For more than 50 years, Shaklee has quietly led the way in environmental stewardship and support of social causes with a pioneering concern for the environment that Dr. Shaklee exhibited when he developed one of the first biodegradable household cleaning products, Basic-H®.
Founded in 1956, Shaklee is the first company in the world to be Climate Neutral™ certified to totally offset its greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in a net-zero impact on the environment. For more than 50 years, Shaklee has quietly led the way in environmental stewardship and support of social causes.
Shaklee’s Environmental Heritage Milestones: 1956- Dr. Forrest C. Shaklee founds a company based on Living in Harmony with Nature® that is committed to developing products to improve the health of people and the planet.
1960s -Shaklee introduces Basic-H® Concentrated Organic Cleaner, one of the first nontoxic, biodegradable cleaners.
1970s- Shaklee introduces one of the first biodegradable laundry detergents that contains no phosphates, nitrates, or borates.
1985- Shaklee is selected by the Wild Dolphin Project to provide environmentally friendly cleaning products for use onboard their research vessel, Stenella. The Wild Dolphin Project is dedicated to studying the habitat of dolphins; the organization’s relationship with Shaklee continues today.
1986- Shaklee provides financial support and products for the first recorded, unsupported expedition by dog sled to the North Pole, led by National Geographic® award-winning polar explorer, author, and educator Will Steger.
1987- Shaklee is selected by Jacques Cousteau and the Cousteau Society to provide environmentally friendly cleaning products for use onboard their research vessels, the Calypso and Alcyone.
1989- Shaklee helps build schools and health clinics and plants more than 1 million trees in Asia through a partnership with the American Himalayan Foundation, an organization chaired by Sir Edmund Hillary.
1989-90- Shaklee provides financial and product support for a trans-Antarctica expedition led by Will Steger, the first crossing of Antarctica on foot, covering 3,700 miles. Following this expedition, Steger testified before Congress on polar and environmental issues and co-founded the Center for Environmental Education.
1990- Nontoxic and biodegradable Basic-H® from Shaklee is chosen as one of the first official Earth Day products.
1991- Shaklee household cleaners and personal care products are selected to be used in the Biosphere 2 Project in Arizona.
1991- Shaklee introduces Basic-D®, one of the first phosphate-free automatic dishwashing detergents.
1992- Shaklee Cares®, a nonprofit organization, is established and dedicated to providing relief from natural disasters such as tornadoes and hurricanes whose severity has been compounded by climate change.
1995- Shaklee provides financial and product support for the third International Arctic Project led by Will Steger, the first surface-crossing of the 2,500-mile-wide Arctic Ocean. The expedition brings information about environmental issues and changes to the polar landscape to millions of schoolchildren worldwide.
1996- Shaklee environmentally friendly cleaning products are selected by Ocean Alliance and the Whale Conservation Institute to be used onboard the Odyssey, a research vessel that gathers data on contaminants throughout the world’s oceans. This relationship continues today.
1996- Shaklee partners with Kids for Saving Earth Worldwide to produce Earth Works Central, an environmental resource kit for schools, parents, and community organizations.
1998- Shaklee becomes a Charter Partner of the U.S. EPA’s Climate Wise Program, which set aggressive corporatewide greenhouse gas reduction goals.
2000 -Shaklee becomes the first company in the world to be Climate Neutral™ certified to totally offset its greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in a net-zero impact on the environment.
2000- Shaklee opens its World Headquarters, one of the first green, energy-saving, award-winning buildings designed using sustainable materials, including certified sustainable wood, recycled carpets, and recycled plastics. In 2001, Shaklee received the Savings by Design Energy Efficiency Integration Award from the American Institute of Architects.
2005- Shaklee becomes a major partner of the Green Belt Movement, founded by Dr. Wangari Maathai, the 2004-Nobel Peace laureate.
2006- Dr. Wangari Maathai becomes the Global Ambassador for A Million Trees. A Million Dreams™, a Shaklee environmental campaign that raises awareness of global climate change and initiates efforts to plant trees in North America and Africa.
2006- Shaklee becomes a Charter Partner of the U.S. EPA’s Climate Leaders program and pledges to maintain a netzero impact on climate change and offset 100% of its greenhouse gas emissions through 2009.
2006- Shaklee is commended by President Bill Clinton and recognized at the Clinton Global Initiative for its leadership in becoming carbon neutral and creating renewable energy in Africa.
2007- Shaklee becomes a founding member of the Business Council on Climate Change, an organization of businesses that serves as an inspiration and model of global climate stewardship by implementing effective and economically sound solutions to climate change.
