We believe that to make a gain, you have to set a goal. That’s why in 2000, SC Johnson established a greenhouse gas emissions benchmark for our five largest international manufacturing plants.

A Legacy of Progress

In 2002, two more SC Johnson plants voluntarily joined our efforts as well. In addition, that year we joined the U.S. Climate Leaders program and set a second greenhouse gas reduction goal that covered all U.S. operations.

By 2005, we had surpassed our goals for both the United States and our seven largest plants. So in 2007, we announced aggressive new objectives for 2011. We planned to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 8% versus our 2005 baseline and cut greenhouse gas emissions from all our worldwide factories by 12% versus our 2000 baseline.

Our Latest Results

Thanks to ongoing efficiency improvements as well as renewable energy projects, by 2011 we had achieved a 26% reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions.

In the United States, we far surpassed our objective, cutting emissions 27% versus our 2005 baseline.

But we’re never satisfied. Once again in 2011, we set new goals for the future. We are now reporting all uses of renewable energy (not just electricity) and working toward a target of 33% renewable energy globally by 2016. For greenhouse gas reductions, by 2016 we're aiming to reduce emissions from our global manufacturing sites 48% versus our 2000 (indexed to production).