Church & Dwight : ESG (2025 Sustainability Report)
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Published on 04/23/2026 at 07:54 pm EDT
SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
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PILLAR 1 - OURBRANDS
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PILLAR 2 - PRODUCTS
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PILLAR 3 - PACKAGING
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PILLAR 4 - EMPLOYEES & COMMUNITIES
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PILLAR 5 - ENVIRONMENT
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PILLAR 6 - RESPONSIBLE SOURCING
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INTRODUCTION
A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO 2025 AT A GLANCE
CHURCH & DWIGHT AT A GLANCE OUR SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY
DATA
ABOUT THIS REPORT
SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE DATA GRI INDEX
SASB INDEX TCFD INDEX
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INTRODUCTION
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A MESSAGE
from our CEO
We began in 1846 as a baking soda business. Today, we are a top-tier consumer products company with a large portfolio of brands consumers trust and love, especially ARM & HAMMER®. Since 2022, we have invested more than $700 million in U.S. capital expenditures,
primarily to increase manufacturing capacity. Major projects, including new production lines, advanced automation systems, and expanded warehouse capacities, have significantly enhanced operational efficiency and created new jobs. These strategic investments
highlight our commitment to the sustainable expansion of U.S.-based manufacturing operations.
We have a rich heritage of commitment to people and have long regarded ourselves as a friend of the environment. Over 100 years ago, we began using recycled materials in our cartons. We were the first U.S. manufacturer to remove phosphates from laundry detergent, and one of the first corporate sponsors of the inaugural Earth Day in 1970.
supporting strong financial and operational performance. Our priorities include delighting consumers through our brands; delivering safe, effective products; optimizing packaging to reduce costs and improve recyclability; lowering energy and water use to expand margins; minimizing waste and disposal expenses; strengthening ethical, reliable, high-quality supply through our suppliers; and fostering an inclusive culture and responsible citizenship.
We are actively working to increase renewable energy use at our facilities; reduce water consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and solid waste to landfills; use environmentally responsible packaging; and improve our suppliers' sustainability practices. In 2025, we continued to procure 100% of the electricity used in our operations globally from renewable sources, including renewable energy credits.
The Science Based Targets Initiative approved our application in 2022. In 2025, our absolute direct emissions from our operated facilities (Scope 1), indirect emissions from our purchased electricity and steam (Scope 2), and targeted Scope 3 emissions, including transportation of finished products to the first point of customer contact in the U.S. and Canada and corporate business travel, decreased by 2% compared to 2024.
Church & Dwighters are goal-oriented. To guide our Sustainability Chemic Program, we have established goals to improve the sustainability reviews profile of our operations and products to benefit our employees, and we customers, consumers, and communities in which we operate, while We con
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We are committed to providing consumers worldwide with high-quality products and ingredients that comply with all safety and regulatory requirements. We have developed a master list of
als of Concern derived from global regulations, scientific
by authoritative bodies, and retailer restricted substance lists, continuously review product formulations against that list.
tinue to pursue our strategy to minimize our environmental by reducing plastic in our packaging wherever practical,
ent with product standards and customer expectations. Our h includes incorporating non-plastic alternatives, reducing weight, improving recyclability, and increasing the amount of nsumer recycled (PCR) plastic in our packaging. Our goal is ase the use of PCR plastic over time. In 2025, rising material
duced the availability and increased the cost of PCR materials, g in average PCR usage of 20.73% in our plastic packaging, om 22.9% in 2024. Although we did not meet our 2025 goal, rts added 28.5 million pounds of recycled plastic content
y to our packaging.
ore than 5,500 employees across more than 50 locations ide, the safety and wellness of our employees remains a top
. We are also dedicated to maintaining a culture of belonging ch & Dwight. We support several Employee Resource
Groups (ERGs), open to all employees, where all our employees feel connected, valued, and inspired. We embrace diversity in all its dimensions and aspire to build a more inclusive and engaged workforce to support our long-term performance. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and remain committed to fair
treatment, access, opportunity, and advancement for all employees based on merit.
