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4.06.2007 - 02:33pm ET
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SC Johnson Shares Environmental Leadership Legacy with Consumers
Second Advertisement in New Campaign Focuses on Commitment to Responsible Products
(CSRwire) RACINE, WI - April 6, 2007 - SC Johnson Chairman and CEO H. Fisk Johnson
makes a second appearance in SC Johnson's new family advertising campaign
focused on the environment that the company launched last fall. The
campaign further communicates to consumers SC Johnson’s long-standing
commitment to the environment and to the health of the families who use
the company’s products.
Trusted brands like Shout®, Windex® and Pledge® are represented in the
ad, while the spot features Johnson talking about his father, the late
Samuel C. Johnson, eliminating chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) from all SC
Johnson aerosols years before federal regulations required the company to
do so.
"We're making products like Windex®, Pledge® and Shout® better for the
environment and better for your family," said Johnson in the
advertisement. "Today, through our Greenlist™ Program, we evaluate
every single raw material that goes into our products, ensuring they're
better for the health of your family."
The company voluntarily developed the innovative Greenlist™ process,
which is a patented system that ensures products contain materials that
are the best available for the environment and for consumers while
maintaining performance, aesthetics and consumers' costs. In 2006
Greenlist™ was recognized with the Ron Brown Award for Corporate
Leadership and the Presidential Green Chemistry Award.
Environmental commitment is nothing new for SC Johnson. For 121 years,
the company has held steadfast to its environmental commitment and spirit
of innovation. From being a pioneer in the introduction of water-based
aerosols in 1955 to its leadership as the first company to remove (CFCs)
from all aerosol products – three years ahead of the 1978 U.S. mandate
– SC Johnson continues to look for innovative ways to safeguard our
shared environment. Recently, the company completed a “green energy”
project. The co-generation project uses waste methane and natural
gas-powered turbines to deliver 6.4 megawatts of electricity and nearly
40,000 pounds per hour of plant steam to its largest global manufacturing
facility. As a result, SC Johnson significantly reduces its usage of
heavily-coal dependent electricity from a public utility along with the
associated emissions of carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases and other
pollutants.
A historical snapshot of SC Johnson's legacy of environmental
responsibility can be found below and more information can be found in the
company's public report at www.scjohnson.com or www.dowhatsright.com.
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 121-year old company,
with $7 billion in sales, employs approximately 12,000 people globally and
sells products in more than 110 countries.
For more information, please visit www.scjohnson.com.
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