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Message from the CEO
Dear Stakeholders,

In fact, one of the reasons why I believe we’re delivering

We’ve built Citizenship into our business,and it’s not only doing good, it’s building
trust and equity with consumers, anddriving growth and value creation —allowing us to be a force for good anda force for growth.

capability of P&G people — a key tenet of our Diversity

The force for good and force for
growth concept is important. We serve
shareholders and investors, but we also
serve employees, business partners,
suppliers, communities, governments
and the broader world around us. We
have a responsibility to all our stakeholders.
That’s why our Citizenship platform is built
in, not bolted on. It’s not a separate thing
we do on the side — it’s how we do businessevery day around the world.

stronger results is because we’ve activated the full
& Inclusion work. A diverse team with an inclusive
environment that values every individual will
outperform a homogeneous team, and that’s what
the 97,000 employees of P&G are demonstrating.
In the following pages, you will find stories
that illustrate our commitment to Diversity &Inclusion, Community Impact, Gender Equality andEnvironmental Sustainability, all executed witha strong focus on Ethics & Corporate Responsibility.
For example, we used our voice to shine a light onbias and promote diversity, inclusion and equality
with inspirational films like “Out of the Shadows” and“The Look.” We’ve helped victims of natural disasters
all over the world, providing the comforts of home.
We challenged the myths that hold women back in
the workplace at global leadership and industry
forums. And, we were the first CPG company to join
Loop, a circular e-commerce platform that provides
reusable, refillable packaging for some of our mostpopular products which can be collected, cleaned,refilled and reused.

ACTIVATE SERIESP&G partnered with National Geographic
and Global Citizen to create ACTIVATE,a six-episode series focused on eradicating
poverty and achieving the UN Sustainable
Development Goals. The episodes highlightsustainable sourcing, racial bias, disaster
relief, girls’ education, plastic waste
and the global water crisis.

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One program that keeps on achieving terrific results

waste in the environment, especially in the oceans.

is our Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program.

Ending plastic waste will require unprecedented

In the last year, we delivered our 15 billionth liter oflevels of investment, innovation and partnerships,

clean water — a year ahead of schedule — and set a

and we’re committed to make a positive difference.

new goal to deliver 25 billion liters by 2025. Manyof our retail partners get involved with in-store
activations, where buying a P&G product leads toa donation of water. This is an excellent example ofhow doing the right thing and helping others canalso grow the business. That’s built-in Citizenship,
and CSDW is an outstanding example that improves
lives all over the world.

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As you’ll see in this report, it’s P&G people who areleading the way in our Citizenship efforts, and they,along with our many suppliers and partners, deserve all
the credit. They are the ones who lead P&G’s programswith incredible passion and expertise, who work with
NGOs to deliver clean water, who invent technologies
to help revolutionize recycling, who turn beach plastic
into shampoo bottles, and who use our brands toAnother area we’re putting significant effort against

promote positive change. Every day, P&G peopleis plastic waste, and we’re working on a range of

demonstrate the power of being a force for good andsolutions to collect, recycle and reclaim the value ofa force for growth, and I’m proud to share their work.

plastics. For example, we made a new commitment
to reduce use of virgin petroleum plastic in our
packaging by 50% by 2030. We developed packaging

EXPLORE THE REPORTfor e-commerce that uses 50% less plastic, andwe invented a technology that restores usedpolypropylene to ultra-pure recycled resin, making
it like new again. We also helped start and have taken
a leadership role in the Alliance to End Plastic Waste,

DAVID S. TAYLOR

which advances infrastructure development, innovative

Chairman of the Board,solutions, education and cleanup efforts to end plastic

President and Chief Executive Officer3

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Table of Contents
Message from the CEO

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Internal Leadership

5

Issue Prioritization

6

P&G at a Glance

7

A Company of Leading Brands

8

Ethics & Corporate
Responsibility

10

Message from Debbie Majoras

12

Our Purpose, Values and Principles

13

Good Governance

14

Respecting Human Rights

16

Doing the Right Thing with Our Employees

18

Doing the Right Thing with Our Consumers

22

Doing the Right Thing with Our Supply Chain

24

Speaking Up

27

Stakeholder Engagement

28

Community
Impact31

Highlights

32

Message from Marc Pritchard

38

The P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program

39

Disaster Relief

44

Habitat for Humanity

47

Brand Programs — Baby Care48

Brand Programs — Fabric Care50

Brand Programs — Health and Hygiene

52

Environmental
Sustainability

122

Education

53

Skills Training

57

Product Donation

58

Highlights

123

Employee Contributions/Volunteering

59

Message from Virginie Helias

131

Employee Volunteering — Cleanups

64

2020 Environmental Goals Progress

132

Awards65

Environmental Progress versus 2010 Baseline

134

Employee Wellbeing

67

Brands

135

Diversity& Inclusion

69

Brand 2030

136

Ambitious Packaging Goals

139

New Packaging that Changes the Game

140

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Reclaiming Plastic and Giving it a New Life

141

Message from Shelly McNamara

75

Loop Tests Refillable, Reusable Packaging

143

Using Our Voice76

Closing in on our 2020 Packaging Goals

144

Making an Impact

83

Responsible Consumption for Energy Savings

146

Changing the Culture

86

Water-Efficient Products

147

Awards and Recognitions

90

Trust and Transparency at the Core148

Highlights

GenderEquality

92

Highlights

93

Message from Carolyn Tastad

100

Using Our Voice

101

Making an Impact

105

Keeping Girls in School

105

Girls in STEM

109

Economic Advancement for Women

110

Changing the Culture

114

Gender Equality Partners

119Awards and Recognitions

120

Supply Chain

150

Climate152

Responsible Forestry

156

Palm Oil

161

Water

168

Waste
Society
Creating Circular Economies

171
173
174

Keeping Plastic Waste out of the Environment 175
Responsible Consumption

179

Protecting Water for People and Nature

180

Reinventing Water for Urban Living
Employees

182
183

Tracking Our Progress

186

Awards and Recognitions

190

Environmental Resource and Waste Summary

191

Global Measurement and Additional
Operational Data

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Internal Leadership
Our objective is to create industry-leading value by
maintaining and enhancing our strong corporate
reputation. We’ll achieve this through a strong ethics
and compliance culture that supports conserving

Ethics &Corporate
Responsibility

resources, protecting the environment, improvingsocial conditions, respecting human and labor rights,
and empowering individuals and the communities
in which we live, work and serve. We start with Ethics

Debbie Majoras
Chief Legal Officer
and Secretary& Corporate Responsibility as the foundation for theother four priority areas: Community Impact, Diversity& Inclusion, Gender Equality and Environmental
Sustainability. Each of these areas is led by an
executive sponsor committed to ensuring we achieve
our specific objectives. The executive sponsors of
the priority areas form the Citizenship Board with
P&G’s Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
Executive Officer as the Chair.

Citizenship Board

Diversity& Inclusion
Shelly McNamara
Chief Diversity & Inclusion
Officer and Senior VP,
Human ResourcesDavid S. Taylor
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer

Community
ImpactMarc Pritchard
Chief Brand Officer

Additional Board Members
Craig Buchholz
Chief Communications Officer
Tracey Grabowski
Chief Human
Resources Officer

GenderEquality

Environmental
Sustainability

Carolyn Tastad
Group President,
North America andChief Sales Officer

Shailesh Jejurikar
Fabric andHome Care Chief
Executive Officer

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Issue Prioritization
Issue prioritization continues to be an
important tool to ensure we understandstakeholder views and address the most
relevant issues through our Citizenship focus
areas. This year, we validated our previous
issue prioritization through applicationof a software solution platform utilizing
artificial intelligence to analyze thousandsof publicly available sources such as
corporate reports, regulations, news,
and social media. We tailored our external
stakeholder analysis to cover benchmark
peers, regulations, and news coverage
most relevant to our company andindustry. P&G employee insights formed
our internal stakeholder view. The results
again highlighted the importance ofeach Citizenship area, with an emphasis
on Ethics & Corporate Responsibility
and Environmental Sustainability.

Insight 1
Governance & Ethical Conduct, Corporate Transparency,
Data Security & Privacy, Human & Labor Rights,
Product Safety, and Ingredient Transparency aresubstantial priority to stakeholders. Our ongoingcommitment and efforts in these areas are outlined
in our Ethics & Corporate Responsibility section.
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Insight 2
Climate & Greenhouse Gases, Water Resources, Waste
Management, Energy Conservation & Renewable
Energy, and Forest Resources continue to be highpriority for stakeholders and are fundamental focus
areas of our environmental sustainability work.
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Insight 3
Last year we launched our Ambition 2030 framework,with a focus on how our brands are striving to bea force for good and a force for growth. We know
this is important for stakeholders as well and ranking
Sustainable Product Design & Innovation again
remains one of the top priorities. You can read more
about how we’re considering impacts throughout
the entire lifecycle of our products and leading
innovation to drive positive growth.
AMBITION 2030

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P&G at a Glance
Our aspiration is to serve the world’s
consumers better than our best competitors,in every category and every country where
we choose to compete — creating superiorshareholder value in the process. We work
hard every day to make quality products
and services that improve people’s lives,
now and for generations to come.

Amounts in billions, except per share amounts
Net Sales$67.7

Operating Income$5.5

Net Earnings Attributable to P&G$3.9

Net Earnings Margin from Continuing Operations

5.9%

Diluted Net Earnings per Common Share from Continuing Operations 1$1.43

Diluted Net Earnings per Common Share 1$1.43

Operating Cash Flow

$15.2

Dividends per Common Share$2.90

2019 NET SALES BY
BUSINESS SEGMENT 2

	Fabric & Home Care

1	Diluted net earnings per common share are calculated basedon net earnings attributable to Procter & Gamble.
2 These results exclude net sales in Corporate.
3 North America includes the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.

2019

2019 NET SALES BYGEOGRAPHIC REGION

33%

North America 345%Baby, Feminine & Family Care

27%

Europe23%

Beauty19%

Asia Pacific

10%

Health Care

12%

Greater China

9%

Grooming

9%

India, Middle East & Africa (IMEA)

7%

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A Company of Leading Brands
Our portfolio is organized around 10 product categories and about 65 brands. These 10
category-based business units have historically grown faster with higher margins thanthe balance of the Company. These are categories where we have leading market positions
and where product technologies deliver performance differences that matter to consumers.
Across all 10 of our categories, we’re focused on meaningful and noticeable superiority in allelements of our consumer proposition — products, packaging, brand communication, retail
execution (in-store and online) and superior value — in each price tier where we compete.

Fabric andHome Care

Fabric Care

Baby andFeminine Care

Home Care

Baby Care

Health Care

Personal Health Care

Feminine Care

BeautyOral Care

Hair Care

Skin & Personal Care

Family Care andP&G Ventures

Family Care

Grooming

Grooming

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At P&G, we serve nearly five billion people around the world withour brands. We have operations in nearly 70 countries and have oneof the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality and leadership brands.
As we serve the world’s consumers, we believe in, and have publicly
committed to, doing what’s right and being a good corporate citizen.

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Ethics & Corporate
Responsibility
Message from Debbie Majoras

Doing the Right Thing with
Our Consumers

Our Purpose, Values and Principles
Good Governance

Doing the Right Thing with
Our Supply Chain

Respecting Human Rights

Speaking Up

Doing the Right Thing with
Our Employees

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Message from
Debbie Majoras
Chief Legal Officer
and Secretary“A reputation for trust and integrity mustbe earned every day — action by action,
employee by employee. With change aconstant in our business, it is more criticalthan ever that we remain grounded in
our Purpose, Values and Principles as thefoundation for how we operate. Strong
governance and compliance practices
build trust, which, in turn, creates value for
consumers, customers and shareholders.”

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Our Purpose, Values
and Principles
Our Purpose, Values and Principles (PVPs) are the foundation of who we are.
Our Purpose is to improve consumers’ lives in small but meaningful ways, andit inspires our people to make a positive contribution every day. Our Values ofIntegrity, Leadership, Ownership, Passion for Winning and Trust shape how wework with each other and with our partners. And our Principles articulate ourdeliberate approach to conducting work every day. We know that P&G employees
believe in the personal and business value of this PVP foundation — our PVPs are
consistently cited in our annual employee survey as the Number 1 aspect of ourculture that employees would not change. Our philosophy is that a reputationof trust and integrity is built over time, earned every day, and provides lastingvalue for our stakeholders.
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Good Governance
Our PVPs further inform our approach to corporate governance. We believe that strong
governance practices contribute to better results for shareholders. We maintain governanceprinciples, policies and practices that support board and management accountability andserve the best interests of our Company, our shareholders and other stakeholders.
Board Leadership and Oversight
Recognizing our Company’s role as a global leader,the Board of Directors has adopted the Corporate
Governance Guidelines, which describe our commitment
to and guiding principles for strong governance.
Among the key principles and practices we follow are:

As we hold ourselves to a high internal standard,
we strive to reflect external best practices in ourgovernance approach. We listen to the expectations
and insights of our investors and stakeholders andcontinually assess where we can make further progressin key areas. For example, we are a signatory to the
Commonsense Corporate Governance Principles 2.0,

• Significant director interaction with senior businessreflecting our commitment to a foundation of effective

leaders and access to other employees as desired

governance. Further, we assess our practices against• Annual board and committee self-assessments
and one-on-one reviews with individual directors• Fully independent board committees• Annual assessment and determination of the board’s
leadership structure• Election of a lead director, with significant
governance responsibilities, if the chairman / CEOroles are combined• Term limits and mandatory retirement age, withexceptions granted only in special circumstances

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES

external benchmarks like the Investor StewardshipGroup’s Corporate Governance Principles, generally
finding that our practices closely align with these
ideals. Overall, we believe our approach to governancestrengthens the board’s ability to provide meaningful
oversight, review and counsel to the Company, as it
acts on behalf of all of our shareholders.

We believe strong governancepractices contribute to better
results for shareholders.

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Good Governance
As a key component of its oversight, the board and its committees devote substantial time
not only to strategy, but to the review of core matters of corporate culture like ethics andcompliance, cybersecurity, pay equity, environmental sustainability, and human capitalmanagement. The full board provides strategic oversight and monitors emerging priorities
and risks in these and other areas, while each committee devotes further attention toparticular matters within its scope.

BOARD COMPOSITION
As a global, diverse consumer products company,
we strive to reflect the diversity of our workforce
in our boardroom. Not only do our directors bringto the board significant and varied leadershipskills and experiences, they represent a mix ofbackground, age, gender, race and international
experience that informs their leadership and

Audit Committee

strengthens their oversight.

Oversees the Company’s overall risk management

Compensation & Leadership
Development Committee

process, including financial controls and integrity,

Oversees the development and succession planning

On Our Current Board:and meets regularly with the chief ethics &of the Company’s CEO and other executive officers,

compliance officer, reviewing key enterprisemonitors gender pay equity, and ensures our executive

risks and cybersecurity programs.

5/12 (42%)

compensation practices are balanced in rewarding

members are women

holistic, long-term growth.
2/12 (17%)

Governance & Public
Responsibility Committee

Innovation & Technology Committee

Oversees matters related to the Company’s corporate

Oversees the Company’s innovation and technology

governance practices and policies, including board

programs, including the responsible integration

composition, director succession planning, andof new technology into our innovation strategy,

independence, and oversees the Company’s geo-

while also considering how these programs

political risks and community and environmental

incorporate the Company’s sustainability andimpact, assessing our practices and progress

ingredient safety priorities.

against key benchmarks.

This broad scope of board and committee oversight and the resulting active engagementof our directors help ensure that our Company’s values, our leadership’s behaviors andour employees’ efforts are ultimately linked to our Company strategy in a meaningful
and effective way.

members are ethnically diverse
6/12 (50%)
members have served fewer than 6 years,
with average tenure of about 7 years
4/12 (33%)
members joined within the last 3 years
9/12 (75%)
members are current or former
public company CEOs

The board’s overall diversity is a key priority
and significant consideration in our director
nomination process.

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Respecting Human Rights
Respect for Human Rights is fundamental to the way we manage our business. Our Human
Rights Policy Statement communicates our support for the UN Guiding Principles on
Business and Human Rights, which respects and honors the principles of internationallyrecognized human rights consisting of those rights expressed in the International Bill of
Human Rights (i.e., Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenants
on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and Civil and Political Rights) and the principles
concerning fundamental rights as set out in the International Labor Organization (ILO)
Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.
We recognize that it is the sovereign state’s duty to

We have been working to strengthen education andprotect against human rights abuses by establishingdevelop awareness-raising tools for the company andand upholding appropriate laws and policies. We also

extended supply chain. As part of a wider learning

recognize that some states do not have adequate

program, we have developed a series of short videos

legal and regulatory frameworks or enforcement(less than 2 minutes each) to help our employees andmechanisms or have laws that conflict with thesethose of our vendors and contractors recognize humaninternationally recognized human rights. Wherever thisrights issues in the workplace. By educating themis the case, we are committed to doing the right thing

to spot problems in the office and manufacturing

by respecting human rights in every aspect of ourfacilities, we empower them to speak up and getbusiness operations. We embrace this commitment

help for others.

and responsibility of ensuring that human rights areupheld all along our end-to-end value chain, which inturn encompasses all our stakeholders, particularly our
employees, our consumers, the communities where
we do business, and our business partners.

WHAT DO YOU SEE AT THE OFFICE?

WHAT DO YOU SEE AT THE PL ANT ?

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SPEAK UP?

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Respecting Human Rights
No Child Labor
The ILO states that “Child Labor is often defined
as work that deprives children of their childhood,their potential and their dignity, and that is harmfulto physical and mental development. It refers towork that: is mentally, physically, socially or morally
dangerous and harmful to children; and interfereswith their schooling by: depriving them of theopportunity to attend school; obliging them to leaveschool prematurely; or requiring them to attempt to

PRIORITY INDUSTRY PRINCIPLES

I. Every worker shouldhave freedom of movement.
The ability of workers to move freely
should not be restricted by theiremployer through abuse, threats andpractices such as retention of passports
and valuable possessions.

combine school attendance with excessively longand heavy work.” We do not permit the exploitationof children, and will not use child labor in our endto-end value chain.

No Forced Labor
We support the Consumer Goods Forum Priority

initially appear problematic, in aggregate or combinedwith other forms of leverage, they can result in forcedlabor, particularly among vulnerable workers. We
will take active measures to apply these Principles

do not discriminate against individuals on the basisof race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion,
sexual orientation, gender identity and expression,
marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status,
HIV/AIDS status or any other legally protected factor.
P&G supports the UN Global LGBTI Standards for
Business. In November 2018, P&G participated in apanel session at the 2018 UN Forum on Business and

II. No worker should
pay for a job.

build trust on corporate engagement on rights ofFees and costs associated withFreedom of Association andCollective Bargaining

recruitment and employment should be
paid by the employer, not the employee.

LGBT+ people.

We respect our employees’ right to choose to join
or not to join a trade union or to have recognizedunacceptable human rights violation that can takeemployment and recruitment practices may not

We are deeply committed to an inclusive culture andHuman Rights on how to create accountability andIndustry Principles, which state: “Forced labor is anmultiple forms, and must be addressed. While certain

Non-Discrimination

employee representation in accordance with local

III. No worker should be
indebted or coerced to work.

law. Where employees are represented by a legally

Workers should work freely, aware of theregarding the interests of both the employees andterms and conditions of their work in
advance, and paid regularly as agreed.

recognized union or employee representative, we arecommitted to establishing a constructive dialogue
the business. The Company will negotiate a labor
agreement in good faith with such representatives inacross our global value chains and own operations, toaccordance with local law. Whether the facility is union

cases where such practices may lead to forced labor.

or non-union, we strive to create a high-performing

We will seek to apply these Principles to all workers
regardless of their employment status, location,
contractual arrangements or role. We do this as partof our collective journey to advance the human rights
of workers and positively shape global labor markets.”

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work force — where employees are highly engaged,
multi-skilled and process owners.

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Doing the Right Thingwith Our Employees
We bring our values to life as we focus on
improving consumers’ lives now and forgenerations to come. We recruit, hire andretain the best talent from around theworld, reflecting the diversity of the markets
and consumers we serve. Developing andretaining a diverse workforce provides us
with a sustained competitive advantage. We
recognize that a diverse mix of backgrounds,
skills and experiences drives new ideas,
products and services. This maximizes ourability to achieve our goals together.

Our “Do the Right Thing” training series enables
continuous learning and support for our employees.
The all-employee general training session is derived fromour WBCM principles: Respect, Integrity and Stewardshipand other ethics and compliance topics related to thegiven theme. In addition, we deploy breakout training
sessions based on organizational needs. In 2018,
the general training session was: “Doing the Right
Thing — Respect at P&G,” and the breakout training
session, “PVP Illustrated — Our Culture of Integrity” wasfocused on how to apply our PVPs as a practical guidein order to maintain integrity in challenging situations.
We also have a library of engaging, custom-built
training courses, which are available to all employees
as a resource and are further assigned based on role

Confidence and Trust
We strive to promote a work environment of confidence
and trust. Our Worldwide Business Conduct Manual(WBCM) and Employee Rights Policy provides

and location to maximize relevance and impact. These
address conflicts of interest, stopping retaliation,
opposing bribery and other areas. In 2017, we partneredwith a renowned behavioral scientist and an awardwinning documentary filmmaker to create a series of

employees with clear guidance on specific situations

short films that spotlight clinical research on integrity

they may face and directs them where to go whenand feature P&G leaders and employees reflecting on

they have questions or concerns. We are a recognized“doing the right thing.” This miniseries of five episodes

leader in providing a safe, healthy, secure and productive

has been hailed for its cinematic style, the genuine

work environment. We are committed to maintaining

and unscripted participation by executive leadership,a workplace that is free of violence, harassment,

and its candid discussion of human vulnerability tointimidation or other unsafe or disruptive behaviors

the challenges, pressures and unseen psychologicalor conditions due to threats inside or outside of ourfactors for which we all must be vigilant. Powerful,facilities. Each employee has a personal responsibility

authentic documentary footage of P&G executives andto their fellow employees and to the Company to follow

employees from the series were leveraged in creating

all Company safety and security procedures, as well asthat PVP Illustrated training.

applicable laws and regulations.

We recruit, hire and retain
the best talent from aroundthe world, reflecting thediversity of the markets andconsumers we serve.

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Doing the Right Thingwith Our Employees
Celebrating Our Do the Right
Thing Culture
Every year, we celebrate our shared Purpose, Values
and Principles (PVP) foundation with the “Do the Right
Thing Celebration.” Our locations around the world
create their own employee engagement events tied toa global theme derived from our Worldwide BusinessConduct Manual (WBCM) principles of Respect,
Integrity and Stewardship. The 2018 celebration
theme was “Winning with Respect.” Events feature
activities and contests to engage employees andraise awareness, leadership townhall discussions
and inspiring videos from employees making a
difference. Sites are recognized for the outstanding
results in the areas of creativity, engagement andpassionate leadership. Though we set high standards
for all employees, those who personally demonstratecommitment to ethics and compliance can also berecognized by peers or managers with a special “PVPChampion” designation. Since its inception in 2016,
hundreds of employees have been recognized. In
addition to these local activations, our 2018 celebration
featured a global webcast keynote address by John
Quiñones, ABC News correspondent and host of TV’s
hidden camera ethical dilemma show “What Would
You Do?” His P&G talk, “Respect Changed My Life,”
chronicled his inspiring personal journey from a poor,
non-English speaking immigrant to award-winningjournalist, highlighting the perils of implicit bias, andproviding powerful insight on how we can confront
our own biases to help ensure a more respectful
workplace, community and society.

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Doing the Right Thingwith Our Employees
Compensation and Benefits
P&G supports paying employees competitive totalcompensation, as benchmarked against other leading
companies. Consistent with our principle of valuing
personal contribution and mastery, we provide
employees the opportunity to develop their skills andcapabilities to enhance their abilities to succeed in

the financial security of employees. While offerings

Factors (Lead with Courage, Innovate for Growth,vary depending on each country’s market practices,Champion Productivity, Execute with Excellence

they include benefits like comprehensive coverage forand Bring Out Our Best). Recognition helps confirm

health care, a competitive pension scheme, vacationachievements, contribute to employees feeling valued

and holiday time, and other work/family balanceand encourages them to give their very best. It provides

benefits, including flextime, and less-than-full-timeevidence that others believe in what we do and that weschedules, all subject to local requirements.

are doing the right things to help us succeed.

their careers consistent with the needs of the business.

We are also committed to recognizing and rewarding

The Company is a recognized leader in employee

individual and team performance that reflects behaviors

benefits, which have been developed to help protect

consistent with our PVPs and PEAK Performance

Benefits navigator

EMPLOYEE WELLBEING

The Benefits Navigator describes the types of benefits that P&G offers to its employees around theworld. Some of the benefits described in the Benefits Navigator may not be available to all employees
at all locations. P&G also may offer some benefits not described in the Benefits Navigator to employees
in some locations.

BENEFITS NAVIGATORFINANCIAL

P&G Patterned Circles

FAMILYHEALTH& WELFAREVIBRANT
LIVING

TIME AWAY
FROM WORK• Paid Parental Leave• Adoption / Surrogacy Assistance• Flexible Spending Account –Child / Dependent Care

• Health Fair
• Blood Donations• Perks at Work• Flexible Work Arrangements• Service Awards• Legal Services• Annual GiftOTHER
BENEFITS• Profit Sharing• Pension Plans• Stock Purchase• Employee-Initiated Education
Reimbursement• Retirement Readiness – The Basics• Financial Planning• Medical Plans• Health Savings Accounts• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• MyHealth MyRewards• WorkLife Solutions / EAP• Stress & Resilience• Health Flexible Spending
Arrangement– Dental / Vision / Medical Care FSA• Disability– Short-Term / Long-Term– Optional• Life Insurances• Bereavement Leave• Paid Time Off– Personal– Regular Vacation Days
– Purchased Vacation Days
– Company Holidays• Military Leave• Personal Leave of Absence• Family Medical Leave• Volunteerism

Image describes the types ofbenefits that P&G offers to its
employees around the world.
Some of the benefits describedin the Benefits Navigator may not
be available to all employees at
all locations. P&G also may offersome benefits not described in the
Benefits Navigator to employees
in some locations.

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Doing the Right Thingwith Our Employees
Employee and Labor Relations
At P&G, we believe an engaged and capable workforce
is critical to the Company’s success. A key strategy towinning in the marketplace is to create a highly-skilled,agile and flexible workforce that delivers businessinitiatives — better than our competition. We offer an
expansive array of skill-building programs that allow
employees to grow their individual skills, leading tobetter business results and career advancement.
These programs help to ensure a strong and highlyskilled labor workforce that benefits the Company
as well as the communities in which we operate.
We regularly assess employee and labor relations
through standard Company tools like our Corporate
Employee Engagement Survey and the Labor
Relations Compliance & Health Assessment Tool.
These assessments allow us to proactively identify
and address any individual or employee groupconcerns that may potentially impact employee
engagement, company policies or compliancewith local laws or regulations.

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Doing the Right Thingwith Our Consumers
Since 1837, we’ve built a rich heritage of positively impacting consumers’
lives with brands that make each day a little better.
Earning Your Trust Through Product
Safety and Transparency
Nothing is more important to us than ensuring that our
products are safe for consumers and the environment.
Providing people the information they need to makeingredients is an ever-evolving area where we invest
many resources to develop new options and continuallyconsider what is possible. This is evident in several of
our recently launched products, which integrate new

NEW INGREDIENTS, SUPERIOR EXPERIENCE

Tide purclean integrates plantbased surfactants — rather thanpetroleum-based — to achieve
outstanding cleaning.

ingredients for a superior consumer experience.

more informed choices, while continually improving

Not only are we innovating with product ingredients

Herbal Essences Bio:renew offers

our product portfolio with the product performanceand sourcing choices, we are also sharing more about

formulas which are 90% naturally

and ingredient preferences they seek, remains a core

those choices with greater ingredient transparency.

derived — 90% naturally derived

focus for the company. Last year, we committed to

Our brand websites and pg.com offer more informationmeans that plant derived materials,

sharing more about our safety science and ingredientthan ever before about our ingredients.

mineral derived materials andchoices. We looked across all our product offerings
and innovations to develop our Ingredient CitizenshipPrinciples, which guide how we evaluate and sharethe ingredients we choose for our products:• Relentlessly pursue the best and safest

Additionally, our brand websites are offering more
information about the safety processes we follow toensure our products are safe to use as directed.

water, all of which undergo limited
processing, make up at least 90%
of each bio:renew formula.

Safe ingredients and products never go out of style — so
we will continue innovating with ingredients to provide

Pampers Pure is crafted withnew solutions for life’s everyday demands. We arepremium cotton, soft plant-based• Lead by sharing the what, where and how

committed to collaborating on the biggest ingredientmaterials and other thoughtfullyof our ingredientsand materials challenges to ensure we continue to be

selected ingredients to provide• Collaborate to solve big ingredients anda force for good and a force for growth — in all we do.

outstanding wetness protection

ingredients from both science and naturematerials challenges

and comfort for baby.
HERBAL ESSENCESINGREDIENT CITIZENSHIP PRINCIPLESSUPER SAV V Y ME
Throughout our history, P&G has stood for productsof superior value and performance. This requires
the best and safest ingredients available — whether
sourced from science or nature. Innovation with

Tampax Pure offers a 100% cottoncore and a 90% plant-derived
applicator.

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Doing the Right Thingwith Our Consumers
We’ve made a choice
to step up and use our
voice in advertising as
a force for good anda force for growth.

Our Voice in Advertising and Media
We’ve made a choice to step up and use our voice

Keeping Privacy and Security Strong
Protecting Personal Informationin advertising as a force for good and a force for

Our stakeholders — whether consumers, employees,

growth — by taking a stand on equality. We recognizethat P&G and our leadership brands can make ameaningful impact with our wide reach, as images
and portrayals of people in advertising embed
memories which can lead to bias. That’s why, as theworld’s largest advertiser, we’ve committed to use
our voice to shed a light on bias and promote equality.

shareholders or vendors — trust that P&G will ensurethat appropriate privacy and information security
controls will be in place to safeguard critical businessand personal information and it is maintained with due
confidentiality, appropriate integrity and are available
when needed. Our Global Consumer Privacy Policy
says that we respect personal information and takesteps to protect it from loss, misuse or alteration and

DIVERSIT Y & INCLUSION: USING OUR VOICE

where appropriate, these steps can include technicalmeasures like firewalls, intrusion detection and

GENDER EQUALIT Y: USING OUR VOICE

prevention systems, unique and complex passwords
and encryption. We also use organizational and physicalmeasures such as training staff on data processing
obligations, identification of data incidents and risks,
restricting staff access to personal information, andensuring physical security, including appropriately
securing documents when not being used. We are also
committed to having an information security programthat provides appropriate levels of protection for thetypes of data we hold.
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Doing the Right Thingwith Our Supply Chain
P&G cannot deliver the products to ourconsumers without collaboration from our
supply chain partners and we are making
intentional choices to leverage the footprintof our suppliers, buyers, and manufacturing
sites to be a driver for good. From transparent
sourcing practices that aid consumer
decision-making to growing shareholder
value through innovation-driving programs
like global supplier diversity, P&G is proud
to be a leader in supply chain responsibility.
And for the last three years, we have beenenrolling our supply chain partners in our
Citizenship work via three strategic pillars:
Supplier Diversity, Responsible Sourcing
and Sustainable Innovation.

To help with the broad conversation, our key partners
are providing information and data on all five
Citizenship areas via our annual Supplier Citizenship
Survey, and participation in this grows every year. We
had approximately 250 suppliers share their data andprograms with P&G in 2018. Through this importantengagement we were proud to learn that 80% of
our respondents have “Defined and articulated their
purpose, principles and values” and 84% have “Publicly
committed to respecting human rights.” Regarding
Sustainability, 78% of our suppliers “Track and report
GHG emissions from manufacturing” and the same
percentage of respondents “Have zero manufacturing
waste to landfill sites.” To help suppliers improvemetrics year over year, our Supplier Citizenship teamlaunched Supplier Summits that allow P&G’s experts
to share our learning journey in various areas directlywith our suppliers. The first summit focused on
Diversity & Inclusion and over 300 people joined our
executive leaders and human resources professionals
at P&G’s headquarters to hear about the programs andprocesses used within this Company. The intent of thesummits is to inspire and catalyze change, creating
ripple effects to achieve our Citizenship targets globally.

We are proud to bea leader in supply
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Doing the Right Thingwith Our Supply Chain
Responsible Sourcing
Our vision is to be the company with the most
responsible, ethical and transparent supply chain,
which positively impacts the world’s greatest
challenges. We refreshed our salient issues mapping
and are in the process of summarizing the results andwill be sharing on pgsupplier.com. This site houses allof our guidelines, expectations and policies that we ask
our supply partners to understand and align to. Just
as we take pride in our Purpose, Values and Principles,and employees are required to review our Worldwide
Business Conduct Manual every year, we extend these
expectations to our external business partners throughour External Business Partner Guidelines. Working
with likeminded suppliers is important as we will notknowingly condone or contribute to adverse humanrights impacts caused by the actions of our business
partners. When we become aware of an adverse impact,
we engage to be part of the solution to address theissue or dilemma, including seeking to prevent or
mitigate the adverse impact. The risk-based approach
we employ leans on a network of strong buyers andsupportive leadership to continually assess and improve
the risk profile of our supply chains.