We take great pride in fostering an enduring culture of doing well by doing good. We matched, dollar for dollar, donations our employees made to the Church & Dwight Employee Giving Fund (EGF), an employee-run giving program that primarily supports charitable organizations where our employees work and live. In 2025, the
EGF supported our communities by providing approximately $1.3 million to 224 community organizations through annual grants, disaster relief, and other monetary support. Additionally, the Church & Dwight Philanthropic Foundation (the "Foundation") granted
$1.1 million in aggregate to 10 organizations. Established in 2020, the Foundation is administered by our employees and focuses on creating educational and employment opportunities and advancing environmental preservation.
In 2025, we received public recognition for our sustainability efforts, including listings in Time Magazine's Rankings of the World's Best Companies and the World's Most Sustainable Companies, Newsweek's Rankings of America's Greenest Companies and America's Most Responsible Companies, the Wall Street Journal/
Druker Institute's ranking of America's Best Managed Companies, and USA Today's Ranking of America's Climate Leaders, among others.
We have made-and will continue to make-meaningful progress on sustainability by prioritizing initiatives that both reduce costs and deliver positive environmental outcomes. As we look ahead, we will remain committed to continuous improvement. Our roadmap is designed to support a stronger, more resilient, and more sustainable company.
Please read this Report to see the progress we have made over the past year to make Church & Dwight an even better company.
Rick Dierker
President and Chief Executive Officer
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2025 at a GLANCE
OUR BRANDS
EMPLOYEES & COMMUNITIES
Supported ODYSSEY OF THE MIND, a science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) competition for students from kindergarten to college, which encourages inventive problem-solving using baking soda
Sponsored the Dress for Success® Virtual Power Walk, which supported the mission of empowering women to achieve economic independence
Contributed approximately $2.4 million to our communities through donations and grants from our employee-led giving program and employee-administered foundation
Scored above the average Peakon benchmark for participation and engagement in our annual engagement survey to assess our workplace experience, and established work teams to address opportunities
Conducted 2,860 Lean activities that yielded $18.2 million in efficiency savings as part of our Good to Great program
PRODUCTS
ENVIRONMENT
Launched ARM & HAMMER Power Sheets Laundry Detergent Sheets in retail, which reduced plastic usage, saved water, and decreased greenhouse gas emissions compared to traditional detergent bottles and caps
Completed our multi-year formula liquid laundry concentration efforts that reduced water and plastic usage per wash load and resulted in a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions in transportation
Offset through carbon credits or reduced through renewable energy credits 100% of our targeted greenhouse gas emissions
Reduced our absolute direct emissions from our operated facilities (Scope 1), indirect emissions from our purchased electricity and steam (Scope 2), and targeted Scope 3 emissions, including transportation of finished products to the first point of customer contact in the U.S. and Canada and corporate business travel, by 2% compared to 2024
Achieved less than 20% solid waste-to-landfill, advancing toward our goal of less than 5% by 2030
Progressed against our Scope 1 + Scope 2 (market-based) emissions science-based targets goal
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Increased use of post-consumer recycled plastic to an average of approximately 21% across all global plastic packaging
Reduced use of virgin plastic across our global packaging portfolio by almost 30% compared to our original baseline level
Assessed 100% of at-risk suppliers against safety, labor, environmental, and ethical standards
Sourced 100% RSPO Certified Mass Balance palm oil ingredients
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at a glance
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Our Company
At Church & Dwight, we are focused on creating an inclusive, stronger, more resilient company while contributing to a better, more sustainable world.
Delaware corporation Founded in 1846 Headquartered in Ewing, NJ
Employees in more than 50 locations around the world
2025 Net Sales of $6,203.2 million
Publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (CHD)
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Recent Acquisitions & Divestitures
On July 16, 2025, we completed the acquisition of Touchland Holding Corp., the developer of
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TOUCHLAND hand sanitizer products.
