Company: CHD
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-019801
Chunk: 64

Company: CHURCH & DWIGHT CO INC /DE/
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 64
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 global operations and to meet the challenge of managing our environmental footprint. Our top environmental priorities include providing effective products that are safe for our consumers, the animals they care for and the environment; utilizing consumer friendly and environmentally responsible packaging; reducing greenhouse gas emission and water usage; recycling solid waste; and improving our suppliers’ environmental practices.

Social.  Our Social focus areas are driven by our goals of delighting consumers with our brands through our contributions to Sustainability which we believe contributes to a better world; improving our suppliers’ labor, health & safety, environmental and ethical practices; and supporting our employees and communities – all to create a stronger more resilient company.  In their everyday work, employees embody our commitments to integrity, quality, and innovation, and in doing so, directly contribute to our long-standing character and reputation.  Employee safety and wellness remain two of our highest priorities.  We administer company-wide policies designed to ensure the safety of each team member and compliance with OSHA and local standards.  We embrace the diversity of our employees across all dimensions and believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce fosters innovation and promotes an environment filled with unique perspectives.  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 discriminate in our recruiting, hiring, or promotion on the basis of protected class characteristics or conditions.  We encourage our employees to become involved in their communities through our Employee Giving Fund, which supports charitable organizations where our employees work and live, and The Church & Dwight Philanthropic Foundation (the “Foundation”) which is focused on helping to create educational and employment opportunities and advancing environmental preservation.  The Employee Giving Fund and the Foundation are administered by our employees.  See pages 12 to 13 in Item 1 of this Annual Report under “ Human Capital” for a discussion of our human capital management.

Governance.  Our sustainability governance focus includes the processes, rules, resources and systems in support of our operational, Sustainability and ESG efforts, as were described in our 2024 Proxy Statement and will be described in our Proxy Statement for our upcoming Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the caption “Sustainability Strategy and ESG Pillars” and in our 2024 Sustainability Report.  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 approach and performance.  The Council takes the lead in defining