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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.