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
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 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