07.05.07
3. S.C. Johnson
Racine, WI
262.260.2000
www.scjohnson.com
Sales: $7 billion
Sales:
$7 billion for the year ended June 30, 2006, but that total includes sales of food management products such as Ziploc storage bags.Key Personnel:
H. Fisk Johnson, chairman and chief executive officer; W. Lee McCollum, executive vice president and chief financial officer; Jane M. Hutterly, executive vice president, worldwide corporate and environmental affairs.Major Products:
Pledge, Glade/Oust, Windex/Fantastik, Scrubbing Bubbles, Shout, Off!/Raid, Edge/Skintimate and Drano.
New Products:
Edge ActiveCare, Off FamilyCare Insect Repellent Smooth & Dry and Towelettes, Windex Antibacterial, Oust Small Space, Fantastik Clean & Shine, Windex Crystal Rain, Raid Disposable Yellow Jacket Trap, Refreshing Spa Refills for Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner, Scrubbing Bubbles Fresh Brush Max, Raid Ant & Roach Killer Lemon Scent, Pledge Multi-Surface Floor Cleaner and Glad Plug-Ins Scented Oil Light Show.
Comments:
Founded in 1886 as a manufacturer of parquet flooring, S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., known in the trades as SC Johnson, is a leading provider of innovative consumer products that make life easier and homes cleaner, safer and healthier for families around the world. SC Johnson is family-owned and -managed and has operations in more than 70 countries, markets products in more than 110 countries worldwide, employs 12,000 and has sales of $7 billion.SC Johnson manufactures and markets home cleaning, storage, air care, pest control and personal care products for the consumer marketplace worldwide. Anticipating consumer needs is the focus of the company’s research and development efforts, which has netted new products such
as Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner, Glade Scented Oil Candles, Ziploc Double Zipper bags, OFF! Skintastic Clean Feel and Edge ActiveCare Shave Creams.
Company executives note that SC Johnson’s product mix continuously evolves, and category expansions for Glade, Windex, Shout, Saran and Ziploc, among others, have garnered top innovative product recognition from customers and marketplace analysts.
They credit the company’s growth and success to its sophisticated market research analysis, responsive product development and creative, global marketing efforts which demonstrates their understanding of, and commitment to, providing consumers the best choices to enhance the quality of their lives.
SC Johnson holds leading positions globally in a majority of product categories in which it competes, according to SCJ. Customers trust SC Johnson to be a key partner in helping to build their business, and have rewarded SC Johnson with numerous “Vendor of the Year” awards. The company also consistently earns assignments as Category Advisors to help grow category sales and profits in the aisles where products are sold.
SC Johnson is also recognized for excellence and commitment in environmental and social responsibility, and is widely recognized as an employer of choice at its work places around the world.
In May, SC Johnson was recognized by the Center for Resource Solutions for using Green-e certified energy at its largest global manufacturing facility. SC Johnson powers its Waxdale, WI facility with co-generated electricity from twin turbines that run on natural gas and waste methane from a public landfill.
“We are pleased to be part of the Green-e program because it means that we have met the Center for Resource Solution’s strict environmental and climate protection standards,” said Scott Johnson, SC Johnson’s vice president, global environmental and safety actions. “Participating in the Green-e consumer labeling program means that in addition to enjoying the effectiveness of trusted brands like Windex, Shout and Pledge, consumers will feel good knowing they are buying products that are made with renewable energy.”
Since 2000, SC Johnson has reduced its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the company’s top factories by 42%. By the end of 2010, the company has pledged to reduce GHG emissions by 12% from worldwide manufacturing operations (2000 baseline year); reduce GHG emissions from its U.S. operations by 8% from 2005 by the end of 2010; reduce solid waste, air and water emissions by 50% (2000 baseline); and source 40% of its global electricity from green energy.