I'd say that animal rights and environmental issues have always been at the forefront of my mind.

You cannot achieve environmental security and human development without addressing the basic issues of health and nutrition.

I'm a latecomer to the environmental issue which for years seemed to me like an excuse for more government regulation. But I can see that in rich societies voters are paying less attention to economic issues and more to issues of the spirit including the environment.

The most important environmental issue is one that is rarely mentioned and that is the lack of a conservation ethic in our culture.

Americans don't pay much attention to environmental issues because they aren't sexy. I mean cleaning up coal plants and reining in outlaw frackers is hugely important work but it doesn't get anybody's pulse racing.

Toxins love to get you while you're young. Lead mercury secondhand smoke and sundry other environmental nasties do a lot more damage when tissue is immature vulnerable and growing than when it's mature and comparatively fixed.

Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever.

We now see numerous examples of brands working together to address issues such as environmental degradations climate control pollution poverty and disease.

More and more companies are reaching out to their suppliers and contractors to work jointly on issues of sustainability environmental responsibility ethics and compliance.

People in Slow Food understand that food is an environmental issue.