Three years ago, we adopted a Mission Statement that succinctly expresses our company's purpose and inspires us to deliver safe, high-quality products that people can trust.

Our Mission:

Together we will build the world's most extraordinary food company by nourishing people's lives everywhere, every day.

Embedded in our Mission Statement are four overarching themes. First, "nourishing people's lives" affirms our responsibility to nourish the lives of our consumers, employees, communities and other stakeholders. Second, "building the world's most extraordinary food company" acknowledges that we must uphold the values of integrity, performance excellence and exemplary corporate citizenship. Third, the word "together" underscores the importance of teamwork, collaboration and engagement among our employees. And finally, "everywhere, every day" emphasizes the pervasive and continuous nature of our commitment. Throughout this report we demonstrate the ways in which our Mission Statement guides and inspires our approach to corporate social responsibility at Campbell.

The content of this, our first CSR report, highlights initiatives, programs and activities we have undertaken to honor our responsibilities to our stakeholders and to advance sustainable practices throughout our business operations. While we are making an important first step with this report, it is not yet a comprehensive report that uses extensive metrics against international standards. However, it does represent an honest assessment of our positions and performance in addressing some of the key issues and trends facing the food industry. Our future reports will be more comprehensive.

We are focusing our CSR efforts on four areas of primary importance to our company and stakeholders: our consumers, our planet, our employees and our communities.