In February, Walmart announced a $1 billion investment in its U.S. workforce, including raising its minimum wage to $9 an hour, implementing new training programs and giving associates more control over their schedules.
Mondelez Internationalpublishes its Call For Well-being 2014 Progress Report, detailing how the snacking company exceeded many key environmental goals and took significant steps forward to meet its remaining global well-being targets by 2020.
In her monthly column, Lora Cecere reveals what it is like to work with 'visionary executives in the consumer goods industry and identifies the characteristics that make them stand out.
Unilever announces that its Chief Financial Officer, Jean-Marc Hut, has decided to step down from his role and the Boards of Unilever PLC and Unilever N.V. Graeme Pitkethly will succeed Hut as CFO.
Whirlpool Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire American Dryer Corporation, a privately held company that manufactures and markets coin-operated industrial and specialty laundry equipment.
The Clorox Company announces Executive Chairman Donald R. Knauss will retire from The Clorox Company and its board of directors. The board also appoints George Harad as independent chair and adds Spencer C. Fleischer and Christopher J. Williams.
