Colgate-Palmolive Receives Sustainability Leadership Award at 2015 Greenbuild Conference

30 Nov 2015, 00:00 AM EST

Presented by U.S. Green Building Council, Ray Anderson Radical
Industrialism
Award Recognizes Leadership in “Green”
Manufacturing

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–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.

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.
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