Our approach to sustainability governance

Our approach to sustainability governance

Clorox’s sustainability governance starts at the top, with oversight from our board and senior management team, and extends down to the grass-roots level, where sustainability is embedded into our operations and our employees’ day-to-day activities.
 
Our sustainability progress is overseen by our Sustainability Executive Committee, which is led by our chief legal officer, includes our two group presidents, and is managed by a cross-functional Sustainability Steering Team, which is led by our VP-chief sustainability officer. Execution is shared with our business units, which also share responsibility for our IGNITE sustainability goals.
 
This sustainability governance structure is designed to further integrate our IGNITE sustainability goals into our business units and enhance how the company allocates resources, assigns decision-making authority and accountability, sets sustainability targets and measures performance. The structure also helps identify and mitigate risks associated with sustainability issues, such as resource dependency, resource scarcity and physical business disruption.  
 
As part of our sustainability governance approach, we have in place Codes of Conduct for teammates and all those who do business with us, outlining our expectations in the areas of human rights and labor, health and safety, the environment and business conduct and ethics.
 
In addition to the sustainability governance structure outlined on this page, we also have issue-specific governance and processes customized to the specific needs of each area, including:
 

Organization

 

Board of Directors

 
At Clorox, the board of directors—through the Nominating, Governance and Corporate Responsibility Committee —oversees Clorox’s sustainability matters and compliance and is updated at least quarterly. The full board also receives regular sustainability updates and engages on key topics.

 

Sustainability Executive Committee

 
The Sustainability Executive Committee — sponsored by the CEO — determines strategic considerations where the business will continue to focus on and optimize its sustainability work. It also oversees progress against our IGNITE sustainability goals and escalates sustainability issues if required.

 

Sustainability Steering Team

 
The Sustainability Steering Team drives enterprisewide sustainability priorities; ensures integration of our goals into the business units; connects and amplifies the sustainability work being led by multiple teams throughout the company; and ensures broad organizational awareness across sustainability priorities. The team also provides a forum for sustainability working group leaders to share insights and recommendations on how the company might improve its sustainability approach in specific areas. 
 
This team is led by our VP-chief sustainability officer and includes our chief diversity and social impact officer, vice president of global stewardship, VP-chief procurement officer, and representatives from various other functions. 

 

The Sustainability Team

 
The Sustainability Team, overseen by our VP-chief sustainability officer, is comprised of sustainability subject matter experts and drives sustainability initiatives, including reporting and execution against our IGNITE sustainability goals.

 

Sustainability working groups

 
Sustainability working groups are cross-functional teams established to focus on the execution of sustainability programs. These working groups are primarily outcome-driven. They are formed as needed to address an emerging sustainability issue requiring timebound action, or to fill a resource gap by managing a program requiring complex coordination across multiple internal stakeholders.
 

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Allyship (IDEA)

 
The IDEA strategy development and execution is led by our chief diversity and social impact officer — a member of the Clorox Executive Committee. Relevant IDEA communications are shared with the board, reflecting our view that IDEA is essential to our long-term business success.

 

Employee groups

 
The company has multiple teams of passionate employees leading the way to integrate environmental and social responsibility into Clorox work and culture. From volunteers at our plants who initiate and execute environmental workplace initiatives to our 13 employee resource groups that are integral to creating an inclusive workplace to our GIFT Ambassadors who champion donating time and money to worthwhile causes, our employee-led groups are open to all and have played an especially important role in elevating our purpose and values within Clorox and helping us better deliver for consumers and one another. 
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