Climate Change Data

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2021, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:163717.55 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:91159.33 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:72558.55 tCO2e/year (location-based), 7789.93 tCO2e/year (market-based)
Scope 3 Emissions:1637260 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:100% (electricity)
Total Energy Consumption:436327.88 MWh/year
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Null tons/year
Carbon Intensity:0.0591024 metric tons CO2e per metric ton of product shipped

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Social Responsibility
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced Scope 1+2 emissions by 1% compared to 2019.
  • Achieved 10% reduction of normalized water intake (water intake/product shipped).
  • Offset 64% of GHG emissions (Scope 1 + Scope 2 + Scope 3 (North American transportation and business travel)) through RECs and forestry credits.
  • Used 4.4 million fewer KWH of electricity and 17,000 fewer Therms (US) of natural gas.

Social Achievements

  • Launched a new lightweight cat litter product to meet customer demand for simplified products and ease supply chain burden.
  • Expanded "how to recycle" labeling on more product labels.
  • Continued efforts to minimize packaging.

Governance Achievements

  • Board-level oversight of climate-related issues through the Governance and Nominating Committee.
  • Established incentives for management of climate-related issues, including emissions and energy reduction targets.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Maintain carbon neutral status.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Carbon neutral by 2025 for Scope 1, Scope 2, and partial Scope 3 emissions.
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce water consumption by 10% per year on a normalized basis.
  • Achieve at least 25% post-consumer recycled material inclusion across our global plastic packaging portfolio by 2025.

Environmental Challenges

  • Decreased revenues due to reduced demand for products and services (market risk).
  • Decreased revenues due to reduced production capacity (acute physical risk).
  • Increased capital expenditures (chronic physical risk).
  • Supply chain disruptions due to extreme weather events.
  • Increased water scarcity in some parts of the world.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Engaging with key customers and stakeholders on climate-related issues.
  • Developing and maintaining contingency plans to minimize the impact of supply chain disruptions.
  • Implementing water/wastewater improvement projects.
  • Monitoring supply chain risks and developing strong networks.
  • Investing in R&D for new products and packaging to minimize water and energy requirements.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 35% of suppliers by number, 66% of total procurement spend (direct and indirect), 90% of supplier-related Scope 3 emissions.

Responsible Procurement
  • Data collection on climate change and carbon information from suppliers.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events
  • Flooding
  • Water scarcity
  • Rising sea levels
Transition Risks
  • Changing customer behavior
  • New regulations and requirements
  • Market shifts
Opportunities
  • Development of new products and packaging to minimize water or energy requirements and increase recyclability.
  • Access to new markets valuing sustainability.
  • Reduced direct costs through energy efficiency.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Greenhouse Gas Protocol

Certifications: Green-e

Third-party Assurance: ERM CVS

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Lightweight cat litter
  • Highly concentrated liquid laundry detergent

Awards & Recognition

  • 2020 Newsweek’s Most Sustainable Companies list
  • EPA’s Green Power Partnership Top 100 list
  • 2020 Forbes Magazine: Americas Best-in-State Employer Award
  • FTSE4Good Index Series

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:154380 tCO2e/year
Scope 1 Emissions:91568 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:62812 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:210723 tCO2e/year (partially estimated)
Renewable Energy Share:100% of electricity use
Total Energy Consumption:424184.24 MWh/year
Water Consumption:78.14 thousand gallons/MM lbs shipped
Waste Generated:10.37 tons/MM lbs shipped

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Water Stewardship
  • Waste Reduction
  • Packaging Recyclability
  • Supplier Engagement

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced electricity use by 1.7 million kWh and natural gas use by 300,000 therms in 2021.
  • Offset 73% of GHG emissions (Scope 1 + Scope 2 + targeted Scope 3) through renewable energy credits and forestry credits.
  • Achieved 0% increase in Scope 1+2 emissions compared to 2020.

Social Achievements

  • Engaged with customers and suppliers on climate-related issues.
  • Participated in Walmart's Project Gigaton.

Governance Achievements

  • Board-level oversight of climate-related issues through the Governance and Nominating Committee.
  • Science-based targets approved by SBTi in July 2022.
  • Incentives for management based on emissions and energy reduction targets.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Maintain carbon neutrality.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve 46% reduction in Scope 1 and market-based Scope 2 emissions by 2031 (Science-Based Target).
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce water consumption by 10% per year on a normalized basis.
  • Achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 for Scope 1, Scope 2, and partial Scope 3 emissions.