On December 9, 2025, we concluded our strategic review of our vitamin, minerals, and supplement ("VMS") business and announced a definitive agreement to sell the VITAFUSION® and L'IL CRITTERS® brands to Piping Rock Health Products, Inc. The sale was completed on December 31, 2025, and included the VITAFUSION and L'IL CRITTERS brands, relevant trademarks and licenses, and our manufacturing and distribution facilities in Vancouver and Ridgefield, Washington.
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Specialty Products
Consumer International
Consumer Domestic
OUR THREE DIVISIONS
Percentage of 2025 Net Sales by Division
5%
18%
77%
Household and personal care products for the U.S. market
Primarily personal care products
for international markets
Animal nutrition, specialty chemical, and
commercial and professional products
Specialty Products
Our Consumer Domestic segment products are marketed primarily through a broad
distribution platform that includes supermarkets, mass merchandisers, wholesale clubs, drugstores, convenience stores, home stores, dollar and other discount stores, pet and other specialty stores, and websites and other ecommerce channels, all of which sell our products to consumers. The Consumer Domestic segment employs a regional sales force throughout the U.S., along with the services of independent brokers, who represent our products in the food, mass, pet, dollar, club, and numerous other classes of trade.
Our Consumer International segment markets a variety of personal care, household, and over-the-counter products in international subsidiary markets,
including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, China, and the United Kingdom. We
also export to over 130 markets worldwide, including China and Korea, through our global markets group, which uses a broad network of third-party distributors.
Our SPD segment markets sodium bicarbonate and other chemicals to industrial and agricultural customers primarily throughout
the U.S. and Canada. Distribution is handled by a dedicated sales force supplemented by manufacturers' representatives and independent distributors.
Read more about our three principal segments in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.
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Our Brands
We develop, manufacture, and market a broad range of consumer household, personal care, and specialty products. Our well-recognized brands include ARM & HAMMER® baking soda, cat litter, laundry detergent, carpet deodorizer,
and other baking soda-based products; OXICLEAN® stain removers, cleaning solutions, laundry detergents, and bleach alternatives; BATISTE® dry shampoo; WATERPIK® water flossers; THERABREATH® oral care products; HERO® acne
treatment products; TOUCHLAND® hand sanitizers; TROJAN® condoms, lubricants, and vibrators; FIRST RESPONSE® home pregnancy and ovulation test kits; NAIR® depilatories; ORAJEL® oral analgesic; XTRA® laundry detergent;
and ZICAM® cold shortening and relief products. Seven of those brands are designated as "power brands" because they compete in large categories, and we believe they have the potential for significant global expansion. Those seven brands are ARM & HAMMER®; OXICLEAN®; BATISTE®; WATERPIK®; THERABREATH®; HERO®; and TOUCHLAND®, and represent approximately 70% of our net sales and profits. Prior to the sale of our VMS business at the end of 2025, we included VMS as an eighth "power brand."
POWER BRANDS
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Location
3.1%
Hourly vs. Salaried
2025 Turnover
(16.71% Total)
45.2%
54.8%
8.5%
49.3%
42.2%
10.8%
86.1%
Americas EMEA APAC
Retirement
2025 Turnover numbers do not include the transition of employees resulting from the divestiture of our VMS business.
For more information on our employee metrics, see Employees & Communities starting on Page 45.
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Our People
Our employees embody our commitments to integrity, quality, and innovation, and, in doing so, they directly contribute to our long-standing character and reputation.
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5,553 Employees (Globally)
in Over 50 Locations
$1.117 Million Revenue Per Employee
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We believe that sustainability is critical to the health of the communities in which we operate, contributes to a better world, and benefits our business both financially and operationally.
