SC Johnson is joining a worldwide coalition of leading businesses and governments to tackle the growing global crisis of plastic pollution. Together with Dame Ellen MacArthur, Fisk Johnson, chairman and CEO of SC Johnson, yesterday signed the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment at the 2018 Our Ocean Conference in Bali, Indonesia.

"We measure our success not by the financial report of the next quarter, but by what we can do to make the world better for this generation and the next," said Fisk Johnson, chairman and CEO of SC Johnson. "Together with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and other global organizations, we are making ambitious commitments and taking united action to create a new plastics economy that helps stop plastic from becoming waste."

"By signing the Global Commitment, SC Johnson and more than 250 other organizations are drawing a line in the sand today," said Sander Defruyt, lead of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's New Plastics Economy initiative. "They are uniting behind one common vision of what is needed to eliminate plastic pollution at the source and committing to eliminate the plastics we don't need and to ensure that all plastics we do need can be easily reused or recycled."

At the 2018 Our Ocean Conference, Fisk Johnson joined Dame Ellen MacArthur, founder of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and Erik Solheim, United Nations Environment executive director, to launch the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment. This document, signed by more than 250 organizations, will address the root causes of plastics pollution – not just the symptoms.  Concrete commitments include:

• Taking action to eliminate problematic or unnecessary plastic packaging by 2025. 
• Taking action to move from single-use toward reuse models where relevant by 2025. 
• Making 100% of plastic packaging reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. 
• Significantly increase recycled content in plastic packaging by 2025. 

SC Johnson has also announced a series of commitments in accordance with the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment to reduce its own plastic footprint, and encourage reuse and recycling of plastic products:

• 100% of SC Johnson plastic packaging will be recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025. Currently, 90% of SC Johnson's plastic packaging is designed to be recyclable, reusable or compostable. 
• Triple the amount of post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic content in SC Johnson packaging by 2025. SC Johnson will increase its use of PCR plastic in its packaging from 10 million kilograms to more than 30 million kilograms by 2025. As part of this, SC Johnson will increase the percentage of PCR plastic that it uses in its North American and European bottles from 20 percent today to 40 percent by 2025. 
• Expand the number of concentrated refill options for SC Johnson products by 2025. Since 2011, SC Johnson has been making concentrated liquid refills for its Home Cleaning trigger bottle products in the U.S. Each trigger bottle is designed to deliver 10,000 sprays so it can be refilled and reused an average of 13 times, every time avoiding a single-use alternative. The company will continue to expand its variety of concentrated refill options, enabling consumers to reuse packaging and reduce waste. 
• Continue to remove excess plastics wherever possible. SC Johnson has been relentlessly focused on designing unnecessary packaging out of its products. From 2011 to 2017, the company has removed 9.5 million kilograms of materials from its packaging. 
• Champion curbside recycling of plastic film. SC Johnson will continue its effort to make curbside recycling of flexible plastic film such as Ziploc® brand bags a reality in the U.S. SC Johnson is also promoting reuse of Ziploc® brand bags, which are made to be reused many times. 
• Work with industry and other organizations to support circular plastic economy models.SC Johnson will work with industry and NGOs to further support the circular plastic economy and keep plastic out of landfills and the environment.