2007- Shaklee partners with Millennium Promise to facilitate direct emissions reductions by providing sustainable solar energy to electrify villages in Malawi, a democratic country in southeastern Africa. Millennium Promise is an organization established by Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs that prototypes ways to implement the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals.
2007- Shaklee provides financial and product support for polar explorer Will Steger and his GlobalWarming101.com expedition. This expedition includes an extensive educational outreach campaign to students throughout America to raise awareness of the impact of global climate change on five Inuit communities in the Arctic.
2007- Shaklee is the first consumer products company to offset 100% of its greenhouse gas emissions through the U.S. EPA Climate Leaders program and use 100% green power.
2007- Shaklee is selected by the nation’s leading child advocacy group, Healthy Child Healthy World, to be the exclusive partner for a new video, Creating Healthy Environments for Children.
2007- Shaklee is selected by the producers of The 11th Hour, a feature-length documentary narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, as a partner for its exemplary environmental leadership.
2008- Shaklee named to the Top 20 Retail Partner list by the EPA Green Power Partnership in recognition of being a top purchaser of green power.
2009- Shaklee achieves EPA Climate Leaders goal of net-zero US greenhouse gas emissions from 2006-2009.
Shaklee’s Environmental Heritage - Greenhouse Gas Reduction Projects: · Shaklee converts boilers in the Portland School District from oil to natural gas.
· Shaklee sponsors a rural electrification project in Sri Lanka and India to replace kerosene lamps and diesel
generators with solar photovoltaics that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve health for rural-dwelling families.
· Shaklee supports the construction of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Wind Turbine Project, the first large-scale Native American owned and operated wind turbine.
· Shaklee supports a project to convert San Bernardino County school buses from petroleum-based diesel fuel to biodiesel fuel formulated from recycled cooking oil.
More Awards Bestowed on Shaklee: 1990- Family Circle® Green-Chip Award as one of the 10 most environmentally conscious companies.
· 2001- Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards—Certificate of Recognition—from the
California Environmental Protection Agency.
· 2001- The Edmund G. “Pat” Brown Award from the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance.
· 2001- Savings by Design Energy Efficiency Integration Award, co-sponsored by the American Institute of Architects and California Council.
· 2001- Vision for Tomorrow Award from the Direct Selling Association.
· 2002 -U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Climate Protection Award.
· 2002- Environmental Stewardship Award from Social Accountability International.
· 2003- Gold Medal Award for Environment & Sustainability from the Nutrition Business Journal®.
· 2003- National Environmental Excellence Award from National Association of Environmental Professionals.
· 2006 -The U.S. EPA recognizes the Shaklee pledge as a Climate Leaders partner to maintain net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from 2006 to 2009.
· 2007- Shaklee is honored with a Global Green USA Organizational Design Award for its outstanding leadership effecting positive environmental change.
· 2007- Shaklee is designated a Green Power Partner by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
· 2008- Shaklee Corporation is honored with a Stevie Award at the Sixth Annual American Business Awards for Best Corporate Environmental Responsibility Program.
· 2008- Shaklee named to the Top 20 Retail Partner list by the EPA Green Power Partnership in recognition of being a top purchaser of green power.
· 2009- Roger Barnett is honored with a Clean Air Award by Breathe California in recognition of Shaklee Corporation’s contributions to reducing global warming and improving air quality.
· 2009- Shaklee is honored with the Business Environmental Award for Sustainability from Acterra: Action for a Healthy Planet.
· 2009- Shaklee is honored with a Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in recognition of its commitment and contribution to helping advance the development of the nation’s voluntary green power market.
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I’m proud to be a part of such an amazing company that cares for it’s customer/members, distributors, athletes and others in the community, the environment, and the world. When you opt to join Shaklee you support Shaklee and it's great pursuits. When you opt to join through the Animalz.com network you support Animalz.com and it's network members and many causes. If you decide to share Shaklee with your friends, neighbors, coworkers and family we will help you, support you, and be there for you. A lifetime membership is only $19.95. You have no risk because if you do not like the item you buy, tell Shaklee and they will send your money back. Shaklee has packages that they offer to introduce their members and distributors to the many products. Shaklee members buy Shaklee products on average for 17 years. Shaklee knows if you try the products you will like them and to that end Shaklee packages are heavily discounted and definitely the best value. The packages include membership too. Sharing Shaklee can lead to Financial Freedom. When you join through Animalz.com and our network you join the fastest growing teams in the Shaklee family.
