What We Do
Climate Corps Projects
Colgate-Palmolive – Adam Gordon – 2013
Goals
Adam Gordon was asked to work on a variety projects to support environmental performance in the global supply chain at Colgate-Palmolive.
Solutions
Working with the Global Energy Team, Gordon developed a tool for the capital budgeting process to standardize the analysis of energy consumption, carbon emissions and operating costs of new capital projects. To support the company’s zero waste to landfill initiative, he worked on the development of the ‘Trash to Treasure’ waste-audit program, along with coordinating the pilot event in Cambridge, OH and creating a toolkit for global rollout. He also worked to support energy efficiency in procurement by developing a web portal to share Colgate’s energy resources with suppliers.
At a glance
Industry: Consumer Packaged Goods
Project types:
- Financial Evaluation and Planning
- Sustainability and Energy Management Strategy
Year: 2013
Location: Piscataway, NJ
About the fellow
Adam Gordon
Columbia University
Adam Gordon, a student at Columbia University, was hired as the 2013 EDF Climate Corps fellow at Colgate-Palmolive.