Environmental
We strive to minimize the impact of our expanding global operations and to manage our environmental footprint, while supporting strong financial and operational performance. Our environmental priorities include providing effective products that are safe for consumers, the animals they care for, and the environment; using consumer-friendly and environmentally responsible packaging; reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and water consumption; reducing and recycling solid waste; and improving our suppliers' sustainability practices.
We have established both science-based emissions reduction targets, which the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) approved in 2022, and operational climate goals that support progress toward those targets.
Our science-based targets focus on reducing absolute GHG emissions across our operations and value chain through 2030. Separately, we committed to achieving carbon neutrality for our owned and controlled global operations, covering Scope 1, Scope 2, and targeted Scope 3 transportation emissions, by 2025 through a combination of GHG reduction programs, renewable electricity credits (RECs), and verified carbon credits. We met this goal in 2024, one year ahead of schedule, and achieved it again in 2025. We anticipate maintaining carbon neutrality across these emissions in 2026.
In addition, we improved overall recyclability across our broad product portfolio, with global recyclability increasing from 71% to 88.33% since 2018. Almost all of our paper and board packaging is sourced from sustainably managed forests. By the end of 2025, our use of Post-Consumer Recycled plastic averaged approximately 21% across our plastic packaging.
Our operations are subject to federal, state, local, and foreign laws, rules, and regulations governing environmental matters, including air emissions, wastewater discharges, solid and hazardous waste management activities, and employee safety. We endeavor to take the necessary actions to comply with such regulations. These steps include periodic environmental, health, and safety audits of our facilities. Independent firms with expertise in environmental, health,
and safety compliance conduct these audits, which include site visits at each location and a review of documentation to determine compliance with such federal, state, local, and foreign laws, rules, and regulations.
Please see Products, Packaging, Environment, and Responsible Sourcing for further details and highlights regarding our sustainability efforts.
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Social
Our Social focus is driven by our goals of delighting consumers with our brands through our contributions toward a more sustainable world; improving our suppliers' labor, health and safety, environmental, and ethical practices; and supporting our
employees and communities-all to create a stronger, more resilient company.
Employee safety and wellness remain two of our highest priorities. We administer company-wide policies designed to protect the safety of each employee and maintain compliance with OSHA and local safety standards. We embrace our employees' diversity across all dimensions and believe an inclusive workforce fosters innovation and promotes
an environment of unique perspectives, talents, and experiences. Diversity comes in many forms, including diversity of thought and experience. We strive to cultivate a culture and processes that support and enhance our ability to recruit, hire, develop, and retain talent at every level based on merit. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, or promotion based on protected class characteristics or conditions.
We encourage our employees to become involved in their communities through our Employee Giving Fund (EGF) and The Church & Dwight Philanthropic Foundation, which are described elsewhere in this Report. We place high priority on operating in a responsible, respectful, and ethical manner. The Church & Dwight Code of Conduct (the "Code of Conduct") provides guidance on a broad array of business ethics and legal compliance topics. Among other things,
the Code of Conduct is designed to deter wrongdoing and to promote honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships; promote full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosures in periodic reports we are required to file; promote compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies; and promote a harassment-free work environment. The Code of Conduct requires prompt internal reporting and investigation of any potential or actual violations, and includes provisions regarding accountability for adherence to the Code of Conduct. Additional expectations for our Board members are set forth in our Corporate Governance Guidelines.
In addition, our Global Operations Guiding Principles (the "Principles"), which are significantly aligned with the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights, address business ethics and compliance, anti-corruption, fair labor conditions, health and safety, and environmental protection. These Principles reflect our commitment to internationally
recognized standards and our support and respect for internationally proclaimed human rights.
The Code of Conduct and Principles set out the minimum standards we require for ourselves and our suppliers. We encourage employees to report violations or concerns related to our Code of Conduct or Principles to a designated representative or via our third-party administered Ethics Hotline. Employees can report concerns anonymously and without
fear of retaliation. Our Ethics Committee oversees investigations and reports outcomes to our Board's Audit Committee. For more information, please see copies of our Code of Conduct and Principles available on our website (https://www.churchdwight.com).