Join Shaklee’s Environmental Heritage today
Founded in 1956, Shaklee is the first company in the world to be Climate Neutral™ certified to totally offset its greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in a net-zero impact on the environment. For more than 50 years, Shaklee has quietly led the way in environmental stewardship and support of social causes.
Shaklee’s Environmental Heritage Milestones: 1956- Dr. Forrest C. Shaklee founds a company based on Living in Harmony with Nature® that is committed to developing products to improve the health of people and the planet.
1960s -Shaklee introduces Basic-H® Concentrated Organic Cleaner, one of the first nontoxic, biodegradable cleaners.
1970s- Shaklee introduces one of the first biodegradable laundry detergents that contains no phosphates, nitrates, or borates.
1985- Shaklee is selected by the Wild Dolphin Project to provide environmentally friendly cleaning products for use onboard their research vessel, Stenella. The Wild Dolphin Project is dedicated to studying the habitat of dolphins; the organization’s relationship with Shaklee continues today.
1986- Shaklee provides financial support and products for the first recorded, unsupported expedition by dog sled to the North Pole, led by National Geographic® award-winning polar explorer, author, and educator Will Steger.
1987- Shaklee is selected by Jacques Cousteau and the Cousteau Society to provide environmentally friendly cleaning products for use onboard their research vessels, the Calypso and Alcyone.
1989- Shaklee helps build schools and health clinics and plants more than 1 million trees in Asia through a partnership with the American Himalayan Foundation, an organization chaired by Sir Edmund Hillary.
1989-90- Shaklee provides financial and product support for a trans-Antarctica expedition led by Will Steger, the first crossing of Antarctica on foot, covering 3,700 miles. Following this expedition, Steger testified before Congress on polar and environmental issues and co-founded the Center for Environmental Education.
1990- Nontoxic and biodegradable Basic-H® from Shaklee is chosen as one of the first official Earth Day products.
1991- Shaklee household cleaners and personal care products are selected to be used in the Biosphere 2 Project in Arizona.
1991- Shaklee introduces Basic-D®, one of the first phosphate-free automatic dishwashing detergents.
1992- Shaklee Cares®, a nonprofit organization, is established and dedicated to providing relief from natural disasters such as tornadoes and hurricanes whose severity has been compounded by climate change.
1995- Shaklee provides financial and product support for the third International Arctic Project led by Will Steger, the first surface-crossing of the 2,500-mile-wide Arctic Ocean. The expedition brings information about environmental issues and changes to the polar landscape to millions of schoolchildren worldwide.
1996- Shaklee environmentally friendly cleaning products are selected by Ocean Alliance and the Whale Conservation Institute to be used onboard the Odyssey, a research vessel that gathers data on contaminants throughout the world’s oceans. This relationship continues today.
1996- Shaklee partners with Kids for Saving Earth Worldwide to produce Earth Works Central, an environmental resource kit for schools, parents, and community organizations.
1998- Shaklee becomes a Charter Partner of the U.S. EPA’s Climate Wise Program, which set aggressive corporatewide greenhouse gas reduction goals.
2000 -Shaklee becomes the first company in the world to be Climate Neutral™ certified to totally offset its greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in a net-zero impact on the environment.
2000- Shaklee opens its World Headquarters, one of the first green, energy-saving, award-winning buildings designed using sustainable materials, including certified sustainable wood, recycled carpets, and recycled plastics. In 2001, Shaklee received the Savings by Design Energy Efficiency Integration Award from the American Institute of Architects.
2005- Shaklee becomes a major partner of the Green Belt Movement, founded by Dr. Wangari Maathai, the 2004-Nobel Peace laureate.
2006- Dr. Wangari Maathai becomes the Global Ambassador for A Million Trees. A Million Dreams™, a Shaklee environmental campaign that raises awareness of global climate change and initiates efforts to plant trees in North America and Africa.
2006- Shaklee becomes a Charter Partner of the U.S. EPA’s Climate Leaders program and pledges to maintain a netzero impact on climate change and offset 100% of its greenhouse gas emissions through 2009.
2006- Shaklee is commended by President Bill Clinton and recognized at the Clinton Global Initiative for its leadership in becoming carbon neutral and creating renewable energy in Africa.
2007- Shaklee becomes a founding member of the Business Council on Climate Change, an organization of businesses that serves as an inspiration and model of global climate stewardship by implementing effective and economically sound solutions to climate change.
