Reckitt Benckiser Archives - Environment+Energy Leader

Reckitt Benckiser Explores Ways to Snuff Plastic Waste

June 6, 2018June 6, 2018 by Jennifer Nastu

Reckitt Benckiser Group, manufacturer of brands like Lysol and Woolite, has announced a new pledge concerning plastic in conjunction with this week’s World Environment Day. The company joins other global brands including Coca-Cola and Infosys that are using World Environment Day to initiate projects intended to “Beat Plastic Waste,” the ... Read more »

Reckitt Benckiser Sustainability Report: Water Use Down 6%

June 21, 2013June 21, 2013 by Tamar Wilner

Reckitt Benckiser cut its relative water use by 6 percent in 2012, to 0.95 cubic meters per 1,000 consumer units of production, from 1.012 cubic meters in 2011, according to the company’s 2012 sustainability report. The household goods manufacturer has restated its 2011 relative water use, due to improvements in ... Read more »

EPA Bans Reckitt Benckiser Rat Baits

January 31, 2013January 31, 2013 by Leon Walker

Twelve D-Con brand mouse and rat poison products produced by Reckitt Benckiser are to be banned by the EPA, and two new products denied approval, because they fail to comply with current safety standards set by the agency. About 10,000 children a year are accidentally exposed to mouse and rat ... Read more »

Reckitt Benckiser to Cut Water, Carbon by One-Third

January 9, 2013November 13, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Reckitt Benckiser, whose brands include Clearasil, Mucinex, Lysol and Woolite, has set targets to cut its water use and carbon footprint by a third, and have a third of its net revenue come from more sustainable products, all by 2020 based on 2012 levels. The goals are part of the ... Read more »

EPA Releases Draft Risk Assessments of Chemicals in Household Products

January 7, 2013November 13, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The EPA has released for public comment draft risk assessments on five chemicals found in common household products. The five assessments address the following chemical uses: methylene chloride or dichloromethane (DCM) and n-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in paint stripper products; trichloroethylene (TCE) as a degreaser and a spray-on protective coating; antimony trioxide (ATO) ... Read more »

Diageo, British Land Lead FTSE Carbon Disclosure Ranking

October 12, 2012October 12, 2012 by Kirsten Korosec

Anglo American, Diageo, Mondi, Morgan Crucible, Reckitt Benckiser and Unilever are among the companies leading the Carbon Disclosure Project’s annual report ranking the carbon reporting and disclosure efforts of FTSE 350 companies. “The Future of Reporting: CDP FTSE 350 Climate Change Report 2012,” which was co-written by PricewaterhouseCoopers, found that ... Read more »

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