Campbell Named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for Ninth Consecutive Year
September 07 2017 - 4:52PM
Business Wire
Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) has been named to the
Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for the ninth
consecutive year and the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for
the eighth consecutive year. These independent rankings recognize
Campbell’s leadership in supporting long-term shareholder value
while creating a more sustainable environment and making a
measurable difference in local communities.
“Campbell is honored to be included on the Dow Jones
Sustainability Indices,” said Dave Stangis, Campbell’s Vice
President – Corporate Responsibility and Chief Sustainability
Officer. “Strategic sustainability unlocks value in Campbell’s
business objectives and is aligned with our Purpose – Real food
that matters for life’s moments – across all areas of our company.
Integrating sustainability into our operations is good for the
planet, our consumers and our business.”
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) and its publisher,
RobecoSAM, recognized Campbell’s progress in several areas
including: Impact Measurement & Valuation, Codes of Business
Conduct, Operational Eco-Efficiency and Raw Material Sourcing.
Campbell’s key achievements in these areas include:
- Providing U.S. consumers with more than
15 billion servings of vegetables through our food and beverages,
with healthy products accounting for nearly $3 billion in annual
sales globally.
- Publishing expanded Responsible
Sourcing standards.
- Expanding renewable energy projects at
the company’s World Headquarters in Camden, N.J., and Pepperidge
Farm plant in Bloomfield, Conn.
- Continuing to reduce water use, energy
use and greenhouse gas emissions while recycling 86 percent of
waste generated.
- Eliminating 2.2 million pounds of raw
material used for packaging, for a cumulative reduction of more
than 139 million pounds since 2009. This exceeds Campbell’s goal to
eliminate 100 million pounds of packaging by 2020.
- Providing more than $65 million in
charitable investments and in-kind giving.
Launched in 1999, the DJSI are a set of investible indices that
track the financial performance of the leading
sustainability-driven companies worldwide based on an analysis of
financially material economic, environmental and social factors.
RobecoSAM invited the world’s largest 3,400 companies from
developed and emerging markets to take part in its annual Corporate
Sustainability Assessment.
Campbell’s Corporate Responsibility strategies are designed to
deliver measurable impacts and are discussed in Campbell’s
Corporate Responsibility Report: Real Food, Real Commitment, Real
Change. 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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