We have clear owners and action plans to proactively
remediate issues with labor standards, health andsafety concerns, environmental issues and businessethics. We are in our third year of conducting social
audits at our supplier’s facilities, focused on suppliersin Asia, South America and Europe. In these andother efforts, we build a robust system of business
partners that is fully integrated and synchronizedwith our business and values.
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Doing the Right Thingwith Our Supply Chain
Supplier Diversity
When our supplier ecosystem reflects the diversity• Our strong supplier diversity program delivers value
to our key retail customers.

of our consumers, our business grows and the• Building economic equality in our supply chain leads

communities in which we live and operate thrive. P&G’s

to increased loyalty and purchase power with the

Supplier Diversity program in the United States aims to

consumers we strive to serve.

spend with businesses owned by minorities, women,
LGBT+, disabled people and U.S. Veterans. For thelast twelve years, we have spent more than $2 billion

We are proud to have the hard work of our organization
recognized externally this fiscal year by awarding P&G:

annually with diverse-owned businesses in the U.S.

• America’s Top Corporations for Women’s BusinessAnd now we are excited to expand globally. We madeEnterprises, Women’s Business Enterprise Nationala public commitment at the Global Citizen Festival inCouncil (WBENC)

2017 to spend at least $100 million with woman-owned
businesses outside the U.S., and we are thrilled tohave surpassed this target ahead of schedule. Supplier
diversity is a competitive advantage for us and we arecommitted to drive economic empowerment across• Corporation of the Year, Ohio Minority Supplier
Development Council (OMSDC)
MORE DIVERSIT Y & INCLUSION INITIATIVES

our end-to-end supply chain. In addition to our focus
on spending with diverse-owned suppliers, we are also
playing a leadership role to increase the number ofwomen in the creative pipeline via our Gender Equality
work. This also connects with workforce Diversity &Inclusion priorities employed within P&G and sharedwith our suppliers for reapplication.

Sustainable Innovation
One way we will reduce our environmental footprintis through external partnerships. We are collaboratingwith a team of key suppliers to solve our supply chain’s
most challenging problems, driving innovation thatis sustainable for both the business and the planet.

Supplier inclusion in our Citizenship work is a clear

We are developing unique plans to optimize ourbusiness imperative because:

supply chains that drive improved circularity in water,• Diverse teams are more innovative thanhomogeneous teams.

waste and climate. This is linked to our Ambition
2030 strategy that aims to enable and inspire positive
impact on the environment and the world around us.

• Suppliers with diverse workforces outperform
non-diverse suppliers in our formal Supplier
Performance Development Process surveys.

AMBITION 2030

We are developing unique plans to
optimize our supply chains that drive
improved circularity in water,
waste and climate.

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Speaking Up
Our employees hold themselves and one
another accountable for operating with trustand integrity, and for stepping up as leadersand owners of the business. We are committed
to creating a work environment that fosters
open communication and supports employees
in reporting potential violations of Company
policies or the law. Employees and individuals
in our operations or extended supply chain canreport violations at the Worldwide BusinessConduct Helpline, which is staffed by anindependent third party 24 hours a day, sevendays a week and includes, where permitted
by local law, an anonymous way to reportconcerns. We are committed to reviewing all
allegations of wrongdoing with trained teams
who ensure thorough, impartial, and fact-based
investigations. Proper investigation is essential
to promoting a culture of integrity, reducing the
likelihood of incidents occurring and increasing
willingness to proactively raise concerns. It is an
important part of our commitment to preventand detect wrongdoing. Retaliation for raisingconcerns in good faith is inconsistent with our
Values of Integrity and Trust and simply will not
be tolerated.
WORLDWIDE BUSINESS CONDUCT HELPLINE

We are committed to creatinga work environment that
fosters open communicationand supports employees inreporting potential violations.

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Stakeholder Engagement
We acknowledge that improving transparency, respecting human and labor rights andsourcing responsibly is an enormous challenge, and progress will be made through ajourney of collaboration and engagement with our stakeholders. Thus, we seek meaningful
collaboration and engagement with our stakeholders as we work to be a good corporateneighbor and to improve lives in the communities where we live and work.

QUOTES FROM THE EMPLOYEE SURVEY“PVPs are the thing that sets P&G
above other companies. I can trustthat P&G and its employees will
always do the right thing.”“Our PVPs are vitally important;it’s what makes me proud to workfor this Company.”“Our PVPs give us an edge tostand proud in the community
and industry.”

Employees

Investors

Every year, we survey all employees globally — from

We value our relationships with all of our shareholders.

plant technicians to our office population — via theEngagement with shareholders builds mutual

P&G Survey. Almost 80% of employees make theirunderstanding and a basis for progress, and theopinions count by responding to the survey, and their

input we receive from them significantly impacts

feedback is extremely valuable in assessing what weand informs our corporate governance practices.

do well as a Company and where we can improve, andSenior management, our investor relations team,

we develop and execute actions plans in response.

and subject matter experts from the Company

When we compare our results against our externalmaintain a year‐round dialogue with investors tobenchmarking group, we find P&G scoring higher thangain their perspectives on current issues and address

the average of our peer group on the majority of ourany questions or concerns, and we make our board

benchmarking questions — showing that we remain

members available for engagement with shareholders

an Employer of Choice versus competition. Every year,

when appropriate. The Company’s top 100 institutional

the P&G Survey proves how ingrained our PVPs are inshareholders collectively own nearly 50% of thethe organization. Continuing to uphold and safeguard

Company’s outstanding shares of common stock,

our PVPs consistently is the top response to “Whatand we generally focus our proactive shareholder

should not change about P&G?”

outreach efforts on these shareholders. We conduct
meetings with institutional shareholders in person,
via telephone calls, and one‐on‐one at conferences
throughout the year. We also routinely respond toindividual shareholders and other stakeholders who
provide feedback about our business.

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Stakeholder Engagement
Consumers

Authorities: Local — Regional — Global

External Business Partners

We are committed to providing products and services

P&G is focused on meeting consumer needs in the

We work closely with our external business partners

that can help improve the lives of our consumers

countries where we do business, while creating

to ensure that our products are sourced responsibly.

all over the world. In developing and marketing ourvalue for our shareholders and continuing to be a

P&G’s Sustainability Guidelines for External Businessproducts, we adopt a “Consumer Is Boss” approach togood corporate citizen. Guided by our PVPs, P&G

Partners set our expectations with our supply baseensure that we delight consumers by launching new

appropriately engages in the political process toregarding Social and Environmental Responsibility.

products and product improvements that genuinely

ensure that the interests of our employees, consumers

We actively seek business relationships with partners

meet their needs. We actively encourage consumers

and shareholders are fairly represented at all levels

that share these values, and that promote highto contact us because we want to hear about ourof government around the world. We are committed

standards within their own supply chains.

consumers’ experiences with our products. We feelto being transparent about our political involvement

very privileged that consumers care enough about

globally, and our policies and procedures on

our products to contact us.

appropriate contact with government officials
prohibit bribery and any kind of improper influence.

CONTACT US

Our approach to taxes is also based on our PVPs.
Consistent with the law and international norms, weCommunities
Each P&G production facility has site-specificactivities to build appropriate and constructive
relationships with industry associations, residential
and business neighbors, action groups, thought
leaders, and news media. Depending on the culturesand interests of individual communities, this canrange from regular official meetings, during which

believe tax should follow business substance and thatprofits are generated where key business activities
take place. We are committed to the highest level oftax compliance. We observe and adhere to the tax law,
the underlying tax policy intent, and the disclosureand reporting requirements.
OUR POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT

Non-Governmental Organizations(NGOs): Local — Regional — Global
We frequently enter into dialogue with NGOs tounderstand their concerns and cares. NGOs and our
engagement with an NGO can vary by area of interest(e.g., environmental, consumer, human rights) andby geographic links (from local to global).

Principal Industry and Business
Associations
We hold membership in many industry and business

new information is shared or questions are answered,
to more informal meetings.

EXTERNAL BUSINESS PARTNER GUIDELINESTA X PRINCIPLES

associations whose activities are related to theCompany’s. These associations provide a forum for
us to promote and defend our interests in the broader

COMMUNIT Y IMPACT

We appropriately engage in thepolitical process to ensure thatthe interests of our employees,
consumers and shareholders are
fairly represented at all levels ofgovernment around the world.

industry context while providing a lawful platform forjoint research, issue monitoring and advocacy, andsharing of best practices. Participation in businessassociations is controlled by Company policy to ensure
such industry activities have the right governanceand oversight.

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Community Impact

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As a Company committed to being a force for good and a force
for growth, we believe we have a responsibility to give backto the communities where we live and work. Providing support
to communities around the world is one of our Citizenship priorities
and rooted in who we are. Our innovative technology in the P&G
Purifier of Water packets can transform lives. Our brands are well
positioned to help people in times of disaster. And each region
has unique programs to impact lives at a local level. We can makea tremendous positive difference in the lives of so many, and weembrace the opportunity to make the world a better place.

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Transforming Lives Throughthe Power of Clean Water
This year marked a major milestone for our signatureChildren’s Safe Drinking Water Program. In partnershipwith more than 150 organizations around the world,
we achieved our goal of providing 15 billion liters ofclean drinking water. We are now accelerating ourefforts to help provide clean drinking water to evenmore people by delivering 25 billion liters worldwide by2025. The program uses a powdered water purification
technology, invented by a P&G laundry scientist, thathas been transforming communities by improving
health, enabling education and increasing economic
opportunities for more than 15 years. With just one
P&G Purifier of Water packet, a bucket, a stick anda clean cloth, a family can turn 10 liters of dirty,
potentially deadly water into clean, drinkable waterin only 30 minutes.

We pledge to deliver

25 billion
liters of clean drinking water
worldwide by 2025.

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There During Times of NeedIn times of disaster, having a clean shirt to wear or
being able to brush your teeth, wash your hair or put
on deodorant can help restore a sense of normalcy.
Providing these everyday essentials is why it isimportant to be there in times of disaster. This year,
we provided disaster relief to those impacted by morethan 25 global disasters, including the massive wildfires
in California and hurricanes Florence and Michael thatdevastated parts of the U.S. When the worst flooding ina century hit the south Indian state of Kerala, throughour partnership with NGOs such as Americares andWorld Vision, we reached more than 50,000 people
through the distribution of health and hygiene
products. We also provided enough P&G Purifier of
Water packets to provide 15 million liters of clean water.
In Indonesia, we provided products and monetary
recovery support after the deadly earthquake in
Lombok and the earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi.

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Providing Help in Turkey
For four years, we have been working with theTurkish Red Crescent to provide hygiene products
to Syrian refugees living in camps in Turkey. We arealso providing necessities to young students andothers in Turkey who cannot afford them. Throughour partnership with the Red Crescent, we are able
to identify these groups and have donated morethan 1.7 million products from our Fabric and Home
Care, Grooming, Health Care and Baby and Feminine
Care categories in the last four years. Our Ariel teamis also making a difference through a program thatcollects clothes at Migros stores, cleans them anddonates them to children in need. Since 2013, wehave reached tens of thousands of children throughthis program.

Over the last four
years, we have donated

1.7 million
products to thosein need in Turkey.

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P&G Hope School Becomesthe Experimental Field for
Advanced Education
2019 marks the 30th anniversary of Project Hope in
China. We have helped build and renovate more than
200 Hope Schools in China and have now shifted
the focus of this program to emotional wellbeing,
leveraging the power of art to help children in rural
areas. We have secured a three-year partnership with
the China National Centre of Performing Arts (NCPA).
Following a successful first year, a new original
Hope School Children’s Drama Show, “A Little Wish,”premiered at NCPA. This and the previous drama,“Spring Lily,” were created based on true stories of
P&G Hope School students. Meanwhile, teachersand students completed a three-phase Drama
in Education training and performed a musicalopen class called “Chinese Sights and Sounds”
in Beijing. This training enables children to learn
abstract knowledge through interesting interactions
and role-play. By turning education from passive
learning to active learning, P&G Hope Schools areadvancing education through creative, experimental
playgrounds.
We are also working with our customer RT-Martto enhance P&G Hope Schools’ hygiene facilities
through a “buy one P&G product donate one RMB”
campaign. This initiative successfully achieved its
one million RMB target.
In addition, for years our employees have beenteaching students about handwashing, oral care,puberty education, and self defense.

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Vicks Touch of Care
Australia
To address the issue of homelessness in Australia,
Vicks partnered with Mission Australia, one ofAustralia’s largest not-for-profit community service
organizations, for its new ‘Touch of Care’ campaign.
Through a powerful video, Vicks tells the real-lifestory of a young woman who fled her home to escapedomestic violence, leading her to experience periodsof homelessness as a high school student. The careshe received from a teacher helped her to turn herlife around and inspired her to dedicate her life tocaring for others. Today she is a mom and a proudcase manager with Mission Australia — connectingwith the Vicks brand’s purpose to touch lives andprovide care for millions of families around the world.

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Community Impact
Message from Marc Pritchard

Education

The P&G Children’s Safe
Drinking Water Program

Skills Training
Product Donation

Disaster Relief
Employee Contributions/Volunteering
Habitat for Humanity
Employee Volunteering — Cleanups
Brand Programs — Baby CareAwardsBrand Programs— Fabric Care
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Message from
Marc Pritchard
Chief Brand Officer

DIVERSITY & INCLUSIONGENDER EQUALITYENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY“We use our brands to do good every day
and are uniquely positioned to help those in
our communities. Being a good corporate
citizen is core to who we are as a Company,
and our founders made giving back apriority and a bedrock principle in how we
do business.
For years, we’ve been ensuring thecommunities where we operate remainstrong by helping those we serve — andhope to serve — to thrive. This is both goodfor the world and for our business.
We are leveraging our brands and ourpartnerships to give back. Our brands
touch the lives of the five billion people weserve every day, and in times of disaster,
our brands can bring a sense of normalcy
and hope to those in need. Our ability togive back to our communities is greatly
enhanced by the partnerships we’veestablished, extending our reach and ourcapability. We are proud to share with you
just a few of the stories that show how
our brands and our people are making
meaningful differences in communities
around the world.”

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GENDER EQUALITYEQUALITY
GENDERThe P&G Children’s Safe Drinking
Water Program (CSDW)
Celebrating 15 Billion Liters
World Water Day 2019 marked a major milestone for
the P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program —the achievement of its 2020 goal of delivering 15 billion
liters of clean drinking water. We are now accelerating
our efforts to help provide clean drinking water to evenmore people by delivering 25 billion liters — more than
100 billion glasses of water — worldwide by 2025.
Since the program launched in 2004, we have worked
closely with a network of more than 150 partners toraise awareness of the global water crisis and provide
water to families in more than 90 countries through asimple purification process invented by a P&G laundry
scientist. With just one packet, a bucket, a stick and aclean cloth, 10 liters of dirty, potentially deadly, water
can be turned into clean, drinkable water in only
30 minutes.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO),
nearly 844 million people globally do not have accessto clean drinking water. UNICEF estimates thatwomen and children spend 40 billion hours eachyear collecting and managing water that is often
contaminated. The United Nations has prioritized
the need to address this through UN Sustainable
Development Goal #6 which aims to ensure cleanwater and proper sanitation for all by 2030.

Since the CSDW Program launched in 2004,
we have worked closely with a network ofmore than 150 partners to deliver our 2020
goal a year early by delivering 15 billion litersof clean water to those in need.

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and ACTIVATEWorld Water Day 2019
To date, P&G’s efforts to provide clean water aretransforming communities by improving health,enabling education and increasing economic
opportunities.

CARE International Kenya: CARE will celebrate 15
years of partnership with P&G by expanding the
CSDW Program in Kenya to reach more than 100,000
people through schools and clinics, while continuing
the support of emergency response and hygiene
education efforts helping 300,000 people in Ethiopia.

To help promote awareness of the issue, we partneredwith National Geographic during World Water Day tohighlight our five “Water Champions.”

CELEBRATING

15 BILLION

LITERS OF CLEAN
DRINKING WATERNATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
WATER CHAMPIONS

Our Water Champions represent four of our largest
partners and include:

ACTIVATE

World Vision: World Vision is building on the

We also partnered with National Geographic andfoundation of two billion liters of water alreadyprovided together, and they will use P&G packets asa bridge solution and in emergencies for more than
one million people in more than ten countries inAfrica and Asia.
Save the Children (STC): STC marked their 100th
anniversary in 2019 and will deliver 100 million liters ofclean water to families impacted by natural disasters
and emergency situations in Ethiopia and Kenya.
Walmart International: Walmart International
is supporting the program to provide 100 million

Global Citizen on the ACTIVATE series that brings
awareness to some of the world’s most pressing issues
like plastic, gender inequality and the lack of waterand sanitation for so many.
The premiere episode of the ACTIVATE series aired in
September in the U.S., with the clean water episodeairing on October 10. We worked with National
Geographic and Global Citizen to produce two shortvideos that demonstrate the importance of cleanwater. View the two-minute character video and theone-minute video about the program below.

“We are proud to have reached this15-billion-liter milestone and inspiredby the opportunity to make an evengreater impact through our new
goal. This life-changing technology
has helped many families over the
past 15 years, and we’re eager to help
even more in the years to come.”

liters of clean water through the in-store
1 purchase = 1 liter campaign in 2019.

CSDW CHARACTER VIDEOCSDW PROGRAM VIDEODAVID TAYLOR
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer

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Providing Clean Water in South Africa
For the third year in a row, we partnered with Walmart

Celebrating World Water Day in Martin
Garcia Islandin South Africa to raise awareness of the global water

On March 22nd in Argentina, we celebrated World

crisis and to help provide clean water to those in need.

Water Day in a special location: Martin Garcia Island

For every P&G product sold during the promotional

National Historical Heritage and Nature Reserve where

period, we donated one day’s clean drinking water,

the community will benefit from the P&G Children’s

totaling nearly 1.5 million days of clean water. P&G’s

Safe Drinking Water Program.

partner for Children’s Safe Drinking Water in Southern
Africa is the Gift of the Givers Foundation, the largest
disaster relief organization of African origin on thecontinent. When tropical cyclone Idai wreaked havoc
across Mozambique and Zimbabwe in early 2019, Giftof the Givers quickly mobilized and were able to bringclean water and other essentials to those in need.
Gift of the Givers also distributed the P&G Purifier ofDifferent key stakeholders, such as top management
and commercial team of Walmart, key government
officials, NGOs, media, influencers and employees
visited the iconic island to celebrate this important day.
All people traveled more than two hours to get to theisland, which due to various problems with the tide of
the river, cannot access clean drinking water.

Water to communities in Southern Africa where there

Thanks to the CSDW Program, many people from theis no access to clean water sources.

island will benefit.

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DIVERSITY & INCLUSIONGENDER EQUALITYENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYCSDW Country Highlights
Engaging the Community to Transform
Lives in Brazil

Improving Health and Hygienein Pakistan

Rodrigo Faro, Children Safe Drinking Water

We announced commitments for our Paak Saaf

ambassador, announced the first digital campaign

Pakistan initiative over the next three years. The

to raise awareness of the water issue in Brazil byinitiative is designed to provide 50 million liters ofdemonstrating how the P&G Purifier of Water

clean drinking water through the P&G Children’s

packets work and asked consumers to do their part.

Safe Drinking Water Program, helping an estimatedUsers participated in the campaign by visiting

250,000 people. It also creates cleanliness andwww.doeaguapura.com.br and clicking on thehand-washing awareness for five million children

donation button. After a quick registration form,

via the Safeguard School Education Program.

they donated a day of clean drinking water to families
in riverside communities in Amazonas, Minas Gerais
and southernmost communities from Bahia. “In Brazil,
we have more than 35 million people without access totreated water. It is a very serious problem that affects
mainly the children. Our purpose has always been to
improve people’s lives, and this includes acting directly
on issues essential to their day-to-day life. That is why
we want to invite consumers and all Brazilians to join
us in this initiative that will transform lives. This is the
special way we have chosen to celebrate our 30-year
anniversary,” said Juliana Azevedo, P&G Brazil
President. The campaign was able to raise 567,000“The reach and impact of its
programs to date and P&G’s
continued commitment toward
this cause will continue to make ameaningful difference in the livesof the Pakistani people.”

as well as sanitation facilities. It is also very importantto create awareness about conservation of water,
sanitation and good health and hygiene practices at
the grass-root levels. P&G deserves to be commended
for making continued efforts to help improve healthand hygiene of Pakistani communities. The reachand impact of its programs to date and P&G’s
continued commitment towards this cause willcontinue to make a meaningful difference in the
lives of the Pakistani people.”
P&G was joined by its community partner HOPE,
represented by Chairperson Dr. Mubina Agboatwalla,
for the third consecutive World Water Day, to raiseawareness about the clean drinking water crisis andhelp transform lives through the CSDW Program.
According to Water Aid, in Pakistan around 22 million
people do not have access to clean water, and 19,500
children under five years of age die every year as aresult of drinking dirty water and having no accessto sanitation.

DR. ARIF ALVI
President of Pakistan

Through CSDW, we have made available more than
875 million liters of clean drinking water to Pakistanicommunities. This is enough to provide millions ofdays of clean drinking water.
The President of Pakistan, Dr. Arif Alvi, highlighted thepeople with clean drinking water for three months.

importance of clean drinking water and sanitation as
key priority areas of the Prime Minister’s Clean Green
Pakistan Movement. He also emphasized the needfor creating awareness about this at the grassroots
level commenting, “Ensuring the health of our people
requires that we invest in adequate infrastructure toincrease access to safe and affordable drinking water,

We have made more than

875 million
liters of clean water available
in Pakistani communities.

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Inspiring Children to Make a Difference
As part of the CSDW Program in Peru, United Way
launched a contest in schools benefitted by the
program in Lurin (Lima). Children were invited toparticipate in a three-step contest that included:
1. Presenting a poster with the correct water
purification process,
2. P roducing a video explaining the water purification
process step by step, and3. C rafting something with the empty P&G Purifierof Water packets.

Posters and videos presented the process clearly andcorrectly, and all the art pieces crafted by the children
with the empty packets overflowed with creativity andimagination. A group of students who worked together
for the contest presented a TV made out of P&G Purifierof Water packets and shared their story behind thework: they got inspired from watching P&G brandcommercials on TV. They showed the purifier process

Partnering for Clean Water in Vietnam
We introduced the P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water
Program in Vietnam in 2016 with the partnership of
the Red Cross Vietnam. In 2018, we helped thousandsof households — those hit by severe typhoons andfloods in An Giang, Dong Thap, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, andThanh Hoa.

step-by-step by channel zapping on their handmade

In 2018, we marked the first-ever partnership between

TV indicating they always saw P&G on TV. This team

P&G Vietnam and the biggest retailer in Vietnam-

also manufactured purses, wallets and boxes,

Saigon CO.OP. With each product sold, P&G

inspiring the rest of the class to work with theircontributed one day of clean drinking water. Throughown empty packets.

the partnership, this meaningful program’s message
has been spread widely across Vietnam, and clean

Coming Together To Support
Clean Water
To support the Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program,

drinking water has reached more people in need.

Engaging the Community in Toronto

employees in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

To kickoff the Walmart in-store initiative where buying

implemented a 16-week donation campaign. They set

one P&G product results in the donation of a liter ofan ambitious goal of collecting donations equating toclean water through the P&G Children’s Safe Drinking

five million liters of clean drinking water. Employees

Water Program, students from a local Toronto highdonated via canteen units, in game show-like raffles

school participated in packing 2,000 hygiene kits thatand in team challenges to raise contributions forincluded P&G Purifier of Water packets and hygiene

the program. The highlight was the distribution of

items donated by P&G. Once assembled, the kits were

hundreds of thermal bottles in Schwalbach, Germany,

delivered by GlobalMedic, a local disaster relief

enabling us to overdeliver on our target.

organization, to families affected by the current crisisin Somalia.

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Disaster Relief
Globally, P&G directly responded to morethan 25 disasters in FY18/ 19. This included
flooding and an earthquake in Peru,
historic flooding in Kerala and cyclone
Fani in India, cyclone Idai in Mozambique,
Malawi and Zimbabwe, the earthquake
in Lombok, the earthquake/tsunami in
Sulawesi, Indonesia, and flooding in China.
We work with a global network of disaster
relief organizations including the American
Red Cross, Americares, Direct Relief, Global
Medic, International Medical Corps, Matthew
25: Ministries, Save the Children, and World
Vision, and we support their efforts when
responding to international disasters. Oftenthese organizations are some of the firstto send response teams to begin assisting
immediately with recovery efforts. Last year,
we provided more than 20 emergency relief
grants to enable the provision of lifesavingcare services and distribution of products
and other critical supplies, including the
P&G Purifier of Water packets to provide
clean drinking water.

Kerala Floods and Cyclone Fani
Through our partnership with NGOs, such as

Comforts of Home After
Devastating Destruction

Americares and World Vision, we supported

As a proud sponsor of the 2018 PyeongChang

approximately 50,000 families when the state of Kerala

Olympics, we felt obligated to help after a massive

in India experienced one of the most devastating

wildfire hit the east coast of South Korea, leaving

floods. We donated health and hygiene kits madethousands in despair. Considered one of the deadliest

of P&G products and distributed P&G Purifier ofwildfires a decade, it burned more than 1,757 hectare

Water delivering more than 15 million liters of cleanof mountains and more than 1,000 people lost theirdrinking water. Our employees also made monetary

homes. To bring the comforts of home to thosecontributions to set up health camps across the state.

impacted, we delivered Pantene shampoo andIn 2019, as a part of the relief operations in theconditioner, Oral-B toothbrushes, and Gillette

aftermath of cyclone Fani in Odisha, we supported

razors to shelters for those in need.

more than 10,000 families with health and hygienekits comprised of our products.

25+
P&G responded tomore than 25 disasters
in FY18/19.

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Disaster Relief
Earthquake in Lombok
As a result of the 6.4-magnitude earthquake in
Lombok, more than half of the homes in that
community were destroyed or severely damaged.
We provided emergency grant support, which
supports the work of our NGO partners, with a focus onthat simple acts of being able to wash your hair, apply

for children, preparation for school to reopen after

effect on a person’s day. Check out the ACTIVATE videos

summer vacation, material support for afterschool

showing the impact of this work:
TIDE LOADS OF HOPE
VISITING ROCKPORT

the Ministry of Health to provide Pampers, Pantene

P&G distributed nearlyand families in the most affected communities.

We also introduced a new product, Zevo, an insect

Our employees assisted by collecting essential items

prevention system that uses friendly ingredients, thatto support business partner employees and theiris new to our disaster relief efforts and included in ourfamilies who were impacted by the earthquake.

distribution program. Learn more about that story:

We know that after a natural disaster, our brands canplay an important role in helping provide the comfortsof home and bring a sense of normalcy to those in
need. This year in the U.S., we responded to disasters
across the country including hurricanes Florence andMichael in the southeast, the California wildfires andthe Dayton, Ohio, area tornados. In partnership with
Mathew 25: Ministries, the P&G mobile relief program
distributed almost 6,000 P&G personal care kits andtens of thousands of products from brands including,
Always, Bounty, Charmin, Dawn, Mr. Clean and Pampers.
The Tide Loads of Hope program washed, dried andfolded more than 6,300 loads of laundry and distributed
almost 10,000 Tide Pods. We’re thankful to be able tohelp communities to by providing products and services
which can make a meaningful difference during a very
difficult time. We’ve heard time and time again from

Certificate of Appreciation to P&G Japan recognizing
our contribution.

and Oral B products to support displaced children

Hurricanes Florence and Michael
and the California Wildfires

facilities, and more. In May 2019, the Minister of
Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) provided achild protection, water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH)
and education in emergencies. We also partnered with

who supported local government’s organizing spaces

deodorant or slip on a clean shirt can have an uplifting

ZEVO AND DISASTER RELIEF

Floods and Landslides in Japan
Record-breaking torrential rains across western Japanin early July 2018 created widespread flooding andlandslides that killed more than 200 people. The disasterwas said to be the worst of its kind in the country in
the past 36 years, as more than 800,000 households
were affected. In addition to damage to homes andinfrastructure, hundreds of thousands of families wereleft without electricity or clean water. Communities
that grappled with the flooding were also affectedby scorching summer temperatures near 90 degrees.
P&G Japan immediately worked with several key
stakeholders to support people in need in the affected
area. We donated products such as Febreze, Ariel, Joy
and Pantene for people at temporary shelters. We also
donated $75,000 to Save the Children Japan,

6,000

personal care kits in the U.S.

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Disaster Relief
Celebrating 30 Years By Supporting
the Community

Helping After DisasterP&G China supported more than 10,000 households

In celebration of our 30th anniversary in Indonesia,

in Sichuan, Shandong and Jiangxi hit by the worst

employees wanted to serve the community

rainstorms and flooding in the last 70 years. In

and organized the #Gemilangdi30Tahun

September 2018, 13 cities in Shandong were severely(#Shiningat30Years) Charity Concert. The event

hit by a typhoon. In June 2019, 970,000 people in Jiang

brought together many of our stakeholders, including

Xi province were hit by the heavy storm. P&G China

consumers, customers, distributors, suppliers, media,

partnered with One Foundation, one of our disasterNGO partners, members of the government, andrelief NGO partners, and shipped needed products

P&G alumni.

and Safeguard hand-washing packs to affected areas,

Building on our efforts to provide disaster relief for
those impacted by the earthquakes and tsunami that

helping more than 10,000 families maintain healthy
and clean post-disaster lives.

2,700 in attendance.

area. The lack of space for storage and the difficulty totransport tons of water bottles were mitigated throughour Purifier of Water packets. People worked together
to collect rain and river water and turn it into clean
drinking water.

Being Prepared

NGO in 2016. The booklet captured our disasterbuild 100 school facilities in these disaster-struck areas.

There was a strong turnout, with more thanfamilies. The help sent to Piura, one of the most affectedareas, assisted one of the overcrowded shelters in the

Preparedness (BOSAI)” working with an expert local

raised $220,000 for the rehabilitation efforts to help

Anggun C. Sasmi, who is also an international singer.

with Soluciones Empresariales para la Pobreza (SEP)and Food Bank Peru, we helped more than a thousand

P&G Japan created a booklet of “Family Care andstruck Palu, Donggala and Lombok, the charity concert

The charity concert was led by our Brand Ambassador,

whose lives were disrupted by the flooding. In allianceP&G helps with relief
efforts after natural
disasters in China.

preparedness thinking and was designed to help
families with small children maintain the comforts ofhome when faced with disasters. Our partner NGO,
Olus Arts, interviewed parents who lived throughthe great Tohoku earthquake in 2011. This manualreflects their learnings and is available for download inJapanese or English.
Since 2017, Kobe City has been distributing this manual

Giving a Helping Hand in Peru

at all nursery schools and kindergartens within the city

Due to its geography, Peru is a vulnerable country

for parents to be prepared in case of natural disasters.

for natural disasters. During the early months of theyear, the coast and some areas of the highlands facea tough season of heavy rains and mudslides due tothe El Niño phenomenon. This year was no different,with four regions declared states of emergency andin need immediate help. P&G Peru helped those
impacted through our brands and P&G Purifier of
Water packets, providing a sense of comfort to families

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Habitat for Humanity
P&G employees around the world continued
to put their muscles and talents to gooduse for the benefit of families served byHabitat for Humanity. Our collaboration with
Habitat for Humanity International is ourlargest participation program worldwide
as employees helped build and renovate
homes with families in need of a decent
place to live in more than 20 locations
around the world. Although P&G is not in
the construction business, our employees
embrace these volunteer opportunities
because the brands they work on —Bounty, Swiffer, Tide, Ariel, Mr. Clean, andmore — help keep homes and homeowners
clean and comfortable. In 2018 and2019, employees partnered with Habitatfamilies to benefit nearly 2,500 people bycontributing thousands of hours of volunteer
time. Families from Chile to Indonesia to
Canada to Kenya to the UK and countries
in between were part of this year’s program.
We are proud to celebrate this global
partnership!

Singapore
We continued our long-term partnership with
Habitat for Humanity with multiple volunteer eventsfor Singapore employees. This year, 150 employees
volunteered nearly 600 hours to help make theircommunities cleaner and build homes for families andelderly in need. In Singapore, we worked with Habitaton two home cleaning events and one litter picking
event. Employees had their first experience to build in
Batam, Indonesia, gifting a young family a new home.
ThailandIn Thailand, we built new houses to support single
moms and low-income families in June. The programwith Habitat for Humanity has been active since 2013.
Australia
In Australia, Habitat for Humanity aims to build
strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter.
Five Australian employees were selected to volunteer
in a Global Village Build, helping to build an entire
home for a family in need. For our 2019 program, thisbuild took place in Nepal.
VietnamP&G Vietnam and Habitat for Humanity Vietnam havebeen working together for years and have built many
houses for families in Mekong Delta.
Romania
Between 2018 and 2022, Habitat for Humanity Romania
is building 12 homes for low-income families who are inurgent need of decent and affordable homes. Twentyseven employees volunteered to work digging andpouring the foundation for the first
four homes.

In partnership with Habitat for
Humanity, P&G volunteers havebuilt homes in more than 20
locations around the world.

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Brand Programs — Baby Care
Supporting Parents of Premature Babies
In Turkey, one out of 10 babies are born premature andstruggle at the start of life. Not only did Prima (Pampers

As a result, we reached more than 800 preemie
parents in addition to the donation of hundreds ofthousands of preemie diapers. Survey results show:

in Turkey) donate premature diapers to hospitals, we

99% of participants feeling more optimistic aboutcollaborated with a foundation for parents of preemies,

the future

El Bebek Gül Bebek Charity, to help. According to thelatest research conducted by this foundation, 80%

99% of participants felt supportedof mothers with a premature child feel guilty about

95% of participants believe that they can handle

their baby’s situation and 25% of them don’t get any

problems better

psychological support during this difficult time. The
guilt can make them detach from their babies when
they most need their mother’s support and has an

98% of the participants feel more confident
97% of the participants feel more relaxedeffect on baby’s happy and healthy development.
Together with El Bebek Gül Bebek Charity, we createda new curriculum to support moms. To further raiseawareness, we shared educational content, press
releases and partnered with celebrities and influencers
to spread the word. Around World Prematurity Day, weorganized a charity run as part of the Istanbul Marathon
to benefit El Bebek Gül Bebek and coordinated a
special meeting with more than 50 parents of preemies.
We also created an education fund with Elbebek Gül
Bebek Preemie Charity to organize education seminars
for preemie parents.

