Colgate-Palmolive Receives Sustainability Leadership Award at 2015 Greenbuild Conference
November 30 2015 - 10:24AM
Business Wire
Presented by U.S. Green Building Council, Ray
Anderson Radical IndustrialismAward Recognizes Leadership in
“Green” Manufacturing
For exemplifying sustainability leadership in the evolution of
green manufacturing, Colgate-Palmolive Company has been honored
with the 2015 Ray Anderson Radical Industrialism Award. A leading
global consumer products company, Colgate-Palmolive was celebrated
at the U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild Leadership Awards
Luncheon held in Washington, D.C.
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While acknowledging Colgate-Palmolive’s many sustainability
accomplishments, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) described
the awardee’s commitment to LEED as particularly noteworthy in
raising the bar for sustainable operations. The company currently
has 11 certified facilities and eight more in the pipeline,
generating significant savings in energy and water as well as
reducing waste and carbon emissions.
The USGBC began awarding the Radical Industrialism Award in 2013
in honor of Ray Anderson, the late founder and chairman of
sustainable minded carpet manufacturer, Interface, Inc. Anderson
was a corporate sustainability pioneer who was influential in the
development of LEED green building certification.
Sponsored by the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, USGBC presents his
namesake award each year to a leader in the manufacturing sector
whose commitment to and achievements in sustainability exemplify
Ray’s vision, integrating sustainability into the very heart of
their company.
“Colgate-Palmolive deserves every accolade it gets for the
exceptional work it is doing,” said Rick Fedrizzi, CEO and Founding
Chair, USGBC. “It is exactly the kind of company Ray Anderson
sought to encourage, and it makes Colgate-Palmolive a terrific
choice to receive the USGBC Leadership Award named for him. Also,
at the company's heart is a culture of care for the planet, and the
awareness-building and education it does around water conservation
says a great deal about its end-to-end commitment to
leadership."
Recognizing businesses have a vital role to play in addressing
global environmental issues such as climate change, carbon
emissions and water security, Colgate-Palmolive has made its
commitment to the planet an important part of the company’s robust
sustainability strategy. In addition to its ongoing commitment to
sustainably built and run facilities, the company’s global strategy
also includes a commitment to “Reducing Our Impact on Climate and
the Environment” through planet-related 2020 goals to:
- Responsibly source forest commodities
to reach zero net deforestation
- Promote use of renewable energy and
reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions from manufacturing by 25%
compared to 2002
- Reduce our manufacturing energy
intensity by one third compared to 2002
- Halve our manufacturing waste sent to
landfill per ton of product compared to 2010, working toward our
goal of “Zero Waste”
- Partner with key suppliers, customers
and consumers to reduce energy, greenhouse gas emissions
To learn more about sustainability at Colgate and the company’s
green building efforts, please view this video. Find
additional information about Colgate’s sustainability strategy,
including progress updates on the company’s 2020 planet-related
commitment goals, at
www.ColgatePalmolive.com/Sustainability.
About Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive is a leading global consumer products company,
tightly focused on Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet
Nutrition. Colgate sells its products in over 200 countries and
territories around the world under such internationally recognized
brand names as Colgate, Palmolive, Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick,
Softsoap, Irish Spring, Protex, Sorriso, Kolynos, elmex, Tom’s of
Maine, Sanex, Ajax, Axion, Fabuloso, Soupline and Suavitel, as well
as Hill’s Science Diet, Hill’s Prescription Diet and Hill’s Ideal
Balance. For more information about Colgate’s global business,
visit the Company’s web site at
http://www.colgatepalmolive.com. To learn more about Colgate
Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® oral health education program,
please visit http://www.colgatebsbf.com. CL-C
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