RACINE, WI "“ February 27, 2008 "“ When SC Johnson's sales force hit the highway, they will be driving to save the planet. The leading consumer products company recently inked a lease deal to add new hybrid vehicles to its fleet each year through 2011.

Armed with a steadfast commitment to reducing the company's impact on the environment, this move is the latest of several initiatives SC Johnson has executed to help protect the planet's resources and reduce the abundance of greenhouse gases that pollute the air.

The hybrid cars, which combine an electric motor with traditional fuel usage, will help the company's sales force boost their mileage an average of 40 miles per gallon by 2011. Just last year, 25 percent of the new cars added to the sales force fleet were hybrids.

SC Johnson also is successfully trekking toward its goal of sourcing 40 percent of its global electricity usage from renewable sources by the same date.

"Our greenhouse gas emissions are down 27 percent since 2000," explained Pat Penman, Director, Global Environmental and Safety Actions. "Adding new hybrids to our fleet each year through 2011 will help ensure we maintain this reduction trend, achieve our global clean air goals, and continue to do what's right for families and our planet."

Legacy of Environmental Leadership

Environmental commitment is nothing new for SC Johnson. For 122 years, the company has held steadfast to its environmental commitment and spirit of innovation. From being one of the first consumer products manufacturers to join the EPA's Climate Leaders program in 2002 to its leadership as the first company to remove chlorofluorocarbons (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.

People interested in learning more about SC Johnson's legacy of environmental stewardship can visit the company's new environment section of its corporate Web site at www.scjohnson.com The site highlights SC Johnson's key initiatives, provides in-depth discussions of topics with worldwide environmental impact, offers videos and interactive games and identifies ways consumers can lighten their environmental footprint and strengthen their own communities. Also, available for download on the site is SC Johnson's 2007 Public Report.

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(R), GLADE(R), OFF!(R), PLEDGE(R), RAID(R), SCRUBBING BUBBLES(R), SHOUT(R), WINDEX(R) and ZIPLOC(R) in the U.S. and beyond, with brands marketed outside the U.S. including AUTAN(R), BAYGON(R), BRISE(R), ECHO(R), KABIKILLER(R), KLEAR(R), and MR. MUSCLE(R). The 122-year old company, with more than $7.5 billion in sales, employs approximately 12,000 people globally and sells products in more than 110 countries.

SC Johnson

SC Johnson

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, and insect control.

 

It markets well-known brands such as 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®, KABIKILLER®, KLEAR®, and MR. MUSCLE®. The 125-year-old company, with more than $8 billion in sales, employs approximately 12,000 people globally and sells products in virtually every country around the world. www.scjohnson.com

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