Pampers — Helping the Smallestof the Small
Pampers has been dedicated to the happy, healthy
development of babies since our very first diaper morethan 50 years ago and what inspired us to create adiaper for the smallest, most vulnerable babies, as tiny
as 800 grams. In the Hong Kong market, we worked
with the Council of Early Childhood Education &Services for supporting preemie diapers for prematureinfants and professional consultation services to easestress of preemies’ parents from different aspects.
To date, more than 200,000 preemie diapers havebeen donated.
In the Taiwan market, we aligned with five hospitals
and donated more than 70,000 Pampers diapers to
support preemie babies and their families.

Pampers is dedicatedto the happy, healthy
development of babies —from preemie to toddlers.

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Brand Programs — Baby Care
Happy Baby, Happy Mom

Doing Good at the Akashi Plant

The Pampers team in Japan supported the “Thank you,

The 37-year-old Pampers plant in Akashi City, Japan

Sankyu” Project with Japan Red Cross. The intent is to

has always been a good partner to our local cities. As

support all moms and babies around the world. The

part of the city’s tax program that reduces taxes forteam collected donations for the Japan Red Cross to

those who donate to local municipalities, Pampers

help provide necessary goods for babies and moms

was registered as an option for taxpayers to choose.

in Africa. Events were held in the office in Kobe, Tokyo

The registration of Pampers in Akashi City’s return gift

and in plants during the fiscal year.

enabled Akashi City to attract 19 times more tax payers
versus a year ago with Pampers being ranked in the

We supported the “Thankyou, Sankyu” Project withJapan Red Cross whichaims to support moms andbabies around the world.

top four choices among all the return gifts! In addition
to this, we wanted to expand our impact on thecommunity. Employees banded together focusing on
babies and children in the world suffering from limitedaccess to medical care. Linking this aspiration with ourexisting recycling program, the Akashi plant launched
the “Vaccines with Plastic Bottle Cap” campaign.
This campaign converts collected PET bottle caps into
vaccines by donating the profit obtained by selling
the PET cap pebbles. With the strong passion of ourpeople, the PET bottle cap collection rapidly increased,
resulting into a total of 16,000 PET bottle caps,
equivalent to 200 polio vaccines. The Akashi plant
will continue its efforts to deliver happiness to theworld’s babies and children through not just our
products, but also through our daily commitments.

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Brand Programs — Fabric Care
Tide Loads of HopeIn the wake of six different disasters this fiscal year, ourTide Loads of Hope program washed more than 6,300
loads of laundry at multiple locations in the U.S. These
included hurricanes Florence and Michael, wildfires in
California, flooding throughout Nebraska and Missouri,
and numerous tornadoes across the country. In
addition, nearly 10,000 Tide Pods were distributed
during this time frame.
In 2005, in the devastating wake of Hurricane Katrina,

For Sundar Raman, President – Fabric Care North
America, whose division runs the program, making
a difference is all about teamwork, timing, and asensitive, personal touch. “When disaster strikes, ourCorporate Disaster Relief team reaches out to thepeople on the forefront — like the Red Cross, Matthew
25: Ministries, and FEMA — and they determine whenis the right time and what is the right location for aservice like Loads of Hope,” he said. “We want to beable to deliver clean clothes to people at those specificmoments when all they have are the clothes on their

we created The Tide Loads of Hope mobile laundryback. The simple act of wearing your own clean clothes

program to offer much-needed free laundry services

means so much to people. It’s self-esteem, it’s a sense

to families on the Gulf Coast. Recognizing that cleanof confidence, it’s like ‘okay I can rebuild starting backclothes can mean so much — particularly at a timeup from this point’ and you see all of those emotions

when clothes are often all that people have left —encapsulated in that moment when people pick up

the Tide team created a mobile laundromat where

their clean clothes.”survivors, first responders, and volunteers could bring
their clothes to be washed, dried, and returned to them
free of charge. The resilience and spirit of the peopleof New Orleans inspired Tide to expand the Loads ofHope program to help more families across the U.S.
Since then, the program has washed and dried morethan 68,000 loads of laundry for nearly 50,000 families
across the U.S. and Canada.

Tide Loads of Hope has expanded from one truck
to two mobile units, allowing us to respond more
effectively and to more places when needed.
Depending on the scale of the disaster, we will deploy
one or both trucks, or we may split the trucks to covera larger area if there is widespread destruction. One
truck is outfitted with 12 energy-efficient Whirlpool
washers and dryers and can do 100 wash/dry cycles
a day. The second is outfitted with eight washers andnine dryers and can do 200 wash/dry cycles a day. We
have been everywhere from New York to Florida to
Texas to California to provide people recovering fromdisaster some of the basic essentials.
VIDEO: LOADS OF HOPE

This fiscal year,
Tide Loads of Hope:

6,300

washedloads of laundrySix

responded todisasters in the U.S.

10,000

distributed
Tide pod samples

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Brand Programs
At Free Laundry Day, our teamof 15 volunteers sponsoredmore than 120 loads of laundryfor 40 lower-income families.

Connecting for a Cause
In Turkey, we embrace the principles of collaborationand solidarity through a clothing donation campaign
for children in need. Since 2010, people can bring
their clothing donations to a Migros stores (one oflargest retailers in Turkey). The Ariel team collects
and cleans these clothes and then works with theLaundry Day

Turkish Volunteers Association to deliver the clothes
to children in need, as well as providing workshops for

In our hometown of Cincinnati, we wanted to use

education and entertainment. In the seven years weour brands to help those in our backyard, so the idea

have been doing this program, we have collected andof Free Laundry Day was born. We took over a local

cleaned nearly 390,000 pieces of clothing and havelaundry mat in Lower Price Hill, a low-income area andreached approximately 280,000 children. Interest inoffered to wash clothes for free. In just four hours,

the campaign has increased year after year, thanks tovolunteers washed many loads of laundry for lower-

high in-store visibility and launch events featuringincome families at the P&G-supported Washing Well

influencers, societies, celebrities, social media andlaundromat during a day that they were closed to theword of mouth.

public. We gave out hundreds of scent beads and Tide
Pod samples.

Helping All Women Feel
Beautiful in Israel
Pantene wants to empower women coping withcancer gain access to a free wig made from real hair,
helping her to feel stronger.

Offering Clean Clothes to the Homeless

The power of this mission is that deep pockets alone

Clean clothes can empower, be a sign of dignity andcannot solve the social problem — it is the awareness oflead to new opportunities. In Greece, Ariel Pods isthe importance to donate hair that Pantene is driving.

partnering with a new start-up NGO, Ithaca, that

Pantene is using its voice to engage more women toundertakes the laundry of homeless people through adonate their hair under the campaign of a “Braid of

mobile laundry/drying unit. In our first year, we washedPower.” Today, every women and girl in Israel can get

22 tons of clothes, and that is just the beginning.

a free wig.

Loic Tasesl, P&G Europe President, joined the openingof a “Braid of Power” a wig making center thattransitions wig production from distant countries
to Israel, allowing perfect fit and fast response to
the patient’s needs.

“Give Strength” to Women
with Cancer
Pantene, together with retail partners Delhaize/AB,
made a call to all women to donate their ponytail tothose who are fighting cancer. The campaign ran for
its fifth year in Greece, third in Romania and will startsoon in Serbia. This has turned into a movement withlarge awareness and thousands of women supportingthe cause each year.

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Brand Programs — Health and Hygiene
promoting a clean, green country by engaging them

most important challenges of immunotherapy: how

to conduct cleanliness drives across ten major cities

to guide the immune system to target tumor cells

in Pakistan.

and not healthy tissues. This breakthrough will result

Since 1998, Commander Safeguard, Pakistan’s firstin new treatments combining targeted drugs withimmunotherapy to be able to attack only the tumor

Since 2007, Safeguard hand-washing education

super hero, has become an icon for children and has

program has helped 72 million children to develop

encouraged them to live a healthy lifestyle. In 2004,

healthy hand-washing habits. This program is not only

we launched the Safeguard School Education Program

strengthening the emotional bond with Safeguard

which has so far reached more than 19 million children,

Protecting a Life

China moms, it is also increasing awareness bycreating handwashing awareness across the country.

P&G Taiwan has celebrated the 25-Year of the women’s

educating them about the importance fighting germs.

cells of the patient.

health prevention program, “6 Minutes, Protect a
Life,” that aims to promote the importance of regular

In FY17/18, Safeguard partnered with One Foundation,

cervical and breast cancer screening. The program has

an innovative philanthropic organization and China’s
first non-government public fundraising foundation,

Health and hygiene are core to our business, but also

been influential in getting cervical and breast cancer

to further upgrade this program. More children fromcore to our commitment to those who need it thescreening covered by Taiwan health care. As a result,urban kindergartens and rural primary schools are now

most. Oral-B partnered with the Red Cross in Spain

80% of cervical and breast cancer cases in Taiwan

benefitting from hand-washing facilities, products andto enable families and children in need to have accessare now diagnosed at an early stage, leading to better

healthy habits education services.
This year, Safeguard and One Foundation established a
new charity project called #Hand-washing action# toturn one-way donations into two-way engagement bygaining more society resources and partners. This will
help to significantly increase the number of children

to proper oral health care, improving their overall

treatment. When we started the program, cervicalpresent and future wellbeing. This year, we helped

cancer was the biggest health threat to women withhundreds of children in different provinces with oral

only 6% being screened. Under the partnership ofand dental health. Through the Red Cross projects wethe Ministry of Health & Welfare and P&G Taiwan’s

can help those who normally would have difficulties

commitment, the screening rate of cervical cancer has

and limitations in getting access to this care.

in rural areas who can have hand-washing resources

by more than 70%. We took another breakthrough stepand education. We are planning both online and inperson connections with urban and rural children.

Ausonia has partnered with the Spanish Association

The brand’s current plan is to communicate with 1,000

Against Cancer (AECC) for more than 10 years tourban primary schools or kindergarten and recruit fiveincrease awareness and support research to help fightof them for in-depth cooperation.
In Pakistan, we announced that we would continue
to play an active role in empowering children acrossthe country to become health and hygiene champions.
Safeguard’s “Healthy New Year 2019” campaign has
educated school children on the importance ofincreased to 70%. More importantly, incidence rates
and death from cervical cancer decreased dramaticallythe battle against breast cancer. Ausonia supports
a research project and leverages a full marketing
program (1 pack = 1 minute of research). This year
marked a special milestone as the research wehave been supporting had its findings published in
the Science Translational Medicine Magazine. The
project, led by Dr. Arribas, has addressed one of the

by including breast cancer prevention into the programin 2002, as breast cancer has become another top
health threat to women. This year, we refreshed andfurther extended program participation from women
aged above 30 to teen girls by sharing the benefitsof human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations. The
program’s continuous efforts protected nearly three
million women from breast and cervical cancer. We arecommitted to continuously help women live a healthy
and beautiful life.

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Education
Becoming the Experimental Field for
Advanced Educational Concept

Helping Rural Students
One of the school programs in China continued its

2019 marks the 30th anniversary of Project Hope involunteering efforts this year. This health education

China, and it is also the 23rd year of P&G’s cooperation

program recruits employees to share handwashing,with China Youth Development Foundation (CYDF) on

oral care, puberty education and anti-sexual assault

our Hope School program. Since 2014, we have shifted

information to students in rural areas. This year,

the focus of this program, leveraging the power of art

employees helped nearly 2,300 students. We areto help children in rural areas.

not just providing a health lesson; we are bringing

Last year, we secured a three-year corporate citizen

hope for a bright future to rural students.

partnership with the National Centre of Performance
Arts (NCPA). The first year’s practice proved to be agreat success with a special edition of the children’s
drama, “Spring Lily,” and a three-phrase Hope School
teacher’s training on “Theater/Drama in Education.”
This year, in May, we had an NCPA actor and actressvisit our Hope School to conduct an art class. In August,a series of events, including an original children’s
drama show, “A Little Wish,” and a special OpenClass were held in Beijing, kicking off the second
year’s cooperation.
Teachers from various Hope Schools completed athree-phrase training in past years. Together with
their students, they also performed a musical openclass called “Chinese Sights and Sounds — 24 pieces
on Chinese Folk Tunes for Orchestra.” This represented
the first time that the rural Hope School teachers andstudents had access to learn and practice a moreadvanced teaching theory and methodology aheadof their counterparts in urban schools. In Hope School
daily class, children learned abstract knowledge
in interesting interactions and role-play, turning
education from passive to active.

Volunteers
help students
in rural China.

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Education
P&G Shiksha — Improving Accessto Holistic Education
Quality education is the foundation of an individual’s
development and of society at large. Studies indicatethat lack of availability of quality infrastructure,gender inequality in access to education, and thegap in learning are significant barriers to achieving
universal education.

outcomes in children. These include on-the-ground
remedial learning camps, interventions in earlychildhood education, and digital remedial learning. We
have partnered with Pratham Education Foundation
to implement the Read India program which focuseson improving the learning gaps by engaging children
in a combination of activities based on their learninglevel rather than their grade or age. Last year, wereached more than 500 schools and communities,

In 2005, P&G India launched its signature community

impacting more than 26,000 children and saw the

impact program, P&G Shiksha, with an aim to provide

learning levels rise following our intervention. Before

children from underprivileged backgrounds access

our intervention, only 25% of children were able toto holistic education. We focus our efforts in three

read and write as per their curriculum level. After themain areas — improving education infrastructure,intervention, this increased to 70%. Similarly, there was

empowering marginalized girls through education,a two-fold increase in the percentage of children who

and improving learning outcomes.

were able to do basic arithmetic after our intervention.
We also identified “Early Childhood Education” as a

We have built andsupported more than

2,100

schools across India.
In partnership with Save the Children, we havecontinued to empower marginalized girls throughholistic education across 40 state-run Kasturba
Gandhi Girls Schools. A key area of our intervention
is improving learning outcomes by bridging gaps in
the existing and expected learning levels in children.
We are working with partners to implement uniqueand innovative solutions that improve the learning

key opportunity area in improving learning outcomesin children. The program aims at developing theappropriate school-readiness in children as theytransition to formal schooling. We focus on improving
the motor, cognitive, social-emotional, pre-language
and pre-math skills in children aged 3–5 years. Morethan 60,000 children in India were helped last year
as a result of this program.
In 2017, Shiksha, in partnership with Educational
Initiatives, launched a program to implement
Mindspark, a computer-based adaptive learning
solution in schools. The tool integrates pedagogy,
teacher instruction, and a learning management
system to help students learn mathematics andlanguage. It analyses the learning levels of students
in language and mathematics by presenting themwith questions in increasing levels of difficulty.
When students answer incorrectly, they are provided

a simple or detailed explanation or redirected toquestions that strengthen the basic understanding.
The program has been implemented in more than
100 government schools where more than 20,000
students have shown improvement in learning levels
using Mindspark. Post intervention, the learning levels
among students using Mindspark improved two-foldcompared to the control group. The tool also provides
teachers with information on the progress and learninglevels of students which is used for effective classroom
management and instruction. A case study of one of
our programs on remedial learning can be found here:
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Education
Turning a Classroom into a Home

Swimming to Succeed

In partnership with Penny Market in Romania, we

As part of our ongoing effort to be an active andhave transformed a second classroom into a totally

responsible citizen in the communities where we live

new space to welcome kids for their first experienceand work, we are the title sponsor for a local Cincinnati

with primary school in a classroom that feels likeswim program, Everybody In. The Everybody In

home. International Children’s Day came with a big

Program makes it possible for an urban swim complex,

surprise for the preparatory class students in Sohatu, aZiegler Park, to offer a free swim team, swim lessons,village from Calarasi County. P&G Romania and Penny

Saturday Hoops and a nearly-free summer camp toMarket turned their classroom into a magical world,

local residents. In its second year, more thanwhere they can learn through playing. The space has

40 children have benefitted from the grant.

been completely redecorated, so that children havean amazing experience in autumn, when their firstexperience in school begins. Omid Ghannadi, thearchitect involved in this edition of the program, hasdesigned a friendly, colorful and encouraging space tohelp the little ones adjust to school, right from day one.

Ziegler Park serves all members of the community,
many of whom are children who could not afford these
programs. The Ziegler Rhinos Swim Team teaches
dozens of children how to swim, while also providing
programming and opportunities to compete in local
swim meets.

According to Rhinos Swim Coach Jane Spooner, theprogram instills confidence. “It is the most remarkable
experience watching children who are afraid of thewater conquer their fears and end up being able toswim laps on their own,” she said.

Fighting School Dropout Rate in Spain
In Spain, we have partnered with Save the Children
and Amazon to fight against school dropout and theconsequences of leaving school early. Spain has thehighest rate of Early Education Abandonment (AEP)in the EU, which impacts the development and optionsof children, as well as the county as a whole. The third
campaign of “Change Your Future With One Click”
was active on Amazon.es and was able to raise adonation equivalent to 432,000 minutes of schoolsupport for Save the Children. Among the three
editions of this project, we have donated nearly
two million minutes to children in the educational
reinforcement program of Save the Children, whichseeks to reduce school absenteeism, avoid early
dropout, and improve their performance.

“It is the most remarkable
experience watching children
who are afraid of the waterconquer their fears and end
up being able to swim lapson their own.”
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Learning Changes Lives

Helping to Stay Healthy

Volunteers from our Takasaki Japan plant created the

Our Philippines health and hygiene education

Super Science High School program with the intent toprogram, called “Linis Lusog,” teaches proper handadvance communication skills for students in science,washing and oral care to public school children

show how science and technology can change lives,in their habit-forming years to lower absenteeism

and promote careers in the science and technology

among students and prevent communicable diseases.

fields. Throughout the 90-minute class “Life Change

Flagship brands Safeguard, Head & Shoulders, andInnovation,” students learn from, and interact with,

Oral-B provide sinks, products and take-home hygiene

volunteers speaking in English — providing a rare andkits. To date, this program has supported many public

challenging opportunity. Volunteers teach about global

schools in the Philippines.

issues and how science, chemistry and biology canhelp, using the Children’s Safe Drinking Water Programand our Purifier of Water packets as examples. To closethe class, students give presentations in English toshare ideas about how science and technology can

Helping in Vietnam
We have continue to provide financial assistance tohelp students in need continue their education. 2019solve several global issues relevant to water.

marked another year of our Vietnam-sponsoredSuper Science High School is the system MEXT

brighter future for young people. Thousands of(Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology Japan) specifies for high schools that focus
their education on science and mathematics withthe support from the Japan Science and Technology
Agency. As of this fiscal year, 212 schools have been
identified since the program started in 2012.

scholarship programs aimed at opening the door to ascholarships have been granted to disadvantaged
students. As part of our women empowerment efforts,
P&G Vietnam has partnered with Vietnam Women’s
Union and women’s newspaper to grant scholarships
to female students with disadvantaged backgrounds.

Our Philippines health andhygiene education program,called “Linis Lusog,” teaches
proper hand washing.

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Skills Training

Sharing Expertise to Make
Communities Stronger
Since 2013, our Beyond Borders Skills-Based
Volunteering Program in the Asia-Pacific region
has helped non-profit organizations overcome theirbiggest challenges by having our employees share theirexpertise at no charge. This Skills-Based Volunteering
Program redefines how corporations like ours canorganizations). The program’s breadth and flexibility

graduates. Céline Fricourt, Recruiting Manager at the

make it not only easy to get involved, but also more

Amiens Plant commented, “Above all, we want ourmeaningful to employees. This program has become

interns to remember that the world of industry has

a beacon for employees, inspiring them to make achanged, has modernized, and represents a wonderful

difference in society by leveraging what they are best

opportunity for professional development in all sectors.

at. This year, many employees participated in several

We have built a specific schedule for them to discover

Pro-Bono Schools and short-term consultation projects,

the wealth of existing positions in our Company.

volunteering their time and expertise to provide free

Young people are often shy but happy to discoverconsultation to more than 30 non-profit organizations.

an environment different from theirs.”

Working to Promote the Benefitof Others in France

Using our Skills as a Force for GoodIn Canada, we started a new program called P&G

Working with the French Ministry of Territorial

Gives Back Consulting where we had 30 employees

Cohesion through the PAQTE initiative (mobilization

volunteer as consultants to solve business challenges

of companies for the 1514 priority areas of the Urban’s

across six partner charities. These projects have

Policy in France), all three sites in France worked tosignificantly benefitted our partner charities bybuild the economic ability of those around them.

offering them new approaches to simplify work, save

P&G’s efforts to help young people from deprived

money and grow donations. As part of this program,areas include professional coaching to young adults

we donated $100,000 toward these charities to help

through connections, plant visits, and job and career

implement the consulting teams’ recommendations,presentations at P&G and in high schools. A reportfurther demonstrating our commitment to give backpublished by the Ministry shows that these efforts

to our community.

have benefitted our communities.
This year, our Amiens plant developed a partnershipgo beyond donating money to make communities

with the association “Crée Ton Avenir!!!” (“Create yourstronger. We are a pioneer in the industry, offering

Future.”) Twenty-eight young students from four

skills-based volunteering opportunities including

schools, including three schools from underprivileged

P&G Pro-Bono School (a half-day boot camp for non-areas, were welcomed at P&G. The objective was toprofits), Consultation Project (small group sessions

show young girls that they can excel in the businessbetween P&G volunteers and one non-profit overworld. We also participated with “Nos Quartiers ont desfour months), Sabbatical with UNICEF (full-time work

Talents” (“Our Neighborhoods have Talents”) on several

project with UNICEF for three months), and Board

activities including a workshop for youth employability,

Matching Program (the appointments of P&G seniorindividual coaching, and an on-site event with visits,

leaders to the Advisory Board of influential non-profit

talks, and exchanges between employees and young

We donated$100,000
toward charities in
Canada to give back.

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Product Donation
In Kind Direct

Helping Down Under

We continue our support with In Kind Direct to bringWe support Mission Australia, a leading non-profit

the comforts of home to millions of people around theorganization with an emphasis on reducing

UK. To date, we have donated more than $56.8 million

homelessness in Australia. Along with corporate

Since December 2018, we have donated more than
70,000 kilograms of products across Singapore andMalaysia through our partners Willing Hearts, In-Kindand The Lost Food Project.

worth of product. These thousands of products havefunding, our product care kits are donated quarterly

been donated to many organizations across the country

along with team volunteering days where P&G

with Global Medic from Singapore to Turkey to besince the program began. This year, we were

employees lend a hand at Mission Australia’s facilities.

distributed to Syrian refugees. The Treasure Chest teamhighlighted in In Kind Direct’s Donor Impact Report as

We also support the Foodbank, Australia’s leading

is working to expand this program to other countries.

one of their In Kind Direct Donor Pioneers.

service to redistribute food and household items to“Sometimes people join ourcommunity with just the clothes
they are wearing and a small bagof belongings. We receive toiletries,
such as shower gel and razors from
In Kind Direct which we put in theroom for when the person arrives.
Often when someone comes off thestreet, the first thing they want to
do is take a shower, so to be able togive them the things that we take for
granted is really special and makes
them feel welcome.”
EMMAUS GREENWICH HOMELESSCHARITY IN LONDON

Australian charities. In 2018, P&G Australia donated
11,084 kilograms of products, equating to $254,900
in social return on investment. Employees also
complete bi-annual team volunteer days at the
foodbank warehouse and distribution centers.

A Treasure Chest
This project began in Singapore in November
2018 to find new uses for “unsellable” product.
A team worked across multiple business units andfunctions to establish a process to intercept productsthat still have value, including discontinued, short
dated, and slightly damaged products. The teamestablished a local charitable partnership and wasable to reduce our environmental impact, whileproviding local community donations and building
a positive reputation.

We also donated 100 pallets of diapers in collaboration

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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
in our Headquarter City

Working with Global Medic

United Way of Greater Cincinnati is on a mission

GlobalMedic to pack and donate hygiene kits toto break the cycle of poverty in P&G’s backyard once

Canadians in need. More than a hundred employees

and for all. With P&G’s strong financial and volunteer

helped pack 12,000 hygiene kits across four events

support, United Way is the place where Greater

throughout the year. The kits consisted of Crest

P&G Canada continued our strong partnership with

Cincinnati can come together to tackle a problem

toothpaste, Oral B toothbrushes, Ivory soap, Pantene

as complex as poverty. It is also driving tangible

shampoo/conditioner, Old Spice deodorant, andresults. Last year alone, United Way put 2,500 people

Always feminine care products. One of the events

into jobs, 1,200 families into affordable housing,happened during International Women’s Day where ahelped nearly 200 families move out of poverty,

team packed 3,000 women’s hygiene kits which wereand helped thousands of kids succeed in school.

donated to local women’s shelters.

Through a workplace giving campaign and corporate
contributions, we are the United Way’s single largest
contributor with nearly $10 million donated this year.
Just as important, our employees also volunteer with
United Way, serve on its various boards and provide
critical advice and counsel. P&G and United Way are
truly better together.

Through just two events, employees in Toronto joined
GlobalMedic in packing 16,626 meals for Syrians inToronto who are displaced by the ongoing war. The
meals are nutritious and familiar to Syrian refugees,
as well as quick and easy to prepare in a displacement
camp. The meal, called Mujaddara, contains bulgur,
lentils, fried onions and salt. Each family receives meals
for two weeks. Families who receive Emergency Food
Kits also receive a Family Emergency Kit, so they will
have clean water to prepare their meals safely.

We are United Way’s single
largest contributor with nearly$10 million
donated this year.

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Caring For People in Iowa
At the heart of our Iowa City Beauty Care Plants is our
strategy — “Caring for People.” It’s the enabler for caring
for our business. This acute focus on Caring for People
has extended to our broader community over thelast fiscal year through several impactful community
outreach and service efforts benefitting the youth

3. E
 mployees regularly donate their time, talents, andresources to support other programs such as Junior
Achievement, outreach to high school students topromote STEM, and HAVlife, an organization thathelps prevent lost potential in youth ages 10–15
in the area.

and children in this area:

Leading the Way in the Community

1. Our support of the local University of Iowa (UI) SteadOur Tabler Station plant in West Virginia has positively

Family Children’s Hospital includes contributions oftime, resources, supplies, and financial aid. A $10,000
donation was given to the NICU for ongoingprogram support.
2. Through our partnership with the United Way,
more than 300 employees volunteered to assemble
and deliver:• 	400 healthy snack kits benefitting thesoutheastern Iowa area free lunch program
for undernourished children and their families.
• 	More than 300 teacher school supply kits
benefitting local educators who in turn serve
the needs of the young students in our area.
• 	Many hygiene kits to supply tenants of the
UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital withneeded hygiene products so they can getback to focusing on what is most important:helping their young ones get well.

impacted the community in just a few years. We
have been recognized as a company of choice by theUnited Way Campaign and Blue Ridge College. The
Burke Street School Holiday Basket, Stuff the Bus,
The American Cancer Society Walk, and Blue Ridge
Partnership are just a few example of programs
we conduct.
Not only do we deliver significant monetary or inkind donations via our United Way campaign, grant
funds, and product donations, but we also invest
time on seven boards of directors to drive change andimprovement in many areas. Employees embrace thisinvolvement, as evident in the high community impact
scores on the annual survey.

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Volunteering#WeAct in Poland
At the Łódź plant in Poland, employees adopted a

Ten Years of Providing the Comfortsof Homefive-pillar strategy to build pride in the Company andIn Spain, we have been working with Aldeas Infantiles

strengthen employee engagement in our Citizenship

SOS (SOS Villages) for more than 10 years to provide

efforts. We focused on areas which will help us

the comforts of a home to children who don’t havebuild further pride in the Company and employee’s

access to one. This year, in addition to the ongoingstronger engagement. The result was the creation

Company and employee donations to improve theirof the #WeAct program with two driving strategies:

homes, volunteers organized a breakfast in our office#We Act for sustainability! and #We Act for others!

to increase support. Activities focused on helping

Employees collected hundreds of kilograms of plastic

increase awareness of the importance of proper oral

bottles, cups, and aluminum cans, allowing them tohygiene and training.

co-fund multimedia equipment for children throughthe local charity Słonie na Balkonie (Elephants on thebalcony). This equipment supports therapy for children
who have been victims of violence or sexual abuse.

A Decade of Solidarity Days
July 4 marked the 10th anniversary of P&G France
Solidarity Day. Nearly 100 employees engaged incame up with a great initiative called “ERT for Kids.”

activities offering a mix of social and environment

In a Łódź kindergarten, they shared their knowledge

engagement in the community for more than 570

and experience about first aid with the children. Twohours of volunteering.

for kids where they present rescue skills, while the• a map of one SOS village designed to makethe orientation easier for 70 children• 14 young adults coached by employees

Members of our Łódź Emergency Response Team

employees prepared specially-developed training

Employees in France
give back to thecommunity during
the 10th anniversaryof Solidarity Day.

COMMENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY
AND EMPLOYEES REITERATE HOW
THIS BENEFITTED THE COMMUNITY:“Given our limited resources, it isa blessing that P&G comes to help us.”

The team of volunteers supported five different
organizations and delivered:“It was so good to feel valued.”kids learn how a defibrillator works and when to use it.

• Layout and improvement of the LGBT Paris Center

They also become familiar with the recovery position“It was good to see that there was no• 29 hygiene and food kits made and distributed

difference when P&Gers talked to us.”children practice on rescue-breathing dummies. The

and how to call others for emergency help.

to families in need
• 10 storage furniture units made“I am proud to have helped and was so• 30 recycled pallet boards

touched by the welcome we have had.”• cleaning of 2,500 meters of a wharf in Paris (7730
cigarette butts collected ~100kg of waste collected
and sorted)“A lot of positive energy, wonderful.”

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Volunteering#FamilyCare — Improving Hospital Visits
In general, young patients and their families don’t
associate hospitals with joy, especially the wait times
and having to be treated for rare diseases. P&G
Korea felt the responsibility to help make hospital
visits a little more joyful for these patients and theirfamilies, so we started our #FamilyCare program.
To help make the visits more bearable, we built a libraryand renovated two nursing rooms and waiting areas

In May, we opened a second P&G FamilyCare spacein the Seoul Boramae Hospital, providing a shelter
for families waiting a long time in the hospital. Seoul
City recognized our effort by awarding us the 2018
Seoul Foreign Business Award in CSR sector for our#FamilyCare Community Impact activities. Beyond thefacility renovation, employees participated in various
volunteer activities, including eco-bag painting classes
for sick children and their families.

inside Seoul Children’s Hospital, allowing patients

We also made Whisper sanitary pad donations toand families to have a more relaxing time while waiting

help women in need, such as single moms and thosefor treatments.

in youth centers. This effort supported more than
300 facilities across the nation, and almost 8,000
women can now live without having to worry aboutpads for a year.

Leaving a Legacy
As part of the planned closure at our Brockville,
Ontario site, we announced a legacy gift to the city
to recognize our Company and employees’
contributions over the years to help the community
continue to thrive. Our legacy gift will help build a newrecreation facility project currently being planned
at a local city park.
The project will include an outdoor ice rink, splash
pad and roller-skating park. The change rooms andwashroom facility that serve this park will be named
the “P&G Pavilion.” We are thrilled to be able to partnerwith the city to make this project a reality. This is inaddition to the 2018 donation of $175,000 to the United
Way which we will continue to support through theend of our transition period.

We strive to makehospital visits a little
more joyful through our#FamilyCare program.

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Volunteering
A Special Mother’s Day In Singapore

Supporting the Family in Munich

Proud Blue Wave Running For Good

To pay tribute to Special Olympic Athletes and their

Teamwork is everything: This is apparent for the sports

For the past 15 years, the Geneva Marathon formums, we partnered with NTUC FairPrice Singapore

team in Germany — FC Bayern Munich. This is also the

UNICEF has been an extraordinary event allowing ourfor our sixth consecutive Thank You Mum campaign.

case with our families. Families have their personal

Company, our brands and friends to give back to ourThis year’s theme, “Because of You, I Can,” celebrated

matchday every day and without any halftime break.

community. This year saw a new record participation

a mother’s role as her child’s first and greatest

Parents sometimes have to be striker, defender,level, with P&G #1 on the podium of corporations

enabler — the one who sees her child’s true potential

goalkeeper, and trainer at the same time. We teamed

represented. Five hundred colleagues and family cameand helps them become who they can be. The

up with FC Bayern Munich to support the most

together for a positive impact in Geneva and healthier

campaign puts the spotlight on mothers of Special

important team in the word — families. For each P&G

living. Every runner took the challenge, individually or

Olympics athletes, who face challenges and struggle

product purchased at a participating retailer during

in a team, or even running 1K with their 2-year-old child.

to enable their children to excel in their chosen sport

the campaign period, a donation is made. 500€ are

and, in the process, become a true inspiration foradded for each goal the FC Bayern Munich scores inothers. To demonstrate our long-term commitment

a league game. A check for more than 75.000€ has

to Special Olympics and the commitment to be a force

been given to the charity foundation RTL Wir helfen

for good, along with NTUC FairPrice, we organized

Kindern to support sport projects in RTL children’s

a carnival for Special Olympics athletes and theirhomes. Further, many local social projects have beenmums, representatives from P&G and NTUC Fair Pricesupported, such as the Hamburger Förderverein

Management, employee volunteers and member ofKinderLeben e.V. The association helps seriously ill

the Singapore Government. During the carnival, we

children and their parents. Thanks to the donations,also showed a new film highlighting the unconditional

it can develop its parents’ café into a meeting placelove of three of these athletes’ mums. This came withfor families. Another highlight were the football camps

a $20,000 donation to Special Olympics Singapore.

organized by the FC Bayern Kids Club in Austria forsocially disadvantaged children giving more than
200 children an unforgettable experience.

