Award Recipients are Top Environmental
Performers and Leaders for Freight Supply Chain
Efficiency
SHELTON, Conn.,
Sept. 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Edgewell Personal Care
Company (NYSE: EPC) has received the SmartWay®
Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as
a true industry leader in freight and supply chain environmental
performance, and energy efficiency. Edgewell was one of 18 shipper
companies to receive this distinction, representing the best
environmental performers of SmartWay's more than 4,000
Partners.
Edgewell has earned this recognition through its deliberate
efforts to better optimize and manage distribution. In fact, 94% of
Edgewell's U.S. shipping by volume and distance was completed by
U.S. EPA SmartWay® carriers during FY23
(versus a peer average of 80%). Additionally, Edgewell works
to maximize truckloads and consolidate shipments in order to reduce
the number of trucks going to any one customer – thereby making
fewer, fuller journeys and reducing the total freight miles
traveled.
Paul Hibbert, Edgewell's Chief
Supply Chain Officer stated, "This award, recognizing Edgewell for
its efficiency in Supply Chain Operations is a testament to our
teammate's steadfast dedication to bettering our operations. While
there's always room for continued improvement and innovation, I'm
so proud of the work our team has put forth to get us to this point
and am looking forward to the continued growth and innovation that
lies ahead of us."
Amy Knight, Vice President of
Global Sustainability said, "Optimizing our logistics is an
important focus of our business strategy and also helps to advance
our sustainability objectives. Being recognized as one of the top
environmental performers for our operations is a meaningful moment
for Edgewell and illustrates how sustainability can be a true
business enabler."
To read more about Edgewell's sustainability commitments and its
most recent sustainability report, visit
https://edgewell.com/pages/sustainability.
About Edgewell Personal Care
Edgewell is a leading pure-play consumer products company with
an attractive, diversified portfolio of established brand names
including Schick® and Wilkinson Sword® men's
shaving products; Schick® and Billie® women's
shaving products; Edge® and Skintimate® shave
preparations; Playtex®, Stayfree®,
Carefree® and o.b.® feminine care products;
Banana Boat® and Hawaiian Tropic® sun care
products; Bulldog®, Jack
Black® and Cremo® grooming products;
Fieldtrip™ skin care products; and Wet Ones® hygiene
products. The Company has a broad global footprint and operates in
more than 50 markets, including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, Japan, the U.K. and Australia, with approximately 6,800 employees
worldwide.
About SmartWay
EPA's SmartWay Transport Partnership is
a market-driven initiative that empowers businesses to move goods
in the cleanest, most energy-efficient way possible, while
protecting public health and reducing air pollution. Demonstrating
a commitment to corporate sustainability and social responsibility
through SmartWay provides for a more competitive business
environment, while enabling partners to make freight decisions that
have a positive impact on efficiency and the environment.
Since 2004, SmartWay Partners have avoided emitting more than
162 million metric tons of CO2, 2.8 million tons NOX,
and 114,000 short tons PM, while saving $52.3 billion in fuel costs and 379 million
barrels of oil -- equivalent to eliminating annual energy use in
over 25 million homes.
For more information on SmartWay, please visit:
www.epa.gov/smartway/
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