Company: doTERRA International
Company Description: dōTERRA International is an integrative health and wellness company and the world leader in the global aromatherapy and essential oils market. dōTERRA sources, tests, manufactures, and distributes Certified Pure Tested Grade® essential oils and essential oil products to over 10 million Wellness Advocates and customers.
Nomination Category: Achievement Categories
Nomination Sub Category: Achievement in Sustainability
 Nomination Title: Sustainable Sourcing and Environmental Stewardship Improvements
- Briefly describe the nominated organization: history and past performance (up to 200 words):
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As the leader in the global aromatherapy and essential oils market, doTERRA has set out with the bold commitment to source 100% pure essential oils from around the world. Since day one, doTERRA—a name inspired by the Latin phrase for “gift of the earth”—has pursued a legacy of positive impact. To date, we have seen great success in championing people and the environment over profit.
One of the ways that we are tracking impact is through our sourcing. Early on in doTERRA’s history, we realized that in order to bring pure, ethically produced essential oils to the market, we would first need to ensure two things: that our sourcing partners were taken care of and that the environment was cared for. This led to the creation of Co-Impact Sourcing—a model that creates shared value for all stakeholders in the supply chain by being at the source and intentionally implementing environmental stewardship and/or social impact initiatives.
- Outline the organization's achievements since the beginning of last year that you wish to bring to the judges' attention (up to 250 words):
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Some of doTERRA’s accomplishments since July 2021 include:
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Decreased air freight volume by 19% and increased ocean freight volume by 130%, reducing carbon emissions
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Overhauled shipping materials to increase the use of recycled materials and remove single-use plastics
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New carton design decreased corrugate by 60% (saving 26 million sq ft)
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Used 2.6 million pounds of recycled paper void fill per year, saving 283,000 lbs of plastic void per year
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Saved 336,682 lbs of paper by not using packing slips
- Reference any attachments of supporting materials throughout this nomination and how they provide evidence of the claims you have made in this nomination (up to 250 words):
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- Which will you submit for your nomination in this category, a video of up to five (5) minutes, explaining the nominated achievements since July 1 of 2021, OR written answers to the questions? (Choose one):
Written answers to the questions
- If you are submitting a video of up to five (5) minutes in length, provide the URL of the video here, OR attach it to your entry via the "Add Attachments, Videos, or Links to This Entry" link above, through which you may also upload a copy of your video. If you are submitting written answers to the questions, provide them in the appropriate spaces below:
- Explain why the achievements you have highlighted are unique or significant. If possible compare the achievements to the performance of other players in your industry and/or to the organization's past performance (up to 250 words):
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doTERRA translates as “gift of the earth” from Latin, and since day one, we have taken care to act as stewards–protecting the earth’s precious resources. If we cannot source an essential oil sustainably, we simply do not source it at all. We know that our commitment to sustainable sourcing and environmental stewardship are two primary reasons our customers both love and trust us. While this ethos has been a part of doTERRA from the beginning, we also know that we can’t improve what we don’t measure. So in 2020, the doTERRA Sourcing Team set out to conduct an extensive evaluation of all our essential oil supply chains so we can ensure we are sourcing the best and helping the most. We developed the evaluation scorecard to measure the impact of our sourcing practices across supply chains. The scorecard includes dozens of indicators to measure each supply chain against a consistent standard of ethical and sustainable sourcing practices. The Co-Impact Sourcing evaluation program is unique because doTERRA isn’t interested in just assigning a label to our supply chain partners. We’re actively invested in helping them improve their supply chains when it comes to ethics and sustainability. In 2022, doTERRA awarded $100,000 to improve 29 essential oil supply chains as part of the Co-Impact Sourcing Challenge Fund–a collaborative program designed to help partners improve their supply chain evaluation scores. After all, when everyone in the supply chain succeeds, we all win.
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