Noel Wallace, chairman, president and CEO, Colgate-Palmolive, said. “One of the most important ways we can help stop the spread of this virus is for organisations from every sector to bring together the best of what we each do for the greater good. Our very purpose is to advance the health and wellness of people and their pets. We recognise we have a profound responsibility - now more than ever - to help protect people.”

The company has also committed to provide USD 20 million for health and hygiene products to community-based organisations in the USA and abroad that have the infrastructure to distribute the donated product to those most in need in local communities.

In addition, the company is launching an employee matching gift campaign for all 34,000 Colgate employees around the world. The company will match USD 1 million in employee donations, which will go to non-profit partners such as WHO, Save the Children and CARE, among others.