Campbell Soup Company
As a leader in the food and beverage industry, Campbell is demonstrating our steadfast commitment to making good, honest food for the people who live, work and eat in our communities, while implementing our Strategic Framework to build shareholder value by driving sustainable profitable net sales growth. CSR at Campbell: Promoting global nutrition and wellness while building a sustainable environment and honoring our role in society from farm to the family.
JUST Capital: The Good Listener Transforming Capitalism
4 months ago - By leaning into its data, tirelessly communicating the value of policy transparency at the corporate level, and providing unbiased reporting to the US workforce and consumer, JUST Capital is flipping the narrative on capitalism.
Why Entrepreneurs, Not CPG Giants, Will Lead Us to ‘Earth-Functional Foods’
7 months ago - New report uses the term “Earth-Functional Foods” to describe food that provides environmental benefits beyond health.
JUST Capital, Forbes Name America's Most JUST Companies for 2018
9 months ago - JUST Capital and Forbes today released the 2018 list of America’s Most JUST Companies, an annual ranking of the 1,000 largest publicly traded US corporations on the issues Americans care about most, including fair pay and good benefits, customer treatment and privacy, beneficial products, environmental impact, job creation, and community support in the US and abroad, as well as ethical leadership and long-term financial growth.
SB Corporate Members Named to Dow Jones Sustainability 2018 Indices
11 months ago - The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for 2018 have been released, with many Sustainable Brands Corporate Members retaining their spots as global sustainability leaders. Created in 1999, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices benchmark sustainability performance and sustainability investment for companies around the globe. Companies are assessed based on corporate economic, social, and environmental performance.
SB Brand Transformation Roadmap to Help Companies on Journey to True Sustainability
1 year ago - Yesterday at SB'18 Vancouver, Kevin Hagen — VP of Environment, Social and Governance Strategy at Iron Mountain — and Dimitar Vlahov, Director of Content Development at Sustainable Brands (SB), offered a sneak peek at the SB Brand Transformation Roadmap (SM). Built for an executive audience, the first-of-its-kind Roadmap is a framework any organization can use as a compass towards setting goals and measuring progress towards becoming a truly "sustainable brand."
Sustainable Brands Launches Self-Assessment Tool for Brands Navigating Sustainability
1 year ago - New tool provides a clear pathway for companies approaching and defining sustainability goals.
BASF, IKEA, P&G Among Companies Showcasing How Brands Are Redesigning the Good Life
1 year ago - Today, the Sustainable Brands® team has convened, along with 2,000 members of its global community, for the kick-off of SB’18 Vancouver, running June 4-7 at Vancouver Convention Centre West in Vancouver, British Columbia. More than 300 influential brand leaders and practitioners of environmental and social innovation will share new tools and frameworks, cutting-edge business solutions and case studies related to design and innovation for The Good Life.
Sustainable Brands Reveals Final Program Details for SB’18 Vancouver
1 year ago - BASF, P&G, Danone, Starbucks, and Salesforce.org among companies confirmed to showcase how brands are redesigning products and services for The Good Life
Farmers Are the Linchpin to Food Companies' Sustainable Sourcing Goals
1 year ago - Tyson Foods, the largest meat company in the U.S., is starting to step up to the plate on sustainability and respond to pressure from investors and consumers to tackle water risks in its supply chain. Recently, the company made a commitment to improve the water, soil and fertilizer practices in its far-flung feed grain supply chain — impacting more than two million acres of corn production by 2020, or about half of its corn supply chain. The measures have strong potential to both improve water quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Tyson’s move sends a strong signal to the rest of the meat sector that driving down the massive environmental impacts of growing animal feed is a smart business strategy.
Execs Agree: Emerging Technologies Key to Business, Environmental Success
1 year ago - Business strategy, technological innovation and corporate sustainability are increasingly linked in the minds of executives.
Trending: More Startups Revolutionizing the Food Industry
1 year ago - Everyone’s gotta eat – and it makes for a big industry. Globally, food and agriculture is a $7.8 trillion industry. Its also growing (pun intended): global investments in the food and agriculture sector have grown three-fold since 2004 and, according to McKinsey, on average have demonstrated higher returns to shareholders than other sectors. In the US, agriculture, food and related industries generated 5.5% of the country’s GDP at $992 billion, $137 billion of that coming directly from US farms.
Campbell Releases 2018 Corporate Responsibility Report
1 year ago - Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) today released its 10th Corporate Responsibility report, detailing the company’s fiscal year 2017 achievements and outlining new sustainability goals and strategies that further integrate accountability and transparency across the Campbell business. “As a purpose-driven company committed to making real food accessible to more people, our sustainability strategy is focused on four areas – how Campbell’s food is grown, sourced, produced and shared,” said Dave Stangis, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility and Chief Sustainability Officer. “Our new areas of focus allow Campbell to leverage existing capabilities while exploring additional opportunities to accelerate our impact and drive value for Campbell’s stakeholders.”
Member Spotlight: Dave Stangis, CSO at Campbell, on his work ethic and why he’s grateful for the Sustainable Brands community
1 year ago - We recently spoke with Dave Stangis (@DaveStangis), vice president corporate responsibility and chief sustainability officer at Campbell Soup Company, about his unexpected entrée into a successful sustainability career and how he stays passionate about his work. Keep reading to learn how his interest in science and technology is a continuous source of inspiration and what he does when he’s not working on a Campbell project (which is rare).
The Soulfull Project Targets One Million Serving Donation to Combat Food Insecurity by 2019
1 year ago - In just over one year of operation and with backing from Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB), The Soulfull Project has pledged to donate one million servings of their high-quality, nutrient-dense hot cereal to food banks over the next two years.
The Soulfull Project Targets Food Insecurity with 1M Serving Donation Goal
1 year ago - Just one year after its launch, The Soulfull Project — a mission-driven startup dedicated to making high-quality, nutritious food more accessible to those in need — has pledged to donate one million servings of its signature, nutrient-dense hot cereal to food banks across the country over the next two years.
Tech Giants Dominate 2017 JUST 100 List of Top Corporate Citizens
1 year ago - JUST Capital, a nonprofit research organization, and Forbes have released the 2017 edition of the JUST 100 List, which ranks publicly traded companies in the US on their performance to act on the priorities of the public.
Campbell's, NowThis Explore Waste, Sustainability, Innovation on New Food Channel
1 year ago - Digital news organization NowThis is rolling out a new food-focused channel that aims to explore food as it relates to culture and the environment. NowThis Food builds on the brand’s already extensive digital offerings, which include NowThis News and NowThis politics — the third and fourth largest video channels on Facebook in terms of engagement, according to Business Insider.
Campbell Soup Company Joins The Plant Based Foods Association
1 year ago - Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) announced it is joining the Plant Based Foods Association, the nation’s only trade group representing the fast-growing plant-based foods sector. Launched in March 2016, the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) advocates on behalf of its members and works to expand markets in the retail and foodservice sectors. Campbell is the first major food company to join the PBFA.
Strength In Numbers: Uniting Campbell's Annual Giving Back Campaign
1 year ago - Each year, our United Way giving campaign connects us with millions of donors around the world–multiplying and maximizing our impact. Inspired by the United Way model, we are leveraging the power of collaboration as we launch this year’s campaign at Campbell. For the first time in our history, we are unifying under one campaign. Fifteen U.S. campaigns will become ONE. Over 9,000 donors will share best practices, digital assets, success stories and campaign incentives. This will allow us to drive growth and ultimately help more people in need.
TSC, Cool Farm Alliance Helping Food Companies Better Manage Farm-Level Sustainability Data
1 year ago - The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) and the Cool Farm Alliance (CFA) — a nonprofit industry platform and creator of the Cool Farm Tool sustainable agriculture calculator — have signed a memorandum of understanding to improve alignment and reporting of farm-level metrics data. Through the partnership, TSC aims to make the process of reporting on farm-level metrics easier for farmers and food manufacturers.