Colgate’s value of Caring aligns with our EHS Guiding Principles, ensuring that we protect the health and safety of all our employees and any individuals who access our sites. We also strive to minimize our environmental impact, deliver sustainable product solutions, and minimize global impacts in all our operations.
With our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy, we continue our sustainability journey. One of the key points of our strategy is achieving Total Resources Use and Efficiency (TRUE) certification for zero waste at 100% of our global operations, including not only manufacturing facilities, warehouses, and global technology centers but also our offices, by the end of 2025.
An aspect of the TRUE certification program that embeds the concept of waste diversion at our facilities is the high level of employee engagement, showing how close our values are to our employees. As part of our global goal, Colgate-Palmolive (Poland) has reorganized its internal waste management, including changing processes to those that allow for the capture of potential waste before it becomes waste. Employees were also involved in the initiative by participating in a training program for all new employees, receiving periodic training in the field related to waste management, and engaging in audits dedicated to improving our waste segregation skills. The office also introduced a local Zero Waste policy, which supports internal actions aimed at reducing waste generated within the office. As part of the new initiatives, our office decided to systematize already existing good practices related to sharing unnecessary things that can find a second life. As part of this initiative, a local group "Let it go" was created, which allows for the exchange of things, or proposing unnecessary things, both on the employee-employee and employee-employer path.
“By 2025, we aim to achieve 100% TRUE certification for our global operations, including manufacturing sites, technology centers, strategic offices, and owned warehouses," said Ann Tracy, Chief Sustainability Officer. "With enthusiastic teams, collaborative partners, and this comprehensive approach to waste reduction, we’re confident we can make it happen.”