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Glover Park Group scoops up Keurig Green Mountain Inc. for DC lobbying duties concerning environmental issues, specifically legislative initiatives regarding recycling.
Keurig has its coffee-makers in more than 20M homes and business across North America.
Environmentalists and social media activists have long targeted Keurig for the landfill waste generated by disposal of its single-use K-Cup pods.
Bob Gamgort, Keurig’s CEO, and Monique Oxender, chief sustainability officer, address the issue on the company’s website.
They promise K-Cup pods across North America will transition to a recyclable format by the end of 2020.
Glover Park’s Keurig team includes managing directors Catharine Ransom, energy and sustainability practice leader, and Jack Krumholz, former head of Microsoft’s DC office.
Keurig Green Mountain is part of privately-held JAB Holdings.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
Ballard Partners has signed on gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co to advocate on behalf of Second Amendment issues.
Sakura Conservation Strategies has registered Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium as a client.
Sachs Media has signed on to represent the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund to advocate for public policies proven to reduce tobacco use, which is the No. 1 cause of preventable deaths in the US and the rest of the world.