Always was a proud sponsor of the special race La
Genevoise where women and girls proved that running#LikeAGirl is amazing and can mean winning therace. Probably the most demanding, yet rewarding,experience was for the 50 P&Gers running alongsidechildren with disabilities in a joëllette (an adapted
wheelchair) from the Clair Bois Foundation.

“This would not be possible
without the contagious passion
and commitment of the marathoncore team and volunteers.
Together, we make a difference!”
FRANCOIS CORMORECHE,P&G Director and Marathon team leader

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Employee Volunteering —Clean Ups
CanadaCincinnati

As part of our P&G Gives Back efforts, P&G Toronto

Employees from Cincinnati devoted an afternoon to

general office employees participated in our second

help clean up the Ohio River. This third annual riverannual Park & River Clean-up event in September

cleanup was done in partnership with Living Lands

2018. Employees collected more than 900 kilograms& Waters led by Chad Pregracke, a 2013 CNN Hero ofof trash that would otherwise end up in our waterways

the Year, and his wife Tammy, who call the river barge

and lakes. This event kicked off our annual P&G Gives

their home. Volunteers navigated the muddy river

Back canvassing campaign where employees andbed to ascend about 20-30 yards from the river line toretirees, along with the Company match, donatedfind massive amounts of garage. Employees removed

more than one million Canadian dollars to Canadianthousands of pounds of trash from the shores,

charitable organizations.

including car tires, scrap metal, barrels, Styrofoam,
propane tanks, and much more.

Spain
To increase awareness around plastic pollution in

Greek Coasts

Spain, we joined forces with Carrefour and partneredThrough our brands and with the support of retailer AB

with Paisaje Limpio to clean local beaches and clean

Vasilopoulos (Delhaize), we supported the organization

waste from the shores. In addition, a roundtable

iSea to clean the waste from the Greek Coasts. Thiswas organized with the participation of P&G, Carrefour,

campaign has been the first sustainability campaign

and Influencer Calleja to discuss the journeyin partnership with a customer in Greece and has run

behind this effort and the importance of driving

for two years. During this period, we have managed toresponsible consumption.

clean many beaches around Greece with the help of
volunteers and have collected more than six tons ofwaste. Employees are engaged in the cleanup, butthey also get to enjoy the cleaner coasts during thesummer.

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AwardsOur Newcastle Innovation Center received the United

The American Chamber of Commerce gave P&G Costa

Kingdom, North East Region Better Health at Work

Rica the award for Social Responsibility in Action

Award, Ambassador Status.

in the Community Impact category for the Born
Learning program. In Costa Rica, the program has

We received the Gold Award from AMCHAM
Thailand’s ACE Recognition Awards for Excellencein Corporate Social Responsibility. This award

been added to the curriculum of Ministry of Education
and will be taught in elementary schools across thecountry starting in 2020.

recognizes P&G’s commitment to community impact
and our long-term sustainability efforts. This is also in

P&G Canada was honored to be selected as one

recognition for P&G Thailand’s ongoing partnershipof Canada’s Top 100 Employers. This is a nationalwith the Thailand Ministry of Commerce, thecompetition to determine which employers lead

Department of Business Development, and the Thai

their industries in offering exceptional workplaces for

Wholesale & Retail Trade Association in hosting thetheir employees. Employers are compared to otherannual Thailand Wholesale and Retail 4.0 Businessorganizations in their field to determine which offers

Conference to support Small & Medium Enterprisethe most progressive and forward-thinking programs.

(SME) wholesalers and retailers.

Companies are judged across eight broad criteriathat include areas such as community involvement,

Our Manufacturing plant in Thailand received
the “Responsible Care” award presented by thework atmosphere and social, and training andskills development.

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industrial Thailand.
P&G Manufacturing Thailand is compliant to the

P&G Vietnam was presented with a Certificate ofCode of Management Practices for Responsible Care

Merit by the Red Cross for the contributions on

and performance of health, safety and in protecting

improving the livelihood of Vietnamese nationwide

the Environment. P&G Manufacturing Thailand also

through significant campaigns in the past few years,

demonstrates the “Responsible Care” for environment

including our Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program,

through the assessment submitted to the Responsible

Tet for the Poor and Disaster Relief efforts. This is theCare Management Team on six codes of management

highest award offered by the Red Cross for companies

practices for conducting the business withthat exemplify the mission of the Vietnam Red Cross.

responsibility.

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Awards
We were also recognized in Vietnam for best practices

disaster in the Tho Quang and Man Thai wards in Da

Singapore’s National Volunteer and Philanthropy

on community impact programs that facilitate

Nang City, Vietnam. With support from us, a two-story

Centre (NVPC) recognized us as a Champion of Good.

long-term social value for the country. To qualify forevacuation center with WASH facilities was completedThis prestigious award celebrates catalysts of change

the award, our program received high marks in fourin 2018 benefitting more than 700 people includingin Singapore. Awarded by the Minister of Finance, Mr.

separate categories: attention to business objectives

more than 200 children.

Heng Swee Keat, this recognizes companies that haveand societal needs, creation of long-term economic

not only been exemplary in their corporate giving

and social gains, communication and sharing of best

efforts but have also been a multiplier in engaging

practices, and program sustainability.

partners on a collaborative giving journey.

Our Blois Plant was recognized by the French

Singapore President Halimah Yacob presented us with

Chemical Industry and government authorities for

the SkillsFuture Employer award, one of the country’s

its benchmark citizenship and community impact.

highest awards for employers. Our P&G “Professional

Within the last 12 months more than 200 young people

Conversion Program” created a sustainable pipeline

were on site for presentations, classes, short discovery

of Associate Researchers in the P&G Singapore

internship, and site visits. In total, 160,585 euros were

Innovation Center.

raised for charity organizations and thousands ofhours were dedicated by employees to community

P&G China received the 2018–2019 Mercer China’s

impact programs. Blois was the first French P&G site

Excellence in Health Employers, Special Practice

to sign a formal agreement with the government toAward. The Excellence Special Practice Award is

help deliver results in underprivileged areas of thedesigned to recognize health management programs

city, including informing about industry opportunities,

that are specific to employee’s specific health issues

training with internships, hiring and decreasing local

or needs.

unemployment, and buying from local companies.
We were awarded the 2018 Seoul Foreign Business

P&G Asia Pacific received the AmCham CARESAward in the community impact sector for ourAward (High Distinction) in recognition of regional#FamilyCare activities.

community impact programs including our Children’s
Safe Drinking Water Program and Beyond Borders.

P&G Singapore was recognized by World Vision with
its prestigious Humanitarian Impact Award. Given

This was awarded by President of Singapore, Ms.
Halimah Yacob.

by former Singapore President Tony Tan, this award
commemorates our long-standing partnership with

Tabler Station received the Gold Award for top

World Vision to help communities in Asia Pacific.

2018–2019 campaign performer in the Eastern

Most recently, we helped reduce the risks of typhoon

Panhandle of West Virginia from United Way.

P&G Singapore was awarded the Singapore Health
Promotion Board Award of Excellence 2019 for oureffort in promoting workplace health and in enhancing
the wellbeing of employees. The Singapore HealthAward distinguished us as a caring employer who
values employees’ health and wellbeing.

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Employee Wellbeing
P&G Vibrant Living
Vibrant Living is P&G’s global health and wellbeing
program. Our Vibrant Living vision is “Enable peak
performance by inspiring meaningful, happy, healthy
lives” and is supported by three pillars:“Meaningful” Heart — Feeling proud to be part of P&G

During the first two weeks in April, we celebrate Global
Vibrant Living Awareness Day in conjunction withWorld Health Day. This is our sixth year celebrating theimportance of our health and wellbeing with 94% ofsites around the world participating, our highest rateyet. Each year, we have a theme and for 2019 the focus
of our celebration was around our mental wellbeing.

and connecting with others, at home, at work andEmphasis was placed on reminding employees

in the community, who share similar interests andabout the Vibrant Living programs available and thepassion to bring out our best.
“Happy” Mind — Enriching our overall wellbeing,

importance of taking care of ourselves and all aspectsof life integral to our mental wellbeing.

building resilience and strengthening relationships• We have 124 certified Vibrant Living sites thatto enjoy the best in life.

support the health and wellbeing of our employees.

“Healthy” Body — Optimizing our physical strength• Our global online wellness assessment is available

and energy to meet everyday challenges and enjoy

to employees in more than 30 languages.

an active lifestyle. That’s the core of Vibrant Living.
Vibrant Living provides employees offerings in theareas of fitness, nutrition, mental and emotional
resilience, health education and training, and handson activities and events to aid personal fulfillment
and peak performance. Many of our Vibrant Living
programs are available to family members andthrough the “Meaningful” Heart pillar Vibrant Living
extending to the communities where we work and live.
From our annual survey, we know more than 80%• We have a comprehensive WorkLife Solutions
Program that reaches 90% of employees worldwide.
Vibrant Living Teams leverage the Vibrant Living
framework to bring the program to life in a meaningful
way for the employees at their site. The types ofVibrant Living activities, programs and events vary bylocation and can include such things as health checks
in the Vibrant Living Health Center, health fairs, sports
competitions and tournaments, 5K Walk/Run events,
stress and resilience promotions, healthy food andof employees participate in Vibrant Living offerings.

snack offerings, fitness center promotions, massages,

Those who do score higher in personal wellbeing

Vibrant Living Circles, family day, community outreachand report having more energy for the things they

events and many others.

enjoy and a better work and life balance, in addition
to feeling supported by their manager.

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P&G is a Company that believes in diversity and inclusion. With more than
140 nationalities represented in our workforce, our own diversity helps us
reflect and win with the consumers we serve around the world. The more
we understand people, their needs and challenges, the better we can delightthem with our products and services. And while diversity is essential in all
we do, we believe inclusion changes the game. Every day we strive to get thefull value of our diversity through inclusion — fostering an environment whereP&G people can be their best, full and authentic selves in the workplace.
But our job doesn’t end there — our belief and commitment extend beyond
P&G’s walls. We are driving action on the world stage to make a meaningful
difference, and we care deeply about our impact, always striving to makethe world a little bit better through our actions.

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Celebrating 50 Years Since
Stonewall with World Pride
We were a proud supporter of Pride activities all over
the world in 2019, using our voice to build a moreequal world for all individuals. We teamed up with
the Heritage of Pride to become a Platinum sponsor
for the 2019 World Pride activities in New York City,
recognizing 50 years since the Stonewall uprisingsparked the global movement for LGBT+ equality. From
Cincinnati to South Africa, Peru to Poland and nearly 50
other places in between, thousands of our employees
showed their support for the LGBT+ community
through their participation in Pride celebrations. We
also marked a milestone with our 2019 expansion ofPride support into Asia with our presence in the Manila
Philippines Pride March.

Thousands of our employees
showed their support for
the LGBT+ community
during World Pride events.

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Great Minds Do Not Think Alike
With no two diagnoses the same, Autism Spectrum
Disorder is a condition that needs careful understanding
to enable the individual to thrive. Full-time employment
for adults on the autistic spectrum is disappointingly
low given the skills that many autistic people can offer
potential employers. To drive diversity and inclusion andcreate innovative growth, we have stepped into therealm of Neurodiversity — an umbrella term for those
who think differently. Programs have been launched
in P&G’s UK, Boston, Costa Rica and Cincinnati offices
to learn as a Company how to hire this dynamic talentand to capture candidates’ unique problem-solving
methods. Employees from this program are currently
working in the fields of R&D and Smart Robotic
Automations. We see these programs as an innovation
strategy to source diverse talents and drive businessresults, and early results show both, leading to plans
to expand the program in the future.

Neurodiversity programs
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INTRODUCTIONETHICS & CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITYCOMMUNITY IMPACTHIGHLIGHT“The Look” Elevates Awarenessof Racial Bias
In 2017, we tackled racial inequality driven by racialbias, creating an Emmy award-winning short film
focused on “The Talk” that many Black parents
have with their children to prepare, protect andencourage them.
Continuing the conversation about racial bias, thisyear we followed with another short film called “TheLook,” which follows a Black man throughout his day
as he encounters a variety of ‘looks’ that symbolize
a barrier to acceptance — and differing levels of bias.
These situations are all based on real-life examples
that still happen every day. Through these films,
in conjunction with educational resources andperspective at www.talkaboutbias.com, we intend
to raise awareness, encourage dialogue, and enablechange in hearts and minds.
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Brands Taking a Stand
Pantene and GLAAD
Redefine What
‘Beautiful’ Looks
Like Today
As a brand once
known for a particularkind of “beautiful
hair,” Pantene tackled
conventional stereotypes in honor of Pride2019 with the launch of “Don’t Hate Me
Because I’m BeautifuLGBTQ+.” The campaign,
made in partnership with GLAAD, took thebrand’s ubiquitous line from its famous 1986
advertisement to redefine what ‘beautiful’looks like in today’s world by featuring a
range of people within the LGBT+ community
and their unique stories of transformation.
The launch of “Don’t Hate Me Because
I’m BeautifuLGBTQ+” also marked theannouncement of Pantene’s partnershipwith GLAAD which will continue to uplift
members of the LGBT+ community bycelebrating inclusion, representation andfreedom of expression.

Fairy Drops Y to Support LGBT+
Homeless Youth in the UK
Fairy, one of our heritage brands at the heartof family life for more than 50 years, was at
the forefront of our Pride celebrations in
2019. Through research, we discovered that
LGBT+ people make up about 7% of the UK
population. Sadly, they make up almost aquarter of homeless young people today, often
driven from their homes and their families
through unacceptance — and that’s not FAIR.
So, for a limited time, Fairy became FAIR,
dropping the ‘Y’ to support LGBT+ homelessyouth by donating a portion of every purchaseto the Albert Kennedy Trust charity.

T H E B ES T ME N C A N B E

Gillette Believes in the Best in Men
January 2019 marked the 30-year anniversaryof Gillette’s tagline, “The Best a Man Can Get.”
Since its debut, it has been an aspirational
statement, reflecting standards that manymen strive to achieve. But today manymen find themselves at a crossroads,
caught between the past and a new eraof masculinity.
Gillette asked the question, “Is this the besta man can get?” and in turn, they introduced
the “The Best Men Can Be” campaign. They
released “We Believe,” a short film thatshowcases examples of how men can takeactions, large and small, to create meaningfulchange for themselves, their loved ones, andtheir peers, and set the right example for the
next generation of men. Along with the film,
Gillette committed to donate $1 million peryear for the next three years to non-profit
organizations executing programs designed
to inspire, educate and help men of all ages
achieve their personal “best.”
With “We Believe,” Gillette ignited a worldwide discussion about masculinity. The film
has been viewed more than 110 million times
and shared in school classrooms, universities,
churches and more, and has inspired
programs from Gillette in India, Canada,
Spain and South Africa.

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Diversity & Inclusion
Message from Shelly McNamara
Using Our Voice
Making an Impact
Changing the CultureAwards and Recognitions

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Message from
Shelly McNamara
Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
and Senior VP,
Human Resources

DIVERSITY & INCLUSIONGENDER EQUALITYENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY“At P&G, we aspire to create a better world for EVERYONE —free from bias, with equal opportunities irrespective of race,
ethnicity, culture, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity,(dis)ability, and background.
Operating in nearly 70 countries and reaching consumers
through our brands in 180+ countries, we strive to represent
the diversity of the consumers we serve. With more than 140
nationalities represented in our workforce, our own diversity
helps us reflect and win with consumers around the world.
This is not only the right thing to do but it is also a competitive
advantage for the continued growth of our Company. To
win with consumers around the world, we must inclusively
leverage and continually strengthen the diversity of ourorganization. Having an employee base as diverse as the world
we live in enables us to create superior brands and services
to better meet a range of consumer needs. While diversity
is essential in all we do, we believe inclusion changes thegame. Every day, we strive to get the full value of our diversity
through inclusion, fostering an environment where P&G
people can be their best, full selves in the workplace. We’ve
seen time and again that when P&G employees bring theirfull selves to work it leads to superior innovation and helps us
better communicate what our brands stand for.
Our work is not limited to our internal efforts. Externally,
we believe in using our voice in advertising and media to callattention to bias and equality, spark dialogue and motivatechange in the world. We know advertising has the power
to shape how communities see themselves and each other.
Many of our brands are advancing diversity and inclusion
perspectives through accurate and positive portrayals ineveryday advertising, and by calling attention to issues
like racial and LGBT+ biases. The campaigns we create andthe way we tell our stories give us the opportunity to spark
conversations that motivate change and create a better world.”

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Using Our Voice“I am going to
make change happen
in the halls and wallsof my employer.”“Out Of The Shadows” Film Explores
Next Chapter of Our Journey for
LGBT+ Equality
Our 2018 award-winning film, “The Words Matter,”told our story of employees who worked tirelessly tosecure employee LGBT+ rights. We continued thatjourney of self-reflection with the 2019 sequel, “Outof The Shadows.” We partnered with CNN and GreatBig Story to tell these stories and each film traces
the history of how gay and lesbian employees at P&G

motivation and a stronger voice to be a positive
force of change,” shared Brent Miller, leader of LGBT+
Communications at P&G and executive producer of“Out of the Shadows.”
This film celebrates the contributions those individuals
made — often unrecognized — in changing the fabricof not only our workplace but our culture as a whole.
Many companies around the world have gone throughsimilar journeys and by telling our story, we hope toinspire others to stand up for what they believe in andbanded together to fight for equality in the workplace.

create meaningful change.

“The Words Matter” ended when P&G added “sexual

Throughout our journey, we have not gotten

orientation” to its Equal Employment Opportunity(EEO) statement in 1992, but that was only the
beginning. Culture, attitudes and behaviors towardlesbian and gay employees in the Company and in thecity of Cincinnati had a long way to go. It was a hostileenvironment and a difficult time for employees to
openly be themselves. “Out of the Shadows” shares thestories of a group of P&G employees who rallied against
intolerance and hate, and turned the tide of prejudice
to ensure that LGBT+ employees received equal
benefits within the Company. The lessons learnedin this film helped inspire courageous leadershipand develop even more inclusive workplaces andcommunities for everyone. As one employee declaresin the film, “I am going to make change happen in thehalls and walls of my employer.” And they did — theLGBT+ employees and their advocates inspired theCompany to do the right thing in the face of opposition.
“It’s each of those steps that have given us a stronger

everything right. We continue to learn, explore andunderstand the uniqueness of all of our employees
and consumers. The lessons we learned have helped
us on our journey to make things better. It is more
important than ever for companies to create a culture
where all people are welcome. We hope that bysharing our journey, we can inspire others to engage inconversation and help create a world free from bias.
Today, our LGBT+ network, GABLE, now has 5,000
members in 40 countries. We encourage you to checkout this film and learn more about these courageous
individuals who stood up to bias and helped us be amore inclusive company.
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Using Our Voice“The Look” Elevates Awarenessof Racial Bias
In 2017, we tackled racial inequality driven by racial bias,
creating an Emmy award-winning short film focusedon “The Talk” that many Black parents have with theirchildren to prepare, protect and encourage them.

To gain a better understanding of the Black-malewill lead to dialogue, dialogue will lead to empathy,

Seek, to understand how he exists in the world, howand empathy leads to change in behavior and action.

the world sees him, and how he sees himself. Over five

We encourage you to join the conversation

months, we leveraged nontraditional but immersiveat #TalkAboutBias.

research techniques to enable men to openly andcomfortably discuss their experiences. What we

We know images in TV, film and advertising shapelearned is that there isn’t a one-size-fits-all universal

how communities see each other — and can create

Black-male experience, but there are a few universal

bias leading to life-changing personal and societal

truths that affect the vast majority of Black men.

consequences, especially for people of color. One

We found that to connect with him, you must firstgroup that has long been underserved and often

understand the effects of bias and racism and how

misrepresented is Black men. We want to help re-that impacts the way he sees the world and how the

shape and change that narrative. As the world’s largest

world sees him. In the U.S.’s history, only the last 54

advertiser, P&G and our brands have a responsibility toyears have been spent in legal “freedom” and thatmake a difference. The images we put out there help

plays itself out in a variety of ways. It shows up in

shape how society sees Black men and have a role tomajor challenges and restrictions for Black men whenplay in whether those perceptions are good or bad.
So we followed up the “The Talk” with another shortfilm this year called “The Look.” The new film follows
a Black man throughout his day as he encountersa variety of ‘looks’ that symbolize a barrier toacceptance — and differing levels of bias. This twosided story was inspired by reality, with each scene
recounting the experiences of many men of color.
The director and cinematographer duo we broughton board for “The Look,” Anthony Mandler and Malik
Hassan Sayeed, bring their unique experiences to theproject. We made the deliberate decision to represent
diversity of thought and opinions with this project.

we recognizing each other as human beings. This

experience in America, we partnered with BET andtrying to own property, get a quality education andpass down wealth to their families. The impact of bias
and racism is a theme that ran through all phases ofour research for “The Look.” There is no way that we
could accurately reflect on the Black-male experience
without addressing this topic and understanding how
it affects his lens and the lens people see him through.
Our hope is that “The Look” will cause everyone topause and reflect, to look beyond what we think
we see to overcome unconscious biases, recognize
microaggressions, and stop overt acts of racism. We
believe when we look beyond what we think we see,

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Using Our Voice
Fairy Drops Y to Support
LGBTQ+ Homeless Youth in UK
When Fairy dishwashing liquid was first introduced in
the UK in 1960, traditional heterosexual couples werethe mainstay. Same sex couples couldn’t be openly
together — let alone married. Now 60 years later, Fairy’s
mission remains the same: to feed family life, whateverthat looks like today.
On July 3, 2019, we dropped the “Y” and launched alimited-edition FAIR bottle, donating a portion of
every purchase to the Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT)
which works to find homes for LGBTQ+ youth
who have been driven from their homes due tononacceptance of who they are.
Currently in the UK, LGBTQ+ people make up 7% of the
population, and sadly almost a quarter of the homelessyoung people living on the streets. While it may seemthat our society is more supportive of the LGBTQ+
community, charities like AKT exist because there arestill those who feel alone and unsupported.
As a household icon, we believe we can help play a rolein progressing equality for all family members.

A donation from eachpack sold went to ourcharity partner, AKT.

By working together, we can help encourage equality
for families and ensure a FAIR future for all. When
consumers picked up a limited-edition FAIR bottle
and placed it by their sink at home, we wanted themto think about the small impact that gesture has made,not only in family life in Britain, but also by supporting
equality for everyone. Our hope was that this bottle
might make it easier for parents or their children
to bring up conversations that were uncomfortablein the past.
The money from this campaign is funding an online
resource to help families talk more openly about
LGBTQ+ issues. The more conversations are normalized,
the easier it will be for young people to open up.
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Using Our Voice
Redefining What ‘Beautiful’Looks Like Today
As a brand once known for a particular kind of “beautiful
hair,” Pantene is tackling conventional stereotypes with
“Don’t Hate Me Because I’m BeautifuLGBTQ+,” a newmessage that’s part of its recently launched “Power To

long. “I want to be there for people in a way that I didn’t
experience when I was younger, and let them know that
there is nothing wrong with them,” Pooya states in thevideo after joining the initiative in hopes that her story
would empower others to see their place in the worldand envision the transformations they are capable of.

Transform” campaign. Created in partnership with the

In addition to being World Pride sponsors, the launch of

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD),“Don’t Hate Me Because I’m BeautifuLGBTQ+” also camethe campaign takes the brand’s ubiquitous line from ourwith the announcement of our partnership with GLAAD,

famous 1986 advertisement to redefine what ‘beautiful’

which will continue to uplift members of the LGBTQ+

looks like in today’s world by featuring a range of people

community by celebrating inclusion, representation andwithin the LGBTQ+ community as they share their own

freedom of expression. This commitment follows recent

unique stories of transformation.

global Pantene campaigns in the Philippines and the UK“For many in the community, hair plays a pivotal role intheir ’transformation moment,’” said Ilaira Resta, Vice
President, North America Hair Care. “In fact, from ourwhich celebrate and showcase transgender beauty andthe stories of that community.
“Pantene has raised the bar for authentic inclusion byresearch we found that 60% of LGBTQ+ persons change

shining the spotlight on a diverse group of LGBTQ+

their hair when they have a life or identity change. So,

people in this powerful new campaign,” said GLAAD

whether that means getting a major chop or growing

president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. “Hearing theseout your locks to defy societal norms or embracing

LGBTQ+ individuals speak about their identities as wellhair that bends the gender binary entirely, hair is an

as their drive to be their true selves will empower otherimpactful visual cue of transformation, and this new

LGBTQ+ people and remind us all what true beauty

campaign from Pantene aims to show the beauty ofis all about.”

all transformations and of all people.”

Pantene’s “Power to Transform” campaign launched

The campaign features three videos in which individuals

in April recognizes, celebrates and gives visibility totell their own stories of transformation and their uniquethose who transform their lives and the world around

sense of self expression. One video shares the story

them every single day. The brand has committed toof Pooya, a transgender woman from Iran who wastelling stories of transformation that defy bias, celebrateonce jailed for having hair that was considered too

personal expression and show a more inclusive world.

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Using Our Voice
Gillette Believes in the Best in Men
January 2019 marked the thirty-year anniversary of
Gillette’s tagline, “The Best a Man Can Get.” Since its
debut, it has been an aspirational statement, reflecting
standards that many men strive to achieve. But turnon the news today, and it’s easy to believe that somemen are not at their best. Many find themselves at a
crossroads, caught between the past and a new eraof masculinity.

of men by redefining gender stereotypes, one shave
at a time. We are also expanding Safalta Apni Mutthi
MeinGuard, a program that we launched more than
three years ago that has reached 8,000+ colleges anduniversities. This practical training program includes
seminars and workshops on resume writing, interview
skills and how to succeed in the professional world.
SHAVING STEREOT YPES

Gillette asked the question “Is this the best a man
can get?” and in turn introduced their “The Best Men

In Canada, we released “First Shave,” a short film

Can Be” campaign by releasing “We Believe,” a shortfeaturing the first shaving experience of a transgenderfilm that showcases examples of how men can takeman supported by his father. The ad’s release wasactions — large and small — to create meaningful

timed to coincide with Toronto’s Inside Out Filmchange for themselves, their loved ones and their

Festival, where Gillette was a sponsor and featured thepeers, and set the right example for the next

video prior to a film screening.

generation of men. Along with the film, Gillettecommitted to donate $1 million per year for the next
three years to non-profit organizations executing

FIRST SHAVE

programs designed to inspire, educate and help

WE BELIEVE

In South Africa, two out of three children are raised
without their father, so many boys can’t turn to dad for

In Spain, we launched “Hay Que Ser Muy Hombre”

advice. It’s often the women — mothers, grandmothers,(“It Takes a Real Man”), a campaign that refreshed aaunts and sisters — who step up and play several roles.

famous Spanish saying that means it takes courage

Gillette used the occasion of Women’s Day in Southto be a “true” man and to be yourself. The campaign

Africa to pay tribute to the women raising the nextmen of all ages achieve their personal “best.”

portrays prominent Spanish men for whom courage

generation of South African men through a film that

With “We Believe,” Gillette ignited a worldwide

had a very special meaning, far from the traditionaltells the story of Gogo (grandmother) Nozizwe and her

discussion about masculinity. The film has beenstereotypes. The initiative also includes educational

grandson Akhona. Because we all have a role to play

viewed more than 110 million times and sharedmaterials to enable instructors in high schools andin shaping the next generation, Gillette South Africa isin school classrooms, universities, churches anduniversities to initiate conversations with teenagers

partnering with The Character Company, a non- profit

more. It has also inspired programs fromabout masculinity. We expect to reach more thanorganization whose mentorship programs guideother regions:

300 schools and 20,000 teenagers.

young boys into becoming the best men they can be.

In India, we launched #ShavingStereotypes, a film thattells the story of two girls, known as the “Barbershop
Girls of India,” who are inspiring the next generation

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Using Our Voice
MBIB Calls for Change: Redefine Black
Words matter. They are foundational to how individuals
think about themselves, and they can influence theperceptions of others. Negative associations tied to theword black are pervasive and continue to live throughlanguage, as evident in many dictionaries that link
it to words like dirty, hostile and evil. That’s why My
Black Is Beautiful (MBIB), a cultural platform started
by P&G, advocated to successfully change the entry
for black in American dictionaries, prioritizing identity

More than 10,000 people
in UAE took the Tolerance
Pledge, showing their respect
for the country’s diversity.

in the entry and removing outdated uses that canlead to unconscious associations with Black identity.
Rather than prescribing a new definition, My Black is
Beautiful partnered with social change organization
dosomething.org to rally community dialogue andengage the varied and diverse perspectives of people
who identify as Black. Because of #RedefineBlack andcollaboration with language and cultural experts on
the tactical changes that could and should be made,merriam-webster.com and dictionary.com completed
updates to the entry for black, driving visual andsemantic distance between Black identity and theassociation with something that is evil, soiled or stained.
My Black Is Beautiful is committed to acknowledging
and celebrating a robust, flexible and affirming pictureof Blackness and continuing to spotlight all that isbeautiful about Black culture (shapes, shades, textures,
identities, ages and self-expression).

VIDEO: CHANGE THE WORDS

P&G’s Carrefour Shoppers Show Their
Support for Diversity & Inclusion
Throughout the United Arab Emirates
We partnered with Carrefour, operated by Majid Althat underlined how important diversity and inclusion
is to everyone who lives in the country. The Tolerance
Pledge reflects the openness and acceptance foundin UAE society, which is made up of more than 200
nationalities, and dozens of religions and diverse

Futtaim in UAE, to encourage people of the UAE

beliefs. Those taking part in the campaign recorded

to share their respect of and acceptance for thethemselves saying the following, “I pledge to respect

country’s diversity and inclusion through a national

and accept people whose abilities, beliefs and culture

initiative. More than 10,000 people took the Tolerance

are different from my own.”

Pledge, both in-store and online via their social media
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Using Our VoiceP&G Philippines Uses its Voice toCelebrate Diversity in Many Ways

Pantene’s “Power of Grey Hair”
Campaign Shapes Culture in Europe

P&G Philippines is using its market-leading brand

At Pantene, we understand the power of hair. It isvoice to spark conversations on diversity & inclusion

identity; it is self-esteem; it is confidence. That’s why

and gender equality. Some examples include

we are on a mission to give women more great hair

Safeguard’s “Pabaon sa Buhay” film featuring thedays, creating products and campaigns that transformfirst-ever indigenous Filipino who graduated from theboth her hair and her world for the better. This year

Philippines’ premier state university; Vicks’ challenge

across Europe, Pantene launched a new campaign,

to the stigma associated with children born with HIV;

“The Power of Grey,” that proudly celebrates womenand Pantene’s “Stronger Now” campaign featuring

embracing their grey hair, aiming to transforma transgender ambassador.

the cultural narrative around it. While greying isbiological and gender agnostic, men with grey hair are
considered silver foxes while women are considered
to be letting themselves go. By challenging society’s
views on the appropriateness of grey hair, we intend
to remove the cultural shame. Women can now

SAFEGUARD’S PABAON SA BUHAYVICKS CHALLENGE

PANTENE’S STRONGER NOW

embrace their grey hair with “Pantene Hair Biology
Grey & Glowing” collection just for them.
#PowerofHair, #PowerofGrey
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Making an Impact
P&G Turkey Celebrates 15 Yearsof Partnership with Special
Olympics Athletes
In 2019, P&G Turkey celebrated its 15 year ofth

10,000children and young
people with intellectual
disabilities have been
supported by the Special
Olympics Project inalliance with Migros.

Great Minds Do Not Think Alike
With no two diagnoses the same, Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD) is a condition that needs careful
understanding to enable individuals on the spectrum

partnership with Special Olympics whose mission isto thrive. Full-time employment for adults on theto give children and adults with intellectual disabilities

autistic spectrum is disappointingly low given thecontinuing opportunities to develop physically andskills that many autistic people can offer potential

mental to inspire others to open their hearts to a wider

employers. To drive diversity and inclusion and create

world of human talents and potential. Our Special

innovative growth, we have stepped into the realm

Olympics Project partnership with supermarket retailerof Neurodiversity — an umbrella term for those who

Migros has enabled us to make a difference in the lives

think differently. Neurodiversity is a proven approachof 10,000 children and young people since 2004. And

to growing innovative thinking and the power comesin the last three years, we also supported 700 young

from combining neuro-typicals with the neuro-diverse

athletes between the ages of 2–4 with intellectual

to deliver the business. Programs have been launcheddisabilities. This project has been one of the biggest

in the UK, Boston, Costa Rica and Cincinnati offices

retailer and brand collaborations, and one of the long-to learn as a Company how to hire this dynamic

lasting Diversity & Inclusion projects in Turkey.

talent and capture candidates’ unique problemsolving methods. We believe that people with ASD

VIDEO: YOUNG ATHLETES

are a source of untapped talent as they are often
focused, analytical and have a special appreciation
for systems and patterns. That’s also the reason why
these individuals are adding significant value to ourCompany. Employees from this program are currently
working in the fields of R&D and Smart Robotic
Automations. We see these programs as an innovation
strategy to source diverse talents and drive businessoutcomes. Early results are positive, leading to plans
to expand the program in the future.

