Shaklee Corporation Founded in 1956, Shaklee is the first company in the world to obtain Climate Neutral certification and totally offset its C0² emissions, resulting in a net zero impact on the environment.

For 50 years, Shaklee has quietly led the way in environmental stewardship and support of social causes.

Milestones

• 1956
  Dr. Forrest C. Shaklee founded 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.

1960
Introduced one of the first biodegradable cleaners

• 1970s
  Shaklee introduces one of the first biodegradable laundry detergents without phosphates, nitrates, or borates.

• 1980s
  • 1985
    Shaklee was 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 and Shaklee’s relationship has continued for 21 years.
  • 1986
    Shaklee provided 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 was 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 helped build schools and health clinics and planted more than one million trees in Asia through a partnership with the American Himalayan Foundation, an organization chaired by Sir Edmund Hillary.

1989
Provided nutritional support to Will Steger for three record-breaking polar expeditions that investigated global warming and melting ice caps

1989
Shaklee support helped plant more than one million trees in Asia

• • 1989-90
    Shaklee provided financial and product support for a trans-Antarctica expedition led by Will Steger, which was 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.

• 1990s
  • 1990
    Shaklee’s nontoxic and biodegradable Basic-H® was chosen as one of the first official Earth Day products.

1990
Recognized as one of the 10 most environmental companies by Family Circle’s Green-Chip Award

• • 1991
    Shaklee introduces Basic-D®, one of the first phosphate-free automatic dishwashing detergents.

1991
Healthy Home products used in Biosphere 2 project

• • 1992
    Shaklee Cares®, a nonprofit organization, was established and dedicated to providing relief from natural disasters such as tornadoes and hurricanes, whose severity has been compounded by climate change.
  • 1995
    Shaklee provided financial and product support for the third International Arctic Project led by Will Steger. This was the first surface crossing of the 2,500-mile-wide Arctic Ocean. The expedition brought information about environmental issues and changes to the polar landscape to millions of school children worldwide.
  • 1996
    Shaklee environmentally-friendly cleaning products were 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 products used aboard Odyssey, a research vessel that gathers data on contaminants throughout the world’s oceans

• • 1998
    Shaklee becomes a Charter Partner of the U.S. EPA’s Climate Wise Program, which set aggressive corporate-wide greenhouse gas reduction goals.

• 2000s
  • 2000
    Shaklee becomes the first company in the world to obtain Climate Neutral™ certification and totally offset its CO2 emissions.

2000
The first U.S. company certified as having a net zero impact on global warming

• • 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 by the American Institute of Architects.

2002
Awarded the Climate Protection Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

2002
Shaklee earned the Environmental Stewardship Award from Social Accountability International

2003
Supported construction of an energy-efficient wind turbine on Native American reservations

2003
Converted high-polluting school buses in Los Angeles to those with low emissions

• • 2005
    Shaklee becomes a major partner of the Green Belt Movement, founded by Dr. Wangari Maathai, the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

2005
Supported 2004 Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai’s Green Belt Movement

• • 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 holds a first-ever carbon neutral conference in San Francisco by offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions from the Company’s 50th Anniversary Conference, attended by some 10,000 participants.
  • 2006
    Shaklee is selected as a U.S. EPA Climate Leader, pledging to maintain a net zero impact on climate change and offset 100% of its greenhouse gas emissions through 2009.
  • 2006
    Shaklee is commended by President Bill Clinton for leadership in offsetting carbon emissions by creating renewable energy in Africa and is recognized at the Clinton Global Initiative.
  • 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 provides financial and product support for polar explorer Will Steger and his GlobalWarming101.com expedition. This brand-new 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 C02 emissions through the EPA Climate Leader’s 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 titled, “Creating Healthy Environments for Children.”
  • 2007
    Shaklee is selected by the producers of THE 11^th HOUR, a feature length documentary narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, as a partner due to its exemplary track record for environmental leadership.
  • 2007
    Shaklee partnered with Dr. Jeffrey Sachs and The Earth Institute at Columbia University to facilitate direct emissions reductions through the installation of solar-powered LED lanterns in Malawi. This installation project replaces inefficient and unhealthy kerosene wick lamps and provides an improved and sustainable source of reading and task lighting for villagers in Malawi.

