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In the News (Fri 27 Nov 09)

  
  EPA - Climate Leaders - Partners
SC Johnson's dedication to the environment and to the communities in which it operates underlie the decision to participate in Climate Leaders.
In 2003, SC Johnson was honored by EPA with the first-ever Lifetime Atmospheric Achievement Award for its longstanding commitment to protecting both the ozone layer and climate.
In 2003, SC Johnson embarked on an electricity cogeneration plan to provide electricity to the Waxdale facility with a turbine that is powered solely by waste methane generated at a local landfill.
www.epa.gov /climateleaders/partners/partners/scjohnson.html   (1224 words)

  
 SC Johnson - A Family Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
SC Johnson has been making products like these for more than a hundred years, and the same family that started the company still owns and runs it today.
SC Johnson, since its inception in 1885, has strived to make the communities where it conducts business a better place to be because we are there.
SC Johnson came to the UK in 1915 and moved to its current location at Frimley Green in 1960.
www.scjohnson.co.uk /about/abt00.html   (247 words)

  
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As companies face mounting pressure to limit their use of toxic chemicals, a patented system called "Greenlist," developed by SC Johnson for classifying and managing chemicals based on their environmental impact, has already influenced other attempts to eliminate harmful chemicals, including efforts by activists who praise the firm's aggressive promotion of greener chemistry.
Originally, SC Johnson's goal was to raise the overall rating for its raw materials to 1.4 in six years, almost halfway to the highest ranking of 3.
Johnson notes that the company is at work on an effort to test the BOP protocol in Kenya, a project that lets local people help SC Johnson understand the real needs of the community.
www.precaution.org /lib/06/prn_greenlist.060720.htm   (1543 words)

  
 Conservation International - CI Partners - Corporate Partnerships - SC Johnson
SC Johnson is changing the way it produces its annual public reports in order to better share critical information, stimulate conversation and creative thinking, and support the restoration of degraded forests – all at once.
SC Johnson's contributions and activities have resulted in several positive results, namely the restoration of roughly 45 acres of degraded forests along the buffer zone of Ecuador's Mache Chindul Ecological Reserve through the planting of native hardwood tree species.
SC Johnson is also a member of CI's Business and Biodiversity Council – a community of companies dedicated to leveraging their business experience and resources to conserve biodiversity.
www.conservation.org /xp/CIWEB/partners/corporate/scjohnson.xml   (652 words)

  
 SC Johnson Floor Care. Clean Floors. Done Right.
SC Johnson® One Step is great for sealed wood and cork floors, as well as other fine wood surfaces, such as wood furniture and wood paneling.
SC Johnson® Paste Wax is an original blend of hard finish waxes, including Carnauba, that provides a rich, satiny luster to a variety of household surfaces.
SC Johnson® Paste Wax is not recommended for use on vinyl laminate flooring, rubber, asphalt or painted furniture or floors.
www.floorcareproducts.com /faqs.asp   (1939 words)

  
 Job Opportunities at SC Johnson Wax   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Incorporated in 1932 as S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., it is familiarly known throughout the world as SC Johnson Wax.
SC Johnson Wax is one of the world's leading manufacturers of products for home, personal care and insect control.
SC Johnson Wax also maintains a number of sales offices and sales and distribution centers in the United States and has subsidiaries in 49 countries.
company.monster.com /scjw   (141 words)

  
 Do What's Right
Greenlist™ is a reflection of SC Johnson’s steadfast commitment to the environment and spirit of innovation.
SC Johnson has chosen to replace these 0-rated materials with materials that are more biodegradable and have a better environmental profile.
In 2001, SC Johnson’s use of "Better" and "Best" materials was at 9 percent of all raw materials scored, by 2005, this number increased to 28 percent of all raw materials scored.
www.dowhatsright.com /greenlist.asp   (845 words)

  
 GreenBiz News | SC Johnson Reports on 'Base of the Pyramid' Sustainability Strategy
According to SC Johnson, the BOP approach helps stakeholders at every level of the economic pyramid to improve their quality of life while simultaneously helping the business itself.
The U.S.-based multinational, which has annual sales of $6.5 billion, features a number of case studies in its 2005 Public Report titled "Sustaining Values." Included among the case studies are SC Johnson's efforts to help Kenyan farmers increase their crop yields of the plant Pyrethum, which offers protection against malaria.
For the last two years, SC Johnson has been a key partner in the development of the BOP protocol with Stuart L. Hart, author of Capitalism at the Crossroads, released earlier this year.
www.greenbiz.com /news/news_third.cfm?NewsID=28202   (278 words)

  
 EAA Chapter 838 Aviation Museum
SC Johnson Wax has a long and significant tradition of corporate aviation, dating back 70 years.
was former chairman and grandson of the founder, SC Johnson.
In fall 1998, Sam Johnson and his sons, Curt and Fisk, embarked on a journey to replicate the original 7,500 mile trip flown in 1935.
www.eaa838.org /museum.asp   (2499 words)

