt"><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tr style="height:.75pt"><td style="background:#403f42;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img border="0" width="5" height="1" id="_x0000_i1045" src="https://imgssl.constantcontact.com/letters/images/sys/S.gif"></p></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="display:none"> </span></p><div align="center"><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%;display:table" id="content_LETTER.BLOCK82"><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:6.0pt 15.0pt 6.75pt 15.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#218649">Loss of Wild Bees and Impact on Pollinator-Dependent Crops</span></b></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#403f42"> </span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#403f42">A study from two Bee Better Advisory Board Members, Rachael Winfree and Rufus Isaacs, and many other authors examines the potential implications of wild bee declines on pollinator dependent crops. </span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#403f42"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#403f42">From the abstract:</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#403f42">"We found that five out of seven crops showed evidence of pollinator limitation. Wild bees and honeybees provided comparable amounts of pollination for most crops, even in agriculturally intensive regions. We estimated the nationwide annual production value of wild pollinators to the seven crops we studied at over $1.5 billion; the value of wild bee pollination of all pollinator-dependent crops would be much greater."</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#403f42"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#403f42">With a focus on pollinator habitat and on-farm practices that reduce harm to wild bee and honeybee populations alike, Bee Better Certified is actively working to reshape the agricultural landscape so that it is less harmful to these essential animals.</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#403f42"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#403f42"><a 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