The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) today announced former EPA Assistant Administrator Steve Owens as the newest member of its U.S. Sustainability Expert Advisory Panel (SEAP). Owens, who joined his first SEAP meeting earlier this month in Cincinnati, brings a strong background in environmental, safety and health issues to the panel.
The U.S. panel includes leading national sustainability thinkers who have consulted extensively on sustainability initiatives as well as on product supply and brand innovations globally. The panel's mission is to provide external perspective into U.S. P&G environmental sustainability practices by evaluating specific initiatives, collaborating with P&G brand representatives and exploring opportunities to facilitate communications with customers, consumers, and key stakeholder groups.
"As P&G continues to make progress against its long term environmental vision and goals, Steve brings a wealth of both strategic insight and functional expertise to help guide the company's approach," said Rick Hackman, Associate Director, Technical External Relations, P&G. "We welcome the new perspective he brings to our discussions."
Owens served as the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Assistant Administrator in charge of its Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention from 2009 until November 30 last year, where he was responsible for managing US regulatory and scientific programs under several statutes, including the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. As Assistant Administrator, he was also responsible for many of U.S. EPA's collaborative pollution prevention programs and the implementation of the federal Pollution Prevention Act. Owens is currently in private law practice with the Squire Sanders law firm.
"P&G has been a real leader in addressing the key sustainability issues of our time," Owens said. "I am very pleased to be able to help P&G further the company's already-impressive progress on sustainability."
Today's announcement follows several P&G environmental sustainability milestones, which include:
- Making its environmental sustainability supplier scorecard analysis tool freely available for use by any company. The Excel-based tool enables companies to measure and interpret key environmental sustainability metrics across their supply chains and identify progress as well as opportunities for improvement.
- Launching the "Take a Load Off" campaign featuring Tide Coldwater in honor of Earth Day 2012. This program educates and empowers consumers nationwide to switch to cold water laundry washing.
About Procter & Gamble
P&G serves approximately 4.4 billion people around the world with its brands. The Company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Pampers®, Tide®, Ariel®, Always®, Whisper®, Pantene®, Mach3®, Bounty®, Dawn®, Fairy®, Gain®, Pringles®, Charmin®, Downy®, Lenor®, Iams®, Crest®, Oral-B®, Duracell®, Olay®, Head & Shoulders®, Wella®, Gillette®, Braun®, Fusion®, Ace®, Febreze®, Ambi Pur®, SK-II®, and Vicks®. The P&G community includes operations in about 80 countries worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and in-depth information about P&G and its brands.
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