  
 Winning Workplaces | Success Stories | Employee Built   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
SC Johnson uses a variety of approaches to solicit employee feedback.
SC Johnson's willingness to listen to and act upon employee feedback is part of why total employee turnover, including retirees, is just seven percent.
While SC Johnson is a large company with a large company's resources, both Kosterman and Konz emphasize that company culture is shaped by far more than dollars, particularly if the company takes the time to listen to its employees to see what's working and what isn't.
www.winningworkplaces.org /library/success/employee_built.php   (708 words)

  
 SC Johnson Again Named A Top 10 Best Company to Work For in U.S.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In addition to the Top 10 overall ranking, SC Johnson was also recognized for paid sabbaticals, telecommuting, excellent compensation practices, and unusual perks such as retiree lifetime memberships to the company's fitness and aquatic center.
SC Johnson was also commended for its devoted workforce and low turnover rate of 2 percent.
SC Johnson has been recognized as a company of excellence on the "100 Best Places to Work For" six times, including the past four consecutive years among the top third.
www.socialfunds.com /news/release.cgi?sfArticleId=4876   (590 words)

  
 ClimateBiz - Article - SC Johnson to Install Second ‘Clean Burning’ Gas Turbine
Reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions has been a priority for SC Johnson since the year 2000 when the company established a baseline of GHG emissions for its largest global factories.
As the first consumer packaged goods company to join this voluntary effort, SC Johnson has set a goal to reduce GHG emissions by 23 percent in the U.S. by 2005 versus the year 2000 baseline.
SC Johnson will invest $6 million to build the system.
www.climatebiz.com /sections/news_detail.cfm?NewsID=26696   (569 words)

  
 S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. :: SC Johnson Honored With Presidential Award for Corporate Leadership in Ceremony at the ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
SC Johnson is being recognized for the accomplishments of its Greenlist(TM) Program.
SC Johnson was awarded along with the Bayer Corporation and Johnson and Johnson.
Greenlist(TM) is a reflection of SC Johnson's steadfast commitment to the environment and spirit of innovation.
sev.prnewswire.com /retail/20060105/CGTH04905012006-1.html   (771 words)

  
 Diversity flourishes at SC Johnson
The current chairman, Dr H. Fisk Johnson, is the fifth generation of the Johnson family to head the company.
SC Johnson also hires technical people in other areas, including its IS and environmental divisions, Ferraro says.
SC Johnson’s focus on diversity has the full support of William D. Perez, president and CEO.
www.diversitycareers.com /articles/pro/junejuly03/dia_scjohnson.htm   (816 words)

  
 Johnson Wax Headquarters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the Great Workroom, the dendriform columns are 9 inches (23 cm) in diameter at the bottom and 18 feet (550 cm) in diameter at the top, on a wide, round platform that Wright termed, the "lily pad." This difference in diameter between the bottom and top of the column was not according to building codes at the time.
SC Johnson: The Golden Rondelle website includes links to tour information for the Johnson Wax building.
Johnson Wax Building, is a page from an independent website, Frank Lloyd Wright Roadtrip concentrating on the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Johnson_Wax_Headquarters   (800 words)

  
 Conservation International and SC Johnson partner again to offset carbon impacts
The donation, which will offset the carbon impacts associated with the printing and distribution of SC Johnson's 2005 Public Report, will be used to help fund the Makira Forest Project--protecting three hectares or about 7.5 acres of forest.
"SC Johnson again has taken a leadership position by offsetting the carbon emissions from the production of its annual public report," stated Michael Totten, senior director, climate and water at CI.
SC Johnson is a family-owned and -managed business dedicated to innovative, high-quality products, excellence in the workplace and a long-term commitment to the environment and the communities in which it operates.
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2005-06/ci-cia061305.php   (890 words)

  
 Johnson School at Cornell University - Welcome to The Johnson School
Sam Johnson, chairman emeritus of SC Johnson, intended his generous family gift to commemorate his great-grandfather and company founder.
Today, the Johnson School at Cornell University upholds that legacy by defining the future of business education—selecting and developing leaders who create, transform, and sustain successful organizations around the world.
To celebrate that spirit, and honor the contributions the Johnson family has made to the school, "Managing the Future" will showcase the wisdom and perspective of today's most innovative business leaders.
www.johnson.cornell.edu /anniversary   (275 words)

  
 Johnson Wax Company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Sc johnson is a family company that that has been creating Contains rare pure carnauba waxes combined with advanced.
Pb As Oils Waxes Individuals and groups are invited to the company's public tour of the Frank Lloyd Wright designed the outstanding architectural features of the building dipped and gives a broad overview of SC Johnson.
SC Johnson is a family company that that has been creating innovative cleaning products such as Windex Ziploc SC Johnson has been making great products like these for more than a hundred years and the same family that started the company still owns and runs it today.
wades-world.net /johnson-wax-company.htm   (347 words)

