RACINE, WI. - December 5, 2008 - SC Johnson's innovative strategy of using its unique patented Greenlist(TM) process to make products like Windex(R), Pledge(R) or Scrubbing Bubbles(R) with better raw materials, including safer surfactants (detergents), has earned it the U.S. EPA Safer Detergents Stewardship Initiative (SDSI) Award.

"At SC Johnson, we take a holistic and scientific approach to making our products more environmentally responsible," said Fisk Johnson, SC Johnson Chairman and CEO. "We're honored to be among leading U.S. corporations cited by the EPA for our commitment to using safer surfactants in our products and working with our suppliers to strive to attain the highest environmental standards, while maintaining the performance that consumers expect from SC Johnson products."

Part of the EPA's Design for the Environment (DfE) Program, SDSI recognizes the commitment that SC Johnson and other environmental leaders are making to voluntarily commit to the use of safer surfactants, producing safer products as stewards of the environment and public health.

SC Johnson's Greenlist(TM) process is a classification system that goes above and beyond compliance, rating raw materials based on their impact on the environment and human health. Since it was developed in 2001, with input from the EPA, Forum for the Future, university scientists and others, the Greenlist(TM)process has enabled SC Johnson to select better raw materials. It is also available royalty-free to other companies.

SC Johnson assigns a Greenlist(TM) score to each raw material used in its products based on a variety of factors, such as toxicity, biodegradability and more. An ingredient with a 3 rating is considered best, 2 is better and 1 is acceptable. Another resource for evaluating safer surfactants that SC Johnson cross references is CleanGredients, which can found on the Internet at www.cleangredients.org.

Among SC Johnson's Greenlist accomplishments to date include, removing more than 61 million pounds of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the environmental footprint of the company's products - the equivalent produced by approximately 656,000 cars in a year. In 2006, SC Johnson received both the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award and Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership in recognition of its Greenlist(TM) process.

For more details and a historical snapshot of SC Johnson's environmental legacy, visit www.scjohnson.com To learn more about SDSI and their awards, visit this EPA web site at http://www.epa.gov/dfeprojects/formulat/sdsi.htm

About 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, 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 $8 billion in sales, employs approximately 12,000 people globally and sells products in more than 110 countries. Learn more at www.scjohnson.com

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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