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      Transparent By Design

      Transparent By Design

      Corporate responsibility is easy to celebrate but hard to practice. Yet companies that place a premium on trust and transparency see increased productivity, greater customer and employee loyalty and, ultimately, more profits. Through case studies and examples, the Transparent By Design report examines how successful companies embrace responsibility, whether by pursuing science and sustainability, prioritizing honesty with customers and employees or just sticking to their core principles—even when the going gets tough.

      • July 27, 2017

       

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      This report was created for SC Johnson by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors.

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      Virtues of a Human-Centric Culture
      Environment

      Virtues of a Human-Centric Culture

      Cultivating trust among employees builds productivity, loyalty and, ultimately, profits. So why is it so difficult for corporations to get right?

      • July 13, 2017 — Elie Dolgin
      The Secret to a 'High-Trust' Organization
      Environment

      The Secret to a 'High-Trust' Organization

      Ph.D. physicist and fifth-generation chairman and CEO of SC Johnson, Fisk Johnson, opens up about how to place principles at the heart of a business, how science is a tool for transparency, and why putting people before profits is the key to success...

      • July 13, 2017 — Elie Dolgin
      Attacking the Itch
      Health

      Attacking the Itch

      How SC Johnson is reducing the risk of skin allergens triggered by fragrance molecules—and why that is good for everyone.

      • July 13, 2017 — Mike May
      Skin Allergy Myths Debunked
      Public Health

      Skin Allergy Myths Debunked

      Skin allergies are a fact of life. But common knowledge about allergies isn’t always accurate. See if you’ve fallen for any of these skin allergy myths.

      December 18, 2017

      Opening A Window on Industry
      Environment

      Opening A Window on Industry

      Corporations are facing a crisis of confidence, with consumer trust declining rapidly. For responsible and transparent companies that creates an unprecedented opportunity.

      July 13, 2017 — Mike May

      Chemistry is Everywhere
      The Sciences

      Chemistry is Everywhere

      Proponents of natural products oftentimes rail against the use of “industrial chemicals”, but that is a false distinction.

      July 13, 2017 — Neil Savage

      The Science of Sustainability
      Environment

      The Science of Sustainability

      There is no single path to corporate sustainability. Two multinational companies, Mars and Pfizer, illustrate two very different approaches to going green.

      July 13, 2017 — Charles Q. Choi

      The Transparency Paradox
      Environment

      The Transparency Paradox

      The more information we have, the less we trust it, and the more information we demand. That feedback loop is driving consumers and corporations into new terrain.

      July 13, 2017 — Renee Morad

      Cutting through the (Mis)Information
      Environment

      Cutting through the (Mis)Information

      Consumers are awash in product information. Kelly Semrau, senior vice president of global corporate affairs, communications, and sustainability at SC Johnson, explains how the company balances the demand for transparency with increasing amounts of misinformation...

      July 13, 2017 — Renee Morad

      The Zero-Waste Factory
      Environment

      The Zero-Waste Factory

      In just two years, Subaru transformed its automotive assembly plant in Lafayette, Indiana into the first zero-landfill factory in the US. Inside one of the great success stories in sustainability...

      July 13, 2017 — Sharon Guynup

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