HCPA's Innovation Awards
HCPA’s Innovation Awards has celebrated its sixth year of recognizing members of the household and commercial products industry for accomplishments in product innovation that help the industry transition
to an environmentally and socially sustainable economy. A panel of expert judges from HCPA’s Sustainability and Product Stewardship Council (SPSC) ranks the nominated products in each category to determine the winner. The Association Award winner is determined by votes from HCPA Annual Meeting attendees.
HCPA’s Innovation Awards honor member companies for accomplishments in:
1. Carbon Footprint Award
The Carbon Footprint award is awarded to a member company whose innovations significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the manufacturing, distribution, or use of household and commercial products.
LANXESS
was awarded the 2024 Carbon Footprint Award for its innovative use of the LANXESS Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Engine, which plays a crucial role in quantifying and reducing emissions associated with their products.
2. Circular Economy Award
The Circular Economy award recognizes a member company whose innovations demonstrate product developments to a circular economy. This award highlights processes and practices, materials, packaging, or other relevant areas that extend the lifecycle of products, including how the end product is comparable to or better than non-circular alternatives and commercial viability.
LANXESS
was also awarded the 2024 Circular Economy award for pioneering its ISCC Plus-certified mass balance approach, which integrates renewable feedstocks into the production process and ensures that sustainable materials are accurately tracked and allocated to the final product.
3. End-User Communication Award
The End-User Communication award celebrates innovations in how companies communicate with consumers. This could include marketing strategies, educational campaigns, labeling improvements, or communication tools that enhance consumer understanding of products, their benefits, and how to use them more effectively or sustainably.
WD-40 Company
was awarded the 2024 End-User Communication Award for effectively communicating the use of EZ-Pods, a customizable, portable cleaning and degreasing solution that allows users to tailor the product’s strength to their specific needs.
4. Ingredients Award
This award focuses on innovations related to the ingredients used in household and commercial products. It highlights advancements in ingredient formulation, whether the use of safer, more sustainable materials, or the development of novel ingredients that improve product performance and reduce overall risk to human health and the environment.
IndSpyre Solutions
was awarded the 2024 Ingredient Award for its contributions to replace harmful fluorinated surfactants in floor care products with safer and more sustainable alternatives.
5. Technology Award
The Technology award acknowledges innovations in the use of technology within the household and commercial products sector. This could include new manufacturing technologies, digital tools, software platforms, delivery or dispensing methods, Artificial Intelligence (AI), data-driven approaches or materials that improve overall efficiencies in product development, manufacturing, processing, sale, and use of products.
The Clorox Company
was awarded the 2024 Technology award for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to develop the Clorox Foaming Toilet Bomb, a ready-to-use 3-in-1 cleaner, which created efficiencies during product development and improves consumer experience.
6. Association Award
The Association Award is awarded to an HCPA member company that has led to exemplary advancements within the industry through collaboration, partnerships, or collective efforts to promote best practices or address shared challenges in a way that benefits the broader community.
The Clorox Company
was awarded the 2024 Association Award for its advancements and contributions to the household and commercial products industry.