2007
Shaklee is the first company in the world to offset its carbon emissions, in partnership with an organization began by Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs

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 titled, “Creating Healthy Environments for Children.”

2007
Shaklee is selected by the producers of THE 11^th HOUR,
a feature length documentary narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, as a partner due to its exemplary track record for 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 is 100% carbon neutral. The greenhouse gas inventories for 2008 covering all Shaklee operations worldwide include US, Canada, Japan, China, Mexico and Taiwan, were reviewed by a third party, Econergy International, in accordance with the World Resources Institute protocol for all six Kyoto-defined greenhouse gases.
  • 2009
    Shaklee is honored with a Clean Air Award by Breathe California in recognition of Shaklee’s leadership in 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 for environmental stewardship, climate action leadership and social equality.

Date	Shaklee Achievement or Milestone
1956	Dr. Forrest C. Shaklee establishes Shaklee Products in Oakland, California
1956	First nutrition products are introduced: Pro-Lecin Nibblers, Liqui-Lea and Herb-Lax
1957	Vita-Lea multivitamin/multimineral supplement is introduced
1960	Basic-H is introduced as a phosphate-free and biodegradable all-purpose household cleaner
1971	Forrest C. Shaklee Research Center is established in Hayward, California
1972	Basic-L Laundry Concentrate is introduced as a biodegradable laundry cleaner without phosphates, nitrates or borates
1973	Shaklee Corporation becomes a publicly-held company
1973	Shaklee joins the Council for Responsible Nutrition, and currently is the longest-standing member
1975	Shaklee Japan is established
1976	Shaklee Canada is established
1977	Shaklee is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
1978	Shaklee launches Liquid-L Laundry Concentrate, a biodegradable liquid laundry cleaner without phosphates
1980	Shaklee is the Official Nutrition Consultant to the U.S. Ski Team
1980 *	Shaklee sponsors the American Everest Expedition with Sir Edmund Hillary
1981	25thAnniversary Celebration: Silver Jubilee Convention in San Francisco
1981	Vita-C is introduced with a novel sustained-release formula based on gums and waxes from totally natural plant sources
1981	Shaklee is the first corporate contributor to the San Francisco Winter Special Olympics program
1982	Shaklee becomes a Fortune 500 company
1983	Shaklee Slim Plan, Energy Bar, Vita-Lea, and Vita-C Sustained Release provide the nutrition for the first Mt. Everest climb without supplemental oxygen (led by Larry Nielsen)
1985	Dr. Forrest C. Shaklee passes away at age 91 (born 11/27/94; died 12/15/85)
1985 –  ongoing	Shaklee donates its products to the Wild Dolphin Project for use during each field season aboard the Wild Dolphin research vessel “Stenella” to help study the habitat of dolphins
1986 *	Shaklee provides food supplements and multivitamin/multimineral products to the North Pole Expedition
1986 *	Shaklee products fuel the Voyager pilots in their non-stop flight around the world
1987 *	Shaklee products are used on the Jacques Cousteau research vessels and Shaklee sponsors the Dolphin Log magazine for children
1988-2001	The Team Shaklee Cycling Team wins 60 National Championships
1988 *	Shaklee Performance Drink fuels Daedalus pilot during the longest human-powered flight—72 miles over the Aegean Sea
1988	Shaklee Malaysia is established
1989 *	Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Will Steger—Shaklee Physique is developed and used during Will Steger’s expeditions
1989	Shaklee’s support to the American Himalayan Foundation (co-founded by Sir Edmund Hillary) helps the people of Nepal to build schools and health clinics, provide housing, clean water systems, and to plant one million trees
1990	Shaklee is one of seven official sponsors of the 20thAnniversary of Earth Day and Basic-H was the official product
1990	Shaklee receives the Family Circle Green-Chip Award as one of the 10 most environmental companies
1991	New Basic-D Automatic Dishwashing Concentrate is introduced as the first phosphate-free dish care product
1991	Shaklee Household Cleaners and Personal Care Products are used in the Biosphere 2 Project in Arizona
1992	Shaklee Mexico is established
