Mapping Our Impact

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Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Herbal Essences, and Aussie have introduced high-performing shampoo bars designed as a way for people to buy and use shampoo from some of their favorite brands without the plastic bottle. These new shampoo bars have been formulated in such a way that one bar equals up to two equivalent 200ml liquid shampoo bottles*. Plus, each handmade bar is made into an easy-to-hold shape with an integrated built-in cotton rope to hang in the shower for ease of storage — crafted to delight consumers by elevating their haircare experience.

*depending on hair length and habits

RESULTS

This paper-based package helps reduce consumers plastic footprint and contribute towards P&G Beauty's goal of 50% less virgin plastic in packaging v. 2017 and 100% of consumer packaging designed to be recyclable or reusable by 2030.

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Instead of disposing of the entire manual toothbrush, Oral-B Clic provides brush head refills that allow you to reuse 80% of the brush and replace only the brush head to reduce plastic waste. Long lasting premium handle features sleek, highly designed features made for durability. The brush head itself gives you a remarkable cleaning performance with X-Filaments providing exceptional reach and plaque removal.

RESULTS

Many of our product innovations are directly enabling our consumers to reduce their footprint without performance trade-offs. Clic offers Oral-B’s best manual clean while allowing consumers to reuse 80% of the brush and only replace the brush head.

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Ending Plastic Waste in the Environment - In 2019, we joined more than 20 companies across the plastics value chain to form the Alliance to End Plastic Waste – with a mission to rally collective action to end plastic waste in the environment. The Alliance partners government, companies, NGOs and communities work together globally to deliver a portfolio of big-impact solutions focused on four strategic pillars – infrastructure, innovation, education and cleanup.

RESULTS

The Alliance membership has grown to nearly 60 members. P&G Executive Chairman David Taylor took the lead to serve as the first Chairman of the Alliance. We have raised $1 billion out of a target $1.5 billion over five years. As of March 2021, the Alliance has committed to more than 30 projects, with two-thirds in implementation phase. One example is Closing the Loop which works by supporting local entrepreneurs from vulnerable communities in Accra, Ghana. Plastic waste is collected and sold to be recycled and reused. This is done with our partner the ASASE Foundation. Another example is The End Plastic Waste Innovation Platform which began in 2019 with its first innovation hub in Silicon Valley. Since then, another five hubs including Paris, Singapore and Johannesburg have been created. The platform has sourced and reviewed more than 2,000 startups, with more than 50 commercial pilots launched.

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On UN World Wildlife Day 2021, we announced the first of our first Palm Conserve and Protect Partnership. P&G sponsorship supports the work of WWF-Malaysia to protect Malayan tigers and landscapes in Central Forest Spine of Peninsular Malaysia. The focus is in four Forest Linkages in Belum Temengor, Sungai Yu and two forest linkages around the Cameron Highlands and applies to an integrated lens approach to environments, biodiversity, people and communities who rely on agriculture and palm.

ACTIONS

The program will focus on three key areas:
• Protect: Sponsorship of Tiger and Wildlife Patrols; Biodiversity and Habitat Field Assessment for Conservation Advocacy
• Restore: Rehabilitation of indigenous forest species with potential creation of transit forest linkages
• Produce: Utilize land use mapping and engagement with stakeholders including communities

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FSC® is one of the world's most trusted forest certifications. P&G maintains a preference for FSC-certified fibers, however the availability of FSC-certified pulp is insufficient to meet the demands of our industry. Because of this, we have been working directly with our supply chain partners and NGOs to grow the supply of FSC certified materials and pulp. As a result of our efforts, P&G Family Care brands (tissue and towel products) are committed to sourcing 75% of its wood pulp from FSC by 2022 and have an ambition to source 100% FSC by 2030.

ACTIONS

P&G has partnered with FSC U.S. and FSC Canada on several projects to advance forestry certification. Our commitments include funding a pilot study to ensure the new FSC Canada Forest Management standard was feasible for pulp suppliers, a three-year project with FSC Canada to drive adoption of the new FSC Canada Forest Management standard, funding FSC Canada Caribou studies to build the science to better protect caribou, funding FSC U.S. consumer awareness campaigns, funding FSC U.S. and FSC Canada projects to understand the forest carbon benefits of FSC and partnering with FSC U.S. to engage FSC Group Certificate holders and help them grow their FSC Group Certificates acreage.

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P&G has leveraged innovation and sustained consumer education to help reduce the largest portion of our carbon footprint – the energy needed to heat water during product use. P&G brands Tide and Ariel have helped consumers increase their use of low-energy laundry cycles to avoid roughly 15 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. Tide and Ariel continue to drive greater use of cold water washing through new education campaigns to help avoid an additional 30 million tons of carbon emissions by 2030 – more than ten times that of P&G’s yearly global operations.

RESULTS

P&G estimates that the avoided emissions from consumers increasing their use of low-energy laundry cycles have been roughly 15 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, which is equivalent to taking three million cars off the road.

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At our onsite biomass initiative at our Family Care site in Albany, GA, P&G partnered with Constellation to deliver a 50MW biomass renewable energy facility. The fuel for the biomass is wood waste such as tree branches or pecan shells that would have ended up in the landfill. As of 7/1/2021 ReGenerate Energy Holdings LLC has completed the acquisition of Albany Green Energy, a biomass heat-and-power facility located in Albany, Georgia, from a subsidiary of Exelon Generation Company LLC.

RESULTS

The facility, on P&G property, supplies P&G with renewable steam and renewable electricity while also supplying electricity and steam to the local community. The renewable biomass is waste products that have been diverted from landfills and is Green-e Certified. More details about this partnership can be found here.

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Renewable energy will be critical to helping us achieve our net zero climate ambition. Our first offsite renewable energy project was in Cooke County, TX where we signed a 12-year contract with Southern Company. The windfarm has been operational since 2017.

RESULTS

The 52-turbine facility delivers enough renewable electricity to cover 100% of our U.S. and Canada Fabric and Home Care needs. To read more about this initiative and the benefit of wind farms, click here and here.

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What started with forest fire restoration has grown into a commitment to plant more than a million trees. Phase 1: 2018 was a record year for forest fires across California. Between July and December, an estimated 8,000 fires burned across California affecting more than 1.8 million acres of forestland. The Arbor Day Foundation set an ambitious goal of helping impacted families recover from wildfires, by replanting two million trees. P&G, along with Bounty, Charmin and Puffs, was the first to step up and partner with an initial commitment of 300,000 trees. This kickstarted the program and encouraged other companies to join. Earlier this year, we committed to another 100,000 trees, to help the Arbor Day Foundation successfully complete their promise to replant more than two million trees across these communities. Phase 2: Building off the successful partnership in California, Bounty, Charmin and Puffs have committed to plant an additional 100,000 trees a year for the next five years across the U.S. In total, these one million trees will help the families and communities we serve recover and restore local ecosystems.

ACTIONS

We are planting more than one million trees. 500,000 trees in California to specifically help with wildfire recovery and another 500,000 trees over the next five years to support forests in need across the U.S.

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Helping People become more water efficient at home
P&G is spearheading the 50L Home Coalition, a global action-orientated platform convened by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the World Economic Forum, the 2030 Water Resources Group and led by a pioneering group of private sector, public sector and civil society representatives, including Arcadis, Electrolux, Engie, Kohler and Suez, to address two of the world’s most pressing global challenges: water security and climate change. This unprecedented collaborative effort aims to leverage technologies and innovations to re-invent the future of water by making 50 liters of daily water use per person feel like 500 liters, at zero carbon. This effort will not only aim to save water but also energy used in the home. For more information, visit the 50L Home Coalition.