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SC Johnson Becomes an Ellen MacArthur Foundation Global Partner

January 24, 2019May 8, 2020 by Alyssa Danigelis

SC Johnson recently formed a multi-year partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to help accelerate the transition to a circular economy. The American company became the charity’s 10th global partner.

SC Johnson Pushes for Increased Transparency Around Ingredient Selection

April 19, 2018April 20, 2018 by Alyssa Danigelis

SC Johnson published its 26th annual sustainability today, including a close look inside the criteria the company uses for its Greenlist ingredient selection program. The $10 billion product manufacturer is sharing details about this internal process for the first time.

SC Johnson’s Latest Initiative Aims to Save the Amazon Rainforest

February 6, 2017February 6, 2017 by Ken Silverstein

SC Johnson says that it will partner with Conservation International to protection the Amazon rainforest.

What Plastics Makers are Doing to Increase Packaging Recycling, Recovery

February 2, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Plastics recycling in the US is at an all-time high, according to two reports released today at the 2016 Plastics Recycling Conference. The 2014 National Postconsumer Non-Bottle Rigid Plastic Recycling Report found recycling of post-consumer rigid plastics surged 276 million pounds, or 27 percent, in 2014 to reach a record ... Read more »

How to Improve Flexible Packaging Recycling

September 16, 2015September 15, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A project that aims to increase recycling rates and divert flexible packaging from landfills has attracted major brands, including Dow Chemical, PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble, as partners. The flexible packaging recycling project, Materials Recovery for the Future, brings together brand owners, manufacturers, and packaging industry organizations that want to ... Read more »

SC Johnson Expands Ingredient Disclosure Website

June 10, 2015June 9, 2015 by Karen Henry

SC Johnson has expanded its ingredient disclosure website to include product-specific fragrance disclosure to consumers, beginning with Glade. An April 2015 study commissioned by SC Johnson from GlobeScan, Implications of SC Johnson Ingredients and Fragrance Disclosure, found that consumers appreciate transparency and want to know what is in the products ... Read more »

5 Steps to Safer Chemicals in Products

April 28, 2015April 28, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Consumers want safer chemicals and ingredients in their products, and they want companies to be transparent about what’s in their products. To meet this demand and achieve a competitive advantage, retailers and manufacturers including Target, Walmart and SC Johnson have taken steps to phase out hazardous chemicals in their products ... Read more »

UPS, Bank of America, SC Johnson Among Climate Award Winners

February 25, 2015February 25, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Sixteen organizations including UPS, Bank of America, SC Johnson and Sprint have received EPA awards for their response to climate change and leadership in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The EPA’s Center for Corporate Climate Leadership, in partnership with the Association of Climate Change Officers, the Center for Climate and Energy ... Read more »

SC Johnson Wins Sustainable Development Award

December 11, 2014December 11, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

SC Johnson’s Greenlist process to improve product ingredients has won the company the World Environment Center’s 31st Annual Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development. The award recognizes SC Johnson’s focus on sustainability and transparency initiatives, capped off by its Greenlist ingredient management process, which focuses on improving ... Read more »

SC Johnson Publishes Restricted Use Ingredients

December 1, 2014July 3, 2017 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

SC Johnson has, for the first time, published its “restricted-use” ingredients — chemicals and other materials the company limits or has banned in its products to protect human health and the environment. Eliminated ingredients include bisphenol A (BPA), mercury and mercury-containing compounds, diethyl phthalate (DEP) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The ... Read more »

SC Johnson to Disclose Fragrance Ingredient Information

October 13, 2014October 10, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

SC Johnson says it will expand its ingredient disclosure efforts by providing product-specific fragrance ingredient information. The company says this move makes it the first major US consumer goods company to disclose fragrance ingredients. Beginning in the spring of 2015, consumers will have access to the main ingredients used to ... Read more »

SC Johnson Enlists Bloggers in Green Campaign

March 17, 2014March 17, 2014 by Tamar Wilner

SC Johnson today launched a PR push to encourage families to take simple steps towards helping the environment. As part of the 30 Green Days Challenge – launched to coincide with St. Patrick’s Day – four families from the US, Canada and the UK agreed to make one “green-minded” change ... Read more »

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