Please see Our Brands, Employees & Communities and Responsible Sourcing for further details and highlights regarding our Social efforts.
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Governance
We describe our sustainability governance focus, which includes the processes, rules, resources, and systems in support of our operational and sustainability efforts, in
our Proxy Statement for our Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the caption "Sustainability Strategy."
Our Corporate Issues Council (the "Council"), comprised of senior executives representing all our key functional areas, guides the integration of sustainability within all parts of our business and drives continuous improvement in our Sustainability Program. The Council takes the lead in defining and implementing our sustainability strategy across six pillars. Its duties include allocating resources to address sustainability issues effectively; reporting on our
progress to drive continuous improvement in our sustainability approach and performance; and monitoring, prioritizing, and addressing evolving standards and stakeholder requirements.
Our Board of Directors, acting principally through its Governance, Nominating & Corporate Responsibility Committee, oversees our Sustainability Program and efforts. The Governance, Nominating & Corporate Responsibility Committee focuses on governance, brands, products, packaging, responsible sourcing, environmental, and all other areas of our Sustainability Program not otherwise overseen by the Compensation & Human Capital Committee and the Audit Committee. Our Compensation & Human Capital Committee focuses on issues related to our people. Our Audit Committee oversees our compliance and ethics
program. The Chairman of the Board is responsible for ensuring that stockholder requests, recommendations, and proposals are evaluated by the Governance, Nominating & Corporate Responsibility Committee, by additional committees of the Board as appropriate, and then by the Board of Directors, if needed. Our Board
also reviews the results of our annual employee engagement surveys and oversees our planned response strategy.
As described in this Report, our continued progress in key areas of sustainability has earned recognition from various third parties.
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of Sustainability
Our global sustainability strategy is derived from our heritage and organizational values. The following six pillars are the core focus of our Environmental and Social efforts. Each is supported by our Governance practices, which are intended to maintain a system of rules and procedures that determine how we operate and align with our stakeholders' interests, supporting ethical business practices and financial success.
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OUR BRANDS
PRODUCTS
Delight consumers with our brands and contribute toward a more sustainable world.
Provide safe and effective products for consumers and the environment.
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Utilize consumer-friendly and environmentally responsible packaging.
Embrace a mindset of inclusivity for all, good corporate citizenship, and social responsibility within our communities.
ENVIRONMENT
Minimize the environmental impact of our global operations, with a focus on increasing renewable energy use, and reducing water
consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and solid waste to landfills.
RESPONSIBLE SOURCING
Improve our suppliers' environmental, labor, health & safety, and ethical practices.
Our goals for each sustainability pillar are discussed later in this Report.
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How We Assess Material Issues
We use the standards and guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) industry-specific standards, and the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) to inform our sustainability disclosures. These disclosures are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 (the "Annual Report"), our Proxy Statement for our Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and this Sustainability Report (this "Report").
The "materiality" thresholds in these frameworks may differ from the definition of "materiality" under U.S. federal securities laws. Accordingly, the inclusion of sustainability disclosures in this Report and in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") does not necessarily indicate that they are material for purposes of those laws or related disclosure requirements.
Oversight of our material issues identification process is led by the Council, which established the six pillars of our Sustainability Program based on
the priorities identified by internal and external stakeholders. The Council evaluates and ranks sustainability-related risks and opportunities based on their relative impact and likelihood, and assigns accountability to the
appropriate internal functions. Our most material issues are presented in the table to the right, along with an indication of whether each issue relates to our operations, upstream supply chain impacts, or our downstream impacts on customers and consumers.
Risk factors identified as potentially material for us under U.S. federal securities laws, including those related to environmental matters and reputational risk, are disclosed in our Annual Report. See Environment for additional discussion.
