Responsible Sourcing

To be successful in the marketplace, we must earn consumers' trust by meeting their needs for products that are sourced responsibly. At Kellogg, we are committed to ensuring an ethical supply chain that is capable of providing continuity of supply in our ingredients, in our packaging materials and at our manufacturing plants, while minimizing the total environmental footprint of our products.

Our Responsible Sourcing Framework focuses on four key areas: business ethics, labor standards, employee safety and health, and the environment. A key element of this framework is our Global Supplier Code of Conduct, which we finalized in 2009, to ensure that the suppliers with which we do business embrace and demonstrate high standards of ethical business behavior. The code covers issues such as legal compliance, fair employment practices, anti-corruption efforts and food safety standards.

Supplier Diversity

Kellogg has also had a supplier diversity program in the United States for more than 20 years. In 2009, we spent more than $400 million on goods and services from minority- and women-owned businesses, surpassing our goal for the year of $390.5 million. Among first-tier suppliers, we spent $321 million, or 6.9 percent of our total spend.