In the News
With organic cotton, India bets on textile industry’s green transition. FRANCE 24 English, January 2025
What the Loro Piana exposé taught us about wildlife conservation. Vogue Business, May 2024
Sustainability schemes proliferating in North American food industry. FnBnews.com, January 2024
CONGO: Nouabale-Ndoki Park receive Gorilla Friendly certification. Afrik21, October 2023, by Boris Ngounou
Is gorilla-friendly conservation compatible with local communities and tourism?, The “Good Tourism” Blog, September 2023
Giant Armadillos were Destroying Beehives in Brazil, Sierra, The Magazine of the Sierra Club, July 2023
Landscape Case Study: Certified Gorilla Friendly Success Story in the Virunga Landscape, WWF Beyond Tourism Newsletter, May 2023
Arnaud Desbiez and his Giant Armadillo Study. Podcast at MammalWatching.com, April 2023
Certified Gorilla Friendly Program to Improve Conservation Tourism, KT Press, Rwanda, November 2022
Sustainability: Where Fashion is Headed in 2022, Vogue Business, December 2021
World leaders gear up to tackle biodiversity loss. Fashion should pay attention, Vogue Business, October 2021
Regenerative Fund for Nature: selected projects for 2021, Kering, September 3 2021
LVMH and Kering Announcing New Initiatives at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, WWD, September 3 2021
Be Gorilla Friendly™: Take the Pledge and Help Mountain Gorillas Stay Safe!, The New Times, August 18 2021
Human-wildlife conflict one of greatest threats to wildlife species – WWF and UNEP report, United Nations Environment Programme Press Release, July 8 2021
Sustainable ingredients go back to the source, Dairy Foods, July 6 2021
HOUSE of WARIS Launches Certified Elephant-Friendly Black Tea With Elephant Family’s Coexistence Exhibition in The Royal Parks of London, PR Newswire, June 21 2021
What’s in a label? Ask third-party certifiers, FarmProgress, May 20 2021
In Colombia, a successful jaguar conservation program has a whiff of coffee, Mongabay, May 20 2021
The mid-air walkways saving endangered animals, BBC, May 16 2021
The Fashion Pact launches new push to help curb industry’s impact on biodiversity, Business Green, March 9 2021
Meet the Dogs that Save Cats, Newswise, January 21 2021
Beauty’s seal of approval: The latest eco-certifications providing a framework for beauty businesses, Cosmetics Business, January 19 2021
Bank backs eco-friendly farming, The Phnom Penh Post, December 18 2020
Bridge over troubled forests: how Java’s slow lorises are creeping back, The Guardian, October 13 2020
Can India’s wild elephants find a haven in tea gardens?, Christian Science Monitor, October 5 2020
Natural cosmetics must create ‘net environmental good’ amid global biodiversity crisis, says Wildlife Friendly startup Seilich, Cosmetics Design Europe, September 3 2020
Wildlife Friendly Certification Could Be The Next Big Stamp of Approval for Beauty Brands, Cosmetics Business, August 12 2020
Fashion and Beauty Industries Have a Huge, Invisible Environmental Cost, HuffPost, August 12 2020
What Are Certified Wildlife Friendly Fibers?, Eluxe Magazine, August 11 2020
The Republic of Tea Debuts Certified Elephant Friendly™ Chai Teas on World Elephant Day, August 11 2020
What Travelers Can do to Save the Planet, AFAR Media Earth Day Feature, April 2020
World of Good: Elephant Friendly™ Tea, animated video produced by AFAR Media, April 2020
El Nido Resorts gets WFEN certification, The Manila Times, April 11 2020
Ten Knots group receives world’s first Sea Turtle Friendly™ certification, Business Mirror, April 7 2020
Palawan upscale resorts get ‘turtle friendly’ recognition, Manila Standard, March 27 2020
Palawan Based Ten Knots Group Gets The Prestigious Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network Certification, Out of Town Blog, March 23 2020
University of Montana helps Asian elephants through ‘unconventional’ work, Missoulian, January 26 2020
Standards set for jumbo-friendly tea, The Telegraph India, January 26 2020
Elephants are falling into trenches on Indian tea plantations, National Geographic, January 24 2020
