SC Johnson Summary

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Company Description
Founded in 1886, SC Johnson is a family-owned and managed business, providing products for household cleaning, home storage, personal care, air care and insect control. SC Johnson is one of the world’s leading makers of household products like Pledge®, OFF®, Mr. Muscle® and Glade®. Its business segments are Home Fragrance, Pest Control, Storage and Auto Care. SC Johnson is headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin and has operation in more than 70 countries.

CEO: Dr. H. Fisk Johnson; Revenue: $8 Billion (2010); Employees: 12,000 (2010)

Statements on Climate Change
“When we confront the enormity and complexity of global climate change, the lesson learned should be that there’s not one problem; there’s a universe of them, and they are ever changing. And there’s not one solution; there are as many solutions as there are problems. Those of us who have tried to exercise leadership and responsibility in our stewardship of the environment don’t have all the solutions, but we have some, and we think they’re good ones. Over the next decade we can reduce greenhouse gases in real terms, not illusionary ones. As a privately held family company, I will tell you we will not abdicate our ethical responsibility to the environment.” -Chairman and CEO, SC Johnson

Climate Change Targets
SC Johnson plans to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by eight percent compared to its 2005 baseline and cut greenhouse gas emissions from all our worldwide factories by 12 percent compared to its 2000 baseline by 2011.

Climate and Energy Strategies

Energy Supply Solutions [1]
Energy Demand Solutions [2]
Waste Management Practices [3]
Transportation [4]
Carbon Sequestration and Offsets Solutions [5]
GHG Reduction Targets [6]

Technology Solutions (C2ES's Climate Techbook [7] Factsheets)

Biopower (C2ES Factsheet [8], Company Web Site [9])
Wind (C2ES Factsheet [10], Company Web Site [9])

Relevant Links: SC Johnson Company Web Site [11], SC Johnson Sustainability Web Site [12], SC Johnson Public Report [13]

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SC Johnson [14] is a global manufacturer of products for household cleaning, personal care, air care, and insect control.

Energy Efficiency Initiatives

Success Stories Summary:

SC Johnson maintains a cogeneration turbine at its largest manufacturing plant in Racine, WI. This $5 million, 3.2 megawatt turbine and generator burns methane, which cuts the facility’s energy use by 50 percent, reduces natural gas consumption by 25 percent, and provides the facility with 20 percent of its process steam.

Buildings summary:

SC Johnson’s new childcare facility in Wisconsin is a LEED-certified building.

Internal Operations summary:

SC Johnson maintains a cogeneration turbine at its largest manufacturing plant in Racine, WI. This $5 million, 3.2 megawatt turbine and generator burns methane, which cuts the facility’s energy use by 50 percent, reduces natural gas consumption by 25 percent, and provides the facility with 20 percent of its process steam.
SC Johnson implemented energy efficiency practices at its Shanghai Johnson plant including lighting fixtures and curtains that reduce heat loss around doorways. This allowed that plant to meet its 2005 goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 5 percent and energy use/production by 11 percent.

belcscjohnson SC Johnson [14] is a member of the Business Environmental Leadership Council (BELC), the largest U.S.-based association of companies dedicated to business and policy solutions to climate change. Founded in 1886, SC Johnson is a family-owned and managed business, providing products for household cleaning, home storage, personal care, air care and insect control. SC Johnson is headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin. In 2004 it reported revenues of $6.5 billion. It employs 12,000 employees and sells products in more than 110 countries.

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