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Making an Impact
P&G Germany and REWE Build
Inclusive Playgrounds

Advancing Conversation and Action
Across the Grocery Industry

With the citizenship campaign “Stück zum Glück”

Herbal Essences Introduces Inclusive
Bottle Design for People with Low
or No Vision(“Piece of Happiness”), P&G Germany and REWE, one

Globally, it’s estimated that approximately 1.3 billion

program, grew to become the inaugural Diversityof the largest grocery chains in Germany, have joined

people live with some form of distance or near visionin Grocery Conference held at Wembley Stadium inforces with the non-profit group Aktion Mensch to

What started out as a small-scale industry mentoring

impairment, and 36 million people are classified as

London on March 7, 2019. We played a leading rolebuild inclusive playgrounds across Germany overblind. Alleviating in-shower confusion helps theseas one of five founding partners (Tesco, Accenture,

several years. The campaign demonstrates how aconsumers perform daily tasks like showering with

Mondelez and Coca Cola) and one charity partner

joint citizenship campaign can improve the lives ofmore confidence. P&G’s first ever Accessibility Leader,(GroceryAid) to advance conversations and drive action

our consumers while also building the business. The

Sumaira (Sam) Latif, joined forces with Herbal Essencesin the D&I space across the industry. The event was

objective is to build more than 30 inclusive playgrounds

to make it easier for vision-impaired consumers

highly-attended with participants at all levels from awhere children with and without disabilities can jointly

to distinguish shampoo and conditioner products

wide range of companies and disciplines across theexperience new adventures every day. The project has

through the sense of touch. The new enhanced

grocery industry all with a common interest to takebuilt or renovated 17 playgrounds in the first half ofpackage features tactile indentations — stripes foraction in leading change, enabling them to achieve

its three-year commitment, and will leverage

shampoo and circles for conditioner — that help

their best without being held back by bias. A mix of$1.1 million in donations.

differentiate the bottles. Herbal Essences has beenindustry leaders candidly shared their own experiences

recognized by the Business Disability Forum with aand participants attended workshops that focused on

Seventeen playgrounds
have already been
built or renovatedacross Germany.

Disability Smart Design Award in 2019 for designing

inspiring ideas to take back to their organizations. The

outstanding products that recognize the needs ofevent enabled us to come together with key partners

disabled consumers.

across the industry and move beyond the everyday
business transactions to develop a deeper connection

WOMEN IN STEM: SAM L ATIF

Herbal Essences is making suretheir products are inclusive
for all consumers with a visual
impairment aid — raised
indentations that differentiate
shampoo and conditioner.

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Making an Impact
Moving for Inclusion with
Audio-described Ads in Spain

Expanding the Talent Pool
Studies show that diverse teams outperform

It is estimated that there are 3.85 million people

homogeneous teams. The best thinking, best ideas

with disabilities in Spain, representing 8.5% of theand best innovations come from teams with diverse

population. Of these, almost a million have some kindbackgrounds and experiences, which provide differentof sight loss. Our diaper brand Dodot is the first one

ways of thinking and working together. This year,

in the Spanish market to broadcast its advertising toGallaudet University, a private university for the hearing

visually impaired people by incorporating an audio

impaired, supplied our headquarters in Cincinnati withnarrative placed on the content to describe what

three summer interns in IT cybersecurity, working on

is shown in the images. As of September 2018, we

infosecurity across P&G’s operations. These hearing-promoted inclusion through additional brands,

impaired interns excelled in their work and embodied

with a total of 60 audio-described ads.

our commitment to leveraging multiple sources oftalent to meet business needs. There is a race for talent,

We are incorporatingaudio narratives in ads
for visually impaired
people, describing what’s
shown in the images.

specifically in IT fields like Information Security, so weare actively working through many channels to expand
the pools of talent we draw from.

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Changing the Culture
Celebrating 50 Years Since
Stonewall with World PrideAs a Company, we know how important it is to ensure
all our employees feel included, valued and able to

To celebrate Pride 2019, we were a platinum sponsor of
the World Pride celebration in June in New York City.
Throughout the week, we participated invarious activities:

bring their best selves to work every day. We also know

Queer City: A CNN Experience was a multimedia

that as the world’s largest advertiser we can use ourmuseum experience that offered an intimate lookvoice as a force for good and a force for growth. In

at the everyday New Yorkers behind queer history’s

honor of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprisinglandmark moments.

and 25th anniversary of our employee affinity group,
GABLE, P&G and our brands celebrated the march
toward equality for LGBT+ individuals.

Herbal Essences Garden Wall featured a selectionof biodiverse flowers reaffirming the brand’scommitment to all those who express their true

In addition to being one of 12 founding members ofnature. Participants were invited to celebrate thosethe first global coalition committed to fostering LGBT+

who planted the seeds of the gay rights movement

equality in the workplace throughout the world, we’reby placing a flower on the garden wall in their honor.

also a founding partner in Stonewall’s Global
Diversity Champions effort.

World Pride March capped off the week as our
employees proudly strode down Fifth Avenue

Crest Smile with Pridewith a large float blasting live music and five P&G

In June, Crest Canada executed thebrands riding in fancy trikes — Gillette, Herbal#CrestSmileWithPride program for the third year.

Essences, Metamucil, Pantene and Secret. It was an

P&G employees, their families and friends marched

unforgettable moment for employees!
Globally, we actively participated in nearly 50 Pridecelebrations on five continents. We also marked amilestone with our 2019 expansion of Pride support
into Asia with our presence in the Metro Manila Pride
March in the Philippines.

with Crest during the Toronto Pride Parade. This wasa part of a bigger shopper marketing program andvideo campaign that brought to life real stories about atime a smile from an ally made an impact on an LGBT+
community member. Crest also donated $50,000
toward Canada’s largest LGBT+ community center.
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Changing the Culture
Bangkok Plant Expands its D&I Efforts

P&G Japan Further Drives D&I Externally

At P&G Thailand’s Bangkok Plant, we have holistic

With its Diversity & Inclusion advocacy program,

programs to support working women and working

P&G Japan showcases its 25 years of growing D&I

moms throughout their life stages, including extended

culture, systems and people within the organization.

maternity leave and upgraded medical insurance to

The Company also reached outside its walls tocover maternity checkups. We have also developed

inspire Japanese society by its involvement at theenhanced trainings, networks and consultation sessions,“World Assembly for Women (WAW!) 2019, led byfrom internal and external resources, to provide

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and W20, where itcoaching on parenting, career advice and Work Life

conducted inclusion training for managers. This year’s

Solutions services for employees and their families. We

efforts helped P&G Japan directly reach more thanalso created a formal group to provide a trusting and

80 companies and organizations and more than asupportive environment for working parents to share

thousand business leaders. This is in addition to theparenting tips and experiences. To advance female

more than 300 companies and organizations therepresentation, we have female leaders join campus

Company has worked with in the last 2.5 years.

hirings and deliver leadership talks to showcase
Company efforts in Gender Equality and Diversity& Inclusion as a part of our recruiting efforts.
This year, we also extended our Diversity & Inclusion
efforts beyond gender equality, adding four D&I areasthat would best benefit the organization: Generations,
GABLE — the affinity group for Gay, Ally, Bisexual,
Lesbian and Transgender Employees, Flex@Work
and Working Parents. Throughout the year, the teamorganized a full-fledged D&I campaign that included
speaking opportunities, video broadcasts, booth
activations, email campaigns, etc. To attract millennials,
the plant underwent a digital transformation. For LGBT+
employees, the team kicked off trainings, upgradedpolicies for domestic partners and launched a campaign
to be an ally of GABLE. On Flex@Work, training sessions
for all employees were held to guide them on how tonavigate their careers successfully.

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Changing the Culture
P&G Employee Affinity Groups
Affinity groups connect employees basedon similar interests or aspects of diversity,
enabling them to feel valued, respected
and included, while empowering themto perform at their peak. They foster
understanding for the interests and needsof employees in their groups and provide
us with assistance in attracting, retaining
and developing people. Additionally, affinity
groups provide assistance in understanding
and meeting the needs of consumers of
their group, and expand our opportunities
to make a difference in local communities
through volunteering.
Global Affinity Groups
People with Disabilities Network
At P&G, we value diversity, including disability diversity,
that’s why 38 years ago we founded the People with
Disabilities (PWD) Network aligned with the U.S.
enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The global PWD group shares “coping strategies” witheach other and with colleagues to enable others withdisabilities to perform at their peak in the workplaceand enable managers and colleagues to become
disability confident. The PWD Network also leverages
their diversity to influence Company strategies on
things like inclusive product development andinclusive advertising.

The Corporate Women’s
Leadership Team (CWLT)
is committed to theadvancement of women.

GABLE

Corporate Women’s Leadership TeamGABLE is dedicated to fostering an inclusive,

The Corporate Women’s Leadership Team (CWLT)

supportive global network that enables Lesbian, Gay,is committed to the advancement of women, helping

Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT+) employees, andensure that women’s skills and insights are welltheir allies, to contribute to their fullest potential and torepresented throughout our global Company andbring their whole self to work every day. What began

at all levels of leadership. The CWLT continues tomore than 25 years ago as largely a North American-

be actively involved in events and programs that

centered network for fostering workplace equality forpromote mentoring, sponsorship, the development

LGBT+ employees has grown into a supportive andof leadership skills, flexibility and increasing

global community, with chapters in 40 countries in

representation of women throughout the Company.

every region of the world. These chapters represent thediversity of our employees, as well as strong allies tosupport individuality and inclusion.

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Regional Affinity Groups
African Ancestry Leadership Network

Asian Pacific American Leadership TeamOne of the fastest-growing groups in North America,
the Asian Pacific American Leadership Team (APALT)The African Ancestry Leadership Network (AALN) was

represents the Asian-Pacific Americans who havethe first employee affinity group established at P&G

made major contributions to our business, at every

and reflects P&G’s century-old commitment to thelevel of the Company. The team offers opportunities

African American community. In the early 1950s, thefor networking and is actively involved in recruiting,Company reaffirmed its commitment to diversity byretaining, developing and advancing employees ofhiring black skilled technicians and laborers. In 1958,

Asian-Pacific heritage.

with the launch of Drene Hair Care print advertising,
we progressively evolved our advertising and media

Native American Indian Leadership Team

communications to include positive portrayals of

The mission of the Native American Indian Leadershipdiverse communities, which was not common at theTeam (NAILT) is to enable employees with a strong

time. African Ancestry employees have been integral

Native American Indian cultural identity to bringin helping the Company become a corporate leader

their whole selves to work, in a way that leverages

in innovation, leadership, diversity and inclusion by

and respects the NAI diversity of our workplacedeveloping capabilities and insights that improveand supports the communities in which we live. By

representation and contributions at all levels of thestrengthening the network across North America,

Company, and this has been a catalyst for other

NAILT aims to develop talent of North American Indianaffinity organizations. The AALN’s current focus

employees through mentoring, training, informal

includes recruiting, mentoring and sponsorship,connections and talent career support. The group alsotalent development, and community engagement.

volunteers in local communities where our employees

Hispanic Leadership Network

through education and community service.

live and work, aiming to improve the lives of people

There are approximately 60,000 Latinos living in the
Cincinnati area, home to our global headquarters.

Veterans and Reservists Network

With language, economic and education barriers,

The Veterans and Reservists Affinity Network enables

life in Cincinnati can be difficult for many Hispanics.

P&G to be the employer of choice for military veterans

A team of dedicated P&G volunteers comprising theand reservists by unleashing their talents for maximum

Hispanic Leadership Network in Cincinnati are united in

impact and helping them strengthen local

their quest to improve people’s lives inside and outsidecommunities. The network focuses on recruiting

the Company. This group volunteers in the community

veterans, enabling our employees still serving in thein the areas of health, education and the arts, andReserves/National Guard, upskilling veterans for bigger

actively engages in programs that support

impact, providing experienced P&G Military Veterans as

young Hispanic talent.

mentors to veteran new hires, and giving back to the
25 communities where our P&G Military Veterans work.

Affinity groups are
key enablers for
employees to feelvalued, respected
and included.

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Awards and Recognitions
Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality

Canada’s Best Diversity Employer Award 2019

Index Perfect Score — 6th Year in a Row
Canada’s Top Employers for Young People 2019Forbes Best Employers for Diversity

Diversity Inc. Top Companies for Diversity

Disability Equality Index (DEI) Best Places to Work 2019

Disability Matters Workforce Award for Marketplace

The National Organization of Disability (NOD)
Leading Disability Employer Seal

DiversityComm/U.S. Veterans Magazine — Top Supplier
Diversity Program

The Corporate Charter of Diversity Award
for Participation in 7th German Diversity Day

Company Agreement for Equal Opportunities andEqual Participation of Disabled People at P&G Germany

Costa Rica Incluye 2018

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We aspire to build a better world for all of us — inside and outside of P&G. A world
free from gender bias, with equal voice and equal representation for all individuals.
A world where everyone sees equal. When we do this, economies grow, communities
are healthier, businesses can thrive, and the world is a better place for everyone.
At P&G, we’re focused on three areas where we can have the greatest impact. First, we’releveraging our significant voice in advertising and media to tackle gender bias. We’re also
removing barriers to education for girls and economic opportunities for women throughcorporate and brand programs and policy advocacy. And we’re creating an inclusive,
gender-equal environment within P&G, while advocating for gender and intersectional
equality in workplaces everywhere, so that everyone can contribute to their full potential.
In each of these areas, we partner with highly-engaged organizations that share ourcommitment, combining our resources, talents and skills to have a bigger impact.

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Always Works to#EndPeriodPoverty
and Keep Girls in School
Lack of access to period products is often referred toas ‘period poverty,’ and it causes girls to miss school,
sports and other developmental experiences which canlimit girls’ confidence and potential far beyond puberty.
In countries like Canada, Mexico, Turkey, the UK and the
U.S., a surprising number of girls miss school because
they don’t have access to period products — nearly oneout of five girls in the U.S.!
As a brand that has championed girls’ confidence
for more than 35 years, Always launched the#EndPeriodPoverty campaign to raise awareness of
the issue and encourage people around the world totake action — and they have! Since starting in the UK,
Always has expanded the campaign to 10 countries
and donated more than 50 million period products.
In March 2019, the UK government announced free
period products in secondary schools and universities.
In Canada, the Toronto Public School Board made acommitment to provide free period products acrossits nearly 600 elementary and secondary schools.
Together with P&G, Always also supported the launchof the Girls Opportunity Alliance (GOA). We matchedpublic donations up to $250,000 to GOA’s Go Fund
Me campaign for grassroots girls’ education projects
around the world, including puberty education, period
products and other support to help girls stay in school.
We know that when we give girls the opportunity,
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Equal Work, Equal Sweat,
Equal Pay
As a brand made for women since 1956, Secretwholeheartedly believes women should not haveto sweat being paid fairly. On the heels of the U.S.
Women’s National Team (USWNT) World Cup win
in July, the Secret brand shocked the world when it
announced that it would donate more than $500,000
to the USWNT Players Association in an effort to close
the gender pay gap in U.S. soccer — making it thefirst official sponsor to publicly support the team’s
fight for equal pay.
Pictured right: Crystal Dunn, Member of USWNTSecret was the first official
sponsor to publicly support the
U.S. Women’s National Soccer
Team’s fight for equal pay.

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Ariel #ShareTheLoad andPampers #LoveTheChange
Promote Equality
Ariel expanded its 2015 #ShareTheLoad campaign
this year with a new film that asks, “Isn’t it time wechange the way we raise our sons and teach them
what we teach our daughters?” Ariel is hoping tochallenge social norms and change hearts, minds
and behaviors. Since the beginning of the campaign,
the percentage of Indian men who think “householdchores are a woman’s job” dropped from 79% to 52%.
Pampers research found that nearly three out of fourdads feel society places less value on their parentingrole, which is especially evident when it comes tochanging table access in public restrooms. So in
conjunction with Father’s Day, Pampers committed
to install 5,000 changing tables in restrooms acrossthe U.S. and Canada by 2021 in connection with its#LoveTheChange campaign.
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A New Playbook forWorkplace Equality
At P&G, we are exposing and challenging
the myths about women at work — andadvocating for a new playbook that more
broadly addresses the systems, policies,
processes and bias that hold women back in
the workplace and the world. At P&G-hosted#WeSeeEqual forums around the world,
we convened notable advocates for genderequality, industry partners, government
representatives and our own engaged
employees, inspiring all to continue toadvocate for change within the workplaceand in their communities.
India

Singapore

We were honored to be joined in Mumbai
by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United
Nations Under-Secretary-General andExecutive Director of UN Women, as wellas gender equality champions from Egypt,
South Africa and UAE.

Julia Gillard, former Prime Minister ofAustralia, highlighted her experiences inpolitics and current academic work. We
also introduced the graduates of the first
Women’s Entrepreneurs Development
program co-led by P&G and WEConnect
International.
Cincinnati
In honor of International Women’s Day,a powerful lineup of truth-tellers fromsports, comedy, music and more had
engaging conversations about genderand intersectional equality. Guest speakers
included Abby Wambach, Hannah andJake Graf, Luvvie Ajayi, Maysoon Zahid,
MILCK, Sabrina Jalees and Wade Davis.

Beyond the intersectional conversations at
the #WeSeeEqual forums, our “Women at
Work: Myth vs. Reality” interactive exhibit
was a highlight during the Women Deliver
2019 Conference in Vancouver, Canada. This
international four-day event championed
gender equality and the health andrights of girls and women everywhere.
During that event, we were announced
as a founding member of the Deliver for
Good Business Ally Network and hosted
meaningful partner conversations withmore than 20 organizations focused on
solutions to achieve gender equality.
Pictured below: Julia Gillard with Carolyn Tastad visiting
the Myth vs. Reality: Women at Work exhibit.

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Influencing Culture ThroughMedia and Advertising
We understand the opportunity we have to influence
culture through media and advertising — and webelieve that equality in our ads begins with greater
equality in the advertising industry. This year, we
championed efforts including:• Association of National Advertiser’s #SeeHer
Movement, which promotes the accurate portrayalof women and girls.
• Free the Work, which aims to get more women andunderrepresented creators involved in all aspectsof the creative process.
• #SheIsEqual Summit, co-hosted with Global
Citizen and the Association of National Advertisers,
to inspire broader action for gender equality during
the 2018 UN General Assembly in New York City.

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Equality Begin at HomeWe embrace the new expectation that parenting
and caring for the home is for all genders. Our newparental leave policy in Europe, #ShareTheCare,enables fathers to take an average of eight weeks
of paid leave within the first 18 weeks of their childbeing born or adopted. More than a policy change,
it is a step toward shifting cultural norms by making
child caregiving gender unbiased.
Photo Credit: Maryia Ramanava

Our new parental leave
policy in Europe seeks
to make child caregiving
gender unbiased.

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Gender Equality
Message from Carolyn Tastad
Using Our Voice
Making an Impact
Keeping Girls in School
Girls in STEM
Economic Advancement for Women
Changing the Culture
Gender Equality Partners
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Carolyn Tastad
Group President North America,
Chief Sales Officer &Executive Sponsor
Gender Equality

DIVERSITY & INCLUSIONGENDER EQUALITYENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY“We have an unwavering commitment to gender equality.
Our aspiration is to create a world free from bias — with equal
voice and equal representation for all individuals.
Over the past year, we’ve used our voice to advocate fora new playbook for gender and intersectional equality inthe workplace — one that moves beyond targets and quotas
for women and the sponsorship of women and women’sdevelopment programs. While these things are important,they aren’t enough.
To go further and faster, we need more robust talent systems,
and more intentional planning. We need to drive equalitybased policies and practices — like pay and wealth equality
and parenting leave for both parents — because caregiving
has no gender, and equality at home enables equality at work.
And, we need to broaden our definition of what a leader looks
like, by developing highly-collaborative leaders with different
styles, experiences and skills who can bring people together
and build the workplace of the future.
Several of our brands are also raising their voices and taking
meaningful action to remove barriers to equality for womenand girls, from tackling pay inequality to ending period
poverty to showing men as equal partners.
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Using Our Voice
Influencing Culture ThroughMedia and Advertising
We understand the opportunity we have to influence

Promoting Gender Equality in India,
Middle East and Africa’s Ad Industry
at the Dubai Lynx Creative Festival

culture through media and advertising, and we believe

We attended Dubai Lynx, the Middle East’s biggestthat equality in our ads begins with greater equality

creative festival, to share our views on why genderin the advertising industry. This year, we championed

equality matters, both in front of the camera as wellthese efforts:

as behind. During an all-brand panel discussion on• The Association of National Advertiser’s #SeeHer
Movement, which promotes the accurate
portrayal of women and girls.

North Africa (MENA) region, we shared our views on
why we believe in gender equality and how we haveused our brands to promote positive conversations• Free the Work, which aims to get more women andabout gender issues, including Ariel’s #ShareTheLoad

underrepresented creators involved in all aspects

campaign. We also discussed how we can promoteof the creative process. In order to sustain thisgender equality through the creatives we hire to

movement, we’re committed to fostering a creative

tell powerful stories locally. We are committed tosupply chain that promotes equality — leveraging

changing how both men and women are perceived in

50% women in brand teams, agencies andadvertising globally, including in markets across India,

commercial directors who produce ads.

the Middle East and Africa.

• #SheIsEqual Summit, co-hosted with Global Citizen
and the Association of National Advertisers, to inspire
broader action for gender equality during the 2018
UN General Assembly in New York City.

At Dubai Lynx, we shared
why we are using our brands
to promote positive debate
about gender issues.

removing bias from advertising in the Middle East andThese actions underscore our commitment toconstructively disrupt media and create a world where
everyone feels well-represented, included and valued.

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Using Our Voice
Equal Work, Equal Sweat, Equal Pay
On the heels of the U.S. Women’s National Team(USWNT) World Cup win, Secret shocked the world
with an announcement that it would donate morethan a half million dollars to the USWNT Players
Organization in an effort to close the gender pay
gap in soccer — making it the first official sponsor
to so publicly support the team’s fight for equal pay.

“Secret knows there are many things
that make women sweat, but webelieve equality should never be oneof them. We’re committed to using
our brand voice and platform forprogress, with a focus on fighting forequal pay and equal representation
for all women.”
SARA SAUNDERS
Associate Brand Director for Secret“We have supported this history-making team all
year long, and we are focused on driving advocacy
and action for systemic change,” said Sara Saunders,
Associate Brand Director for Secret.

“This change begins with us doing our part to help close
the gender pay gap with a contribution of more than
$500,000 to the U.S. Women’s National Team Players
Association. This figure is inspired by the strong womenof the USWNT. As a partner of U.S. Soccer, we recognize
this is a multi-layered issue, and we look forward toworking with the USSF (United States Soccer
Federation) and the USWNT Players Association to help
recognize that equal work and equal sweat deserve
equal pay for all.”First shared via a one-page manifesto in The New YorkTimes, this proclamation was met with widespreadenthusiasm and respect from the players, press
and public. The announcement sparked coverageby nearly all major news and sports news outlets
and on social media.

Secret donated more than
$500,000 to the USWNT
Players Organizationin an effort to close thegender pay gap in soccer.

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Using Our Voice
Ariel Urges Families To #Sharetheload
The Ariel #ShareTheLoad campaign in India launchedin 2015, aiming to open lines of communication about
equal distribution of household chores among family
members. The brand started by asking a simple
question: “Why is laundry only a woman’s job?” In
2016, the campaign and question evolved to, “Why islaundry only a mother’s job?” With a third campaign
in 2019, Sons #ShareTheLoad, Ariel asked, “Isn’t ittime we change the way we raise our sons and teachthem what we teach our daughters?” Through theseprovocative campaigns, Ariel is challenging social
norms and helping to change hearts, minds andbehaviors around gender equality. Statistics showthat when Ariel first launched the #ShareTheLoad
campaign, 79% of Indian men thought ‘householdchores are a woman’s job.’ In 2018, this number was
down to 52%, signifying that change has begun.

Ariel is challenging social norms
and helping to change hearts,
minds and behaviors aroundgender equality.

feminine task. This campaign has been awarded

Pampers Commits
to Provide 5,000
Baby Changing
Tables in Men’s
Public Restrooms
across North
America by 2021

“Best Responsible Communication Campaign” by

Did you know that dads

After the successful campaign in India, Ariel continues
to engage on the sharing of tasks with a campaign
specifically designed for the French market. The#PartageDesTaches campaign aims to promote theidea that there are no more excuses for not sharing
household chores. When children see their father
doing laundry, they understand that it’s not just a

the French Advertisers Association (UDM). UDM
recognized Ariel’s engagement and willingness
to renew a societal debate, using its brand image
and established reputation.

spend three times more time on childcare versus
40 years ago, but nine out of 10 have experienced
a restroom without a changing table? Althoughlegislation in the U.S. has been passed federally(BABIES Act — mandates a changing table in all
restrooms in federal buildings) and locally (NY and
California), there is still a need throughout thecountry. Pampers recognizes dads are more handson than ever and wants to help enable them to takethe best care of their babies. As part of its “Love theChange” campaign and just in time for Father’s Day
2019, Pampers announced its commitment to provide
5,000 changing tables for men’s restrooms acrossNorth America by 2021, so more dads and babies can#LoveTheChange together when they’re out-and-about.
Pampers is working with partners, such as father Donte
Palmer who founded #squatforchange, to champion
thousands of dads who have used social media to voice#SHARETHELOAD: INDIA

their desire to see changing table equality. Within threemonths, nearly 1,000 Pampers-sponsored Koala Kare#SHARETHELOAD: FRANCE

changing tables have been installed across the U.S.
and Canada.

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Using Our Voice
SK-II’s “Meet Me Halfway”
Inspires Single Women in China
to Overcome Marriage Pressure
by Taking the First Step

The film takes viewers to the heart of the matter,

Millions of young single women in China experience adaughters begin to see their parents in a different

candidly showing the women’s first attempts of
opening up to their parents about their lives andthe marriage pressure they have been dealing with.
Through meeting halfway, both literally and figuratively,

disconnect from their parents citing marriage pressure

light and come to the realization that the questions

as one of the top reasons. Many find themselvesfrom their parents causing their burden were coming

having to choose between living up to their parents’

from a place of love and genuine care. Throughand society’s expectations and timelines of marriage

bridging daughters and parents and facilitating an

and their own dreams and aspirations.

open dialogue about marriage pressure, SK-II hopes to

SK-II premiered an online documentary film thatfurther broaches the topic of marriage pressure
with an emotional appeal to single women

provide a platform where mutual understanding canbe achieved to empower women to make their own
choice, in their own time.

worldwide — “Meet Me Halfway.” An extension of the

Learn more about SK-II #changedestiny

SK-II’s ongoing #changedestiny philosophy, “Meet Me

at www.sk-ii.com.

Halfway” follows the real-life stories of three young
single Chinese women as they bravely take on thedaunting first steps of reaching out to their parents

SK-II: MEET ME HALFWAY

after years of avoiding and not returning home due
to marriage pressure.

SK-II hopes toempower single
women to maketheir own choice,in their own time.

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Making an Impact —Keeping Girls in School
Always Works to #EndPeriodPoverty
and Keep Girls in School
Lack of access to period products due to economic
reasons is often referred to as ‘period poverty,’ andit causes girls to miss school, confidence-building
activities and other developmental experiences,
limiting girls’ potential and opportunities far beyond
puberty. In countries like Canada, Mexico, Turkey, theUK and the U.S., a surprising number of girls missschool because they don’t have access to period
products — nearly one out of five girls in the U.S.!
As a brand that has been championing girls’
confidence for more than 35 years, Always expanded
their efforts and launched the #EndPeriodPoverty
campaign in 2017 to raise awareness of the issue,
spark conversation, and take action with the help ofpeople all over the world. The campaign started in
the UK and since then, has launched in 10 countries
and donated more than 50 million period products
to help girls stay in school. In March 2019, the UK
government announced free period products insecondary schools and colleges and was followedby the Toronto Public School Board with free period
products in all elementary and secondary schools.

Together with P&G, Always also supported the launchof the Girls Opportunity Alliance (GOA). We matchedpublic donations up to $250,000 to GOA’s Go Fund
Me campaign for grassroots girls’ education projects
around the world, including puberty education, period
products and other support to help girls stay in school.
We know that when we give girls the opportunity,
they seize it #LikeAGirl!
India
In 1995, Whisper introduced its flagship Whisper
Menstrual Health & Hygiene School Program, ahealth and hygiene program wherein we educate
girls on menstrual hygiene practices and build theirconfidence to overcome the overwhelming challenges
they face during puberty. We also handpick teachers,
who are mothers and pad users, to advocate andcounsel school girls on the use of sanitary protection
and bust the myths and superstitions associated withthe use of sanitary pads. Today, we run this programwith the active support of 40,000 schools educating
about five million adolescent girls annually. Since 1995,
we have educated more than 25 million girls about
menstrual hygiene. We are also working with the
Goa Government to set up an educational module on
Menstrual Hygiene Management as part of the valueadded education in government schools.

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Always Works to #EndPeriodPoverty
and Keep Girls in School (continued)

South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria
The Always Keeping Girls in School program reaches
vulnerable girls with essential puberty and confidence

Turkeyeducation and donations of sanitary pads, so that they

Always sister brand, Orkid, sparked a national

can commit to their education and their future. Since

conversation in Turkey with #KeepGirlsInSchool, a

2008, we have reached more than 200,000 girls andcampaign to raise awareness about the lack of accessdonated more than 13 million pads in South Africa,

to period products affecting millions of girls throughout

Kenya and Nigeria. Menstruation-related issues are

the country. In partnership with local NGO TOCEV,a gender-based barrier to girls’ education. There are

Orkid committed to donating four million pads andmany reasons that children may miss school — butorganizing hygiene education classes across Turkey.

being a girl should not be one of them.

The campaign was launched at the first global “Let’s
Talk!” event, celebrating women’s health champions,

ALWAYS KEEPING GIRLS IN SCHOOL

followed by the kick-off of a nationwide campaign
featuring celebrities and influencers.
FranceA survey conducted in late 2018 by Always showsthat about 130,000 French girls miss school eachyear because they do not have access to hygienic
protection during their period. This is why the brandpartnered with Dons Solidaires — an association thatfights against waste and exclusion and launched
the campaign #Nonàprécaritémenstruelle (No to
Period Poverty).
During March and April 2019, for every Always packpurchased or photo posted on social media with thehashtag #Nonàprécaritémenstruelle, Always donatedan Always pad to Dons Solidaires. In total, the branddonated four million pads to the association, to be
distributed to vulnerable young girls. We will havea second wave of the campaign next year.

There are many reasons thatchildren may miss school — but beinga girl should not be one of them.

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Always Works to #EndPeriodPoverty
and Keep Girls in School (continued)

Always has provided more than five million elementary

Malaysiamaterials through its long-standing partnership

Canadaand secondary school students puberty and education

We partnered with global drug and perfumery retailer,with schools across Canada. This year, Always donatedWatsons, to support girls living in orphanages inmore than 1.5 million period products through schools

Malaysia by providing them with access to Whisperthat support the Always Puberty and Confidence

sanitary pads. Thanks to the partnership with the

Education Program.

local NGO, The Lost Food Project, more than 100,000
sanitary pads were provided to girls enabling them tocontinue to participate in school and other activities
during their periods. The program not only benefitted
the girls who received the products but also enabled
the orphanages to use the resulting savings topurchase other necessities like food and diapers
for babies.

Recently, Always and Tampax announced a partnershipwith United Way. The Period Promise Research Project,funded by the local provincial government will study
the magnitude of period poverty, what impact it has on
our communities, and determine if agencies working
in our communities might be a part of the solution.
For a full calendar year, a handful of agencies aroundthe province will be provided with free menstrual
products. These agencies and some of their clients will
provide the United Way of the Lower Mainland withinformation about how this product has affected theirorganization or their personal lives. That data and any
policy recommendations that develop as a result will
be distilled and reported back to the Government ofBritish Columbia. This is the first research project ofits kind in Canada.

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Making an Impact —Keeping Girls in School
Introduction of Greater China#LikeAGirl Butterfly Program
The Greater China #LikeAGirl (LAG) program waslaunched in 2016 and has become an annual corporate
responsibility event in honor of Women’s Day. The
mission of LAG is to empower girls to be whoever

Millions of “left behind”
girls get period products
from our school
education programs.

they want to be. There are millions of girls who are left
behind in villages as their parents go into the cities
to work. The program provides pubescent village
girls with care toolkits during their period confidenceclasses. The toolkits include Whisper period products
and puberty education brochures. This donation is inaddition to the Whisper pads donated to schools in
China through our school education programs.

Always — Teachers of Confidence
In 2017 we discovered that one out of five Romanianchildren abandon school and give up on their

Evax Girls Everywhere

dreams. We want to help them build their confidence

The Girls Everywhere in Spain project is a joint effort ofthroughout education and inspire them to follow

Evax feminine protection pads and the Inspiring Girls

their dreams. In partnership with Teach for Romania,

Foundation. The mission of the project is to increasea local NGO directly connected with children fromthe visibility of females in a variety of professional roles,

underprivileged areas, we launched the Teachers ofincluding science, music, engineering and sports. By

Confidence. The campaign enables professors frominviting women from a variety of professions to schools

Teach for Romania to focus a full year on inspiring

to share their stories with school-age girls, we help

children and helping build their confidence. In 2019,

remove the biases and mental barriers that can keep

we took the partnership to the next level by supportinggirls from achieving their professional ambitions. We

six “Teachers of Confidence” in teaching history,

hope that by seeing women in a variety of jobs andliterature, art and Latin in six different schools.

professions, girls will be more confident in choosing
the careers that are best for them.