Travel. Enjoy. Respect., Air Asia’s in-flight magazine Travel360, January 2020. Featuring Certified Elephant Friendly Tea™ farmer Tenzing Bodosa
Fashion’s biodiversity problem, Part 1 of 2, Vogue Business, November 27 2019
Fashion is belatedly trying to save the Earth’s biodiversity, Part 2 of 2, Vogue Business, December 3 2019
Why did coffee and jaguars become friends in Latin America?, Latin American Post, November 19 2019
Corpamag y Procat certificaron 7 fincas con el sello Jaguar Friendly, Hoy Diario del Magdalena, November 15 2019
Corpamag entrega sello Jaguar Friendly a ocho fincas de la Sierra Nevada, El Informador, November 15 2019
En Santa Marta buscan frenar extinción del jaguar en la Sierra Nevada, El Tiempo, November 15 2019
Impulsan sello ‘Jaguar Friendly’ en el Magdalena, El Nuevo Siglo, November 14 2019
7 fincas de la Sierra Nevada obtuvieron el certificado ‘Amigo del Jaguar’, Opinión Caribe, November 14 2019
Campesinos del Magdalena y la Sierra Nevada reciben certificación por conservar al Jaguar en sus fincas, Seguimiento, November 14 2019
Corpamag, Acto de Certificación de las Fincas con el Sello Jaguar Friendly para Colombia, Pasión Por Santa Marta II, November 14 2019 (Video)
India’s elephant-friendly tea garden, BBC Travel, October 3 2019
Complications in Achieving Sustainability in Tea, Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, September 2019
Linking your cup of Assam tea to elephant conservation, Mongabay India, November 14 2018
Certified Gorilla Friendly™ – Safeguarding Gorilla Tourism as a Conservation Tool, Berggorilla & Regenwald E. V.
Where the wild coffee beans are, Live Mint covers Certified Wildlife Friendly™ Wild Kaapi Coffee, November 4 2018
Indian tea estate gets world’s first ‘elephant-friendly’ tag, Asia Times, September 18 2019
Looking Out for Birds? Bees? There’s a certification for that. New Hope Network, July 31 2018
More Power2You Datsun – India Video Feature of Elephant Friendly™ Farmer Tenzing Bodosa, July 10 2018
Look for the Wild Animal Label, Field Report by Brandon Keim, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Summer 2018. Download pdf here
Tea Farmer in India Leads Charge for Organic, Evades the Charge of Elephants, NPR, Morning Edition, February 6 2018
What’s Really Green – A Look at Beef – How Can You Prove It? (i.e., Filter Out the Bull), Triple Pundit features Wildlife Friendly® and Predator Friendly® farm certifications in North America
US brew gets Udalguri grower’s name: Honour for Tenzing, who produces Elephant Friendly™ tea, the Telegraph India does a 2nd feature on our partnership with the University of Montana
Foodtank: The Think Tank for Food includes WFEN in its 118 Organizations to Watch in 2018 that are working towards a sustainable food system
Pasturebird farm, where the chickens help the fox , The San Diego Union – Tribune
How a small tea garden in the Brahmaputra Valley became the first one in the world to secure an elephant-friendly certificate , cover story in The Hindu Sunday edition
University of Montana, WFEN Launch Elephant Friendly Tea, University of Montana News
Assam’s Udalguri district gets world’s first elephant friendly tea, NELive
Tenzing’s tea plantations in Assam are world’s first to get elephant friendly tag, The Times of India
Jumbo-friendly tag for Assam tea farms, The Telegraph India
Assam’s Udalguri district gets world’s first elephant friendly tea, The Northeast Today
This Assamese Man’s Tea Estates Are the World’s First Elephant-Friendly Ones, The Better India
University of Montana partners with local businesses to launch elephant-friendly tea certification program, The Missoulian
Missoulians tailor a tea for the protection of Indian elephants, Missoula Independent
Lake Missoula, Cafe Dolce first to join UM’s elephant friendly tea program, Missoula Current
Would you Buy a Plastic Suit from Stella McCartney? Wildlife FriendlyTM gets a nod in the NY Times
KRTV.com in Missoula reports on First Friday event featuring Elephant FriendlyTM Tea in Montana
