Overall impact
B (73)

Commentary

Clorox is a strong overall performer. With a 'B' rating of 73.3 for overall impact (87th percentile compared to all companies), Clorox ranks 5th out of 20 industry peers, behind Unilever, Henkel, Kao and 1 other, and ahead of Centric Brands, Tupperware Brands, Reckitt Benckiser and 12 others. On top material causes for Clorox's industry (Consumer Discretionary Products), Clorox performs well in Healthy Oceans (90.1 score), Terrestrial Biodiversity (85.7), Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (82.7) and 12 other causes where it received an 'A' score and performs poorly in Humane Treatment of Animals (10.6 score) and Reduced Inequality (32.4).
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Company
Founded
1913
Employees
7,400
Sector
Consumer Staples
Industry
Household Products
Sub-industry
Household Products
SASB industry
Household & Personal Products
Headquarters
Ca, United States
Share classes
CLX
Mission
We make everyday life better, every day.
Description
The Clorox Company engages in the manufacture and marketing of consumer and professional products worldwide. It operates through four segments: Health and Wellness, Household, Lifestyle, and International. The Health and Wellness segment offers home care cleaning and disinfecting products, bleach, clog removers, and laundry additives, primarily under the Clorox, Clorox2, Pine-Sol, Scentiva, Tilex, Liquid-Plumr, Poett, and Formula 409 brands; professional cleaning and disinfecting products under the CloroxPro and Clorox Healthcare brands; professional food service products under the Hidden Valley brand in the United States. The Household segment provides cat litter products under the Fresh Step and Scoop Away brands; bags and wraps under the Glad brand; and grilling products under the Kingsford brand in the United States. The Lifestyle segment offers dressings, dips, seasonings, and sauces primarily under the Hidden Valley brand; water-filtration products under the Brita brand; and natural personal care products under the Burt's Bees brand in the United States. The International segment provides laundry additives, home care products, bags and wraps, cat litter products, water-filtration systems, professional cleaning and disinfecting products, natural personal care products, food products, grilling products, and digestive health products internationally primarily under the Clorox, Glad, Poett, Brita, Burt's Bees, Pine-Sol, Ever Clean, Clorinda, Chux, and Fresh Step brands. The company also offers vitamins, minerals, and supplement products under the Natural Vitality, RenewLife, NeoCell, and Rainbow Light brands. It sells its products primarily through mass retailers; grocery outlets; warehouse clubs; dollar stores; home hardware centers; drug, pet, and military stores; third-party and owned e-commerce channels; and distributors, as well as a direct sales force. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Oakland, California.
Material causes
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