We welcome Reckitt Benckiser as a new SAI Platform member
28th February 2019
Reckitt Benckiser (RB) Group is a British multinational consumer goods company headquartered in Slough, England. Reckitt Benckiser has approximately 40k employees and operations in over 60 countries worldwide. In June 2017, RB acquired Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN), a global leader in infant and children’s nutrition present in over 50 markets worldwide with more than 70 products that include Enfamil infant formula. With the acquisition of MJN, RB has become one of the key players in the Breast-Milk Substitutes industry.
RB has committed to be at the forefront of partnerships with stakeholders to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and to work across industry, government and civil society to promote engagement, transparency and continuous improvement.
Regarding responsible raw materials sourcing, RB aims to achieve No Deforestation, Peat development and Exploitation of people (NDPE) in their supply chain, especially in the key materials identified in their sustainability risk assessments: palm oil, latex, and dairy.
Learn more about RB responsible raw materials sourcing https://www.rb.com/responsibility/sourcing/
“We are looking forward to align our sustainability approach with existing global initiative such as the SAI Platform Dairy B2B model,” said Per Bogstad, Global Sustainability Manager. “RB would like to learn from the Dairy Working Group members leading the dairy industry and actively participate to the development of the model.”
