Colgate Palmolive | Sustainability Performance
Produces and markets consumer products, including oral care, personal care, and home care items.
1968
United States
10,001+ employees
Consumer Goods
$10B+ in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#7003
Overallⓘ#1507
in United Statesⓘ#81
in Consumer GoodsⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
TargetsSDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Aligned
Laggard
Laggard
Leading
Leading
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark
28.9
B/M 31.3
2.0K
B/M 991.4
99.6
B/M 99.8
205.6
B/M 233.7
10.4
B/M 3.9
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Controversy level
- Colgate-Palmolive has faced multiple US class actions over alleged deceptive marketing of toothpaste fluoride claims and 'natural' product claims, plus the 2024 sustained PFAS contamination scrutiny over Hill's Pet Nutrition packaging materials and historic asbestos talcum powder product liability exposure.
Sustainability employees
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11+
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