Where do the impacts occur?
Topic
Upstream*
Operations
Downstream*
Our Brands
Engaging with customers and consumers; integrating sustainability
Products
Safe ingredients; disclosure
Packaging
Consumer-friendly and environmentally responsible
Employees & Communities Diversity & Inclusion, gender equality and employee health;
Community-enhancing philanthropy and outreach
Environment
Energy and GHGs; Water & Waste
Responsible Sourcing
Suppliers' environmental, labor, health & safety, and ethical practices
Palm Oil Derivatives
*Upstream refers to the material inputs needed for production and impacts associated with those inputs and resources, and Downstream refers to impacts that occur where products are distributed and used.
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Method of Engagement
Material Topics of Greatest Interest
Our Employees
Employee engagement survey
Corporate Town Halls broadcast globally
Quarterly CEO video message
Digital signage and plant postings
Plant meetings
Culture Connects learning series
Plant management production walk throughs
Intranet site
Newsletters and leadership email blasts
Social media postings
Direct mailings
New Hire Orientation and onboarding programs
Brands - Customer Engagement; Integrating Sustainability
Products - Safe Ingredients
Packaging
Employees & Communities Environment
Culture
Our Consumers
Consumer inquiries
Consumer surveys
Label claims, eco-logos, ingredient listing
Social media postings
Postings on company website
Brands - Customer Engagement; Integrating Sustainability
Products - Safe Ingredients; Disclosure
Packaging
Our Retail Customers and Partners
Trade partner supplier expectations
Commercial partner inquiries or surveys
Meetings, conferences, presentations
Brands - Customer Engagement; Integrating Sustainability
Products - Disclosure Packaging Responsible Sourcing Environment
Our Peers and Suppliers
Peer benchmarking
Supplier meetings
Assessments and disclosure requests
Trade meetings, conferences or presentations
Products - Ingredient Disclosure
Packaging
Shareholders and Investor Groups
Direct inquiries and feedback
Face-to-face meetings
Investor conferences
Individual communications (written, telephone or web-based)
Brands - Customer Engagement Products - Safe Ingredients; Disclosure Packaging
Employees - D&I; Health & Safety
Environment - Energy and GHGs
Government and Regulatory Bodies
Monitoring of regulatory activity
Face-to-face meetings
Inspections and surveys
Products - Safe Ingredients; Disclosure Employees - Health & Safety Environment - Regulatory Compliance
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Direct inquiries and feedback
Face-to-face meetings
Reporting and disclosure expectations
Products - Safe Ingredients; Disclosure
Packaging
Responsible Sourcing - Palm Oil
Environment
Local Communities and Community Groups
Direct inquiries and feedback
Face-to-face meetings
Charitable donations
Sharing of best practices
Brands - Customer Engagement
Community Outreach
Media
Direct inquiries and feedback
Communications (written, telephone or web-based)
Brands - Customer Engagement
Community Outreach
How We Engage Stakeholders
We regularly receive communications and inquiries from our stakeholders regarding our sustainability practices. Stakeholder issues are included on the agenda for each Council meeting, and sustainability-related issues raised by investors and other
stakeholders are reviewed with the Board's Governance, Nominating & Corporate Responsibility Committee at each of its meetings.
Our customers continue to express interest in our performance on climate impacts and mitigation efforts, palm oil supply chain management, water consumption, and social impacts in the supply chain. We respond to these requests by sharing information through our responses to the CDP (formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project) integrated corporate questionnaires and
regularly responding to other stakeholder inquiries and surveys. The Packaging, Environment, and Responsible Sourcing sections of this Report include more detail about our management of these topics.
We also work with our local communities to address concerns relating to our operations. This engagement takes place through multiple channels, including this Report, our filings with the Commission, our corporate website, and one-on-ones.