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Making an Impact — Girls in STEM
Coding the Solution: Getting More
Girls Into STEM
We are committed to reducing barriers preventing
girls from accessing education. This is especially
important in science, technology, engineering andmath (STEM) fields, where fewer than one in five

We signed on asa corporate partnerwith Girls Who Codeto close the gender
gap in technology.

Breaking STEM Myths — Our Mandideep
Distribution Center Employs Female
Material Handling Equipment Operators
We continue to focus our efforts in achieving
gender equality in the workplace and breaking themyths associated with women in STEM in India.

computer science graduates are women. This year, we

We became one of the first companies in India tosigned on as a corporate partner with Girls Who Code,double the number of female material handlingan international non-profit organization working toequipment operators. Women employees wereclose the gender gap in technology and change theimage of what a programmer looks like and does. Our
Chief Information Officer, Javier Polit, also joined theboard of directors for Girls Who Code. The partnershipis focused on expanding the organization’s afterschool clubs to include free after-school programs for
3rd–12th grade girls, run by community leaders, teachers,
librarians and parents. The club’s curriculum isdesigned to be accessible to girls with a wide range ofcomputer science experience. This summer, Walmart
and P&G hosted a Girls Who Code summer immersion
program at offices in Arkansas, where dozens of 11th

and 12th grade girls spent seven weeks learning tocode. During the free program, participants learned
about computer science, gained exposure to tech jobs,
and joined a national sisterhood of girls who are using
computer science to become change-makers. Upon
graduation from the program, students enter the GirlsWho Code alumni network, where they can connect
with tens of thousands of girls across the U.S. who areusing technology to make a difference.

Supporting STEM for Girls in Egypt
In cooperation with the Ministry of Education, P&G
Egypt conducted STEM training sessions for school
girls in Cairo to raise their interpersonal skills andhelp them prepare for their professional careers
after graduation. The Egypt STEM Schools Projectprovided a springboard for the country’s youth tosucceed through innovative STEM education. The
students benefitted from the program by attending
sessions covering topics such as supply chain,automation, leadership skills, technical writing,project management and presentation skills.

trained on handling material with a forklift, warehousemanagement systems, safety procedures, racking
operations and emergency procedures. They werealso given training on handling pallets which helped
build skills and set them up for success.

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Making an Impact — Economic
Advancement for WomenP&G Supports Women-Owned
Businesses Globally

P&G and WEConnect Partner toTrain Women-Owned Businesses

In partnership with our external partners — The Ohio

Asia PacificRiver Valley Women’s Business Council (ORV-WBC),

P&G’s Asia Pacific team, in partnership with

Women’s Business Enterprise National Council

WEConnect International, held the first Women(WBENC), UN Women and WEConnect International —Entrepreneurs Development Program in Southeast

we proudly support women through several regionallyAsia. The program reflects our commitment tobased women’s business development programs.

women economic empowerment by focusing on

These programs help empower women businesspromoting a more diverse supply network. The

owners to grow and scale their companies by creating

program offers women-majority-owned businesses

meaningful opportunities to educate, train and build

the opportunity to access a comprehensive training

business networks. Through this program, we haveprogram across 10 different modules, including Legal,

been able to empower 280 women-owned companies

HR, Procurement, and Sales and Marketing. Nineteenin the U.S., India, UK, Turkey, China, Nigeria, South

women entrepreneurs, representing a diverse range ofAfrica, Singapore, Costa Rica, Brazil, Pakistan, UAE,

small and medium-sized women-owned enterprises

Egypt and Mexico.

in Singapore, were selected from among more than
55 applicants to participate on the program. TheyWECONNECT INTERNATIONAL

went through ten training sessions and several special
sessions facilitated by our trainers in participation
with the Singapore government and U.S. Embassy

With WEConnect International,
we support women-owned
businesses through training
designed to help themgrow and scale.

in Singapore. The 2019 program culminated with the2019 cohort graduation event during the P&G APAC
#WeSeeEqual Symposium in May.

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P&G and WEConnect Partner toTrain Women-Owned Businesses(continued)

This coalition aims to build the foundation for supplierSouth Africa

grow and gain visibility to corporate buyers andUN Women and other partners of the Women’s Forum.
diversity in Europe and the missing infrastructureneeded to support women-owned businesses to

In partnership with WEConnect International, wegovernments. Notably, competitors and organizations

launched the second edition of the P&G Businessfrom multiple industries are coming together with theDevelopment Program in South Africa. This year, more

ambition to create more diverse and gender-responsive

than 20 women-owned businesses were selected tosupply chains, serving as an accelerator for women’s

attend the five-week training event designed to develop

economic empowerment. We were also proud that

their capacity as suppliers and, ultimately, help them

Shweta Sharma, Director, P&G Global Travel Retail, wasgrow and scale. The program, set in Johannesburg,

selected among the 11 Rising Talents 2018. The Women’s

consists of ten modules (two per week) that are

Forum Rising Talent initiative strives to recognize

facilitated by senior members of the our leadershiphighly talented young women who are on their way toteam. In the spirit of collaboration, we also welcomedbecoming influential figures of the world’s economies

external trainers from other corporate members

and societies and serve as role models for leaders ofand governments to provide valuable expertise andtomorrow. Through this initiative, the Women’s Forum

experience to the curriculum. “We are delighted tobrings to life the belief that the identification andpartner with WEConnect International again in South
Africa. We had 120 applicants and were unfortunately

nurturing of top talent among new generations ofyear,” said Shereen Wardakan, P&G Purchases Leader

Advancing Women’s Economic
Opportunities for a More Inclusive WorldSouth Africa.

Becoming a strategic partner of the Women’s ForumIn addition to the training content, the networking

for the Economy and Society marked another step

represents a unique opportunity to foster engagement

forward in our efforts to promote a world free frombetween our senior management trainers andgender bias. The Women’s Forum is among the top

women business owners. This dynamic program

five most influential platforms worldwide, dedicated toonly able to select 24 women business owners for thisenables participants to share best practices, ideas andhighlighting women’s voices and perspectives on global

experiences, increasing the total value of the programissues. Together, we co-created the Supplier Diversity

for both the women business owners and the P&G team.

Daring Circle, a collaborative effort with WEConnect,

women is critical for the future of global businessand society.

We are proud that
Shweta Sharma,director, P&G Global
Travel Retail, wasselected among the
11 Rising Talents 2018.

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Advancement for Women
P&G Brazil’s First Supplier
Diversity Program

Ibu Nakhoda Hidup Mothers’
Entrepreneurship Program in Malaysia

P&G Brazil, in partnership with WEConnect

The Ibu Nakhoda Hidup (INH) mothers’

International, initiated the First Supplier Diversity

entrepreneurship program, in collaboration with

Program aimed to strengthen women-owned

the Malaysian retailer Mydin Mohamed Holdings

companies in Brazil. This is part of the Company’s

Berhad (MYDIN) and Pertubuhan Pembangunan

commitment to direct two billion dollars of its

Kendiri Wanita dan Gadis (WOMEN:girls), celebrated

purchasing budget to women-owned businesses.

its fifth anniversary in 2019. The program provides

The initiative that was already kicked off in India,

support and assistance to mother entrepreneurs

Turkey, Nigeria, UK, Mexico, China and South Africa,

across Malaysia with a focus of helping them towas extended to Brazil, Costa Rica and Singapore inextend their businesses. This year, the program also

2019. In Brazil, 25 small and medium-sized companies,

included a bazaar where 20 alumni of previous Ibu

with at least 51% of ownership and control under one

Nakhoda Hidup editions showcased their businesses

or more women, were selected between November

through a discussion/mentoring event with mother2018 and January 2019 for the program. The program

entrepreneurs and their partners. They also had

aspires to provide access of women-owned companies

a roadshow that traveled to different locations toto the global supply chains through the improvement

maximize the impact and support women’s economicof their business management models. “The female

empowerment in Malaysia.

public accounts for about 85% of the purchasing powerin these small and medium-sized entrepreneurs
so they have the skills to grow their business,” said
Juliana Azevedo, P&G Brazil General Manager.

with Health Oriented Preventive Education (HOPE)
and UN Women for women’s skill-development andprogram is expected to benefit an estimated 10,000

on purchases goes to women-led companies. As aequality, we want to change this scenario and invest

Through our social cause programs, we have partnered

girls’ education in Pakistan. Now in its second year, thisworldwide, but less than 1% of multinationals’ spending
Company committed to diversity, inclusion and gender

P&G Pakistan Initiative for Women’s
Economic Empowerment

We’re providing support
for mother entrepreneurs
across Malaysia througha program meant toextend their businesses.

women and girls over a three-year period. We have also
supported the UN Women-led report on Stimulating
Women’s Entrepreneurship through Gender Responsive
Procurement in the Public and Private Sector to help
women-owned businesses access equal opportunities
through affirmative procurement, investment andsupply chain policies. The report was launched by UN
Women and P&G Pakistan in Islamabad in May 2019.

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Making an Impact — Economic
Advancement for Women
P&G Thailand Partners with UN
Women to Promote Gender Equality

Promoting Women Entrepreneurship
Projects in Spain

P&G Thailand has been partnering programs with

Many women consider starting their own business as a

UN Women since 2013. This year, we became thegood professional alternative to working for someone

first “HeForShe” corporate partner in Asia-Pacific withelse. However, only about 12% of entrepreneurship

UN Women for gender equality. We also conducted

projects have a woman as a CEO or founder. For

the “We Care for Others” program for community

the second year, our beauty brands in Spain havedevelopment in the Samutprakarn province, wherepartnered with Womenalia, a recognized network of

our employees helped educate schoolgirls in the

more than 280,000 professional women and sevencommunity about gender equality. The program

perfumery chains, to enhance entrepreneurshipgives school girls the knowledge to become more

opportunities for women via the launch of the “Sigue

confident in speaking up for gender equality.

Adelante” (Keep Going) grants. This year, grants were
given to six entrepreneur women to launch their

The “We Care for Others”
program gives school girls
the knowledge to become
more confident in speaking
up for gender equality.

business projects and have access to funding, training,
mentoring and a co-working space. This second edition
has received incredible support with a total of 700
stores participating. Public relations and social media
support also has raised participation to 70 projects.

Creating Opportunities for
Female Engineers in Europe
P&G German Technical Center (GTC) Kronberg helda series of recruiting events at The University ofCambridge and Imperial College in London, targeting
technical engineers with the aim of identifying
female candidates who aspire to pursue R&D careers
in historically male-dominated technical roles. With
innovation challenges and Women in Engineering
dinners, we connected with nearly 100 engineering
students. As a result of the events, six female
engineers were offered internships/PhD seminars
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Changing the Culture
A New Playbook for Workplace Equality
We are exposing and challenging the myths
about women at work and advocating
for a new playbook that more broadly
addresses the systems, policies, processes
and bias that hold women back — bothin the workplace and the world. At our#WeSeeEqual forums around the world,
we convened notable advocates for genderequality, industry partners, government
representatives and our own engaged
employees, inspiring all to continue toadvocate for change within the workplaceand in their communities.

U.S.
As part of our long-standing commitment to genderequality, we hosted our second annual #WeSeeEqual
Forum on March 5, 2019 at our Cincinnati Headquarters.
In honor of International Women’s Day, a powerful
lineup of truth tellers from sports, comedy, music
and more had engaging conversations about genderand intersectional equality. Guest speakers, including
Abby Wambach, Hannah and Jake Graf, Luvvie Ajayi,
Maysoon Zahid, MILCK, Sabrina Jalees and Wade Davis
spoke on panels with Company leaders. During theforum, we also discussed a new playbook required
to accelerate the progress on gender equality insidecompanies, suggesting that the focus needs to moveaway from “fixing the women” to fixing the systems,
policies and cultures that perpetuate bias and theglobal gender gap.

At our #WeSeeEqual
forums, we encouraged
all to continue toadvocate for change.

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Changing the Culture
India

Singapore

In partnership with UN Women, we organized

P&G Asia Pacific successfully celebrated its second

P&G IMEA’s (India, Middle East and Africa) first#WeSeeEqual Summit. The summit is the flagship

Gender Equality Summit, #WeSeeEqual. The

event of the Company’s holistic gender equality

conference brought Company leaders and external

program which has delivered strong improvements ininfluencers together to surface insights around thefemale representation across all levels in the Company.

myths that prevent us from accelerating our progress

The program is grounded in a multi-pronged approach,toward gender equality. The summit highlighted

including a plan to drive 50/50 representation at

topics that are part of our daily lives, including genderevery level in P&G. It also includes a year-long program

myths in the workplace, sharing the load at home andfocused on advocacy for gender equality and women’s

how girls can be unstoppable. The personal stories

empowerment beyond our Company’s walls.

of our speakers enabled many to understand theimportance of breaking stereotypes and overcoming
unconscious biases, and inspired all to play an activerole in bringing about a change. We also announced
our commitment to:

We are making progress, with 47% representation of
women globally at the manager level and more than
40% at the leadership level. This year’s #WeSeeEqual
Summit also celebrated the first graduate ofSingapore’s Women’s Entrepreneurs Development• Spend $100 million working with women-owned

program which we lead in partnership with WEConnectbusinesses in IMEA.

International.

• Educate more than 23 million adolescent girls
on puberty and hygiene across IMEA.
• Use our voice in advertising and media forums,
such as the #WeSeeEqual Summit and othermulti-stakeholder efforts, to spark conversationand motivate change.

Today, 47% of ourworkforce is women,
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Changing the Culture
We are committed
to increasing the roleand participation of women
within the economic
value chain and actively
promoting gender equality.

We LEAD the Way for Gender Equality

Dammam Gender Equality Journey

As a foundation partner and longstanding supporter

To advance gender equality in our Dammam plant,of the Leading Executives Advancing Diversity (LEAD)

we initiated a plan to increase female representation,

Network, we are committed to increasing the roleretain more female workers and create a more inclusive

and participation of women within the economic

culture. This involved broadening our female talentvalue chain and actively promoting gender equality.

pipeline by reaching out to women in other areas

With this in mind, we’ve joined forces with otherof the Company, leveraging external agencies, andcorporations to actively attract, retain and advanceinviting college students for site visits. We hit our

women in the European retail and consumer goods

female retention target by conducting individual needs

industry. It is a platform for exchanging ideas, best

assessments, providing monthly connect opportunities

practice and inspiration to help others find solutions

with plant managers and key site leadership teamto challenges they might be facing. We are driving

members, and redesigning our facilities to meet female

our partnership with the LEAD Network throughemployee needs. We also offered Men Advocating Real

local chapters in Germany, the Netherlands, Spain,

Change (MARC) trainings and mentorship programs

Switzerland, Turkey and the UK. After the official

focused on diversity and inclusion.

launch of LEAD in Switzerland last year, the first
LEAD Mentoring Program was held in Zurich where
mentors and mentees were brought together to form
mentoring pairs that will provide them with themutual support and trust they need to drive success.

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Changing the Culture
Opening a Daycare Center at Our
Jakarta Manufacturing Plant

P&G Korea Partners with Gender
Equality Ministry

Our plant in Jakarta had a small female representation,

P&G Korea became the first multinational company

with high female employee attrition largely due

to partner with the Ministry of Gender Equality andto a lack of after-childbirth support. Through open

Family (MOGEF) for “Gender-equal and Inclusive

discussions and joint efforts to solve this issue, our P&G

Growth” in recognition of the continuous efforts to

Jakarta Plant pioneered a baby daycare facility and hadpromote gender equality in corporate culture. The

onsite childcare in a manufacturing site. The Jakarta

underrepresentation of women is said to be a serious

plant female technician leaders increased significantly

problem in Korea. The female ratio of executive levels

as did the number of women floor operators. Mostin the private sector is only 2.3%, falling far behind

noticeable, the attrition rate has dropped. The site hasthat of the Organization for Economic Cooperation

been recognized as the Best Workplace for Women in

and Development (OECD) average of 23%, ranking thethe region by the local government and aims to retain

lowest for seven consecutive years. Amid this reality,

all working mothers post-maternity leaves in the future.

P&G Korea stands out with female representationin executive and managerial levels reaching 46%
and 57% respectively. Minister Sun-mi Jin visited theSeoul office to sign the agreement and learn how
the Company has incorporated gender equality
into the business strategy. “I am deeply impressed,
and strongly believe that if P&G Korea can sharea larger impact on gender equality in Korean society,the experience in ways that local companies can

P&G Korea will actively seek opportunities to inspire

understand, it will bring a positive change to Korean

other organizations by sharing experiences andsociety,” she said. With this agreement, P&G Korea

knowledge at external events in collaboration withpromised to maintain a 50% female ratio at all levels

MOGEF. This partnership is a strong starting point, andand continue to foster inclusive work environments

we aspire to get closer to a world where #WeSeeEqual.

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Changing the Culture#ShareTheCare Helps Workplace
Equality Begin at HomeWe embrace the new expectation that parenting andcaring for the home is for all genders. Our new parental
leave policy in Europe, #ShareTheCare, enables fathers
to take an average of eight weeks of paid leave within
the first 18 weeks of their child being born or adopted.
More than a policy change, it is a step toward shifting
cultural norms by making child caregiving genderunbiased. “We are passionate about changing outdated
perceptions around parental roles and want to shift
from the stereotype that the women should be thesole full-time caregiver in the early stages of a child’slife. Rather than fathers ‘daring to ask’ to take leave,
they are highly-encouraged to prioritize time with
their child so that the whole family can enjoy the
associated benefits,” said Giorgio Siracusa, Vice
President, HR Europe.

A Force for Inspiring Voices
in Latin America
In collaboration with Vital Voices Global Partnership,
an international NGO focused on the development
and training of women leaders, we launched afellowship in Latin America. The program aims toempower young women by unleashing their fullleadership potential to transform and accelerate
peace and prosperity in their communities.

Along with Vital Voices, we are transforming what

Following the in-person gathering, all participants will

people see as leadership in the region, creating

be eligible to apply for grants to support their social

sustainable change and breaking gender bias barriers

impact projects. The program will grant mentoring

to education and economic opportunities. The groupsupport by leveraging the Vital Voices mentor networkof 16 participants came from Mexico, Brazil, Argentina,

as well as our executive professionals. We are proudPanama and Guatemala and excelled with their diverse

to be part of their journey and to help these inspiringand high-quality projects from human rights andvoices in Latin America build their tribe.

gender equality projects to fighting deforestation.
The program celebrated its first milestone with a faceto-face meeting in Buenos Aires to get the participants
together in order to discuss their projects and provide
leadership, communication and fundraising training.

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Gender Equality Partners
Achieving a world free from gender bias is not work thatany one individual, NGO, government or company —no matter how committed — can tackle alone. In all of
our Gender Equality focus areas — leveraging our voicein advertising, removing barriers to education for girls
and economic opportunity for women and achieving
50/50 representation within our Company — we partnerwith highly-engaged and effective organizations thatshare our commitment.
We are inspired and proud to work with our partners
to combine our resources, talents and skills to have abroader and bigger impact.

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Awards and Recognition
Best Company for Female Executives

AmCham Singapore HERo Awards 2019 — IndividualAward ‘Male Champion of the Year’ awarded to

NAFE Top Companies for Executive Women

Working Mother 100 Best Companies for Working
Mothers — Top 100

Magesvaran Suranjan, President, P&G Asia Pacific,
Middle East & Africa

JUMP organization Wo.Men@Work Award for being
the next “CEO Ambassadors for Gender Equality at
Work 2019”

Working Mother Best Companies for Multicultural
Women — Top 10

Bloomberg Gender Equality Index 2019Forbes Japan Women Award 2018

Fortune Most Powerful Women (International) —Alex Keith #36, Fama Francisco #37

AmCham Singapore HERo Awards 2019 —Outstanding Achievement on Gender Equality.
Category: Best Enterprise (MNC)

Women Inc. Most Influential Corporate Directors —Mary Lynn Ferguson-McHugh and Carolyn Tastad

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At P&G, environmental sustainability is embedded in how we dobusiness. We have a responsibility to make the world better — throughthe products we create and the positive impact our brands andCompany can have in communities worldwide. We’ve establishedambitious goals to minimize our environmental footprint, to innovatewith the best and safest ingredients from both science and nature,and to create products that make responsible consumption irresistible
for people everywhere.

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Ambition 2030
2019 marks the one-year anniversary of theannouncement of our Ambition 2030 sustainability
goals. These goals leverage our scale to enable andinspire positive impact on the environment and thefive billion people our brands touch each day aroundthe world. With these goals, we are focused on where
we can make biggest positive difference — our brands,
our supply chain, society and our employees.
People know us through our brands, and we will use
the power of our innovation and our brands to delight
consumers and drive positive impact. In our supply
chain, we will reduce our footprint and strive for circularsolutions. We can impact society by creating powerfulpartnerships that enable people, the planet and ourbusiness to thrive. This includes finding solutions sothat none of our packaging finds its way to the ocean.
And finally, we will tap into our greatest resource, ouremployees, so that they are engaged and equipped
to build sustainability into their daily work andcommunities.

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Brands Take On Responsible
Consumption
Our leadership brands are working on innovative
programs to create products, solutions and services
that make sustainable lifestyles seamless, while
continuing to offer the value and superior performance
consumers expect from our brands.
The Brand 2030 framework is our next step towardmeeting our Ambition 2030 goal of “100% of ourleadership brands will enable and inspire responsible
consumption.” Our new Brand 2030 criteria areembedded in the Company’s brand growth model andaimed at driving positive impact while creating value
for consumers and our Company.
Ariel
Ariel Europe is striving to make all its packaging
recyclable by 2022 and to reduce plastic packaging
by 30% by 2025. The first step was to convert their
SUD tubs to light-weight bags, starting in the UK as ofJuly 2019, saving 75% plastic. Additionally, the brandannounced in September 2019 to increase its PCR in
Ariel bottles from 25% to 50% across Europe starting in
the first quarter of 2020.
Pampers
Pampers keeps innovating toward more sustainablediapering solutions in an effort to use 30% less1
diapering materials per baby over their diapering
time. Using innovation and more effective materials,
the brand has already reduced the average weightof its diapers by 18%2 in the past three years, with thesame trusted dryness. Additionally, Pampers is leading
cutting-edge recycling efforts for all brands of diapers
and wipes, not just Pampers, with a commitment tolaunch recycling operations in three cities by 2021. 3

1 Vs. a typical disposable diaper
2 Comparison of Pampers diapers sold in Western Europe 2019 vs. 2016
3 The recycling technology was invented by Fater, a JV of P&G and Angelini(which makes Pampers in Italy).

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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Our goal is to have 100% recyclable or reusable
packaging by 2030. In April 2019, we elevated thatcommitment to reduce global use of virgin petroleum
plastic in our packaging by 50% by 2030.
This is an ambitious goal we will achieve via lightweighting, increasing our use of recycled plastic,
driving conversion to more concentrated productforms, and when it makes sense, using alternative
materials. We estimate this will avoid the use of morethan 300,000 tons of virgin plastic.

100%
of our packaging
will be recyclable
or reusable by 2030.

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Testing Reusable Packaging
Loop, a partnership with TerraCycle, is a global circular
shopping platform designed to eliminate waste. Using
the age-old “milkman” concept, participants purchasea variety of household products — including Tide, Ariel,
Cascade, Febreze and Pantene — in durable, refillable
packaging conveniently delivered straight to theirdoorstep. Once empty, Loop collects and cleans the
packaging to be put back into circulation for reuse.

P&G was the first consumer
products company to partnerwith international recycling leader
TerraCycle in the Loop program.

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Joining Forces to End
Plastic Waste
In 2019, we joined forces with more than 40 companies
that make plastic, use plastic in their products andpackaging, and those who recycle and manage plastic
waste to form The Alliance to End Plastic Waste.
P&G CEO David Taylor took the lead to serve as thefirst Chairman of the new Alliance, a not-for-profit
organization that plans to invest $1.5 billion
over the next five years to help end plastic waste in
the environment.
Research shows that nearly 80% of the plastic in
oceans begins as litter on land, the vast majority ofwhich travels to the sea down one of ten major rivers
around the world. Many of these rivers run throughdensely populated areas that lack suitable waste
collection and recycling infrastructure. The Alliance issupporting an array of projects and partnerships that
focus on solutions in four core areas: infrastructure,
innovation, education and cleanup, with particularemphasis where the need is most urgent inSoutheast Asia.

The Alliance is the foremost CEO-driven
international organization focused on bringing
together industry, government, communities
and civil society in the fight to end plastic waste.

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Protecting Water for People
and Nature
Pressure on water resources is increasing in many
regions across the globe. Urban populations are
growing, demand is outpacing the water supply, andwater quality is a recurring issue. We recognize thisis a complex issue that requires collaboration acrossprivate, public and civil society to solve.
The 50 Liter Home Concept, spearheaded by P&G,
brings together companies, policy makers, influencers
and communities to develop and scale innovations
for the home that help solve the urban water crisis
and, at the same time, address household energy
consumption and associated GHG emissions.

Major cities around theworld face the prospectof a water crisis.

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Impacting Climate Change
P&G achieved a significant 2020 sustainability goal
ahead of schedule. We are proud to share that weare purchasing 100% renewable electricity in the U.S.,
Canada and Western Europe. These three markets areamong our largest and represent more than 70% of ourpurchased electricity, signifying a strong start to P&G’s
Ambition 2030 goal of purchasing 100% renewableelectricity globally by 2030.

We are now
purchasing100%
renewable electricity in the U.S.,
Canada and Western Europe.

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Environmental Sustainability
Message from Virginie Helias

Water-Efficient Products

2020 Environmental Goals Progress

Trust and Transparency at the Core

Protecting Water for People
and Nature
Reinventing Water for Urban Living

Environmental Progress versus
2010 Baseline

BRANDSSUPPLY CHAINEMPLOYEESSupply Chain
Employees
ClimateBrand 2030

Tracking Our Progress
Responsible Forestry

Ambitious Packaging Goals

Awards and Recognitions
Palm Oil

New Packaging that
Changes the Game
Reclaiming Plastic andGiving it a New Life
Loop Tests Refillable,
Reusable Packaging

Water
Waste

SOCIETY
Creating Circular Economies

Closing in on Our
2020 Packaging Goals
Responsible Consumption
for Energy Savings

Keeping Plastic Waste outof the Environment
Responsible Consumption

Environmental Resourceand Waste Summary
Global Measurement andAdditional Operational Data

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Message from
Virginie Helias
Chief Sustainability Officer

DIVERSITY & INCLUSIONGENDER EQUALITYENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY“At P&G, sustainability is embedded in how we do business —and has been for a very long time. In fact, 2019 marks the20th anniversary of our environmental sustainability report.
While the report’s name and design has changed over theyears, one element has always remained the same — ourcommitment to make the world better through the products
we create and the positive impact our brands can have incommunities worldwide.
2019 also marks the one-year anniversary of our Ambition 2030
sustainability goals announcement. When we designed thesebold commitments, our intent was to leverage our scale toenable and inspire positive impact on the environment andthe five billion people our brands touch each day around theworld. Although there is much to do, I’m proud to say we are
already making great progress.
We are progressing with the development of innovations
and products that make responsible consumption a reality
for people everywhere. We are reducing our footprint andstriving for circular solutions. We’re actively engaging industry,
governments, civil society groups and academics to forge
new paths and create breakthrough solutions that drive
the greater good. Our employees are staying focused andbuilding sustainability into their work each and every day
to have a positive impact on the environment and thecommunities we serve.
All of this work together will have a tremendous impact toadvance solutions against some of the world’s most complex
and challenging issues. I believe that we can truly be a force
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2020 Environmental Goals Progress
As we approach 2020, we have made significant progress against the goals we set in 2010 around climate, water
and waste. As we are well on our way to achieving these goals and closing out 2020, we are raising the bar witheven bolder commitments called Ambition 2030.

Reduce energy use at P&G facilities by 20%
per unit of production by 2020

CLIMATE

Achieved — 21% reduction per unit ofproduction

Reduce absolute GHG emissions by 30% by 2020

We have reduced absolute
GHG emissions by 25%

Ensure 70% of machine loads are low-energy cycles

Achieved — 70% of loads are low-energy

Have 100% of the virgin wood fibers used in our tissue/
towel and absorbent hygiene products be third-party
certified by 2015

Achieved — 100% third-party certified

Reduce truck transportation kilometers by 20% per unitof production
Achieved — reduced kilometers
by more than 25%

Ensure plants are powered by 30% renewable energy

13% of energy is from renewable sources
Note: New renewable electric purchases
beginning July 2019 will be included in next
year’s report, helping exceed this goal.

Implement palm oil commitments
We continue to advance progress in our three-pillar
strategy: supplier management, smallholder programand industry influence

Create technologies by 2020 to substitute top
petroleum-derived raw materials with renewablematerials as cost and scale permit
We have developed the ability to substituteour top petroleum-derived raw materials(resins, cleaning agents and acrylates) withrenewable materials

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Provide 1 billion people with accessto water-efficient products

WATER
Achieved — 1 billion people with access towater-efficient products

100% zero manufacturing waste to landfill by 2020

WASTE

92% of our manufacturing sites are ZMWTLReduce packaging by 20% per consumer use

We have reduced packaging
by approximately 14% per consumer use

Ensure 90% of product packaging is either
recyclable or programs are in place to create the ability
to recycle it
We have achieved 88% and have strong,ongoing effort to further increase recyclability

Reduce water use in manufacturing facilities by 20% perunit of production with conservation focused on waterstressed regions
Achieved — 27% reduction per unitof production

Have 100% of our paper packaging contain either
recycled or third-party-certified virgin content by 2020
99% of the volume reported
by our suppliers was either recycled or thirdparty-certified virgin content

Double use of recycled resin in plastic packaging
We used approximately 45,100 metrictons of post consumer resin (PCR) in ourplastic packaging, getting us 73% of theway to our goal

Conduct pilot studies in both the developed anddeveloping world to understand how to eliminate
landfilled/dumped solid waste
We continue to make progress
implementing a variety of pilot projects withexternal partners

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Environmental Progressversus 2010 Baseline
With our operations, we strive to grow responsibly, constantly improving our efficiency
while reducing our global footprint. Global production has increased since 2010,however wehave successfully decoupled that growth from our environmental footprint, achieving bothabsolute and production-adjusted reductions in waste, water, energy and GHG emissions.

GHG

Energy

Waste

Water

Renewable
Energy

25%

21%

92%

27%

13%

25% absolute reductionof green house gas
emissions

21% reduction perunit of production

92% of our
production sites are
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BrandsUse the power of innovation and our brands todelight consumers and drive positive impact.
• 100% of our leadership brands will enable and inspire
responsible consumption.
• 100% of our packaging will be recyclable or reusable.
• We will reduce global use of virgin petroleum plastic in our
packaging by 50%• We will build even greater trust through transparency,
ingredient innovation and sharing our safety science.

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Brand 2030
Brands Enable Responsible
Consumption
Most consumers are not willing to compromise
performance for sustainable lifestyles and expect
brands to take action in solving some of the mostcomplex challenges facing the world. In fact, 9 out
of 10 consumers feel better about purchasing a brandthat supports a social or environmental cause andmore than half of those consumers expect it. P&G
and its brands have the opportunity to not only
create products that offer superior performance, but
promote conversations, influence attitudes, change
behaviors and drive positive impact on society andthe environment.
Brand 2030 is the Company’s next step toward“Consumers today expect brands
to take meaningful action insolving some of the most complex
challenges facing the world. This is
why P&G is focused on reinventing
brands to be a force for good anda force for growth. We want ourbrands to be growing and creating
value while having a measurable,
long-term, positive impact on society
and the environment.”

meeting its Ambition 2030 goal of “100 percent of ourleadership brands will enable and inspire responsible
consumption.” Our new Brand 2030 criteria areembedded in the Company’s brand growth model andaimed at driving positive impact while creating value
for consumers and our Company.
To do that, we have asked each brand to implement
four Brand Fundamentals and one brandspecific Ambition, ensuring a thorough long-term
integration of meaningful and measurable social andenvironmental impacts brand strategy and experience
versus only an initiative.
In FY18/19, we trained all leadership brands on therequirements and in FY19/20, we will finalize our
tracking and reporting process. As our journey will takeus through 2030, our intent is to regularly review thesecriteria and update them as science, stakeholder views,
and our own experience evolves.

MARC PRITCHARD,
Chief Brand Officer

The Brand 2030 framework
is our next step towardmeeting our Ambition 2030 goalof “100 percent of our leadershipbrands will enable and inspire
responsible consumption.”

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Brand 2030 — The Fundamentals
1) Product and Packaging Innovation• Ariel Europe is striving to make all its packaging

Brands will need to innovate to enable
responsible consumption:by 30% by 2025. The first step was to convert their• A meaningful impact in the brand’s key
environmental impact area (e.g. water,
raw materials)• 100% of packaging will be recyclable
or reusable• A meaningful increase in responsibly
sourced bio-based or recycled or moreresource-efficient materials

recyclable by 2022 and to reduce plastic packaging
single-use dosage (SUD) tubs to lightweight bags.
This started in the UK and as of July 2019, has saved
75% of plastic. Additionally, the brand announced
in September 2019 plans to increase its PCR in Ariel
bottles from 25% to 50% across Europe starting in thefirst quarter of 2020.
PRESS RELEASE: PL ASTIC REDUCTIONPRESS RELEASE: PCR INCREASE• Pampers keeps innovating toward more sustainablediapering solutions in an effort to use 30% less1
diapering materials per baby over their diapering
time. Using innovation and more effective materials,
the brand has already reduced the average weightof its diapers by 18% in the past three years, with2

the same trusted dryness. Additionally, Pampers is
leading cutting-edge recycling efforts for all brandsof diapers and wipes, not just Pampers, with a2) Brand Communication
Brands leverage their voice in communication
and advertising production to promote socialand environmental sustainability•A riel is using its voice to help shape a future ofequals through campaigns like “Partage des Taches”
in France and “Share the Load” in India, which
support the idea of men and women equally sharing
housekeeping tasks. In addition, it is promoting towashing in low temperatures in its recent WWF Earth
Hour pledge in the UK.

