• 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
 Challenges faced by Colgate
Palmolive
• Stiff competition from HUL
(Close Up, Respondent)and
Dabur (Meswak, Dabur Red
toothpaste)
• Controversial chemical
(triclosan) challenge
 FIVE GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS
OF
COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY
• 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 Palmolive GRI
• Colgate reports all its operations regarding
economic,
• social and environmental CSR through the
Global
• Reporting Index which ensures transparency
 Awards
• 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
 Partners of Colgate Palmolive
• U.S EPA Energy Star
• Terracycle
• ADA Foundation
 ECONOMIC CSR
• 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