Summary

Meryl Streep, Susan Sarandon to Headline Gala Honoring Cradle to Cradle Co-Creator William McDonough

Rare San Francisco appearance by Streep who will join leaders in design, innovation, technology, and manufacturing to gather in support of nonprofit certification organization

Meryl Streep and Susan Sarandon will be among the luminaries honoring William McDonough at a fundraising gala for the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.

DATE:           Wednesday, November 14, 2012

TIME:              7 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

WHERE:         The Bently Reserve

                        301 Battery Street, San Francisco

DETAILS:       Proceeds from the gala will support the nonprofit Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.  Tickets available at: c2ccertified.org/gala.

McDonough is a globally recognized leader in sustainable development. Along with Dr. Michael Braungart, he is the coauthor of the landmark book, Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. Read more about William McDonough.

About the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute

The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute is a nonprofit organization that was co-founded by William McDonough and Michael Braungart based on 30 years of work with industry.  Its mission is to bring about a large-scale transformation in the way we make things.  Through Cradle to Cradle certification, the Institute provides a continuous improvement quality standard to guide product manufacturers and designers toward making safe and healthy things for our world. 

Learn more at www.c2ccertified.org

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Streep photo by photo by Andreas Tai. 

Contact Info

Lewis Perkins, lewis@c2ccertified.org