1992 – ongoing	Shaklee Cares®, a nonprofit organization, is established and dedicated to disaster relief. To date, over $2.5 million in cash and products have been given to communities
1993 – ongoing	Shaklee starts providing NASA with a customized rehydration beverage for use by Shuttle astronauts in 1993 and its use continues today
1995 *	Shaklee is a founding sponsor of the International Arctic Project led by Will Steger (3-year dietary study)
1997	Shaklee is the founding sponsor of the Solo From the Pole expedition led by Will Steger
1998	Shaklee is a Charter Partner of the U.S. EPA’s Climate Wise Program. Climate Leaders Partners set aggressive corporate-wide greenhouse gas reduction goals.
1999	Shaklee partners with Kids for Saving Earth Worldwide to produce EarthWorks Central; an environmental resource kit for schools, parents, and community organizations
1996 – ongoing	Shaklee household products start being used aboard the Odyssey; a research vessel which continues to gather data on contaminants throughout the world’s oceans for the Ocean Alliance and the Whale Conservation Institute
2000	Shaklee is the first company to obtain Climate Neutral™ certification in the U.S. and totally offset its CO2emissions
2000	Shaklee sponsors a rural electrification project in Sri Lanka, India to replace kerosene lamps and diesel generators with solar photovoltaics that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve health for rural-dwelling families
2003	Shaklee supports the construction of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Wind Turbine Project—the first large-scale Native American owned and operated wind turbine
2003	Shaklee supports a project to convert San Bernardino County school buses from petroleum-based diesel fuel to biodiesel fuel formulated from recycled cooking oil
2000 *	Shaklee powers seven of “The Greatest Adventures of All Time” (published in 2000 by LIFE Books; see adventures below)
1980 *	Shaklee sponsors the American Everest Expedition with Sir Edmund Hillary
1986 *	Shaklee provides food supplements and multivitamin/multimineral products to the North Pole Expedition led by Will Steger
1986 *	Shaklee products fuel the Voyager pilots in their non-stop flight around the world
1987 *	Shaklee products are used on the Jacques Cousteau research vessels and Shaklee sponsors the Dolphin Log magazine for children
1988 *	Shaklee Performance Drink fuels Daedalus pilot during the longest human-powered flight—72 miles over the Aegean Sea
1989 *	Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Will Steger—Shaklee Physique is developed and used during Will Steger’s expeditions
1995 *	Shaklee is a founding sponsor of the International Arctic Project led by Will Steger (3-year dietary study)
2001	Shaklee receives the 2001 Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Awards—Certificate of Recognition—from the California Environmental Protection Agency
2001	Shaklee receives The Edmund G. “Pat” Brown Award from the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance
2001	Shaklee receives the 2001 Savings by Design Energy Efficiency Integration Award co-sponsored by the American Institute of Architects and California Council
2001	Shaklee receives the 2001 Vision for Tomorrow Award from the DSA
2002	Shaklee receives the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Climate Protection Award
2002	Shaklee receives the Environmental Stewardship Award from Social Accountability International
2003	Shaklee receives the Gold Medal Award for Environment & Sustainability from the Nutrition Business Journal
2003	Shaklee receives the National Environmental Excellence Award from National Association of Environmental Professionals
2004	Shaklee Corporation is acquired by Activated Holdings, LLC; Roger Barnett becomes Chairman and CEO
2004 – ongoing	Shaklee-powered athletes, including swimmers Gary Hall Jr. and Carly Piper, win 15 Gold Medals and 1 Silver Medal from the 2004 Athens Games
2004	Shaklee receives the IntegriTREE Award from New Leaf Paper; presented at the Outstanding Sustainable Style Achievement Awards (OSSA)
2005	Shaklee is a major partner of the Green Belt Movement founded by Dr. Wangari Maathai
2005	Shaklee Chairman and CEO is the keynote speaker at the White House Conference on Aging in Washington, DC
2006	Shaklee provides nutritional supplements and vitamins to the U.S. Ski Association (USSA). The U.S. Ski Team and U.S. Snowboarding Team win a combined total of 10 medals at the 2006 Torino Games.
2006	Shaklee launches environmental campaign: A Million Trees. A Million Dreams. ™