How Wildlife FriendlyTM is your Brew? The Hindu covers the India launch of Wild Kaapi CoffeeTM
Conserving Wildlife One Sweater at a Time, The Fashion Globe, Dana Kobilinsky previews Wildlife Friendly™ Certified wool producers on iconic Peninsula Valdés, Patagonia, Argentina
Brazilian Cows are Killing Endangered Birds – But “Bird Safe” Beef Could Help, Vice Magazine / Motherboard, Journalist John R. Platt gives WFEN a shout out in this article on certification labels
Listen to our Aspen Public Radio CrossCurrents Show podcast here: ACES Rock Bottom Ranch has just been certified Wildlife Friendly®
Where Wild Animals Roam: Windshadow Farm & Dairy becomes Michigan’s first Certified Wildlife Friendly® Farm, Edible Michiana, Spring 2016, article can be downloaded here
First Colorado Ranch is Certified Wildlife Friendly™: ACES Rock Bottom Ranch is considered the cream of the crop for its conservation of natural habitat, Denver Life Magazine, 2016
Wolf Safe Beef: An idea whose time has (almost) come , Vice Magazine / Motherboard
Felton Farm Uses Dogs not Guns to Deter Mountain Lions, Santa Cruz Sentinel, 2014
Urban Farm Magazine Online features Predator Friendly® in their article on Food Labels. You can download and print their Decode Your Dinner Guide here
Stella McCartney is First Global Fashion Brand to Join the Wildlife Friendly Enterprise Network, Ecouterre
Leashing the Logo Landscape, Corporate Knights
Fashion’s Wild Side: Sourcing Wool with Conservation in Mind
Ethical Fashion Forum’s SOURCE Intelligence
Ayrshire Farm a Model for Organic, Humane and Predator Friendly®, The Organic Report
Wildlife and Predator Friendly® Products
Namibia: Cheetah Conservation Fund Products certified Wildlife Friendly® The Namibian and AllAfrica.com
The Importance of Labels Dr. Laurie Marker, Founder and Director of Cheetah Conservation Fund, in Huffington Post
Sustainable Food News (8/30/2013)
Ayrshire Farm, Upperville, Virginia is the first farm to gain Predator Friendly® certification in the state of Virginia. Download a PDF of this article here
Animal Welfare Approved Newsletter (Spring 2013)
Shades of Gray: Living with Wolves (Earth Focus Episode 51) Predator Friendly® and our certified enterprise Thirteen Mile Lamb and Wool are featured in this film produced by Link TV: Living Peacefully with Predators
Certified Wildlife Friendly® Featured in AVEDA’s Holiday Gift Line for 3rd Year
Certified Wildlife Friendly® was proud to be featured in AVEDA’s Holiday Gift Line through our certified enterprise in Nepal Himalayan Biotrade and their beautiful handcrafted Lokta Bark paper sourced by AVEDA.
Fashioning the Future Awards, Centre for Sustainable Fashion, London College of Fashion, Certified Wildlife Friendly® and four of our certified enterprises are featured by the Fashioning the Future Awards 2012 as Unique Resources for Balance and Biodiversity
Ranching with Wolves, Huffington Post
Critter-Kind Cashmere, Discovery News: Excellent Idea of the Day
Columbia University’s Earth Institute
Experts at EcoMatters Center for Environmental Research and Conservation at Columbia University list Certified Wildlife Friendly®as among the “most reliable and respected” consumer ecolabels in the world.
Wild Fibers Magazine
Predator Friendly® , our co-founder Dr. Laurie Marker, and the livestock guard dog heroes of the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia are featured in Wild Fibers Magazine, known as the “National Geographic of the fiber world” for its adventurous writers and breathtaking photos. Available in pdf format courtesy of Wild Fibers Magazine here: Living Peacefully with Predators
With special thanks to Linda Cortright and Wild Fibers Magazine!
Zoo Peeps
Dr. Laurel Neme touts our Triple Bottom Line approach here
The Wild Life with Dr. Laurel Neme
Listen to a podcast radio interview with Certified Wildlife Friendly®’s Co-Founder (and Chief Storyteller), Julie Stein here
Keyboard Culture
Corbett Kroehler, known as “Mr. Sustainable,” proposes the approach of Certified Wildlife Friendly™ as a real alternative to global climate change here