Our Sustainability Vision is to be an eco-efficient company where excellence in environmental stewardship and sustainable innovation build Brands That Matter™ and create value for our shareholders, consumers and customers.
Our Sustainability Mission is to integrate environmental sustainability principles and practices into the way Newell Rubbermaid does business, increasing our competitive advantage and improving our brand and corporate image. We will achieve integration of environmental sustainability in our company through strong management commitment, development of global resource networks and routine measurement of performance and reporting of results. By fundamentally enhancing the Newell Rubbermaid culture to incorporate environment into employees’ daily decision-making and behavior, our company will be empowered to achieve best-in-class environmental sustainability leadership and performance.
What does sustainability mean to Newell Rubbermaid?
Sustainability can be interpreted in many ways, but at Newell Rubbermaid it means meeting our commitments to our shareholders, consumers and customers without compromising the environment and its resources for future generations.
Being an eco-efficient company means being conservative in the use of energy and other natural resources that support our operations and supply chain and reducing waste in our daily activities. This benefits the environment and helps us achieve best total cost for the corporation.
Embracing environmental stewardship and sustainable innovation means complying with environmental regulations applicable to our operations and supply chain, and our products, and packaging, taking a life cycle approach to evaluate environmental effects at every product stage and using consumer insights to guide product development. These actions also help achieve best total cost and, in addition, create opportunities in our unique customer and consumer markets.
Success in integrating environmental sustainability into our business operations and supply chain, and our products and packaging means we have effectively communicated, collaborated and partnered with all of our stakeholders, including all Newell Rubbermaid employees, and created a culture of sustainability within our company.
How are we integrating environmental sustainability and building a culture of sustainability at Newell Rubbermaid?
Our sustainability strategy to fulfill our vision is to implement a holistic, centrally-led governance & management approach that focuses on developing internal, cross-functional networks and programs in two key areas: operations & supply chain and products & packaging, by driving communication, collaboration and partnerships involving these business areas with our internal and external stakeholders.
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