Our Responsibility

Blistex is committed to making a meaningful impact in our communities and caring for our environment. That commitment encompasses developing and manufacturing products with high standards for quality and effectiveness, positively impacting our team members along with the broader community, and limiting our impact on the environment to work toward a more sustainable future.

Our commitment to that future has led us to take meaningful steps to green our energy consumption and offset carbon emissions, and to take actions to improve the sustainability profile of the packaging we use as well as reduce plastic pollution.

Our approach to sustainability includes three areas of focus — energy, greenhouse gas emissions and packaging.

Energy

Blistex purchases and retires Green-e certified Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) associated with wind-based generation to match with all the electricity consumed at our facilities to help lower our carbon footprint.

We have also taken steps to reduce our facility energy consumption by implementing energy conservation measures such as installing and operating a solar-based system for pre-heating water used in manufacturing and utilizing energy-efficient lighting throughout our Oak Brook, Illinois campus.

See Notes & Disclosures below for additional information.

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Blistex estimates its Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas emissions, including direct emissions from company operations and indirect emissions from purchased utilities.

To offset these emissions, we are collaborating with GreenTrees, the largest reforestation program in the United States as measured by carbon credits issued. As of February 2024, the GreenTrees reforestation program has removed a total of 7,792,791 metric tons of CO2e from the atmosphere, equivalent to the annual emissions of 1.5 million passenger vehicles.

Through its collaboration with GreenTrees, Blistex purchases, and GreenTrees retires on its behalf, carbon credits issued by the American Carbon Registry (ACR) representing verified carbon removals generated by GreenTrees’ reforestation and afforestation projects in a volume that offsets Blistex’s estimated Scope I & II emissions.

See Notes & Disclosures below for additional information.

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Packaging

Blistex is a financial supporter of CleanHub, an organization dedicated to stopping non-recyclable plastic waste from entering waterways. Blistex’s financial support enables CleanHub to fund and verify the collection, recovery, responsible waste management, and disposal of tens of thousands of kilograms of plastic waste through its partner organizations that operate collection hubs in Southeast Asia.

See our tracker for progress against the collection target set by Blistex and CleanHub for our current fiscal year (ended June 30).

See Notes & Disclosures below for additional information.

Blistex is also taking steps to increase its usage of recyclable and post-consumer plastic packaging. For example, we worked closely with a supplier to develop tooling capable of producing a lipstick-style package for lip care products that is composed entirely of polypropylene. To date, this package has been certified to be recyclable in several European markets including the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom. Starting in 2023, we have used this package version for all new products introduced in lipstick-style containers.

With regard to paper-based packaging, we are aiming to increase the percentage of post-consumer and sustainably certified fiber materials over time and will provide more details as we make progress.

See Notes & Disclosures below for additional information.

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Our Stance on Animal Testing

At Blistex, we believe in a future where safety assessments for drug and cosmetic products are animal-free. We also believe we have an important role to play in helping to make that future a reality.

Blistex does not conduct animal testing on our products anywhere in the world, except in the rare instance where foreign governments require it.

We actively partner with research and advocacy organizations to advance alternative testing methods that do not require the use of animals.

For example, since 2018, Blistex has made an annual contribution to the Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing. We encourage others interested in furthering these efforts to join us in supporting the effort.

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  • Notes & Disclosures
  • Renewable Energy Credits – Blistex utilizes Green-e Renewable Energy Certificates to substantiate Scope 2 (purchased electricity emissions) claims. Green-e is a trademark of Center for Resource Solutions, registered in the United States. Blistex measures its energy consumption for its fiscal year ending June 30. REC generation period may vary from energy consumption period based on REC availability. Blistex initiated its REC purchasing program during its 2024 fiscal year. Documentation on file at Blistex.
  • Scope 1 & 2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions – Blistex utilizes Net Zero Compass developed by Environmental Resources Management (ERM) to estimate its Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas emissions for its fiscal year ending June 30, beginning with its 2023 fiscal year. ERM’s Net Zero Compass enables the creation of an inventory consistent with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and World Resources Institute Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Blistex has not conducted third-party verification of its Scope 1 & 2 carbon emissions estimates, nor has it assessed Scope 3. Documentation on file at Blistex.
  • Carbon Emission Offsets – GreenTrees is a trademark of C2I, LLC registered in the United States. Additional information available at https://www.green-trees.com/carbon-buyers/project-details/. Offset selling entity is GreenTrees, LLC. American Carbon Registry is the offset registry. Project name is GreenTrees ACRE (Advanced Carbon Restored Ecosystem). Project Type is Carbon Removal. Location is Arkansas, USA. Emissions Reduction Tonne (ERT) vintage may vary from emissions estimate period based on ERT availability. Blistex initiated its carbon emission offset program during its 2024 fiscal year. Documentation on file at Blistex.
  • Plastic Waste Collection – CleanHub is audited by TÜV SUD for compliance with DIN EN ISO 14064-3:2019 and ISO/IEC 17029:2019. Additional information on CleanHub available at www.cleanhub.com. Blistex measures plastic waste management and disposal efforts for the fiscal year ending June 30, beginning with its 2024 fiscal year. Documentation on file at Blistex.