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Product Responsibility
Our Commitment
Newell Brands reduces environmental impact to our consumers by following three main design principles:
- We focus on environmental improvement early in the design process.
- We include the entire product life cycle.
- We develop design criteria around the environment, without losing focus on key consumer needs.
Our product development process requires us to look across the entire value chain as we seek to design, manufacture and market durable products in a sustainable manner. A disciplined life cycle analysis framework calculates the environmental impact of input materials and of the manufacturing, packaging, distribution and use of product, as well as its disposal at end of life.
Key Initiatives
We are working to remove potentially harmful substances from our products. In 2017, we launched a restricted substances list as part of our chemical management program. The backbone of this program is implemented during the design phase of new product development. This program is on par with those of other leading consumer products companies. In 2017, we began eliminating PVC from all packaging, and are transitioning to more recyclable materials like PET.
Environmentally Responsible Products
At Newell Brands, we work hard to create products with sustainable attributes: