Corporate Responsibility

CGT Editor Alliston Ackerman gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.

Being green isn't new to Kraft Foods, but senior leadership raised the bar significantly in the last three years, making sustainability a company-wide effort and setting aggressive goals. Here, Kraft Foods' VP of Sustainability Steve Yucknut shares big sustainability wins in four key areas, all of which have been made possible in part by a "greener" corporate culture.

Bear Naked, Kashi, Odwalla and Clif Bar helped TerraCycle to collect more than 1.5 million wrappers and pay charities nearly $32,000: TerraCycle also works with Elmer's, Scotch Tape, Sharpie, Paper Mate and EXPO brands to clean up the office products industry.

With an investment of $3 million over the next three years, the new center in Peru will promote new initiatives that will benefit local communities and ultimately deliver wholesome and enjoyable products to consumers.

By Rosemary Grabowski, VP, Global Market Development, CPG, Dassault Systemes, ENOVIA

In addition to access to Seventh Generation product lines, Seventh Generation and Wal-Mart will collectively encourage families to live better through initiatives such as Walmart's mom bloggers, Facebook and the 7GenBlog.

The packaged foods company commits to reduce sodium across its branded portfolio.

An exclusive promotion is part of Target's $3.5 million total 2010 commitment to help combat childhood hunger and its impact on learning.