SHARE THE LOADPARTAGE DES TACHES• In partnership with UNICEF, Pampers hashelped eliminate maternal and neonatal
tetanus in 24 countries. In March 2019, one morecountry — Chad — now eliminated this disease. These
efforts have resulted in an estimated 880,000

commitment to launch recycling operations in three

newborn lives4 saved since 2006.

cities by 2021. 3• Several of our leadership brands are using their voice•B rands like Tide, Ariel, Cascade, Febreze andPantene are participating in Loop, a global circular
shopping platform designed to eliminate waste bytransforming the products and packaging of everyday
items from single-use to durable, multi-use, featurepacked designs.

to raise awareness for the beach plastic challenge.
Fairy and H&S have produced many bottles made ofbeach plastic.
1 Versus a typical disposable diaper
2 Comparison of Pampers diapers sold in Western Europe 2019 versus 2016
3 The recycling technology was invented by Fater, a JV of P&G and Angelini(which makes Pampers in Italy).
4 Based on WHO and UNICEF estimated figures as of Feb 2019

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Brand 2030 — The Fundamentals
3) Transparency

4) Supply Chain Impacts

Brands are transparent about ingredientsand share the their safety science.

Brands reduce supply chain impacts,
including responsible sourcing of priority
materials. Manufacturing sites are on
track to meet the Company’s Ambition
2030 goals.

•H erbal Essences is leading the way in sharing
comprehensive information about its ingredients,
transparently explaining their four-step safety process
and being recognized by PETA as a cruelty-free brand.
Herbal Essences bio:renew is the first global hair carebrand to have its botanicals endorsed by the Royal
Botanic Gardens at Kew, a world-leading authority
on plants.
INGREDIENT TRANSPARENCY

EWG VERIFIED

FOUR-STEP SAFET Y PROCESSPETA CRUELT Y FREE BRAND

KEW•A s of 2019, SK-II is produced with 100% purchased
renewable electricity, dramatically reducing
manufacturing CO2 emissions. SK-II also recirculates
more than 20% of the Pitera wash water back into
the process by treating it to drinking water quality.
In addition, the latest production facilities for SK-II
were LEED Silver certified under the new LEED v4
standard, the first manufacturing site in Japan toachieve this honor.
•B ounty and Charmin are committed to responsible
sourcing, ensuring 100% of the virgin wood pulp
we purchase is third-party certified by one of our
accepted forest certification systems. In addition,
the our manufacturing sites for these brands
have reduced their energy use by 25% and water
consumption by 29% since our 2010 baseline,

To learn more about our product safety standards, see:
TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY

helping reduce not only our footprint but thatof our consumers as well.

Herbal Essences bio:renew
is the first global hair carebrand to have its botanicals
endorsed by the Royal
Botanic Gardens at Kew,a world-leading authority
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New Packaging that
Changes the Game
There are many pilot projects underway to develop and test new products and new
packaging solutions that will accelerate our progress and bring us closer to our global goalof reducing plastic waste.
Tide Eco-Box

Olay Strip It

Tide introduced this e-commerce solution in 2018 to

To reduce plastic, four young engineers in our Bangkok

reduce weight and the amount of plastic used in the

Plant came up with #OlayStripIt, carton perforations

package. Its re-engineered formula gives consumers

framing the Olay logo that would clearly show if

more cleaning per drop than Tide Original liquidanyone had tried to open the package prior to sale.

detergent in a shipping-safe package made with

It’s estimated this simple innovation will eliminate

60% less plastic.

8,000kg of plastic.

Olay Refillable Pod
Olay is the first mass retailskincare brand in the U.S.
to test refillable packaging,offering its best selling Olay
Regenerist Whip moisturizer
with a recyclable refill pod
that fits right in the jar. The
online test kicked off in North
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Reclaiming Plastic andGiving It a New Life
Each year, upwards of eight million tonsof plastic waste end up in rivers, lakes
and oceans. For several years, we have
has teamed up with an innovative waste
management company, TerraCycle, to create
recyclable shampoo, conditioner and dishwashing bottles made of plastic removed
from beaches and waterways. Organizing
beach cleanups and partnering with retailers
around the world to feature the bottles helps
bring awareness to the issue of plastic waste
and encourages people to reduce, reuse
and recycle.
Giving Packages and Products a New Life
• In the U.S. in February 2019, Gillette and TerraCycle
announced for the first time in the U.S. that all brands• In the UK, Head & Shoulders and ASDA created instore awareness of the Head & Shoulders shampoo
bottles that now contain up to 25% post-consumer
recyclate plastic. Because milk bottles are a highselling products, Head & Shoulders launched its
bestselling formula with new artwork with the simple
message—“part of me was a recycled milk bottle” tocommunicate the real difference shoppers andbrands can make by taking action
on recycling.
• In partnership with the Tokyo 2020 Organizing
Committee and the International Olympic Committee(IOC), we kicked off the Podium Project in June 2019.
The Olympic Games winners’ podiums will be createdfrom recycled materials — and consumers can directly
contribute. Retail partner AEON WELCIA Group willencourage shoppers to bring their used plastic backto the store in collection bins. The goal is to collect 1.5
polyethylene and polypropylene from Japaneseof disposable razors, replaceable-blade cartridge

consumers to produce recycled plastic resin.

units and razor plastic packaging are recyclable on a

• We will unveil the podiums at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic

national scale. Through the partnership, consumers

Games. After the games conclude, we plan to recycle

are invited to recycle their razors in three ways: thethe podiums once again to create new packaging andat-home recycling program, local recycling drop-offs

educational materials to explain and promote theand the Gillette On Demand recycling program.

Olympic and Paralympic movements and the overall• In April 2019, P&G Korea, led by Febreze and Oral-B,

importance of sustainability.

officially launched the “Plastic-Free Campaign” withlocal retailer Emart and TerraCycle. We worked withthem to install plastic collection boxes at Emartstores, collecting plastic to upcycle into meaningfulproducts such as traffic safety reflectors for children.

MAKE

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Reclaiming Plastic andGiving It New Life
Bottles Made from Discarded Plastic

Beach Clean-Ups

Fairy Beach Bottle• In the UK, we joined with Tesco and Keep Britain Tidy

Fairy debuted a Beach Bottle across Europe producing
more than two million beach bottles made with 100%

to rally UK shoppers to help clean up beaches acrossthe country after the summer season. “The Big Beach

recycled plastic — 10% of it collected from beaches.

Clean” invited shoppers to take action and nominate

Head & Shoulders Surpasses One Million

their favorite beaches to be one of 10 clean ups

Beach Bottles
Since its introduction in 2017, Head & Shoulders has
produced more than 1 million bottles made withrecycled beach plastic in more than 10 countries in
Europe and Latin America.
Japan’s Joy Introduces Beach Plastic Bottle
P&G Japan’s iconic dish care brand, Joy, introduced
a limited edition hand dish wash detergent bottle

across the country. Alongside this, in support of thecampaign, a combined team of employees from P&G
and Tesco went to the UK countryside to clean up
discarded plastic. With one team combing the beachat Landguard Point and one riverside at the River
Colne, the teams collected dozens of bags of litter.
• In Spain, we partnered with CARREFOUR and Paisaje
Limpio to clean local beaches and organized amade with 25% beach plastic sourced, recycled androundtable discussion with reps from the Company,

manufactured entirely in Japan.

CARREFOUR and Influencer Calleja to discuss the

Herbal Essences
To celebrate World Water Day in March, Herbal

journey behind this effort and the importance ofdriving responsible consumption.

Essences teamed up with TerraCycle to launch threelimited-edition collections in their bio:renew lineup:Sea the Change, Love the Shore and Waves of Change.
The recyclable shampoo and conditioner bottles weremade of 25% beach plastic and available at selectTarget stores through June 2019.

Volunteers
help clean local
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Loop Tests Refillable,
Reusable Packaging“Loop aims to not just eliminate theidea of packaging waste but greatly
improve the product experience andthe convenience in how we shop.”Through Loop, consumers order household products
online such as Tide and Febreze, foods like HaagenDazs and Tropicana juice, or beauty icons Pantene
and Herbal Essences, all of which arrive in new, durable,
refillable containers in a reusable shipping totethat eliminates the need for cardboard boxes. Once
consumers are done with their products, they simply

TOM SZAKY
CEO, TerraCycle
Residents in New York and Paris can now get theirfavorite home and personal care products in durable,
refillable and reusable containers collected andreturned to their doorstep. Announced in January 2019,
we were one of the first consumer products
companies to partner with international recycling
leader TerraCycle in the Loop program. Some of ourbrands participating in the Loop test markets in Parisand New York include Tide, Ariel, Cascade, Crest,
Pantene, Herbal Essences, Pampers, Always, Oral-B,
Gillette, Venus and Febreze.

put the empty containers back into the tote and use
a dedicated website to request a pick up directly fromtheir home. The durable containers are then cleaned,refilled and reused.

“Loop gives us the opportunity totest and learn what a refill andreturn business model must deliverin order to make it a truly scalable,
sustainable proposition. We are alsousing this test to see how ‘collectand recycle’ operations for usedrazor blades, diapers and toothbrushheads can be optimized.”
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Closing in on Our 2020
Packaging Goals
Doubling Our Use of PCR
Our goal was to double the use of PCR versus ourbaseline level of 26,000 metric tons. This year, weused approximately 45,100 metric tons of PCR in ourplastic packaging, which represents an increase of
approximately 73% versus baseline and puts us on
track to hit our goal.

materials. One example is our leadership in the Material
Recovery for the Future (MRFF) initiative to recoverand recycle films via curbside collection. MRFF is being
demonstrated at scale in the J.P. Mascaro & Sons Total
Recycle material recovery facility in Pennsylvania. With
this program in place, we will exceed our goal of 90% of
our packaging being recyclable.
As we have now declared our Ambition 2030 goal of

Ensure That 90% of Our ProductPackaging is Recyclable or That
Programs are in Place to Create theAbility to Recycle Themgetting to 100% recyclable or reusable packaging,

For purposes of tracking progress against our goal,is different than the scope of our current 2020 goal,a package is considered recyclable when there isresults reported next year may differ from current

an in-market, at scale recycling system in place forresults. The largest factor will be that our 2030 goalthat material type. This includes collection, sortation,

focuses on consumer packaging, as this is what

processing for end use and an established end

we believe is most meaningful to drive the change

market for collected material. Using this definition,necessary in our industry. Packaging that ships to ourapproximately 88% of our packaging would becustomers, which is primarily corrugated boxes thatconsidered recyclable today. This relatively high value

are readily recyclable and recycled, will no longer be inreflects the fact that the vast majority of our current

scope of our tracking such that we expect our reported

packaging is made from materials and forms that arerecyclable or reusable values to be lower next year.

readily recyclable (e.g., corrugated boxes, cartons, highdensity polyethylene [HDPE] bottles and polyethylene
terephthalate [PET] bottles).
Difficult-to-recycle materials including films, resins
not readily collected by curbside programs andmixed material packaging continue to be our biggest
opportunity. We partner with other organizations in
the recycling value chain to find solutions for thesethis will be the last year we report separate progressagainst our 90% target. Going forward, we will simply
report against our 2030 objective of 100% recyclable
or reusable packaging. As the scope of our 2030 goal

Our use of PCR has
increased 73% versus
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Closing in on Our 2020
Packaging Goals
Reduce Packaging by 20% per
Consumer Use by 2020

Summary of Resin Usage in Plastic
Packaging

Our goal is to reduce packaging by 20% per consumer

In FY18/19, we used approximately 714,000 metricuse by 2020 versus our 2010 baseline. In FY18/19, wetons of plastic packaging. Of this, 45,100 metric tons

achieved a 14% reduction per consumer use, whichwere post-consumer resin. Resin types and packaging

is off our glide path for our 2020 goal. We continue toformats are summarized below.

experience market-driven headwinds that are impeding
progress against our goal. In some key markets,
customer requests for smaller case counts increased
the amount of corrugate usage per consumer use of
product. We also shifted some products to smaller sizes
to better meet consumer needs, which increased theamount of packaging per consumer use.
However, through our ongoing focus on packaging
efficiency and several packaging design breakthroughs,
we were able to offset these headwinds and deliver a

Resin Type

Percent

PE

44%

PET

31%

PP

13%

Other

22%

14 % reduction versus our 2010 baseline. While wewill continue our efforts, we do not expect to makemuch further progress in the next year and do not
anticipate hitting this goal in 2020. We also recognizethat increased use of corrugate, while impeding
progress against our goal, represents a material andpackaging type that is recycled atvery high rates, has a very high recycle content andis renewable.

Package Type

Percent

Rigids (e.g., bottles, caps, tubs,
thermoform, injection molded

55%

parts)
Flexibles (e.g. pouches, bags,
wraps, sachets)
Others (tubes, jars)

43%
2%

Our ongoing focus onpackaging efficiency andseveral packaging design
breakthroughs helped us
deliver a 14% reduction
in packaging versus our2010 baseline.

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Responsible Consumption
for Energy Savings
The energy used during the machine
washing of laundry is one of the biggest
impacts on our corporate greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions footprint and, as such,
we have focused on innovating to enableconsumers to get clean clothes using lessenergy. In 2010, we set a goal to turn 70%
of all washing machine loads into energyefficient cycles by 2020. We are thrilled
to report that this year, we reached ourgoal — one year ahead of schedule.

Ariel UK and World Wildlife
Fund Pledge to “Turn to 30⁰”
Ariel has been at the forefront of driving consumer
behavior change when it comes to washing at cold
temperatures with our long-running “Turn to 30⁰”
campaign. Ariel once again partnered with WWF UK
to encourage people to take simple, everyday actions
to protect the planet, one of which was “turn washingtemperatures down to 30⁰.” For every pledge madewith #VoiceForThePlanet, Ariel donated £1 to WWF
UK. During March and April, WWF UK saw a large
number of pledges made across the country.

We define low-energy washing as 0.4 kWh or
below per cycle. This accounts for cold waterand low-temperature cycles as well as most highefficiency (HE) machine cycles. We knew we couldn’t
achieve this alone; machines are more efficient andWe aim to reinvent a clean that
redefines green, saving 50% of ourresources, including the energy
used for doing the laundry.

Even after reaching our sustainability goal of 70% of

Ariel’s “Turn to 30⁰” in the
UK donated £1 to WWF UK
for each of pledges made.

wash loads occurring in energy-efficient wash cycles,
we will continue to enable energy efficiency whilewashing. As part of our Ariel 2030 Brand Ambition,
we aim to reinvent a clean that redefines green,

consumers are savvier than ever about their watersaving 50% of our resources, including the energy

and energy use. We continue to partner with top

used for doing the laundry. We want to continue towashing machine manufacturers globally to help

educate and enable more energy-efficient washingeducate consumers about the benefits of quick

Tide #QuickColdPledge

cycles by lowering the average temperature ofmore than six million informational packets globally

Tide has been urging people to take theto new machine purchasers.

#QuickColdPledge and turn their washing machine

environment but also help consumers save on theirand cold-water washing cycles and have distributed

to the quick and cold cycles to lighten our impact on
the environment. About 80% of a washing machine’s
energy consumption comes from heating the water.
By delivering a superior performance in quick and cold
cycles, Tide helps people get the clean they need whilesaving time, money and energy.

household washing globally. This will not only help theenergy bills and better protect their clothes, giving
clothes a longer life and keeping garments out of
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Water-Efficient Products
We Provided More Than One
Billion People with Access to
Water-Efficient Productsin the laundry washing process. Each household cansave more than 4,000 liters per year by utilizing the
Tide Plus technology on laundry day. Three hundredand seventy million people in India have access to the

Helping consumers save water in their home has beenwater saving potential of Tide Plus, which could help

a key focus of our 2020 water goals. Over the last foursave water equivalent to 6 billion showers per year.*

years, we’ve worked to qualify a suite of products aswater-efficient products based on the technology they

TIDE INDIA

utilize and the habits they inspire. Thanks to the hard
work of our researchers, formulators, sustainability
team and brand leaders, we have achieved this 2020
goal and provided more than one billion people withPantene Foam Conditioners
Pantene’s suite of foam conditioners help women

access to water-efficient products one year ahead of

reduce the amount of time they spend rinsing

schedule. But our work is not finished here. Our brands

conditioner from their hair. Foam conditioners rinse

will continue to look for opportunities to reduce in-out of hair 50% faster than normal cream conditioners.

home water use and to educate consumers on

Each week, users of quick rinse foam conditioners can

the topic.

save up to four gallons of water versus traditional creamconditioner, all while getting their hair silky smooth.

We achieved our 2020 goal ofproviding one billion people withaccess to water-efficient products.

Many people have access to foam conditioners across
China, Spain/Portugal, U.S., Germany, UK, Russia andEastern Europe.
*Calculated on 35 liters average amount of water per 10

Tide Plus in India
In many parts of the world, handwashing laundry ispart of a household’s daily routine. A large volumeof the household’s weekly water usage goes towardgetting their clothes clean. The challenge is evenbigger when water is scarce, as it is in many states ofIndia. Tide Plus detergent helps Indian homes savemore than 10% of the water in every wash (versus
previous Tide Plus technology) by eliminating a rinse

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Trust and Transparency at the Core
Nothing is more important to us thanensuring our products are safe for
consumers and the environment. Providing
people with the information they need tomake informed choices while continually
improving our product portfolio with the
product performance and ingredientpreferences they seek remains a core focus
for the Company. Last year, we committed
to sharing more information about oursafety science and ingredient choices. We
looked across all our product offerings
and innovations to develop our Ingredient
Citizenship principles. These guide how
we evaluate and share the ingredients wechoose for our products.
Throughout our history, we have stood for productsof superior value and performance, which requires
the best and safest ingredients available — whether
sourced from science or nature. Innovation withingredients is an ever-evolving area where we invest in
developing new options and continually consider what
is possible. This is evident in several of our productlaunches, which integrate new ingredients for a
superior consumer experience.

For example:
Tide purclean integrates plant-based surfactants
to achieve outstanding cleaning. Tide purclean is a

Relentlessly pursue the best andsafest ingredients from both scienceand nature

USDA-certified bio-based detergent with four times
the cleaning power of the leading natural detergent.
Tide purclean continues to grow ahead of the naturals
laundry category and recently has been ranked theLead by sharing the what, where
and how of our ingredients#1 natural laundry detergent by a leading consumer
publication.
Tampax Pure offers a 100% cotton core and a 90%

Collaborate to solve big ingredientand materials challenges

plant-derived applicator for comfort and protection.
Pampers Pure diapers and wipes were created withresponsibly sourced plant-based materials (such as
cellulose, cotton and plant-based fibers derived fromsugar cane) and other thoughtfully selected materials
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Not only are we innovating with product ingredients•A s more consumers ask for transparency about

and sourcing choices, we are also sharing more about

ingredients used in beauty products, they also

those choices with greater ingredient transparency.

ask for their products to use ingredients they trust

Our Brand websites and PG.com offer moreas safe. Herbal Essences heard this call and brought

information than ever before about our ingredients,

to market two new sulfate-free shampoos formulated

as well as the safety process we follow to ensure ourto meet the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG)

products are safe to use as directed. You can see thisVERIFIEDTM stamp of approval. This means Herbal

come to life through a few examples here:•T he naturals category is growing at an accelerated
speed across the industry, yet it is an area withlittle regulation, lots of variation and potential forirresponsible sourcing. P&G Beauty entered a longterm partnership with The Royal Botanic Gardens
at Kew to change how we innovate with naturalingredients, learning from their deep expertisein plants, their usefulness and conservation. Kew
Gardens has more than 260 years of expertise inbotanical science, 300 research scientists, and is
the most biodiverse place in the world. Our firstcollaborative effort under this innovation partnershipcan be found in Herbal Essences’ bio:renew lineup
around the globe. Customers can rest easy knowing
the botanicals in Herbal Essences bio:renew havebeen verified by the plant experts at Kew.

Herbal Essences is the firstmass hair care brand in massretailer stores to earn the
EWG VERIFIEDTM stamp of
approval.

Essences meets the rigorous criteria and provides
additional information on the product label in aneffort to drive greater ingredient transparency
and informed choices. With this credential, Herbal
Essences is the first mass hair care brand in massretailer stores to meet the strict clean beauty
standards set by EWG — creators of the Skin
Deep® Healthy Living® app — making clean
beauty options both affordable and accessible.
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Reduce our footprint and strive for circular solutions.
• We will protect and enhance the forests we depend upon.
• We will improve livelihoods of palm smallholders by increasing
yields from existing lands.
• 100% renewable electricity and cut GHG emissions in half at P&G sites.
• P&G sites will deliver a 35% increase in water efficiency and source at least
five billion liters of water from circular sources.
• Advance at least 10 significant supply chain partnerships to drive circularity
on climate, water or waste.

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Supply Chain
Reducing our Footprint at Every Stage
Across our global operations, we are making

We have established specific targets that we
intend to achieve by 2030:

intentional choices to reduce the footprint of our
suppliers, buyers and manufacturing sites, sourcing
sustainable materials and exploring new businessmodels to drive circular solutions. We are combining

100% renewable electricity and cut
GHG emissions in half at our sites

resources, reach and knowledge with strategic global
partners to drive the scale and speed needed to makea real difference.

Striving for Circular Solutions

 ur sites will deliver a 35% increaseOin water efficiency and source atleast five billion liters of water fromcircular sources

Circularity has always been a part of our ongoingconservation and environmental footprint reduction
efforts within water, waste and renewable energy.
However, as we look toward the next decade, weare committed to being both a force for good and dvance at least 20 significant
A
supply chain partnerships to drive
circularity on climate, water or waste

a force for growth. As part of that vision, we haveembraced the need to create a more circular end-

To learn new methods, find creative partners andto-end supply chain. To achieve this, we will needto accelerate our circular journey, we joined theto start thinking differently about the incoming

Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Circular Economy

materials, manufacturing work process, distribution

100 working group. The Circular Economy 100 is aand transport of our products. Circularity is not onlypre-competitive innovation program enables

the right thing to do, it also helps make our operationsorganizations to develop new opportunities andmore efficient and resilient.

realize their circular economy ambitions faster. It
brings together corporations, governments, cities,
academic institutions, emerging innovators andaffiliates in a unique multi-stakeholder platform.

CE-100 MEMBERS GROUP

As we look toward the next
decade, we are committed tobeing both a force for good
and a force for growth.

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ClimateAs a global citizen, we’re concerned about
the negative consequences of climatechange and are committed to doing our partto reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We
focus our efforts on reducing the intensityof greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) fromour own operations, helping consumers
reduce their own GHG emissions throughthe use of our products, and finally, building
partnerships with our suppliers and retailers
to optimize transportation of our products,
such as reducing the number of trucks on
the roads.
For additional perspective on climate change

Reducing GHG Emission
Scope 1 and 2

We have retained Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance

We’re on track to deliver our science-based target to(LRQA) to provide independent verification of

reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 30% in

our GHG program to ensure it meets the intent of2020 versus 2010. We have reduced absolute scope 1 &the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and

2 greenhouse gas emissions by 25%. The Science Based

Reporting Standard.

Targets Initiative recently updated their guidance andvalidated our target as “well below 2’C.”
We have two key strategies to reduce greenhousegas emissions by 2020:• Improve operating efficiency by 20%. We haveexceeded that target delivery: a 21% improvement thisyear versus 2010.
• Moving to low-carbon energy sources with a goal ofutilizing 30% renewable energy by next year.

implications that could be relevant for the Company

In 2018, we made another significant step on

and the steps we are taking to address them, please

our journey to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG)

download our climate change perspective document.

emissions with the announcement of Ambition
2030. We committed to:

CLIMATE AND ENERGY POLICY
CLIMATE CHANGE PERSPECTIVELLOYD’S REGISTER QUALIT Y ASSURANCE• Reducing our Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas emissions
by 50% on an absolute basis by 2030 (versus 2010
baseline). This is our second science-based target andcomplements our initial science-based target of a 30%
reduction in Scope 1 & 2 emissions by 2020.
• Purchasing 100% renewable electricity in North
America by 2020 and globally by 2030. These targets
will further advance our efforts to increase our use ofrenewable energy.

We’re on track to deliver
our science-based target to
reduce absolute greenhousegas emissions by 30% in 2020
versus 2010.

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ClimateReduction in Energy Consumption
Percent reduction versus FY09/10 ,production adjusted

FY18/19

Energy Consumption by GBU
Millions of gigajoules-21%

FY18/19

61

FY18/19

FY17/18-18%

61

FY17/18

FY16/17-17%60

FY16/17

Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scope 1 & Scope 2)
Percent reduction versus FY09/10, absolute

Baby, Feminine & Family Care

BeautyFabric & Home Care

Grooming

Health Care

Other

Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scope 1 & Scope 2)
Millions of metric tons

FY18/19 -25%

4.1

FY18/19

FY17/18 -25%

4.1

FY17/18

FY16/17-16%

4.6

FY16/17Baby, Feminine & Family Care

BeautyFabric & Home Care

Grooming

Health Care

Other

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

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ClimateRenewable Energy
We achieved a significant 2020 sustainability goal
ahead of schedule. We are proud to share that weare purchasing 100% renewable electricity in the U.S.
and Canada, and most of Europe except Russia andthe Ukraine, which currently have not establishedrenewable energy markets and tracking systems.
These three markets are among our largest andrepresent more than 70% of our purchased electricity,
signifying a strong start to our Ambition 2030 goalof purchasing 100% renewable electricity globallyby 2030.

Achieving this goal was a meaningful step on oursustainability journey, but the work doesn’t stop there.
We know we can’t solve the world’s most pressing
environmental challenges alone. Continued progress
requires collaboration, and we are focused on creating
partnerships that will enable people, the planet andthe business to thrive.

Reducing Our Carbon Footprint at
Manufacturing and Distribution Sites
A great example of how our climate actions are coming

We are proud to share that weare purchasing 100% renewableelectricity in the U.S. and Canada,
and most of Europe.

to life is through our efforts in Taicang, China where

Our largest individual contributors are our wind farm

we produce Head and Shoulders, Pantene, Rejoice andpartnership in Tyler Bluff, Texas which offsets 100%

Vidal Sassoon. Designing in sustainability from dayof the electricity needed for our Fabric and Home

one, Taicang was built around the concept of a Chinese

Care facilities in the U.S. and Canada and our onsite

water garden and is one of our most sustainable sites

Similar to Taicang above, our Milenio Gillette Blades

combined heat and power biomass facility in Albany,

globally. They have achieved LEED silver certification,& Razors Plant in Irapuato, Mexico continues to be aGeorgia, which provides 100% of the Bounty andutilize 100% renewable electricity from wind, areleading example of sustainable manufacturing within

Charmin steam requirements at this plant.

qualified as zero manufacturing waste to landfill, andtheir region. The plant sends zero manufacturing

have demonstrated breakthrough water/wastewater

waste to landfill, reuses treated wastewater and gets

recycling. Since their startup in 2012, the plant has

most of their electricity from an offsite wind energy

continued focus on reducing their footprint, using

partnership. Recognizing their ongoing efforts tolean operational strategies to deliver an additional

reduce energy (such as major compressed air and

27% reduction in energy per unit of production.

cooling upgrades) the plant has won the Energy

In addition to these large-scale projects, we are
reducing emissions in our global operations through adiverse portfolio of renewable energy projects focusedon wind, solar, geothermal, hydro and the use ofrenewable energy certificates, all of which helped us
meet our 2020 renewable electricity goal. Our intent is

Our Boston plant produces Gillette Razors and is alsothat by executing new projects, while also continuing

the home of Gillette’s World Shaving Headquarters

to purchase electricity from renewable sources, we canand R&D center. Over the last five years, this site has

spur further innovation, investment and a transition to

reduced their absolute energy consumption over 10%

renewable energy for the regional utilities that provide

by partnering with their local utility to improve energy

energy to many of our sites globally.

efficiency of their operations.

Efficiency State Award for 4 consecutive years.

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ClimateScope 3 GHG Emissions

Scope 3 Categories

More than 99% of our Scope 3 emissions come fromPurchased goods andjust four categories — purchased goods and services,

services — upstream transport

downstream transportation and distribution, use of& distribution

sold product, and end of life treatment of sold product.
Of these, the “use phase” of our products, especiallythose that use hot water during consumer use, is oursingle greatest opportunity for Scope 3 emissions.
Given these four categories account for more than
99% of Scope 3 emissions, we focused this year’s data
update on those categories and derived new estimates
for them using life cycle assessment (LCA) data andcalendar year 2018 production volumes. Findings wereconsistent with prior years, indicating consumer useof our products remains our greatest opportunity area.

247,0002

Fuel & energy activities

495,0003

Waste generated in operations

151,0424

Employee commuting

117,0002

Upstream leased assets

Not material

Downstream transport &distribution

employees that were managed by our primary outside
travel agencies. Travel arranged by other agencies is

Processing of sold productUse of sold productnot covered in the calculation and would therefore

End of life treatment of soldexclude the following markets — Singapore (Prior to

product

March, 2019), China, Taiwan, Indonesia, and Russia. We
expect to include those countries in next year’s report.

9.0003Business travelin purchased good and services which and we also
travel estimate includes commercial airline travel by

16,421,0001

Capital goods

Updated data on packaging materials were included
updated our business travel emissions. The business

Tons CO2e5,394,0001
Not material

199,133,0001
13,251,0001

Downstream leased assets

Not material

Franchises

Not material

Investments

Not material

1 Calendar year 2018 estimate from LCA data
2 Fiscal year 16/17 estimate
3 scope limited to material sent to landfill
4 Covers period June 1, 2018 – May 31, 2019

Consumer useof our products
remains our greatest
opportunity area.

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Responsible Forestry

We remain committed tosourcing certified wood pulp
and to leading international
forest certification standards.

Although we do not own or manage
commercial forests, many of our products
and packages are dependent on raw
materials from forest-based supply chains.
Therefore, we play a key role, through our
procurement and manufacturing practices,to ensure the sustainability of the world’s
forest resources.
Forests are critical to earth’s ecosystemand to the plant, animals and humancommunities that depend of them. The
world’s forests hold the potential to mitigate
some of the most important threats we facesuch as climate change, but they remain
under pressure from population increases
and economic demands. One of the easiest
ways to counteract threats to forests is bylooking for and purchasing wood products
which are sourced from responsibly
managed forests and tree plantations.

We remain committed to sourcing wood pulp certified
to leading international forest certification standards.
We have been working diligently to define Ambition
2030 plans,which go beyond our prior efforts toenhance and protect the world’s forests and which
help advance our commitments to:· Increase the area of certified forests globally, whileworking to strengthen leading certification systems.
· Play a leadership role in developing a collaborative
science-based forest-positive approach that supports
sustaining and expanding working forests that weand others depend on.
Wood pulp for tissue/towel and absorbent hygiene
products, wood fibers used in paper packaging andpalm oil for our laundry and beauty products are
strategic commodities where our sourcing practices
have the greatest impacts on ensuring responsible
use of the world’s forest resources. Each of thesematerials has a different supply chain, and their uniquecomplexities led us to develop individual programs as
described in the following sections.

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Responsible Forestry
Wood Pulp Supply Chains
Procurement Policy
As part of our procurement practices, we require that
all wood used for pulp supplied has undergone a risk
assessment in accordance with the Forest StewardshipCouncil® (FSC®) Controlled Wood standard. The
FSC Controlled Wood risk assessments ensure thatunwanted wood sources are avoided, and that wood
harvesting is done legally per our procurement policy.
Our preference for FSC makes use of both FSC· Ensure that trees are not harvested from highconservation value forests unless they are credibly
certified to the most rigorous forest management
standards. We supports multi-stakeholder efforts todevelop information sources and tools that will help
suppliers identify these areas on their own forestlands
and in their procurement of wood raw materials fromthird parties.

HCV RESOURCE NETWORK

Chain of Custody (FSC COC) and Controlled Wood
(FSC CW) inputs.
We require that the forest certification systems utilized· Ensure that there is no sourcing from geneticallymodified trees in pulp delivered to us.

by our wood pulp suppliers adhere to the following· Ensure that their own and their supplier practices

criteria for responsible forest management:

reflect our social values and support of universal· Ensure the safety of forestry and manufacturing
operations for employees and the environment.
· Ensure that unwanted wood sources are avoided,
and that wood is legally harvested, and that all legal
requirements are met. We will not knowingly use
illegally sourced materials in our products.
· Ensure that their supply chain incorporates thehuman rights through work with local governments
and communities to improve the educational, cultural,
economic and social wellbeing of those communities.
· Ensure that their supply chain used to produce
our pulp does not contain fiber from conflicttimber (timber that was traded in a way thatdrives violent armed conflict or threatens nationalor regional stability).

principles of responsible forest management andcontinuous improvement in their own operations,and that they are verified by independent forestand chain-of-custody certification.

WOOD PULP POLICIES & PRACTICES

We require that the forest
certification systems utilizedby our wood pulp suppliers
adhere to responsible
forest management.

