Colgate-Palmolive

Colgate-Palmolive is a public multinational consumer goods company with roots dating to 1806, when William Colgate founded a soap, starch and candle business in New York. Today, the company operates across oral care, personal care, home care and pet nutrition, with brands including Colgate, Palmolive, Hill’s Pet Nutrition and others. Its sustainability relevance is concentrated in Scope 3 emissions, palm oil and forest-risk commodities, packaging, water, product use, logistics and responsible sourcing. The company’s supplier governance framework links procurement to climate targets, CDP disclosure, no-deforestation controls and commodity traceability.