Rating our Materials
We have increased the amount of raw materials we track through Greenlist™ from 220 million kilograms in 2001/02 to nearly 620 million kilograms in 2004/05. Greenlist™ provides ratings for more than 95 percent of the raw materials SC Johnson uses, including:
 
  • surfactants
  • propellants
  • resins
  • preservatives
  • fragrances
  • non-woven fabrics
  • solvents
  • insecticides
  • chelants
  • waxes
  • inorganic acids and bases
  • packaging

Company scientists recently developed criteria for dyes, colorants and thickeners, and are working on additional categories. Each category of raw material is judged based on four to seven key criteria.