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Local produce partnerships save big bucks for retailers such as Wal-Mart, A&Pand their consumers.

Sustainability is one of the latest, perhaps most important, trends to impact the consumer products industry in many years. But what is its ultimate purpose, and why is it critical that we wholly embrace this social, environmental, and yes, business imperative?

While some companies are just beginning to implement best green practices, Nestle Waters North America has made it an important part of its business for more than a decade.

TerraCycle manufactures products from materials that have historically been considered to be garbage. Just recently, TerraCycle broke out of the plant food category and into the natural cleaner category, and did so using an innovative twist on recycling.

CGT is proud to present the most recent crop of Consumer Goods Visionaries - those industry thought-leaders who are driving change and innovation in both their companies and the industry as a whole. Ranging from CIOs and senior vice presidents at major Fortune 500 firms to executives from innovative mid-market companies, CGT's Visionaries list is a who's who of industry leaders.

A few months after announcing the Elmer's Glue Crew recycling challenge, a kindergarten class of Champion Central Elementary School is revealed as the winner.

More than 4,000 Wal-Mart stores across the nation have transitioned to concentrated liquid laundry detergent, saving significant amounts of natural resources.

AMR Research says consumer goods manufacturers, including Procter & Gamble, Anheuser-Busch and Nike, among others, exhibited superior supply chain capabilities and performance for 2008.