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Trade Associations
In addition to the methods already outlined above, we also engage with stakeholders through ongoing interactions with organizations such as industry groups, trade associations, nonprofits, and coalitions, including those listed in our GRI Index. Our membership in trade associations enables us to collaborate with other similarly affected companies on a wide range of important issues to us, such as responsible sourcing, sustainable packaging, products, and nutrition. We do not necessarily agree with each association's position on every issue. If we identified a misalignment on certain policy issues, we would communicate directly with the association or organization and, if necessary, reevaluate our future participation and support.
In all cases, our position on a matter of public policy is the prevailing company position, irrespective of any trade association position. We are consistent in the positions we share with external stakeholders and in our engagements with
trade associations. Participation in trade organizations or associations is limited to information sharing and research.
Political Advocacy
Occasionally, we meet with legislative representatives, regulators, and other policymakers on issues that impact our business. In addition, a portion of the
membership fees we pay to certain trade associations and other tax-exempt organizations identified later in this Report is aggregated with fees contributed by all other members and used for that association/ organization's lobbying efforts. We regularly evaluate our membership in these associations to verify that their actions align with our values and that we are obtaining commensurate business value.
As set forth in our Code of Conduct and our Political Contributions Policy, we have a longstanding policy against making direct or indirect contributions to any political party or candidate. In addition, each year, we request that U.S. trade associations to which we pay in excess of $25,000 annually confirm their compliance with our policy. The Political Contributions Policy is available on our website on the "Investors" page.
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Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, and Security
Increased information technology security threats and more sophisticated computer crime, including ransomware, denial-of-service and phishing attacks, and advanced persistent threats, pose a potential risk to the security of our information technology systems, networks, and services, and those of our customers and other business partners. These threats may affect the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of our data, and that of our customers and other business partners. Accordingly, we prioritize cybersecurity, data privacy, and information security as critical components of our risk management and governance frameworks.
Cybersecurity
INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM PROGRAM GOVERNANCE
We rely extensively on information technology systems, some of which are managed by third-party service providers, to conduct our business operations. If we or our service providers, suppliers, or customers experience system failure, their businesses could
be disrupted or otherwise negatively affected, which may result in disruptions to our supply chain or reduced customer orders or other business operations.
To reduce the likelihood of external cyberattacks impacting our business, we have developed an Information Security Program designed to protect and preserve confidentiality, integrity, and continued availability of all information owned by us or in our care, and our ability to operate. This program, led by our Vice President, Global
Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and overseen by our Executive Vice President, Chief Technology and Analytics Officer (CTAO), includes, among other elements:
Risk assessments.
Cybersecurity awareness training for our employees, contractors, incident response personnel, and senior management.
Periodic phishing and other security exercises to both test our system's defenses and reinforce the training of our personnel.
A cybersecurity incident response plan managed by our CISO.
A third-party risk management process for service providers, suppliers, and vendors.
We have not identified risks from known cybersecurity threats, including those arising from any prior cybersecurity incidents, which have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect us, including our operations, business strategy, results of operations, or cash flows.
Our Board of Directors considers cybersecurity risk as part of its risk oversight function, and has delegated to its Audit Committee oversight of cybersecurity and other information technology risks. Each member of the Audit Committee is independent within the meaning of the NYSE listing standards and meets the additional independence requirements of the NYSE listing standards applicable to audit committee members. The Audit Committee oversees management's implementation of our cybersecurity risk management program, including
reviewing risk assessments from management with respect to our information technology systems and procedures, and overseeing our cybersecurity risk management processes. The Audit Committee, which is tasked with oversight of certain risk areas, including cybersecurity, receives reports from the CTAO and CISO each quarter.
At least annually, the Board and the Audit Committee also receive updates on the results of exercises and response-readiness assessments led by outside advisors, who provide a third-party, independent assessment of our technical cybersecurity program and our internal response preparedness. The Audit Committee, CISO, and CTAO regularly brief the full Board on these matters, and the full Board also receives periodic briefings on our Information Security Program and cyber threats, including those faced by our peers, in order to enhance our directors' literacy on cyber issues. In addition, management updates the Audit Committee as necessary regarding any cybersecurity incidents that we may experience.
