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Corporate Social Responsibility
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6.22.2006 - 09:00am ET
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Report Highlights SC Johnson's Commitment to Leadership
SC Johnson Challenges Top Corporations to Reduce Environmental Impact
(CSRwire) Racine, WI- In 1886, innovation at SC Johnson created a quality paste wax
to protect beloved parquet floors. Now, 120 years later, SC Johnson's
innovation is doing everything from protecting people from dangerous
mosquito-borne illnesses to cleaning showers at the touch of a button.
Launching more than 200 new products this year, SC Johnson continues to
lead the market with environmentally responsible products that make life a
little easier and homes cleaner. The company's leading brands and long
standing core values are highlighted in the newly released public report,
Doing What's Right: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow.
"This report highlights the spirit of goodwill and product innovation that
has endured at this family company for five generations," said SC Johnson's
Chairman and CEO Fisk Johnson. "Winning in business is not just about
performance and success; it is also about doing what's right - right for
the planet, right for people, right for the next generation."
Continuing that commitment, SC Johnson will again offset the carbon
emissions associated with the production and distribution of its public
report through a contribution to Conservation International, and their
on-the-ground partner the Wildlife Conservation Society. This will help
protect more than a thousand acres of tropical rain forest in one of the
most pristine, yet threatened, areas of Madagascar. In addition, SC
Johnson is the first corporation to establish a Challenge Grant
encouraging other companies to do the same. For each company that offsets
the environmental impact associated with the printing of their own public
report, through the work of Conservation International, SC Johnson will
make a matching donation to a total of $50,000.
Celebrating the 50th anniversaries of Glade® air care products and Raid®
insecticides, the report also highlights SC Johnson's long standing
dedication to meeting the needs of consumers. Both brands have led their
product categories with innovative products, such as a continuous action
electric insect repellent from Raid® and the first plug-in air freshener
made by Glade®.
Products new to the market this year include the first-of-its-kind
Scrubbing Bubbles® Automatic Shower Cleaner - which automatically cleans
the shower with the touch of a button; Ziploc® Double Zipper - offering
the tightest seal ever; Raid® Earth Options™ - with plant based
active ingredients; and Autan® Family After-Sun Insect Repellent launched
in Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom - an insect repellent with the
extra benefit of an after-sun moisturizer.
Additional highlights in this year's report:
Using Earth Responsible Raw Materials: Using the company's
Greenlist™ process to move two years ahead of schedule in
continuously improving the already high environmental profile of its
products - an accomplishment that earned SC Johnson the Ron Brown Award
for Corporate Leadership, a Presidential Award presented at The White
House.
Reducing Emissions and Greenhouse Gases: Substantially exceeding the
voluntary greenhouse gas reduction goals set through the Environmental
Protection Agency's Climate Leaders program. SC Johnson was among the
first corporations to meet these goals.
Harnessing Cleaner Energy: Generating the company's own electricity
with cogeneration turbines that support SC Johnson's largest manufacturing
site worldwide. By last year, SC Johnson was using 34 percent less fossil
fuel than 2000, and had reduced greenhouse gas emission by nearly 17
percent in just one year.
Preventing Insect-Borne Diseases: Supporting malaria prevention
efforts in South Africa that have provided educational information and
materials to almost 50,000 people in high-risk areas.
Advancing Social Progress and Public Health: Sponsoring the Base of
the Pyramid Protocol™ that is now generating mutually valuable and
sustainable enterprises in Kenya.
Workplace Excellence: Continuing to be recognized as a great place to
work. SC Johnson was again named among the Top 10 of FORTUNE magazine's
100 Best Companies to Work for in America, and earned similar recognition
in countries around the world.
SC Johnson limits the number of printed editions and encourages
distribution of the company's public report via the Internet, at www.scjohnson.com and www.dowhatsright.com.
To participate in SC Johnson's Challenge Grant with CI, please contact Ben
Vitale at (202) 912-1000.
SC Johnson is a family-owned and -managed business dedicated to
innovative, high-quality products, excellence in the workplace and a
long-term commitment to the environment and the communities in which it
operates. Based in the USA, the company is one of the world's leading
manufacturers of household cleaning products and products for home
storage, air care, personal care and insect control. It markets such
well-known brands as EDGE®, GLADE®, OFF!®, PLEDGE®, RAID®, SCRUBBING
BUBBLES®, SHOUT®, WINDEX® and ZIPLOC® in the U.S. and beyond, with
brands marketed outside the U.S. including AUTAN®, BAYGON®, BRISE®,
ECHO®, KABIKILLER®, KLEAR®, and MR. MUSCLE®. The 120-year old company,
with nearly $7 billion in sales, employs approximately 12,000 people
globally and sells products in more than 110 countries. www.scjohnson.com
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