  
 CSRwire.com - Press Release from S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.: SC Johnson Honored With Presidential Award for Environmental ...
SC Johnson was awarded along with Merck & Co., Inc., Codexis, Inc., Arkon Consultants, NuPro Technologies, Inc., and Professor Galen J. Suppes - University of Missouri-Columbia.
SC Johnson believes knowledge is power — especially when it comes to protecting the environment.
In addition, the company has partnered with suppliers to use insights from Greenlist™ to develop ingredients that are more environmentally sustainable.
www.csrwire.com /PressRelease.php?id=5848   (740 words)

  
 Triple Pundit: SC Johnson Greenlist Moves Beyond Compliance
SC Johnson Company has published a new "greenlist" (link here) which will hold the company to a higher standard of toxin reduction in products and production.
It's a perfect example of a company going beyond what is required by government regulation to position itself in a leadership position.
Some might cry greenwash at this type of publication, especially coming from a privately held company that deals mostly in chemicals, but SC Johnson has a longstanding forward-thinking reputation in areas across the board.
www.triplepundit.com /pages/sc-johnson-greenlist-moves-bey-001007.php   (250 words)

  
 SC Johnson Floor Care. Clean Floors. Done Right.
SC Johnson's floor cleaning products preserve the integrity of your floors with deep cleaning power.
More than a quick fix-up, these products reach to the dirt and grime beneath the surface level to bring out the natural shine and look of your floors.
SC Johnson offers a wide range of products with something for every type of floor cleaning or shining challenge.
www.floorcareproducts.com   (89 words)

  
 Windex No-Drip Glass Cleaner Review at Epinions.com
The reason for my belly chuckle is the SC Johnson website, which has a special section for "Cleaning Tips." (www.SCJohnson.com) A suggested cleaning method, is to use a old, CLEAN diaper with Windex for a high level of effectiveness.
SC Johnson's advertising on this product is a bit misleading in this regard, however it is a major improvement over its original formula.
This is outstanding, and I hope one day SC Johnson Company will find a way to reduce it totally.
www.epinions.com /content_220935458436   (743 words)

  
 Welcome to TODAY'S TMJ4 - The NBC Affiliate in Milwaukee, WI - News, Weather, Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Johnson family members have found the rusted wreckage of the Carnauba plane.
Sam Johnson's father, H.F. Johnson flew the plane to Brazil in 1935 searching for Carnauba wax, which was used in Johnson cleaning products.
A spirit of family and a spirit of leadership", says Kelly Semrau, Vice President of Communications for the SC Johnson Company.
www.todaystmj4.com /_content/news/topstories/story_3378.asp   (278 words)

  
 The American Business Awards: The Stevies
Company Description: SC Johnson is a leading provider of innovative consumer products in the area of air care, home cleaning, home storage, insect control and personal care.
SC Johnson has operations in more than 70 countries worldwide, employs 12,000 people and has an estimated annual sales of more than $6 billion.
Fisk Johnson is Chairman and CEO, SC Johnson, and the fifth
www.stevieawards.com /pubs/awards/70_1871_11692.cfm   (780 words)

  
 SC Johnson - Company profile & brands (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.tamu.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
SC Johnson and RTI International Reach More Than 600,000 Through...
SC Johnson Joins European Charter in Support Of Sustainable...
SC Johnson?s 2006 Public Report - Leadership in action but not...
www.transnationale.org.cob-web.org:8888 /companies/sc_johnson.php   (203 words)

  
 SC JOHNSON | About SC Johnson | Company History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Johnson name on every product is a name people have trusted for 115 years to stand for quality and excellence.
Beginning in 1886 as a parquet flooring company, we soon earned a reputation for consumer-driven innovation through a product specially formulated to care for our parquet floors — Johnson's Prepared Paste Wax.
Today more than 9,500 people in nearly 70 countries are working hard every day to do just that.
www.scjohnson.com.au /abt_companyHistory.html   (99 words)

  
 Wright In Wisconsin - Sites
Since its opening on April 22, 1939, the SC Johnson Wax Administration Building has been a "mecca" for tourists, architects and Frank Lloyd Wright devotees from around the world.
Today the building remains in use as the international headquarters for SC Johnson Wax.
The bricks used in the building are unusual in that more than 200 sizes and shapes of brick were made to form the angles and curves used by Wright.
www.wrightinwisconsin.org /WisconsinSites/SCJohnson/Default.asp   (129 words)

  
 Triple Pundit: SC Johnson Working With 'Bottom of the Pyramid'
SC Johnson Working With 'Bottom of the Pyramid'
We've written here before about some of the green initiatives that the SC Johnson Wax company has been initiating.
Among the highlights is an outline about how the company is partnering directly with small farmers in Kenya to ensure a supply of certain ingredients, cutting corruption at the top, while making a middle class life more possible for those at the "bottom".
www.triplepundit.com /pages/sc-johnson-working-with-bottom-001389.php   (206 words)

  
 SC Johnson is a family company that specialises in the development of innovative cleaning products.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
SC Johnson is a family company that specialises in the development of innovative cleaning products.
SC Johnson believes we have a responsibility to make the communities in which we live and work a better place because we are there.
Find out what it's like working for a Family Company.
www.scjohnson.co.uk   (143 words)

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