Post by account_disabled on Mar 4, 2024 20:35:20 GMT -8
When you think of Colgate-Palmolive, the first thing that comes to mind is the toothpaste or dish soap of the same name, however, the company also owns many other brands that offer other consumer packaged products such as deodorant (Speed Stick), body soap (Irish Spring) and other household cleaning products (Fabuloso).
And what are those items packaged in? Most of the time, in plastic. The company was the eighth largest plastic polluter in 2019, according to the Changing Markets Foundation. But the company recently pledged to eliminate a substantial portion of its plastic waste by 2025.
In November, Colgate-Palmolive released details Chile Mobile Number List about its 2025 strategy, which focuses on three key areas and a few goals with long-term trajectories. Among the areas it plans to address is environmental preservation.
The commitment to eliminate a third of its plastic waste by 2025 is part of the preservation of the environment and a goal that includes the transition to 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable plastic packaging by the same year.
Deonna Anderson, editor of GreenBiz , said in a post: “Shortly after the release of the 2025 strategy, I spoke with Ann Tracy, chief sustainability officer at Colgate-Palmolive, about the specific commitments, how the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on their sustainability goals and why they stuck to the launch schedule of the company's recyclable toothpaste tube.”
We are not slowing down the implementation of our new recyclable tube. We continue to invest and put in even more resources, including hiring some resources around the issue of plastic waste.
Ann Tracy, director of sustainability at Colgate-Palmolive.
It is worth highlighting three important points regarding the topic:
1. The plastic strategy focuses on three areas
It is about the possibility of using new materials; to change your packaging so that it is 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable; and to develop other ways to offer their products with potentially smaller packaging.
For example, it is being explored whether toothpaste really needs to be in a tube.
If you think about toothpaste, can it be in a different container than the one used to offer the same cleaning benefits for your oral health? So can it be on tablets? Can they be chewable?
Things like cleaning products that are a small tablet that you drop into a reusable container and add water to reduce your overall environmental footprint. Those are just a few examples.
Ann Tracy, director of sustainability at Colgate-Palmolive.
In September, the company was testing a tablet cleaning product with its PLOOF Ajax line in France, according to a LinkedIn post by Greg P. Corra, director of packaging innovation and sustainability at Colgate-Palmolive.
Companies are already taking a similar approach. For toothpaste, there is Bite, Lush and Hello. For cleaning products, there's Blueland, Seventh Generation, and Amazon's in-house product line, Clean Revolution.
The company is studying what role it should play in driving better recycling infrastructure around the world. Different countries have different levels of infrastructure.
Ann Tracy, director of sustainability at Colgate-Palmolive.
In late June, Colgate-Palmolive joined a group of consumer brands and corporate foundations to invest $54 million with Closed Loop Partners' infrastructure fund to " support additional recycling infrastructure and spur growth and innovation." technology around post-consumer materials end markets across North America .”
2. The company aims to achieve zero carbon emissions in its global operations by 2040
To this end, Colgate-Palmolive has set objectives that will be developed throughout the entire process. One of the objectives is to obtain 100% renewable electricity in its operations by 2030.
“ I like to call it the prime goal ,” Tracy said, noting that the company has recently started its process to get to 100% renewable energy by committing to its operations around the world. Colgate operates in more than 80 countries, with its headquarters in New York City and six divisions around the world, including Latin America, Europe and Asia. It has more than 50 manufacturing and research facilities around the world and in 2019, it made $15.7 billion in net sales worldwide, according to the company's website.
And what are those items packaged in? Most of the time, in plastic. The company was the eighth largest plastic polluter in 2019, according to the Changing Markets Foundation. But the company recently pledged to eliminate a substantial portion of its plastic waste by 2025.
In November, Colgate-Palmolive released details Chile Mobile Number List about its 2025 strategy, which focuses on three key areas and a few goals with long-term trajectories. Among the areas it plans to address is environmental preservation.
The commitment to eliminate a third of its plastic waste by 2025 is part of the preservation of the environment and a goal that includes the transition to 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable plastic packaging by the same year.
Deonna Anderson, editor of GreenBiz , said in a post: “Shortly after the release of the 2025 strategy, I spoke with Ann Tracy, chief sustainability officer at Colgate-Palmolive, about the specific commitments, how the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on their sustainability goals and why they stuck to the launch schedule of the company's recyclable toothpaste tube.”
We are not slowing down the implementation of our new recyclable tube. We continue to invest and put in even more resources, including hiring some resources around the issue of plastic waste.
Ann Tracy, director of sustainability at Colgate-Palmolive.
It is worth highlighting three important points regarding the topic:
1. The plastic strategy focuses on three areas
It is about the possibility of using new materials; to change your packaging so that it is 100% recyclable, reusable or compostable; and to develop other ways to offer their products with potentially smaller packaging.
For example, it is being explored whether toothpaste really needs to be in a tube.
If you think about toothpaste, can it be in a different container than the one used to offer the same cleaning benefits for your oral health? So can it be on tablets? Can they be chewable?
Things like cleaning products that are a small tablet that you drop into a reusable container and add water to reduce your overall environmental footprint. Those are just a few examples.
Ann Tracy, director of sustainability at Colgate-Palmolive.
In September, the company was testing a tablet cleaning product with its PLOOF Ajax line in France, according to a LinkedIn post by Greg P. Corra, director of packaging innovation and sustainability at Colgate-Palmolive.
Companies are already taking a similar approach. For toothpaste, there is Bite, Lush and Hello. For cleaning products, there's Blueland, Seventh Generation, and Amazon's in-house product line, Clean Revolution.
The company is studying what role it should play in driving better recycling infrastructure around the world. Different countries have different levels of infrastructure.
Ann Tracy, director of sustainability at Colgate-Palmolive.
In late June, Colgate-Palmolive joined a group of consumer brands and corporate foundations to invest $54 million with Closed Loop Partners' infrastructure fund to " support additional recycling infrastructure and spur growth and innovation." technology around post-consumer materials end markets across North America .”
2. The company aims to achieve zero carbon emissions in its global operations by 2040
To this end, Colgate-Palmolive has set objectives that will be developed throughout the entire process. One of the objectives is to obtain 100% renewable electricity in its operations by 2030.
“ I like to call it the prime goal ,” Tracy said, noting that the company has recently started its process to get to 100% renewable energy by committing to its operations around the world. Colgate operates in more than 80 countries, with its headquarters in New York City and six divisions around the world, including Latin America, Europe and Asia. It has more than 50 manufacturing and research facilities around the world and in 2019, it made $15.7 billion in net sales worldwide, according to the company's website.