CORRECTING and REPLACING Campbell Soup Company Ranked Among Top 5 Best Corporate Citizens
April 20 2017 - 4:07PM
Business Wire
Company recognized by Corporate
Responsibility Magazine for 8th consecutive
year
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CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY RANKED AMONG TOP 5
BEST CORPORATE CITIZENS
Company recognized by Corporate
Responsibility Magazine for 8th consecutive
year
Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) was recognized today as
a top corporate citizen by Corporate Responsibility Magazine.
Campbell ranked No. 5 among all large-cap Russell 1000 companies on
the magazine’s annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List, which is
regarded as a top corporate responsibility ranking. Criteria is
based on publicly available information in seven categories:
environment, climate change, employee relations, human rights,
governance, finance, and philanthropy and community support.
“We are proud to be recognized as a top corporate citizen by
Corporate Responsibility Magazine,” said Dave Stangis, Campbell’s
Vice President of Corporate Responsibility and Chief Sustainability
Officer. “Campbell established a goal of setting the standard for
transparency in the food industry - we believe we are uniquely
positioned to leverage our capabilities and expertise to elevate
trust through real food, transparency and sustainability. While
we're on a journey, this recognition is a testament to our people
living into our Purpose, Real food that matters for life's
moments.”
Over the last five years, Campbell has:
• Reduced its energy usage by more than
420,000 mmBtus;
• Reduced its GHG emissions by more than
85,000 metric tonnes CO2e on an absolute basis;
• Decreased its water usage by nearly
780,000 cubic meters; and
• Recycled more than 32,000 metric tonnes
of materials in its processing sites.
Launched in 2000, the 100 Best Corporate Citizens List is based
on more than 260 data points of disclosure and performance
measures. The 100 Best Corporate Citizens List’s methodology is
governed by the Methodology Committee of the Corporate
Responsibility Association. The full list is available at
www.thecro.com.
Campbell's Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability
strategies are designed to deliver measurable impacts in five key
areas: Our Consumers, Our Planet, Our Employees, Our Community and
Our Shareholders. To learn more
visit www.campbellcsr.com.
About Campbell Soup Company
Campbell (NYSE:CPB) is driven and inspired by our Purpose, “Real
food that matters for life’s moments.” We make a range of
high-quality soups and simple meals, beverages, snacks and packaged
fresh foods. For generations, people have trusted Campbell to
provide authentic, flavorful and readily available foods and
beverages that connect them to each other, to warm memories and to
what’s important today. Led by our iconic Campbell’s brand, our
portfolio includes Pepperidge Farm, Bolthouse Farms, Arnott’s, V8,
Swanson, Pace, Prego, Plum, Royal Dansk, Kjeldsens and Garden Fresh
Gourmet. Founded in 1869, Campbell has a heritage of giving back
and acting as a good steward of the planet’s natural resources. The
company is a member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 and the Dow
Jones Sustainability Indexes. For more information, visit
www.campbellsoupcompany.com or follow company news on Twitter via
@CampbellSoupCo. To learn more about how we make our food and the
choices behind the ingredients we use, visit
www.whatsinmyfood.com.
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Campbell Soup CompanyThomas Hushen,
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