Environmental award recognizes Raffi’s achievements
The Chlorine Free Products Association (CFPA) presents its Steward Award to Raffi in New York. (April 2005)
“We can best create a humane and sustainable world,” Raffi says, “by addressing the needs of the very young. It starts with respect for the child as a whole person. That leads us to question everything, from the corporate presence in our schools to our stewardship of the planet and the way we measure economic progress—even the paper we use.”
The CFPA Steward Award recognizes individuals, corporations, governments, and other organizations based on their dynamic leadership roles in fostering social, environmental and economic responsibility.
“It is a great privilege for me to present the Steward Award to a long time champion of children and ecology—Raffi Cavoukian,” said Archie Beaton Executive Director of the CFPA. “Raffi is a member of the Order of Canada and a recipient of the UN's Earth Achievement Award.”
Because chlorine bleaching creates persistent pollutants that pose a serious health threat, Raffi has worked tirelessly for over 10 years to support and encourage the use of chlorine-free papers.
His company, Troubadour Music Inc., uses chlorine-free products in all aspects of its work, and secured from Random House a contractual obligation to publish all Raffi’s children’s books on chlorine-free paper. Troubadour convinced Rounder Records and Universal Music Canada to do the same for all the printed components of Raffi’s CDs and DVDs.
About the Chlorine Free Products Association
The Chlorine Free Products Association (CFPA) is a not-for-profit corporation founded in 1994 and headquartered in Algonquin, IL. An internationally recognized standards and accreditation association, the CFPA has no financial interest in the products it certifies, in any manufacturer, or company. For further information: chlorinefreeproducts.org.