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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%"><span class="gmail-il"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:106%;color:#163116">Silk</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;line-height:106%;color:#163116"> Launches First Bee Better Certified Almondmilk</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black">Happy Earth Week Pollinator Listserv Folks,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black">Following on the heels of last week’s announcement by Walmart that they are adopting Bee Better Certified as a sustainability benchmark for their fresh produce suppliers, we’re thrilled to have more news.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black">This week, <span class="gmail-il">Silk</span></span><sup><span style="font-family:"MS Gothic";color:black">Ⓡ</span></sup><span style="color:black"> unveiled their first </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%;color:#384856"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001zx6ORKqsFME9oZgucKmLW-vlhc2TsEIkOIRAaay5ijEwAY3CioxRkCbkCUnDwW-FqF_9cI2jcyiZ0tRRHzLMiH0BJHYDyHVDrkRzkHXyGzKb_CyMH5kdlzrsRUPHENR10eon_aWeIRl-drvpZ4sPEPiCE18TDxQd_XYCB6Zaxy5tJJqkWhvrTQ==&c=Lrg2ry1wRd5WRv4RW6ZzrUyYoxe0XKP5HpL49lXIBF-Kd9PEIS1OJQ==&ch=DLV427EDaLWAEjtERUTgiYdsSWcBQsiQBLSbJ67WK8WaAXGXvLb8uA==" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:106%;color:#1155cc">Bee Better Certified almondmilk products</span></a></span><span style="color:black"> which are initially launching right now in Costco stores nationwide. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black">Almond farms certified to the Bee Better standard have planted habitat to provide food and shelter to bees and promote integrated pest management practices that are safer for bees.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="color:black">As part of the effort to develop these products, <span class="gmail-il">Silk</span> supported the installation of more than 25 miles of drought tolerant native hedgerow plants in California almond orchards. The brand recently announced </span>its commitment to have 100% of the almond acreage supporting <span class="gmail-il">Silk</span><span style="color:black"> farmed with Bee </span>Better practices by 2025.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:106%;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:106%">Find out more about Bee Better Certified at: <span style="color:#384856"><a href="http://beebettercertified.org">beebettercertified.org</a> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">----------</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Matthew Shepherd</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Director of Communications & Outreach</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">he/him/his</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Cell: (503) 807-1577</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"><a href="mailto:matthew.shepherd@xerces.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">matthew.shepherd@xerces.org</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><img border="0" width="160" height="60" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D73792.1C6987F0" alt="Email-Outlook_Xerces-logo-CMYK"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Protecting the Life That Sustains Us</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Connect @xercessociety on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/xercessociety/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Facebook</span></a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/xercessociety" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Twitter</span></a>, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/xercessociety/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Instagram</span></a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Visit <a href="https://xerces.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">xerces.org</span></a> to read our <a href="https://xerces.org/blog" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">blog</span></a>, sign up for our <a href="https://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001HTk7N6nZumLPinBr8VACbNdTXCe732bGu6KpqC13JAKPti_HBe5xyr7t0p4mDfKe2dOsd-TB1qvv772s6GQfVa_SbKKfwBiwl4blH4KvCjq4dpmA2M9UNZ2axlQwu_1Gvjrl2Rb53WUZwsddwCzyorgxedLAaMy3" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">e-newsletter</span></a>, and learn what you can do.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Watch on <span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAiPLPJuySOgn6CbjkOxqLQ"><span style="color:blue">YouTube</span></a>.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt">Support our work: <a href="https://xerces.org/donate/"><span style="color:blue">Donate</span></a>!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>