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

Leaders in Design, Innovation, Technology, and Manufacturing to Gather in Support of Nonprofit Certification Organization

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4, 2012— Meryl Streep and Susan Sarandon will lead 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 co-author 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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