PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 19, 2024
L.L. Bean, with its reputation as a corporation that cares for the environment, has an opportunity to speak truth to power by encouraging Citibank, which services the L.L. Bean credit card, to stop financing new fossil fuel infrastructure. L.L. Bean could enhance its voice with Citibank by enlisting other large retailers, such as Costco, in a coalition of concerned corporate citizens. This coalition could then use their combined economic influence to speak truth to Citibank. L.L. Bean could bolster its reputation of being good stewards of the environment. L.L. Bean could be a leader in speaking the truth about “the greatest crisis humanity has ever confronted.” ~ William Rixon, Freeport