2007- Shaklee partners with Millennium Promise to facilitate direct emissions reductions by providing sustainable solar energy to electrify villages in Malawi, a democratic country in southeastern Africa. Millennium Promise is an organization established by Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs that prototypes ways to implement the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals.
2007- Shaklee provides financial and product support for polar explorer Will Steger and his GlobalWarming101.com expedition. This expedition includes an extensive educational outreach campaign to students throughout America to raise awareness of the impact of global climate change on five Inuit communities in the Arctic.
2007- Shaklee is the first consumer products company to offset 100% of its greenhouse gas emissions through the U.S. EPA Climate Leaders program and use 100% green power.
2007- Shaklee is selected by the nation’s leading child advocacy group, Healthy Child Healthy World, to be the exclusive partner for a new video, Creating Healthy Environments for Children.
2007- Shaklee is selected by the producers of The 11th Hour, a feature-length documentary narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, as a partner for its exemplary environmental leadership.
2008- Shaklee named to the Top 20 Retail Partner list by the EPA Green Power Partnership in recognition of being a top purchaser of green power.
2009- Shaklee achieves EPA Climate Leaders goal of net-zero US greenhouse gas emissions from 2006-2009.
Shaklee’s Environmental Heritage - Greenhouse Gas Reduction Projects: · Shaklee converts boilers in the Portland School District from oil to natural gas.
· Shaklee sponsors a rural electrification project in Sri Lanka and India to replace kerosene lamps and diesel
generators with solar photovoltaics that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve health for rural-dwelling families.
· Shaklee supports the construction of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Wind Turbine Project, the first large-scale Native American owned and operated wind turbine.
· Shaklee supports a project to convert San Bernardino County school buses from petroleum-based diesel fuel to biodiesel fuel formulated from recycled cooking oil.
More Awards Bestowed on Shaklee: 1990- Family Circle® Green-Chip Award as one of the 10 most environmentally conscious companies.
· 2001- Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards—Certificate of Recognition—from the
California Environmental Protection Agency.
· 2001- The Edmund G. “Pat” Brown Award from the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance.
· 2001- Savings by Design Energy Efficiency Integration Award, co-sponsored by the American Institute of Architects and California Council.
· 2001- Vision for Tomorrow Award from the Direct Selling Association.
· 2002 -U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Climate Protection Award.
· 2002- Environmental Stewardship Award from Social Accountability International.
· 2003- Gold Medal Award for Environment & Sustainability from the Nutrition Business Journal®.
· 2003- National Environmental Excellence Award from National Association of Environmental Professionals.
· 2006 -The U.S. EPA recognizes the Shaklee pledge as a Climate Leaders partner to maintain net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from 2006 to 2009.
· 2007- Shaklee is honored with a Global Green USA Organizational Design Award for its outstanding leadership effecting positive environmental change.
· 2007- Shaklee is designated a Green Power Partner by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
· 2008- Shaklee Corporation is honored with a Stevie Award at the Sixth Annual American Business Awards for Best Corporate Environmental Responsibility Program.
· 2008- Shaklee named to the Top 20 Retail Partner list by the EPA Green Power Partnership in recognition of being a top purchaser of green power.
· 2009- Roger Barnett is honored with a Clean Air Award by Breathe California in recognition of Shaklee Corporation’s contributions to reducing global warming and improving air quality.
· 2009- Shaklee is honored with the Business Environmental Award for Sustainability from Acterra: Action for a Healthy Planet.
· 2009- Shaklee is honored with a Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in recognition of its commitment and contribution to helping advance the development of the nation’s voluntary green power market.
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I’m proud to be a part of such an amazing company that cares for it’s customer/members, distributors, athletes and others in the community, the environment, and the world. When you opt to join Shaklee you support Shaklee and it's great pursuits. When you opt to join through the Animalz.com network you support Animalz.com and it's network members and many causes. If you decide to share Shaklee with your friends, neighbors, coworkers and family we will help you, support you, and be there for you. A lifetime membership is only $19.95. You have no risk because if you do not like the item you buy, tell Shaklee and they will send your money back. Shaklee has packages that they offer to introduce their members and distributors to the many products. Shaklee members buy Shaklee products on average for 17 years. Shaklee knows if you try the products you will like them and to that end Shaklee packages are heavily discounted and definitely the best value. The packages include membership too. Sharing Shaklee can lead to Financial Freedom. When you join through Animalz.com and our network you join the fastest growing teams in the Shaklee family.
Join Shaklee’s Environmental Heritage today