In 2013, Caterpillar began a transformational journey with respect to sustainability. From February through November, a "Powering the Future" team, one of our Leadership Excellence in Accountability and Development (L.E.A.D.) leadership development programs, performed an in-depth analysis of our existing sustainability capabilities and strategy. The team was comprised of Caterpillar leaders from a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. They compared Caterpillar sustainability commitments and achievements to those of our peers and competitors. They also examined a variety of global trends and how they relate to the Caterpillar enterprise and our employees.<br /><br />As the team dug deeper into the various challenges and opportunities, they all reached the same conclusion: It is time to officially recognize sustainability as a core value at Caterpillar. They developed a bold recommendation for this important shift during the 2013 Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) review. Following careful consideration and approval by the Executive Office, sustainability will now be recognized as a core value at Caterpillar. We captured some of the team's perspectives and observations from this project and they can be viewed here: http://youtu.be/zfaHhrYCxnk
