Our Philosophy

At Wrigley, we know that our continued success depends heavily on the prosperity and sustainability of the global marketplace that we serve. Our founder, Wm. Wrigley Jr., first established the importance of mutually beneficial relationships back in 1891 - when he stressed that shared success, with customers, suppliers, employees and the communities where we live and work - was vital to building a business that would last for generations.

William Wrigley Jr. believed in mutually beneficial business relationships. In fact, in one famous incident, he ripped up a contract with a vendor because the vendor said he'd lose money on the deal. Wrigley knew that to build sustainable communities, all partners in the business deal had to benefit.

This same commitment to creating a business and a legacy that will last for generations is behind Wrigley's focus on sustainability today and our commitment to sound environmental, social, and economic practices.

Our Definition

Sustainability at Wrigley means driving business performance by advancing the well being of people and the planet, now and for future generations.

Our Vision

Weave sound environmental, social and economic practices into the fabric of everyday business decisions at Wrigley, ensuring that our commitment to sustainability is second nature in everything we do.

Our Strategic Focus

To be successful in our sustainability efforts, we are focusing on four areas that we believe provide the most opportunity for Wrigley to make a difference: Operations: Facilities & Logistics, Packaging: Innovation & Sourcing, Product: Innovation & Sourcing, and Culture, Community & Communications.

In each of these strategic focus areas, Wrigley is already pursuing sustainable practices and seeing results. And, plans are in place to achieve more in the future.

• Operations: Facilities & Logistics

  We're improving the environmental profile of Wrigley Operations by:

  • reducing energy, greenhouse gases, water, and waste
  • identifying more efficient transportation options
  • leveraging high performance design to create new facilities and update existing facilities/processes
  • ensuring sustainable practices among external manufacturing partners
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• Product: Innovation & Sourcing

  • Developing products based on consumers' expectations and evolving priorities and needs around sustainability
  • Selecting sustainable ingredients and suppliers
  • Designing eco-friendly products that minimize environmental impact
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• Packaging: Innovation & Sourcing

  Bottle packaging uses about 20 percent less material in weight per piece. Packaging is critical to Wrigley from a sustainability perspective. We are committed to:

  • Partnering with customers to measure and create new, consumer-friendly sustainable packaging solutions; improve current packaging portfolio
  • Reducing the impact of packaging materials by using sustainable materials and partnering with sustainable suppliers
  • Ensuring sustainable practices among external manufacturing partners
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• Culture, Community & Communication

  To help make a difference, Wrigley will:

  • continue to support our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism
  • work with key environmental partners to advance conservation and responsibility
  • further educate and promote "responsible" use and disposal of our products
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