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Community Impact

Energizer believes in supporting the communities where we live, work and play.

COVID-19 Response

The global pandemic has impacted all our lives, and the importance of Energizer's products has never felt more pronounced than during the COVID-19 crisis. We take pride in the fact that we supplied our products to consumers at a time when they needed them most. From the households where many people spent the majority of their time to the medical community to the professional shipping and transportation industries, Energizer’s products helped ensure critical infrastructure and operations could continue.

Further, to do our part to help local communities stay safe, we shifted production on two of our production lines in our Dayton, Ohio, facility to help third parties manufacture disinfectant wipes when U.S. supply could not meet the demand for this essential product. We also launched a disinfectant under our Armor All brand name, allowing people to keep not only their homes clean and disinfected, but their vehicles as well.

Giving Back

Because many of our colleagues are highly active with charities of their own choosing, the Energizer Giving Foundation enables them to make a greater difference by matching their contributions dollar for-dollar. In times of natural disaster or crisis, colleagues’ charitable contributions made to qualifying relief agencies are eligible for a 200% match.

Disaster Relief

Energizer supports disaster relief efforts through its partnership with Feed the Children. Since 2016, Energizer has donated more than 15 million batteries and portable lighting products in North America alone.

Raising Awareness

The World Health Organization celebrates World Hearing Day every March to encourage individuals to recognize the signs of hearing loss in themselves or loved ones, and advocate for audiology checkups. To support this effort, we promote an online hub of information and articles for consumers to raise awareness. You can learn more at https://rayovac.eu/WorldHearingDay

Consumer Safety

At Energizer, the safety of our consumers is paramount. That is why we have dedicated significant time and effort to educate consumers about the importance of:

Changing and testing batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
Getting ready to weather any storm or power outage with emergency preparedness tips.
Keeping children safe from lithium coin battery ingestion through work with government and industry groups across the globe for more than 10 years. Specifically, Energizer has led the following efforts:

Using child-resistant packaging for all Energizer lithium coin batteries, which requires scissors to open.
Requiring the battery compartment for all Energizer devices to include child safety features – regardless of whether the device is intended for use by children.
Educating the medical community and the general public through initiatives such as The Battery Controlled, which explains how to identify and treat children who have ingested coin lithium batteries and educates parents through videos.
Participating in the development of international and local standards bodies relating to battery compartment design, battery packaging design and battery warning copy to reduce associated risks.
Conducting ongoing research and development to improve coin lithium battery safety and making much of that research public in the hopes that others can improve upon our significant safety efforts.