In addition to the ongoing work of the Avon environmental team, in July 2008 Avon Chairman and CEO Andrea Jung launched the Hello Green Tomorrow Chairman’s Task Force. The goal of the Task Force is to find new and creative ways to address the imperative of environmental stewardship and to further engage our mid-level associates on environmental issues. The Task Force is a cross-functional and cross-regional group of Manager-and Director-level associates from Avon offices around the world, whose varied perspectives, experience and functional expertise inspire our thinking about new, “out-of-the-box” ways to create an even greener, more sustainable tomorrow at Avon.
The first meeting of the Task Force took place on July 30 and 31, 2008 in New York City to establish goals, identify major areas of environmental impact and develop initial ideas that can broaden Avon’s efforts to become more environmentally responsible. Individual subcommittees meet by conference call and in person to develop ideas and solutions in their areas of assignment. Recommendations and findings are reported to management and relevant areas of Avon.
Looking Ahead
We have high hopes for the Task Force and its ability to identify new ideas for Avon’s environmental initiatives around four work streams, which include the development of a green culture, the journey to a paperless sales model, product packaging and development and logistics and transportation.