Kimberly-Clark Corp.

Of the 100 companies featured on a list of top global marketers, 36 are CG companies. The leaders had one big thing in common: They advertise where they see opportunity for growth. These days, that means China.

Selectedfrom almost 400 applications, the first 12 grant recipients each successfullydemonstrated unique baby or childcare product ideas that address unmetparenting needs and make life easier for moms and dads.

Succeeding in innovation is a rare feat these days and that is why CGT's Innovation Awards once again recognize deserving consumer goods companies for excellence in innovation. Find out which six consumer goods companies took home awards this year.

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

A novelapproach to market research called Rapid Innovation Sessions (RIS) allowedKimberly-Clark to quickly create, design and evaluate 67 new product ideas overthe course of just three weeks.

Kimberly-Clark significantly outperformed on almost every indicator and was the only supplier selected for the achievement.

U.S. household goods companies won out in battle for public opinion, claiming five of the top 10 spots in a new national corporate reputation survey. Find out which other CG companies got high marks from 800 American consumers.

A closer look at the Top 12 consumer goods companies on the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index.