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Brown-Forman and Partners Launch New Turf Program

September 02, 2008 | Louisville, KY

Brown-Forman announced today that it is investing $100,000 in TURF – Tailgaters Urging Responsibility & Fun – as the football season begins in earnest this week.

Make-A-Wish® Raises a Record $868,000 in Local Fundraiser, May 2008

May 21, 2008

The 2008 Croquet Invitational and Charity Auction, a benefit for the Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation®, welcomed a near capacity crowd to experience wine country’s best food, wine and croquet at Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards in Windsor.

National Research Council Appoints Fetzer Vineyard's Ann Thrupp for Study of Sustainable Farming in the 21st Century

February 11, 2008

Dr. Ann Thrupp, who leads Fetzer Vineyards sustainability and environmental efforts, has been appointed to the National Research Council’s Committee on 21st Century Systems Agriculture.

Creating a buzz: CityScoot owner expects subscription approach to drive company's growth

October 05, 2007

Mark Roberts wants his business, CityScoot LLC, to make more money, sure.

But he also wants it to be "the most successful drunk-driving deterrent in history," a cause celebre for boozers everywhere -- and for anyone on the road, if those boozers climb behind the wheel of a vehicle after a night of over-imbibing.

Fetzer Vineyards Recognized For Sustainable, Earth-Friendly Practices

July 19, 2007 | Hopland, CA

Fetzer Vineyards pioneering leadership in sustainable environmental practices has been recognized by the United States Environmental Protection Agency with the award of a 2007 Best-of-the-Best Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award

Fetzer Named Brand With A Conscience

January 24, 2007 | Paris

2007-01-24 Paris Corporate Responsibility Award Recognizes Sustainable Practices And Social Responsibility Fetzer Vineyards has been named a 2007 Brand With A Conscience by the Medinge Group [ www.medinge.org ], an international think-tank focusing on branding and business.  The award was presented

Brown-Forman Greens Louisville With 2,500 Trees

December 15, 2006 | Louisville

In a west Louisville neighborhood earlier this week, Brightside planted the 2,500th tree paid for with support from the Brown-Forman Corporation.

MMA Renewable Ventures and 3 Phases Energy Services Deliver Innovative, Affordable Solar Energy Solution for Fetzer Vineyards

October 06, 2006 | San Francisco, CA

Fetzer Vineyards will place the wine industry's largest solar array atop its winery bottling facility in Hopland, generating 1.1 million kilowatt hours of clean electricity annually, enough to offset more than 960,000 pounds of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, the equivalent of taking approximately 80 cars off the road for a year or planting 130 acres of trees.

Play a Part in Rebuilding the New Orleans Music Scene

August 28, 2006

It's time to start the music up in New Orleans and we need your help!

Local Group Builds Largest Winery Solar System at Fetzer Vineyards

June 09, 2006

Fetzer Vineyards will announce today it will become the largest solar energy vineyard in the nation.

Corporate Responsibility Contacts

Brown-Forman

Rob Frederick
Phil Lynch
Corporate Responsibility
850 Dixie Highway
Louisville, KY 40210
email: Brown-Forman@b-f.com