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 # GOJO: How We Pioneered our Chemical Footprint Reduction Target

 


 

 Nov 18, 2016 3:25 PM ET

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By [Nicole Koharik](https://www.greenbiz.com/users/nicole-koharik "View user profile.")

Safe chemistry always has been a core business driver for GOJO, inventors of Purell hand sanitizer. This dates back to World War II, when co-founders Goldie and Jerry Lippman developed a safer, more effective hand cleaner as an alternative to the harsh, carcinogenic chemicals Goldie and her co-workers used to remove the carbon and tar from their skin while working at a rubber factory in Akron, Ohio.

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