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply chain disruptions due to extreme weather events (e.g., Texas freeze, Hurricane Ida).
  • Potential for decreased revenues due to changing customer behavior and increased focus on sustainability.
  • Potential for increased capital expenditures due to water scarcity.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developed alternative sourcing strategies and contingency plans for supply chain disruptions.
  • Engaged with customers to understand and meet their sustainability requirements.
  • Investing in R&D for new products and packaging to minimize water and energy use and increase recyclability.
  • Implementing energy efficiency projects and programs to reduce energy consumption.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 45% of suppliers by number; 85% of total procurement spend (direct and indirect); 90% of supplier-related Scope 3 emissions.

Responsible Procurement
  • Data collection on climate change and carbon information from suppliers.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather events (hurricanes, storms, flooding)
  • Water scarcity
Transition Risks
  • Changing customer behavior
  • New regulations and requirements
Opportunities
  • Development of new products and packaging to minimize water/energy use and increase recyclability.
  • Access to new markets valuing sustainability.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, TCFD

Third-party Assurance: ERM CVS

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Concentrated laundry products
  • Products with reduced packaging

Awards & Recognition

  • 2021 Newsweek’s Most Sustainable Companies
  • EPA’s Green Power Partnership Top 100
  • 2021 Forbes Magazine: Green Growth 50
  • FTSE4Good Index Series

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Scope 1 Emissions:89,940 MT CO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:9,370 MT CO2e (market based)
Scope 3 Emissions:2,364,676 MT CO2e
Renewable Energy Share:100%
Total Energy Consumption:1,543 Thousand GJ
Water Consumption:423,923 Thousand Gallons
Waste Generated:62,940 tons
Carbon Intensity:57.4 MT CO2e/MM pounds shipped (targeted emissions)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Our Brands
  • Products
  • Packaging
  • Employees & Communities
  • Environment & Climate Change
  • Responsible Sourcing

Environmental Achievements

  • Achieved carbon neutrality for ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda for the second year in a row.
  • Procured 100% of operations’ global electricity from renewable sources.
  • Reduced targeted GHG emissions by 4% vs. 2022.
  • Improved overall recyclability across product portfolio to 88.3%.
  • Increased post-consumer recycled plastic to over 18.1% across all global plastic packaging.
  • Completed Phase 2 of laundry product concentration and compaction efforts.
  • Substantially reduced the volume of palm oil derivative raw materials.

Social Achievements

  • Launched Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) for military veterans, Black employees, and women.
  • Diverse candidate slates and interview panels for almost all (95%) new hires at corporate locations.
  • Women make up 42.5% of total managers.
  • In the U.S., minorities comprise 25.4% of management positions.
  • Contributed approximately $20 million to communities.

Governance Achievements

  • Established science-based targets approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve less than 5% solid waste to landfill by 2030.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve the approved science-based targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2031.
  • Reduce total energy at our operating facilities by 10% annually, normalized to production.
  • Reduce waste at our operating facilities by 10% annually, normalized to production.
  • Reduce targeted GHG emissions by 10% annually, normalized to production.
Short-term Goals:
  • Achieve carbon neutral status for owned and controlled global operations by the end of 2025.
  • Reduce global process water and/or wastewater by 10% annually, normalized to production.
  • Increase Post-Consumer Recycled plastic to a minimum of 25% average across all global plastic packaging by the end of 2025.

Environmental Challenges

  • Missed goals for water reduction (4% reduction vs. 10% target), waste reduction (5% increase vs. 10% reduction target), GHG reduction (4% reduction vs. 10% target), and energy reduction (1% increase vs. 10% reduction target).
  • Number of women in senior management positions declined 0.9% compared to 2022.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Clear roadmap to meet Sustainability goals and address shortcomings.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 100% of at-risk suppliers assessed.

Responsible Procurement
  • Compliance with Global Operations Guiding Principles; SEDEX platform onboarding; risk-based supplier audits.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Extreme weather
  • Flooding
  • Water scarcity
  • Sea level rise
  • Temperature increases
Transition Risks
  • Regulatory changes
  • Market shifts
  • Increased operating costs
  • Compliance challenges
Opportunities
  • New products and services
  • Access to new markets
  • Resource efficiency
  • Technology advancements
  • Supply chain improvements

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, SASB, TCFD

Third-party Assurance: ERM CVS (for energy and GHG data)

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Concentrated laundry detergents
  • Safer Choice-certified products
  • Products with reduced water and plastic usage
  • Recyclable packaging

Awards & Recognition

  • U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2023 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award
  • Forbes: America’s Best Midsize Employers
  • Newsweek: America’s Most Responsible and America’s Greenest Companies
  • EPA’s Green Power Partnership Top 100
  • The 2023 Wall Street Journal Management Top 250
  • FTSE4Good Index Series