GILBERT, Ariz., April 20, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/
-- Isagenix International, a global health and wellness
company providing nutrition and lifestyle solutions, is celebrating
Earth Day by taking its sustainability efforts to the next level.
The company announced today a plan to transition its bottles and
canisters to environmentally friendly, 100 percent post-consumer
recycled (PCR) plastic. The process begins with the IsaLean and
IsaPro 71-ounce shake canisters, which went into production this
week. IsaLean Shake is the company's
No. 1-selling product, at about 8 million canisters per year.
Isagenix expects to transition additional products to 100 percent
PCR plastic soon, with plans to convert all bottles and canisters
to 100 percent PCR plastic over the next five years.
Switching IsaLean and IsaPro canisters to PCR plastic is
anticipated to cost Isagenix nearly $500,000 more annually, a cost the company will
absorb and not pass on to customers.
"We're passionate about reducing our environmental footprint,
and we believe we can make the greatest immediate impact by
sourcing sustainable packaging options, as Isagenix ships millions
of products to customers each year," said Erik Coover, Isagenix board member and senior
vice president of global field development and culture. "While our
bottles and canisters were already recyclable, transitioning to 100
percent PCR plastic allows us to reduce plastic waste even further
because no new plastic is created for PCR containers. It's a
significant and exciting milestone for Isagenix."
Other recent sustainability efforts at Isagenix include
installation of photovoltaic solar panels on parking lot shade
structures at the company's 162,000-square-foot headquarters in
Gilbert, Arizona. The new
solar-power system went live this month and is expected to produce
more than 57,700 kilowatt hours per year, allowing clean energy to
power one-third of the company's headquarters.
In addition, rather than selling bottled water in the
Gilbert office cafeteria, Isagenix
provides employees with personalized insulated water bottles and
has water refill stations throughout the building. The Gilbert location also offers disposable
utensils, plates, and cups that are recyclable or compostable.
"Being good stewards of the earth's resources is important to
our employees, customers, and independent distributors, so we're
truly honored to do our part to protect the planet, now and for
future generations," Coover said.
To learn more about the company's commitment to sustainability
and corporate citizenship, visit Giving Back. To learn more about
Isagenix, visit our newsroom at Isagenix.com, like us on Facebook
at Facebook.com/Isagenix, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram at
@Isagenix.
About Isagenix International
Established in 2002, Isagenix provides systems for weight wellness,
energy, performance, healthy aging, and wealth creation. With
nearly 600,000 customers worldwide and more than 100 life-changing
products, packs, and systems globally, the company is committed to
producing Solutions to Transform Lives™. Since its inception in
2002, Isagenix has generated $6
billion in cumulative global sales through an independent
network of associates in the U.S., Canada, Puerto
Rico, Hong Kong,
Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Mexico, Singapore, Malaysia, Colombia, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the
Netherlands. Isagenix is a privately owned company with
headquarters in Gilbert, Arizona.
For more information, visit Isagenix.com.
SOURCE Isagenix International, LLC.