Jeana Wirtenberg & Carl Cappabianca, "SUSTAINABILITY IN PERSONAL CARE"

People – Planet – and Profits is rapidly becoming the new mantra of the 21st century business person. Business leaders and managers are challenged as never before to address a myriad of issues that go far beyond the single profit motive. People issues ranging from consumer and worker health/safety, employee morale and engagement, as well as societal issues of entrenched poverty are rising to the fore as core business issues. Environmental issues affecting the entire planet, such as global warming threaten to affect the very survival of the planet and create an urgent call for action.

This presentation will focus on the findings of a global Sustainability survey sponsored by the American Management Association and conducted by the Human Resource Institute in collaboration with the Institute for Sustainable Enterprise at Fairleigh Dickinson University. While the findings apply to all businesses, the presentation will explore several specific sustainability issues in the global Personal Care market as well as highlight the best practices of the worldís most sustainable companies.