Sustainability

Colgate-Palmolive Company announces the appointment of four key executives to senior leadership positions.

Dole Food Company Inc.'s operating subsidiary, Standard Fruit de Costa Rica, and Fondo Nacional de Financiamento Forestal (FONAFIFO), the National Forestry Financing Fund and an entity of the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica, are working together to establish a carbon neutral product supply chain for bananas and pineapples from its production in Costa Rica to the markets in North America and Europe.

Unilever appoints James A. Lawrence as chief financial officer in succession to Rudy Markham.

The state of Alabama will be the launch site for a more environmentally friendly laundry detergent packaging solution.

The 2007 Consumer Goods Sales and Marketing Summit is committed to providing a single thought leadership forum for consumer goods executives to network with peers, share ideas and experiences,and learn about important industry trends.

Hanesbrands Inc. will cut approximately 5,300 jobs and close nine sewing and assembly operations in five countries as part of an ongoing restructuring effort to make its business leaner and more profitable.

In May 2007, The Hershey Company announced that John C. Long is named Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility. Long will report to Thomas K. Hernquist, senior vice president, global chief growth officer.

The "Barbie BCause" collection reuses excess Barbie fabrics and trimmings to create handbags, pillows, diaries, totes and other eco-friendly accessories.