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Colgate Palmolive Company

The document summarizes Colgate Palmolive's CSR commitments across economic, environmental, and social areas. It discusses Colgate's sustainable development goals of helping people live better, contributing to communities, delighting consumers sustainably, reducing water usage and environmental impact. It provides details on Colgate's performance in areas like energy management, waste reduction, and supplier code of conduct. It also outlines Colgate's social programs focused on oral healthcare, diversity & inclusion, and community support.

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Colgate Palmolive Company

The document summarizes Colgate Palmolive's CSR commitments across economic, environmental, and social areas. It discusses Colgate's sustainable development goals of helping people live better, contributing to communities, delighting consumers sustainably, reducing water usage and environmental impact. It provides details on Colgate's performance in areas like energy management, waste reduction, and supplier code of conduct. It also outlines Colgate's social programs focused on oral healthcare, diversity & inclusion, and community support.

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Presented by

KARTHI BABU
DAYABARAN
LEO FRANCIS
 INTRODUCTION
 Challenges faced by Colgate Palmolive
 Sustainable Commitments of the company
 GRI
 Awards
 ECONOMIC CSR
 Economic performance
 Market presence
 Indirect economic impact
 Procurement practices
 ENVIRONMENTAL CSR
 Materials
 effluents and wastes
 Energy
 biodiversity
 Water
 products and services
 Compliance
 supplier environment assessment
 SOCIAL CSR
 Labor practices and descent work
 Human rights
 Society
 Product responsibility
 Founded 1806
 Headquarters New York
 Market presence 80+ countries
 Distribution 200+ countries
 Employees Over 35900
 Products Oral Care, Personal Care, Home
Care
 and Pet Nutrition
 Brands Colgate, Palmolive, Speed Stick,
Lady
 Speed Stick, Soft-soap, Irish Spring,
 Protex among others
Stiff competition from HUL
(Close Up, Respondent)and
Dabur (Meswak, Dabur Red
toothpaste)
Controversial chemical
(triclosan) challenge
 Helping Colgate People and Their Families
Live Better
 Contributing to the Communities Where We
Live and Work
 Delighting Consumers and Sustaining Our
World With Our Brands
 Making Every Drop of Water Count
 Reducing Our Impact on Climate and the
Environment
 Colgate reports all its operations regarding
economic,
 social and environmental CSR through the
Global
 Reporting Index which ensures transparency
 Top 7 most diverse and inclusive companies
in the U.S. Thompson Reuters
 Diversity & Inclusion Index
 No. 96 100 best corporate citizens,
corporate responsibility magazine
 Colgate was one of 74 companies globally
named to the 2017 CDP Water A
 List for leadership in water stewardship

 Colgate has achieved 68 U.S. EPA ENERGY
STAR Challenge for Industry
 Awards at our global manufacturing sites
since 2011
 U.S. EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year
2017 for the 7th year in a row,
 with recognition for Sustained Excellence
 2018 World’s Most Ethical Companies
Ethisphere Magazine
 U.S EPA Energy Star
 Terracycle
 ADA Foundation
 Economic performance
 First quarter of 2019 revenue growth of 1.92% to
$3884.00 million from $ 3811.00 million in the
fourth quarter of 2018
 Market presence
 Operates in over 80 countries
 Distributes its products in over 200 countries
 Indirect economic impact
 Employment opportunities with over 35900
employees
 Government revenue
 Procurement practices
 The company has a procurement policy
 Energy
 The company has an Energy Management System
modeled after U.S. ePa’S
 Energy Star program which incorporates;
 Energy treasure hunt program
 Low carbon energy
 Partners with U.S EPA green power supporting
the voluntary use of green power
 Materials
 Promotes reduce, reuse and recycle
 Commitment to reduce the use of plastic in
packaging, using more recycled plastic, and
increasing the recyclability of its plastic
packaging, reducing the use of PVC plastic
 Effluents and wastes
 As per the 2017 report, waste to landfills fell
by nearly 44% since 2010
 Site related spills fell from two in 2009 to
zero in 2010
 Greenhouse gas emissions fell by
approximately 28% compared to 2002
 Water
 Named to the 2015 CDP Water A List, an
exclusive global list for corporate leaders
 52% of Colgate sites reuse or recycle water
 Reverse osmosis process has saved 14 million
gallons a year and a smart irrigation system
is saving 9.4 million gallons a year
 #EveryDropCounts campaign
 Compliance
 Health and safety
 Diversity and Inclusion
 Disclosure Statements UK Modern Slavery
Act
 Disclosure Statements UK Modern Slavery
Act
 Transparency in Supply Chains Act
 Supplier Environment Assessment
 Colgate’s Third Party Code of Conduct sets
the Company’s expectations
 for suppliers and business partners
 The Code is provided to suppliers and
business partners and Colgate’s contracts and
purchase orders typically require suppliers to
abide by the Code’s standards
 Labour practices and descent work
 Ensures diversity of its people through
inclusive culture and values and promoting
employee resource groups
 provides all employees with a series of
training programs focused on
 building leadership skills
 creation of employee resource groups such
As Colgate Abilities Network, Diversity
Councils
Human rights
 supports the United Nations Universal
declaration of Human Right sand the
International Labour Organization (ILO) Core
Labour Standards
 Colgate’s Code of Conduct Since 1987
communicates the company’s commitment to
oppose the illegal use of child labour, human
exploitation and all other forms of unacceptable
treatment of workers.
 The company has a Performance Reporting &
Remedying Grievances “The Colgate Ethics Line
 Product responsibility
 assure that every product sold has been
evaluated thoroughly for both its intended
use as well as for instances of accidental
misuse
 Society
 Bright smiles bright future
 Oral health month
 Protex hand washing day
 Colgate women’s games
 Give kids a smile
 Starlight Children’s Foundation
 Start with a Smile

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