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We believe that a healthy environment is essential to healthier futures. That's why we continue to make measurable progress toward the environmental goals of our SMILE Based Targets — from reducing emissions and conserving water to improving packaging and minimizing waste.
And this past year, being the final leg of Colgate's 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy, we have accelerated with confidence - combining innovation and collaboration across teams, and incremental advancements across departments to not just stay on track but raise the bar even higher.
We continue to diligently follow our Organize – Optimize – Outperform approach introduced last year, with strong frameworks, clear targets, and robust systems guiding our efforts. This approach driven by continuous improvements helping us use resources more efficiently across plants and supply chains; and a clear focus on going beyond compliance through early adoption, bold action, and outcomes that reflect our commitment.
We remain committed to Colgate-Palmolive Company's Science Based Target of achieving Net Zero Carbon by 2040, as well as reaching Net Zero Water across all water-stressed manufacturing sites and attaining TRUE® certification for Zero Waste at all our manufacturing plants by 2025.
To accomplish our goals, our environmental strategy encompasses energy, emissions, waste, packaging, and water, fully integrating sustainability into our daily operations. We have harmonized sustainability management systems across all locations, embedding best practices into our everyday work.
We focus on the environmental areas most important to our business and stakeholders.
