The Eighth Annual Awards Honors The Brand's
'Nest Domes' Project, Amongst New and Inspiring Solutions to the
Most Daunting Challenges of Today
SHELTON,
Conn., May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Edgewell
Personal Care Company (NYSE: EPC) and its sun care brand, Banana
Boat, have been named as a Nature Finalist for Fast Company's 2024
World Changing Ideas Award for its 'Nest Domes' project, aimed at
supporting sea turtle conservation. The award highlights creative
projects across a variety of topics that are helping to shape the
world, including innovative sustainability initiatives.
Research has shown that up to 99% of sea turtles have been born
female - a result of rising sand temperatures, which determines the
sex of offspring during incubation1. With this is in
mind, Banana Boat set out to help support the conservation of sea
turtles in specific regions of Colombia. The team partnered with The
Colombian Sea Turtle Conservation Program and VML to
create the first natural domes aimed at regulating sand
temperatures on beaches. The innovation aims to create ideal
conditions, with domes achieving a temperature 4° C lower than that
externally, in hopes of achieving an even proportion of female and
male newborn sea turtle hatchlings.
Amy Knight, Vice President of
Global Sustainability stated, "At Edgewell, we view
sustainability as a journey and we're proud of the advancements
we're making toward our Sustainable Care 2030 strategy, which
includes doing our small part to help care for our planet. We're
committed to creating positive impact through our brands and this
recognition is a testament to the innovative and inspiring work
being led by our Banana Boat team and local partners."
This year's World Changing Ideas Awards showcases 50 winners,
127 finalists, and 172 honorable mentions—with health, education,
energy, and AI among the most popular categories. A panel of Fast
Company editors and reporters selected winners from a pool of more
than 1,300 entries across various categories that include climate,
social justice, wellness, politics, technology, corporate social
responsibility, and more. This year, several new categories were
added, including beauty and fashion, health products, health
services, materials, and science and technology. The 2024 awards
feature entries from across the globe, including the Republic of
Korea, Brazil, and Madagascar.
About Edgewell Personal Care
Edgewell is a leading pure-play consumer products company with an
attractive, diversified portfolio of established brand names
including Schick® and Wilkinson Sword® men's
shaving products; Schick® and Billie® women's
shaving products; Edge® and Skintimate® shave
preparations; Playtex®, Stayfree®,
Carefree® and o.b.® feminine care products;
Banana Boat® and Hawaiian Tropic® sun care
products; Bulldog®, Jack
Black® and Cremo® grooming products;
Fieldtrip™ skin care products; and Wet Ones®
hygiene products. The Company has a broad global footprint and
operates in more than 50 markets, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, Japan, the U.K. and Australia, with approximately 6,800 employees
worldwide.
About The World Changing Ideas Award
World Changing
Ideas is one of Fast Company's major annual awards programs and is
focused on social good, seeking to elevate finished products and
bold concepts that make the world better. Judges choose winners,
finalists, and honorable mentions based on feasibility and the
potential for impact. With the goals of awarding ingenuity and
fostering innovation, Fast Company draws attention to ideas with
great potential and helps them expand their reach to inspire more
people to work on solving the problems that affect us all.
About Fast Company
Fast Company is the only media
brand fully dedicated to the vital intersection of business,
innovation, and design, engaging the most influential leaders,
companies, and thinkers on the future of business. Headquartered in
New York City, Fast Company is
published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with our sister
publication Inc., and can be found online at
www.fastcompany.com.
1Sources: Moncada F. G., Azanza J.,
& Nodarse G. (2020). Sea turtles and climate change in
Cuba. Cub: Environment and
Development, 11(20).
https://cmad.ama.cu/index.php/cmad/article/view/156
Blechschmidt, J., Wittmann, M. J., & Blüml, C. (2020).
Climate change and green sea turtle sex ratio—preventing possible
extinction. Genes, 11(5), 588.
https://doi.org/10.3390/genes11050588
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