Our management team, including our CTAO, is responsible for assessing and managing our material risks from cybersecurity threats. The team has primary responsibility for our overall cybersecurity risk management program and oversees both our internal cybersecurity personnel and our retained external cybersecurity consultants.
Our management team's cybersecurity risk management is led by our CISO, who has significant experience across digital innovation and technology-enabled growth, information security, infrastructure, operations, and compliance. Our management team supervises efforts to prevent, detect, mitigate, and remediate cybersecurity risks and incidents through various means, which include briefings from internal security personnel; threat intelligence and other information obtained from government, public, or private sources, including external consultants engaged by us; and alerts and reports produced by security tools deployed in the IT environment.
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Data Privacy & Security
We collect, use, and store personal information from our employees, customers, and other third parties in the ordinary course of business operations. In addition, we sell certain of our products directly to consumers online and through websites, mobile
apps, and connected devices, and we offer promotions, rebates, loyalty, and other programs through which our data systems may receive personal information.
We recognize the importance of data privacy and security and are committed to safeguarding and protecting our information and any other information entrusted to us. To date, we have not paid any penalties or settlements related to an information security breach.
We are required to comply with increasingly complex and evolving global data privacy and security laws and regulations that apply to the collection, storage, use, transmission, and protection of personal information and other consumer and employee data, including the transfer of personal data between or among countries. We have systems in place to monitor compliance with applicable privacy laws and regulations, and with our own policies.
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Integrate sustainability into our brands and marketing efforts.
Utilize our brands to drive awareness and engagement around sustainability.
Our brand teams strive to provide our customers and consumers with high-quality, affordable products and to continuously deliver in the area of social and environmental responsibility.
In 2025, our brand teams expanded the positive impact we have on our communities and the planet by supporting meaningful social and environmental causes.
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Impact Examples
THE ARM & HAMMER BRAND TEAM SPONSORED ODYSSEY OF THE MIND™
In 2025, we continued our partnership with Odyssey of the Mind™, an international science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) competition in which students in kindergarten through college work together to solve creative problems at the regional, state, and global levels.
For over 175 years, we have been committed to encouraging inventive problem-solving from the kitchen to the outdoors, to the classroom, empowering millions of consumers to dream up countless versatile uses for ARM & HAMMER baking soda. In 2025, our ARM & HAMMER brand team's continued support of Odyssey of the Mind and STEAM education included:
Sponsoring a problem where teams will use ARM & HAMMER baking soda as a key element in their solution and performance.
Providing $100,000 in sponsorship to support STEAM.
Sharing virtual content at Odyssey of the Mind™ World Finals in May 2025 at Michigan State to provide edutainment to the thousands of teams and families in attendance. This partnership will help us to advance our mission of championing innovative thinking, and we are excited to see the creative solutions these powerful young minds come up with as we continue our support in 2026.
THE ARM & HAMMER BAKING SODA BRAND TEAM PROUDLY LAUNCHED THE 2ND ANNUAL ARM & HAMMER BAKING SODA ROCKET DAY
In October, we celebrated the second ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda Rocket Day, and it was a phenomenal success! Over 200,000 students across more than 278 schools
nationwide participated in this historic day, launching more than 6,540 baking soda rockets. It was an unforgettable day filled with smiles and inspiration. The kids and teachers had an absolute blast! Seeing their faces light up with curiosity and excitement was truly priceless.
The ARM & HAMMER Baking Soda Rocket Day was more than just fun; it was about inspiring curiosity and imagination in young minds and sparking a lifelong passion for STEAM. Everyone who participated made this day so special. Their enthusiasm and engagement were the fuel that made this event soar.
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