- Recognition Highlights Industry Leadership in Sustainability and Community Impact
The American Cleaning Institute (ACI), the trade association representing the U.S. cleaning products industry, has been honored with the Fill it Forward 2025 Changemaker Award in the Social Impact Innovator category by Fill it Forward, the global reuse tracking and impact platform. This prestigious award celebrates organizations that demonstrate extraordinary commitment to improving environmental sustainability and creating positive social outcomes.
Fill it Forward’s annual Changemaker Awards recognize outstanding partners that inspire reuse and leverage everyday actions into measurable impact for people and the planet. ACI stood out among the top honorees for its innovative approaches to fostering sustainability and community engagement within the cleaning products industry.
“We are deeply honored to receive the Fill it Forward 2025 Changemaker Award for Social Impact Innovator,” said Jennifer Abril, President & CEO of ACI. “This recognition reflects ACI’s ongoing commitment to advancing sustainability, corporate responsibility, and meaningful community partnerships. The cleaning products industry plays a vital role in enhancing public health and protecting the environment, and this award underscores the impact we can make when we all work together.”
ACI’s initiatives - including its industry-wide sustainability challenges, educational outreach, and cross-sector collaborations - have contributed to measurable progress in waste reduction, reuse and awareness of sustainable practices across businesses and communities. Through these efforts, ACI continues to advance its mission of promoting environmental stewardship and improving quality of life.
The Changemaker Award aligns with Fill it Forward’s mission to inspire global communities to turn small sustainable actions - like reuse - into real-world impact. ACI’s recognition as a Social Impact Innovator Changemaker highlights both its leadership and tangible contributions to systemic environmental and social benefits.
About American Cleaning Institute
The American Cleaning Institute® (ACI – www.cleaninginstitute.org) is the Home of the U.S. Cleaning Products Industry® and represents the $60 billion U.S. cleaning product supply chain. ACI members include the manufacturers and formulators of soaps, detergents, and general cleaning products used in household, commercial, industrial and institutional settings; companies that supply ingredients and finished packaging for these products; and chemical distributors. ACI serves the growth and innovation of the U.S. cleaning products industry by advancing the health and quality of life of people and protecting our planet. ACI achieves this through a continuous commitment to sound science and being a credible voice for the cleaning products industry.
About Fill it Forward
Fill it Forward (https://fillitforward.com) is a platform and community that tracks reuse to generate data-driven impact and support charitable giving, empowering individuals and organizations to turn everyday reuse actions into measurable benefits for people and the planet.