SC Johnson Contributes to Conservation International's Carbon Conservation Program to Help Combat Global Warming.

Business Editors/Environment Writers

RACINE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2004

Global consumer packaged goods manufacturer offsets carbon

emissions from production of annual Public Report

SC Johnson today announced a contribution to Conservation International (CI) to help save one of the world's most critically threatened "hotspots" of biodiversity. SC Johnson is the first global consumer packaged goods manufacturer to support CI's Conservation Carbon Program to help restore up to 45 acres (18 HA) of degraded forests in the Choco-Manabi corridor of Ecuador. This contribution from SC Johnson will offset the carbon emissions associated with the printing and distribution of the company's annual Public Report.

"It is our responsibility as a global company to make good choices for business and the environment," said SC Johnson Chairman Dr. Fisk Johnson. "We are committed to using natural resources wisely so that we may help sustain them for future generations."

SC Johnson's 2004 Public Report, Earning Your Goodwill, features the company's key strategic initiatives and progress around its innovation, environment, community and workplace excellence. Here are a few key highlights:

-- Through an innovative turbine system that simultaneously

produces electricity and steam, SC Johnson is producing energy

for Waxdale, its largest manufacturing facility in Racine,

Wisconsin, U.S. This "cogeneration" project is improving air

quality by utilizing waste methane from a local landfill that

would otherwise be flared into the atmosphere while also

freeing up enough electricity from more traditional sources to

power 1,600 homes annually and saving enough natural gas to

supply 1,400 homes each year.

-- The company is also spearheading a new environmental

classification system, Greenlist(TM) that actively integrates

environmentally-preferred raw materials and packaging

components into its products, thus setting new SC Johnson

environmental standards that surpass regulatory requirements

and drive innovation.

-- SC Johnson launched more than 30 new products around the globe

in 2003, including Mr. Muscle(R) Orange Floor Wipes, Brise

Circul'air(R) and Ziploc(R) Containers with Snap `n Seal Lids,

and the successful integration of the Bayer Household

Insecticides acquisition further strengthened the company's

business around the globe.

-- Globally, SC Johnson gives back to local communities through

contributions and volunteerism and is being recognized on a

growing number of "best place to work" lists. Last month, SC

Johnson France was named the #1 best place to work in that

country. The company also ranked #23 on Fortune magazine's

list of Best Companies to Work For in America; earned Best

Place recognition in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy,

Greece, Canada, Mexico and Argentina; and is one of the top 10

Best Companies for Working Mothers.

Also highlighted in the 2004 SC Johnson Public Report, the company's donation to CI's Carbon Conservation Program will support the planting of more than 15 native tree species. As this regenerated forest grows, it will absorb 5,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) over the next 30 years, while providing habitat protection and benefits to local communities.

"It's through SC Johnson's leadership that Conservation International and the Jatun Sacha Foundation are able to continue to combat global warming," said Peter Seligmann, Chairman and CEO of Conservation International. "Reforestation projects like these also have the additional benefits of protecting critical rainforest habitat, decreasing soil erosion, and providing a new source of investment for local communities."

The Mache-Chindul Ecological Reserve is a 300,000-acre ecological reserve established by Ecuador's Ministry of the Environment in August 1996. These types of restoration efforts add another layer of protection to this critical remnant of Ecuador's coastal rainforest that is home to a number of unique plant and animal species, including the jaguar, several small cat species, the long wattled umbrella bird, the giant anteater and the threatened mantled Howler monkey.

This region has been classified by scientists as a biodiversity hotspot. A preponderance of species diversity is found exclusively within the earth's 25 biodiversity hotspots, which combined, cover a very small percentage of the Earth's land surface. Each biodiversity hotspot has already lost the majority of its original species habitat, and the remainder faces imminent threat of further destruction. Global deforestation accounts for 20 percent of the annual emission of greenhouse gases. Currently, less than one percent of Ecuador's coastal rainforest remains intact due to the effects of deforestation from population growth, the doubling of farms and the planting of tall grasses which prevent native trees from being re-established.

SC Johnson is a family-owned and -managed business dedicated to innovative, high-quality products, excellence in the workplace and a long-term commitment to the environment and the communities in which it operates. Based in Racine, Wisconsin, U.S., the company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of household cleaning products and products for home storage, air care, personal care and insect control. It markets such well-known brands as PLIZ(R), MR. MUSCLE(R), SHOUT(R) and GLADE(R). The 118-year old company employs about 12,000 people and sells products in more than 110 countries. SC Johnson contributes at least 5% of pretax profits (more than four times the national average of corporate giving) into programs designed to improve quality of life in our host communities around the world.

Visit www.scjohnson.com to read SC Johnson's 2004 Public Report.