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Responsible Forestry
Third-Party Certification

FSC Group Certificate Support

100% of the virgin wood pulp we purchase for use in

Pulp For Our Tissue/Towel
and Absorbent Hygiene Products

our tissue/towel and absorbent hygiene products is

Pulp Sources

Owners Association (FSTOA), led by Domtar, to discuss

third-party certified by one of our accepted forest

In FY18/19, we purchased 1.3 million metric tons of

expanding the amount of timberland that is undercertification systems.

air-dried pulp for use in our tissue/towel, diaper andforest management certification.

We give preference to FSC certified pulp when it
is available and meets product performance andbusiness requirements. FSC certification protects
water, wildlife and local people by ensuring forests are
responsibly managed. FSC standards are recognized

In 2016, we met with the Four States Timberland

absorbent hygiene products. The pulp was sourced
from the following countries and used the following

FOUR STATES TIMBERL AND
OWNERS ASSOCIATION

third-party certified fiber:Country of Origin% of Total

Together, we are committed to lowering the technicalArgentina< 1%

international environmental NGOs.

Brazil35%

Based on the market availability of certified pulp, ourCanada35%

Our participation supported the growth in certified

forestry certification systems, such as:

United States

28%

and expansion of the association.

· Programme for the Endorsement of Forest

Swedenworldwide as the most trusted forest management
certification scheme and are supported by leading

supply chain will also source from other third-party

Certification (PEFC)· Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI)· Brazilian Forest Certification Programme (CERFLOR)· Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Group
Sustainable Forest Management System (SFM)

Total
Certification Systemgroup certificate.

lands, and we continue to support the operation

100%% of Total

39%

FSC CW

4%

PEFC

22%

SFI

35%

Total

100%

FSC CW — Controlled Woodin family-owned forests through Domtar’s FSTOA FSC

1%

FSC COCFSC COC — FSC Chain of Custodyand financial hurdles to increasing forest certification

We give preference to FSC
certified pulp because thecertification ensures forests
are responsibly managed.

Our Charmin toilet tissue
and Puffs facial tissue
products are FSC certified byRainforest Alliance.

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Responsible Forestry
Advancing Global Certification

New Forestry Commitments

Strengthening Forest Certification

Today, all our Family Care products are made with 100%

In early 2019, the PEFC Council made a call for

certified pulp, sourced from responsibly managed

volunteers to participate in a new permanent

forests. Charmin and Puffs are also Forest Stewardship

Sustainable Forest Management Working Group.

Council© (FSC©) and Rainforest Alliance certified.

• Use 100% recycled fiber in our fiber-based packaging

We were nominated to join the working group and

For every tree we use, at least one is regrown. And

by 2025. Fiber-based packaging is the best way toselected as a participant, representing customers

we will go even further to increase acres of certified

reuse fiber while creating a productand consumers. The working group will continue

forests, strengthen certification globally and acceleratethat people prefer.

development of PEFC’s sustainable forest management

research into alternative fiber approaches.

approach and provide guidance on the implementationand interpretation of PEFC’s benchmark standards forAmong its new commitments, P&G Family Care will:

forest management certification. Our participation• Work with experts to increase the number ofin this working group will help advance our Ambition

forest acres that are FSC-certified in the U.S. and2030 commitment to strengthen the world’s leading

Canada. FSC is a widely respected certification. We

forest certifications systems.

are committed to nearly doubling our use of FSC-

• Help the Arbor Day Foundation plant two million
trees via their California Wildfire Restoration project.
Our support will help to restore forests that havebeen devastated by wildfires.

• These commitments will help ensure the preservationof forests now and in the future. For more details,
check out a recently published blog post from FSC or
our Charmin website and blog post:
FSC BLOG POST

certified fiber to 75% across all P&G Family Care

Continuing Collaboration

brands in the next five years.

Arbor Day Foundation Tree Planting• Partner with FSC Canada to protect caribou

We worked with Arbor Day Foundation (ADF) andadditional collaborators to help ReLeaf Michigan
plant trees in Detroit’s Corktown neighborhood
Muliett Park in June 2019. The trees were planted byvolunteers, and the new trees will help Detroit meetas outlined in the new FSC Canadian Forest
Management Standard. This standard has beenrecognized by many NGOs for protecting caribou tothe highest level available, as noted by the Natural
Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in 2019 and theits goal of providing all residents with a park within aWorld Wildlife Fund (WWF) in 2018 and 2019.

ten-minute walk. The trees beautify the park and will

• Invest a total of $20 million dollars by 2025 togrow to provide shade for the park’s amenities. The twoorganizations previously collaborated in a similar treeplanting event in Detroit in 2017.

CHARMIN BLOG POST

accelerate research into non-wood fiber alternatives
and FSC certified fast-growing fibers. Our goal
is to develop fibers that are consumer-preferred,sustainably sourced and can be produced at scale.
We will work with external experts to strengthen
these efforts and find disruptive solutions. We aspire
to include greater than 50% of these environmentally
preferred fibers in our products.

All of our Family Care products are
made with 100% certified pulp sourced
from responsibly managed forests.

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Responsible Forestry
We continually strive to optimize the design of ourThis data, which was self-reported by our suppliers, ispackaging, aiming to use the least amount of materialsummarized in the following table:

while ensuring adequate protection, delivery and safeuse of our products. As part of our ongoing efforts, we
continue to identify source reduction opportunities
to decrease overall material usage and to use
recycled paper when it offers the best option to meet
performance and business requirements.
Our paper-based packaging is derived from woodfiber, and we have a responsibility through our
procurement practices to ensure that the wood fiber

Total volume in metric tons: ~740,000% Recycled85%% Virgin15%% of virgin fiberthat was third-party-certified

in our packaging has been responsibly sourced. We% of total recycled orhave made a specific commitment that by 2020, 100%

third-party-certified virgin

93%
99%

of our paper packaging will contain either recycled or
third-party-certified virgin content. Over the last year,
we have expanded our efforts to collect data froman increased number of suppliers to assess progressagainst this goal. This year, we have received datafrom more than 100 suppliers that represent morethan 95% of our global paper packaging spend.

This year, 99% of the volume reported by our suppliers
was either recycled or third-party-certified virgin
content. That means less than 1% of the total reported
volume was virgin material that was not third-party
certified. Over the course of the next year, we
will work to close the remaining gap versus
our goal.

99%of the volume
reported by our suppliers waseither recycled or third-partycertified virgin content.

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Palm Oil
Palm Oil (PO) is an important, versatile andhighly efficient vegetable oil that is used asa raw material by both food and non-foodindustries. In some regions of the world,
the rapid expansion of PO production has
threatened environmentally sensitive areasof tropical forests and peat lands and has
resulted in incidents where the rights of
independent smallholder farmers andindigenous peoples have been infringed.
We are committed to the responsible sourcing of• No burning to clear land for new development or
replanting• Compliance with P&G’s existing Sustainability
Guidelines for External Business Partners• Respect for human and labor rights• Respect for land tenure rights, including rights ofindigenous and local communities to give or withhold
their free, prior and informed consent for developmentof land they own legally, communally or by custom

OUR RESPONSIBLE SOURCING POLICY

palm that does not contribute to deforestation andrespects the rights of workers and indigenous peoples.
We are members of the Roundtable on Sustainable
Palm Oil (RSPO) and support their standards to drive
responsible palm practices across the industry. In
addition, we have established a robust approach toensuring the responsible sourcing of palm derived
materials which includes supplier management,
improving lives of smallholders and industry influence.

All of our suppliers have submitted their relevant
policies and procedures to demonstrate how they wewill meet our requirements. Our expectation is that our
suppliers apply these policies to all of their operations,
not just those supplying P&G. If we find a supplier isviolating any of the above requirements, and if that
supplier does not acknowledge and take action toresolve the concern, P&G will suspend or eliminate
palm oil purchases from that supplier. A supplier

We are committed to the responsible
sourcing of palm that does notcontribute to deforestation andrespects the rights of workers andindigenous peoples.

Palm Oil Responsible Sourcing Policy
P&G is committed to ensuring our suppliers meet
RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C) 2018 and have thenecessary policies and procedures in place to ensure:• No development of high-conservation-value (HCV)
areas and high-carbon-stock* (HCS) forests• No new development of peat lands regardlessof depth

would need to have a documented action plan anddemonstrate meaningful progress to be considered forreinstating supply agreements.
*The High Carbon Stock Approach (HCSA) Toolkit was incorporated into the2018 RSPO P&C and should be applied to identify and conserve HCS forests,
and verify our commitments.

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Progress
During FY18/19 key milestones included:• Greatly increased transparency of our supply chain
by publishing both palm oil supplier names and adetailed list of the Palm Oil Mills in our supply chain.
We have traced >98% of our supply chain to Palm
Oil Mills.
• Maintained 100% RSPO certification for palm oil/palm oil derivatives and have switched all our PO
purchases to RSPO Certified SG and we remain on
track to purchase 100% of our palm oil derivatives as
RSPO SG by the end of 2020. Our target is to move theremaining palm purchases (PKO and PKOD) used in
P&G brands to RSPO Certified (or equivalent) by theend of CY 2022.
• Announced a 3rd party collaboration with FGV, our
key PKO supplier and JV Partner in Malaysia, to invest
in and accelerate FGV’s human rights remediation
efforts. Details of this effort can be found here:
FGV REMEDIATION EFFORTS• Dr. Kuanchun Lee, a P&G Principle Scientist, waselected to the RSPO Board of Governors representing
the Consumer Good Forum’s manufacturing
companies and played a key role in the Principles
and Criteria (P&C) 2018 task force which gained
RSPO approval at its RT 16 in Kota Kinabalu in
November 2018.
• Moved our Smallholders Program in Malaysia from aseries of pilots to a full-fledged program through thecreation of the P&G Center for Sustainable Smallowners (P&G-CSS) to drive livelihood improvement

and supply chain verification to P&G Responsible
Sourcing Policy.

3 Pillar Framework
We continue to advance progress against our 3-pillar• We have participated in the RSPO Independent

framework. You can read more about the detailed

Smallholder Standard (RISS) development and will

progress in each of our three pillar areas by clicking

guide independent smallholders in the Smallholders

on the links below:

Program into the RISS certification process•W e have participated in the RSPO Jurisdictional

PILL AR I: SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT

Working Group to develop the framework andcertification structure to enable broader compliance to

PILL AR II: PROGRESSRSPO standards and our Responsible Sourcing Policy.
PILL AR III: INDUSTRY INFLUENCE

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Pillar I: Supplier Management
Palm Oil

Palm Kernel Oil

We use ingredients derived from palm oil and palm

We use ingredients derived from Palm Kernel Oil andoil derivatives in Skin & Personal Cleansing and FabricPalm Kernel Oil Derivatives in Fabric Care, Home Care,

Care products.
We are proud of our progress on Palm Oil and achieved
100% RSPO Segregated (SG) Palm Oil purchases atHair Care and Skin & Personal Cleansing products. Our
major PKO and PKOD suppliers are FGV, Wilmar, ICOF,
KLK, GAR and AAA.

the end of 2018. We’re also advancing plans to moveThanks to a unique partnership with the Malaysia

our Palm Oil Derivatives to RSPO Segregated (SG) by

Institute for Supply Chain Innovation and FGV, ourthe end of 2020. Until that time, we will maintain our

single largest PKO supplier, we have gained significant

Palm Oil/Palm

Palm Oil

Oil Fractions

Derivatives

2

Metric Tons1

63,802

62,667

RSPO
Certified (%)

100%

100%

%MB

24%

100%

%SG

76%

0%

Palm Oil derivatives to be RSPO Mass Balance (MB)visibility to the sourcing plantations and regions of

1 This represents the total volume of PO and PO derivatives purchased by P&G.

Certified. Our ability to achieve that may be influenced

FGV’s PKO supply chain. In fact, we now know that

Approximately 95% of this is used internally by P&G brands. The remaining 5%by broader market dynamics and supply availability,

about 96% of our palm kernel oil was sourced from a

2 We achieved 100% RSPO SG Palm Oil, Palm Oil Fractions at the end of 2018.

but we have already engaged with our suppliers on

known subset of FGV’s palm oil mills. FGV are currently

plans to achieve this goal. This is consistent with ouron a glidepath to re-certify their mills which voluntarily

belief that it is the demand for palm oil that is driving

withdrew their RSPO certification in 2016. As FGV

forest conversion and peat land pressures and theprogresses their recertification efforts, our percentage

greatest impacts can be achieved by industry placing aof RSPO MB certified PKO will increase. We aredisproportionate focus on driving sustainable palm oiltargeting to reach 100% RSPO MB PKO and PKOD

production practices across all categories and regions

for ingredients used in P&G products by the end

that use palm oil.

of 2022.

Learn more about why we are moving to RSPO SG PO.
RSPO SG PO

is sold to external parties through our P&G Chemicals division
The data in this table reflect totals over FY18/19 (July 1, 2018–June 30, 2019)
which is why not listed as 100% RSPO SG

Palm

Palm Kernel Oil

Kernel Oil

Derivatives

Metric Tons*

288,694

85,322

RSPO
Certified (%)

16

16

RSPO MB
Certified (%)

00*This represents the total volume of PKO and PKO derivatives purchased by
P&G. Approximately 65% of this is used internally by P&G brands. The remaining
35% is sold to external parties through our P&G Chemicals division

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Suppliers’ Traceability

2020 and Beyond

The map below shows the Palm Oil Mill location from

While we are proud of the progress we have madeour traceability exercise which cover over 98% of ourfor the oil we procure, we recognize that challenges

palm purchases. The key direct suppliers are Wilmar,

remain in the broader palm oil industry. As a result, we

ICOF, AAA, GAR and Kalmart.

will be expanding the focus of our efforts to include
elements which can help drive broader systemicchange within the industry. This includes the following:Enterprise-wide Monitoring of Supplier Operations
We believe an industry wide monitoring system
based on use of aerial/satellite imagery, concession

identify where we can make a positive difference
by investing in conservation of sensitive areas. OverFY19/20 we will work with external partners to define
specific areas and investments we can make that will
help protect sensitive areas.
Focus Areas for FY19/20• Advance supply chain efforts to reach 100% RSPO SG
for POD by Dec 2020.

maps, and knowledge of HCV/HCS areas would be a• Implement PKO and PKOD RSPO Certification

powerful tool to help ensure consistent enforcement

glidepath towards 100% by Dec 2022.

of palm oil sourcing policies. The technology needed
for such a system exists today but broad collaboration
across the value chain will be required to maximize the
P&G TRACEABILIT Y TO MILLS

Conserve and Protect Sensitive Areas
We will go beyond our current sourcing efforts andimpact such a system could have. We are committed
to working with our peers in the CPG industry andour suppliers to evaluate how such a system could be
implemented and maintained and will make this afocus of our efforts in FY19/20.
Jurisdictional Approaches:
We believe that jurisdictional approaches offer an
opportunity to help reward positive efforts of regions/states to establish robust responsible sourcing basins.
As a first step to understand what we can do to help
support regions seeking to advance responsible
practices, we have joined the Tropical Forest Allianceto learn more about emerging efforts in our key
sourcing regions of Indonesia and Malaysia. As we go
forward, we will look to support jurisdictional efforts bypreferentially sourcing oil from these efforts when it isfeasible to do so.

• Strengthen the supply chain risk assessment todetermine the landscapes around P&G supplying
mills where there is a large coverage of ecologicallysensitive areas. Use this data to inform work withthe relevant stakeholders to establish/participate inconservation programs.
• Advance work to develop Supplier Enterprise-wide
Monitoring System. This will include evaluationand selection of existing monitoring systems andparticipating in multi stakeholder efforts to develop a
process for grievance alerts and ensuring appropriate
follow up actions

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Palm Oil
Pillar II: Smallholders

FY18/19 Key Highlights

The P&G Smallholders Program is focused on theCollection Centres On-boarded

independent smallholders within our oleo-chemicals

15

supply chain in Malaysia. Its two main objectives are:

Smallholder Farms Traced

4500

1. Develop the capability and enable the capacity

mT PKO Traceable to Smallholders

4000

Smallholders Engaged1263

of independent smallholders to be sustainablesuppliers in compliance with P&G Palm Responsible
Sourcing Policy
2. I mprove independent smallholders’ livelihood

Learning Farms Developed

12

through yield increase
P&G Center for Sustainable Small-owners (P&G-CSS)

a. Traceability & Sustainability Compliance

FY18/19 was a major milestone year where we

P&G-CSS has signed on-boarding agreement with 15

strategically partnered with the Malaysia Institute forCollection centers in Johor, Malaysia

Supply Chain Innovation (MISI), a member of the MIT
Global SCALE Network to establish P&G-CSS.
As the main delivery partner for the P&G Smallholders
Program, the mission of P&G-CSS is to safeguard
the interest of the smallholders and improve theirlivelihood while ensuring ethical and responsible
sourcing for oil palm with commitments to no• These Collection Centers (CC) are critical Fresh Fruit
Bunches (FFB) aggregation points representing a
network of 4,500 smallholders
b. Ambition 2030 — Livelihood Improvement
Completed foliar, soil and vegetative samplings for the
12 Learning Farms

deforestation, no new plantation on peatlands and no• Implemented Fertilizer Plan for improved nutrient

exploitation in the supply chain.

management for Learning Farms• Created supply chain financing mechanism for
fertilizer procurement to support independent
smallholders

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Palm Oilc. RSPO Partnership for Smallholders

FY19/20 Objectives

P&G sits in the RSPO Smallholder Standing Committee

Prepare and guide first 250 independent smallholders

to oversee the execution of the RSPO Smallholder

in our program towards RISS eligibility phase audit

Strategy etc.

• Continue development of 30 Learning Farms and• P&G with MISI become impact partners for the RSPO

train 100 smallholders on good agricultural practices

Smallholder Academy

through Field Days

• 4 P&G-CSS staff have qualified as Master Trainers for• Expand our Program to on-board seven new CC on

the RSPO Smallholder Trainer Academy

top of current 15 CC• P&G-CSS contributed to and partnered with RSPO• Create certification and sustainability awarenessto assess feasibility and auditability of the RSPO

among smallholders through regular engagements,

Independent Smallholder Standard (RISS).

awareness campaigns and training modules

d. Oil Palm Data Warehouse (OPDW)• Further enhance the digital capability of OPDWOur technology partner, MIMOS - Malaysia’s Nationaland P&G’s traceability to mills analysis to strengthen

R&D Centre has completed the first phase of OPDW

our transparency

with track and trace capability from our oleo-chemicals
operations to independent smallholders in the P&G
Smallholders Program• OPDW is embedded with big-data analytics andblock-chain technologies to optimize data collection
and digitalization• To-date, 1210 independent smallholders’ profile
with 1224 farm assessments have been uploaded
into OPDW, analyzed and reported through P&G
Palm Responsible Sourcing Policy for Smallholders
Scorecard• Its traceability capability has enabled us to trace
about 98% of our palm sourcing to mills

As leaders in their fields, MISI andMIMOS are strategic partners to
the P&G Smallholders Program.

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Palm Oil
Pillar III: Industry Influence
Continuing to develop and drive harmonizationof industry approaches and standards is criticallyimportant not only for P&G, but also the industry as awhole to deliver the P&G Palm Responsible Sourcing
Policy and industry common goal and support social
aspirations of the palm community. P&G has been
member of the High Carbon Stock Approach SteeringGroup (HCSA SG), RSPO’s No Deforestation Taskforce(NDTF), No Deforestation Joint Steering Group (NDJSG),
Smallholder Interim Group (SHIG), Smallholder
Standing Committee (SHSC), Jurisdictional Working
Group (JWG), to enable implementation of the
P&C 2018, and development of RSPO Independent
Smallholder Standard (RISS), and the Jurisdictional
approach and certification process. As a member ofthe RSPO Board of Governors, we are contributing
to strengthen RSPO’s impact in continuouslytransforming the industry and expanding sustainablepalm oil to a norm. Key highlight of the collaboration
areas and progress are outlined below:

RSPO Independent

the RSPO Smallholder Standing Committee which will

Smallholder Standard

oversee the successful implementation of the RSPO(RISS) and Inclusion

Smallholder Strategy and Standard.

Implementing the RSPO
Smallholder Strategy
is key to improve thelivelihood, drive inclusionand participation of more
smallholders in the RSPO system.
The new RSPO Independent Smallholder Standard is
the means to realize the strategy. As member of the
Smallholder Interim Group, we have been contributing
to develop the RSPO Independent Smallholder
Standard (RISS) — a more simplified, inclusive process,with stepwise approach to support continuous
improvement of practice and productivity of this key
supply chain sector into the RSPO system, and key
eligibility requirements to enable market support tothe smallholders to advance the milestones toward
100% RSPO compliance. We are supporting the RSPORSPO Jurisdictional Approach
The RSPO Jurisdictional Approach is aiming toengage and ensure the RSPO and non-RSPO
member producers in a jurisdiction are meeting the
P&C and be certified eventually. P&G is member of
the Jurisdictional Working Group to develop theprocess and certification system that will incorporate
HCS-HCV mapping at large scale for protection andland-use planning, step-wise approach for continuous
improvements, and strong governance structure
under the jurisdictional entity. The JA is an importantsystem in advancing RSPO’s outreach to the broad
independent supply chain with support from themulti-stakeholder community. We are looking forward
to refining and finalizing the system by 2020 incollaboration with the JWG members.

Smallholder Academy and aiming to developing

Consumer Goods Forum Palm Oilreadiness of the P&G Smallholders Program to become

Working Group (CGF POWG)

Implementing No Deforestation, Peat and

RISS certified and are looking forward to the approval

P&G is member of the CGF POWG to mobilize

Exploitation (NDPE) Policy with RSPO P&C

of RISS in November 2019. Four of our field officers inresources in driving industry progress on NDPE

The 2018 P&C was approved by the RSPO members

our Program were trained to the Academy’s Master

policy and goals, as well as enabling alignment andin November 2018, achieved a key milestone

Trainer and will be supporting the P&G Program as welldevelopment of standards and methodologies. We

incorporating NDPE into the RSPO standard andas the smallholder strategy implementation. For theare supporting the priorities to increase transparency

enabling a key means to verify NDPE compliance forfourth consecutive year, P&G sponsored the Linking

by developing sector-wide deforestation monitoring

the industry. P&G as member of HCSA SG, RSPO NDTF

and Learning program at the RSPO Roundtablesystem and implement the Forced Labor Priority

and NDJSG are contributing to the transition into

16 meeting in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, bringing

Industry Principles to strengthen social responsibility
in palm oil supply chain.

integrated HCS and HCV process for No Deforestation,

smallholders to share their experiences on RSPO, anddevelopment of High Forest Cover (HFC) landscape/to be updated on the RSPO strategy and programs tocountries procedure into the RSPO P&C. These aresupport them. We are committed to continuing thecritically important in enabling effective and credible

support to the smallholders who produces 40% of theimplementation of the P&C.

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Water
Water is essential for the daily operationof our facilities and production of many ofour products. Creating a culture of water
efficiency at our sites continues to be a focus
with the launch of our Ambition 2030 goals.
Thanks to the work of many employees
across our global portfolio, we’ve been able
to reduce our manufacturing water usage
by 27% per unit of production since 2010.
Water Efficiency at Our
Manufacturing Sites
Our Mexico Hair Care plant is in an area which has
been experiencing water stress. The employees arecommitted to reducing their use of fresh water and areleveraging innovative data analytics to drive actionable

Our Feminine Care plant in Hungary developed
innovative solutions to expand their business without
increasing their demand on the local water supply. The
plant’s water recycling process consists of industriallyproven water treatment technologies. This plant
can recycle a remarkable 98% of the Always Infinity
manufacturing area’s daily water demand. This is equal
to more than 230 million liters of recycled water per
year. Waste produced from this recycling operation

Reduction in Water Consumption
Percent reduction versus FY09/10,
per unit of production

FY18/19-27%

FY17/18
FY16/17-25%-26%

is repurposed, allowing the plant to maintain its Zero
Manufacturing Waste to Landfill status.
Our newest manufacturing plant in West Virginia is

Water Consumption by GBU
Millions of cubic metersrecycling more than 230 million liters of water per year,or the average annual water consumption of 550 West
Virginia households. Rejected water from the plant’s
water purification process is treated and reused inplant utility systems and product formulations. This
recycled water offsets fresh water supplied to the plant.

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insights from water meters installed throughout thesite. The analysis of this data provides the plant witha daily understanding of water consumption so they
can act immediately to eliminate losses. The plant canalso benchmark their water efficiency performancewith other sites. In the first month of operation, thesite identified five projects that can improve theirproduction adjusted water efficiency by 10%.

Water 2020 Goals
Reduce water use in manufacturing facilities by 20%
per unit of production with conservation focused onwater-stressed regions

Baby, Feminine & Family Care

BeautyFabric & Home Care

Grooming

Health Care

Other

Wastewater COD* Disposed by GBU

Achieved — 27% reduction per unitof production

Thousands of metric tons

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FY18/1921

FY17/18

19

FY16/17*Chemical Oxygen Demand

Baby, Feminine & Family Care

BeautyFabric & Home Care

Grooming

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Water
Water Risk Assessments

Water Risk Assessment Framework

In combination with our efficiency work, we’ve
continued to make progress in our commitment tofocus our efforts in areas exposed to high water risk.
We developed a Water Risk Assessment frameworkin partnership with the World Resources Institute1

Water Risk Screening (Completed)
Identify risk level of sites based on:• Baseline water stress score — World Resources Institute• Gross national income per capita — World Bank

(WRI), World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Environmental• Company site water use per year — P&G

Resources Management (ERM) in order to guide our• Access to water — WHO/UNICEF

efforts to the highest priority areas.

ALL SITES SCREENED~70% of sites inlower-risk regions

After completing steps 1 and 2 of the Water Risk
Assessment framework, 24 manufacturing sites wereidentified as being exposed to high water risk. These
24 sites moved on to Tier 3 of our assessment process.

2
3

Tailored Site Questionnaire (Completed)
Prioritize sites based on outcome of responses.
• The Company questionnaire was built upon thefacility questionnaire in WWF’s Water Risk Filter

PRIORIT Y SITES FROM 1~30% of sites have entered
the Tier 2 process

In-Depth Site Water Analysis (Current Phase)
Prioritize risks for mitigation and develop site water
stewardship plans.
• Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) International
Water Stewardship Standard 1.0 steps 1-3.

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Water
The Alliance for Water Stewardship

Tier 3 Facilities

As part of a two-year program, each of the 24 Tier 3
facilities will create site water stewardship plans. In
the past year, half of these facilities followed steps 1,
2 and 3 of the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS)International Water Stewardship Standard 1.0. This
standard provides a globally applicable framework for
major water users to understand their water use andimpacts and to work collaboratively and transparently
for sustainable water management within a basin
context.
By using the AWS Standard, each of the facilities
created site-specific water stewardship action plans,learned more about the shared challenges in theirlocal water basins and identified key stakeholders
for potential future partnerships. These facilities willcontinue their focus on improving water efficiency
within the facility as they execute their water
stewardship action plans. The remaining sites willcomplete their assessments this year.

ALLIANCE FOR WATER STEWARDSHIP

Sites that have completed
AWS steps 1, 2 and 3 andcreated site-specific water
stewardship action plans
Sites who will complete
this year

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Waste
We have a vision that one day zero consumer
and manufacturing waste will go to landfill.
To help lead the way and demonstrate what
is possible, our production facilities acrossthe world are on a mission to get to zero
manufacturing waste to landfill by 2020.
We started our Zero Manufacturing Waste to

Waste Disposed
Percent reduction versus FY09/10
per unit of production

FY18/19

Solid Waste Non-Hazardous by GBU
Thousands of metric tons

30

-86%

FY17/18-81%

FY16/17-79%

FY18/1940

FY17/18
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Landfill (ZMWTL) journey in 2008, and what we once
considered an impossible dream is close to becominga reality. Our “Waste to Worth” program has helped
us transform our processes and the way we operate
across our 100+ manufactturing site, that effectively
became waste champions. Working closely with
our Global Asset Recovery Purchases (GARP) team,

Solid Waste Hazardous by GBU
Thousands of metric tons

Disposed Waste by GBU
Water Consumption by GBU
Thousands of metric tons
Millions of cubic meters

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Company save more than $2 billion while diverting
more than five million tons of would-be waste from72

landfill. In the past year, the team has continued tomake phenomenal progress.
•O ur Pantene and Head & Shoulders manufacturing

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3site in Thailand received a “Responsible Care Award”
in the first year of enrollment to the Responsible CareManagement System® and for their performancein health, safety and environmental protection. The
award recognizes companies with outstanding
compliance within (1) Community Awareness& Emergency Response, (2) Process Safety, (3)Employee Health & Safety, (4) Pollution Prevention, (5)Distribution and (6) Product Stewardship. Building
off this work, the site also partnered with the Plastic
Institute of Thailand and Chulalongkorn University
to conduct a local material flow analyses to better
understand consumer habits and waste consumption
across Thailand.

Baby, Feminine & Family Care

BeautyBaby, Feminine & Family Care

BeautyFabric & Home Care

Grooming

Fabric & Home Care

Grooming

Health Care

Other

Health CareOther

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Waste
•O
 ur Global Asset Recovery Purchases (GARP) program

names at both the Marktheidenfeld plant and Altfeld

continues to be a great enabler in our waste efforts as

distribution center during Earth Week. Reusable coffee

we find innovative ways to reduce waste and disposal

cups were also distributed at the Walldurn plant.

costs. Here are some of the innovative solutions GARP
has implemented this year:

Zero Manufacturing Waste to Landfill
Sites qualified by FY

6•T his year, our UK office in Weybridge eliminated 95% of

FY18/19

single-use plastic on-site in our employee restaurant• In our Manchester plant (Baby Care) in the Unitedand coffee shop, installing a bring-your-own culture

Kingdom, we have diverted from landfill about

for reusable coffee cups and water bottles. Our sites

1600 tons of scrap diapers/year, which are now

in Cobalt, Harrogate and our Newcastle Innovation

recycled and repurposed as absorbent materials

Center are on the path to do the same.

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22
18

for animal litter.

11• In the USA, we send water sludge from ourmultiple Fabric Care and Chemical plants to Bio
Digestion to create Bio-methane from waste,
generation

with an external partner to take line scrap soap
products and re-purpose it to be used to clean rail•A
 fter accomplishing ZMWTL for five consecutive
years, our Akashi plant is now “All in to CLEAN.” It is
located in an industrial zone along with many otherJapanese manufacturing sites. With trucks coming inand out all day, this industrial zone has filled with litter.
In response, the Akashi plant established a volunteer
network for cleanup activities. Employees take turns toclean the industrial zone with their peers to ensure thisis not just a one-time event, but an ongoing effort.

FY12/1316• Our Edwardsville Mixing Center designed a process

Countries that are ZMWTL
BelgiumIndonesia

Singapore

BrazilIreland

South Africa

Canada

Italy

South Korea

Chile

Japan

Spain

China

MexicoThailand

Colombia

MoroccoTurkeyCzech
Republic

Nigeria

UkraineEgypt

Pakistan
Philippines

UnitedKingdom•M arktheidenfeld and Altfeld converted employee coffee

Francemachines from plastic cups to stainless steel cups. The

Germany

training team at the Mrktheidenfeld plant labeledHungary

and distributed stainless steel cups with employees’

India

PolandRomania
RussianFederation

Vietnam

FY15/16

FY13/14

11

offsetting the use of fossil fuels for energy

FY16/17

FY14/15
14

Energy companies where it is used for Anaerobiccars in their operations.

FY17/18

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FY10/112

FY9/10

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Create transformative partnerships that enablepeople, the planet and our business to thrive.
• We will find solutions so no P&G packaging will find its way to the ocean.
• We will protect water for people and nature in priority basins.
• We will advance recycling solutions for absorbent hygiene products.

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Creating Circular Economies
As part of our Ambition 2030, we are aiming to enable

Another example of collaboration is our Taicang plantand inspire a positive impact and have set goals thatin China. Taicang was the first site to adopt the Green

we believe will be good for consumers, good for the

Supply Chain Index (GSCI) and Blue Map APPA toplanet and good for business. We’re committed to

manage suppliers’ environmental performance. The

making an impact on society by forming the rightteam spearheaded a pilot of an end-to-end green

partnerships that enable larger, more systemic

supply chain effort in partnership with the China

solutions that one company working alone could

Institute of Public Environment Affairs (IPE), andnever achieve. From climate and energy solutions

later conducted a green supply chain workshop in

like the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA),

April 2019 to share best practices with representatives

to water stewardship efforts like the California Waterfrom suppliers, customers, our plants and local

Action Collaborative (CWAC) to tackling plastic waste

businesses. These best-in-class sustainable practices

across the value chain with the Alliance to End Plastic

were published on the IPE website.

Waste, our efforts to join many stakeholders in precompetitive arrangements is a critical part of how
we will innovate and accelerate progress, and make abigger overall impact.
A great example is joining the Ellen MacArthur
Foundation’s Circular Economy 100, a precompetitive innovation program established toenable organizations to realize their circular economy
ambitions faster. It brings together corporations,
governments and cities, academic institutions,emerging innovators and affiliates in a uniquemulti-stakeholder platform.

We’re committed to making an
impact on society by forming
the right partnerships thatenable larger, more systemic
solutions.

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Keeping Plastic Waste
Out of the Environment“Addressing plastic in our oceans,rivers and land is everyone’s
responsibility — including thecompanies that use much of theplastic in the world today. It’s acomplex issue with no one-sizefits-all solution, and will requirepartnership with many stakeholders
to make progress on long-term
systemic changes.”

Investing in Recycling Infrastructure

DAVID TAYLOR,
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer

Research shows that nearly 80% of the plastic in

Solving the plastic waste issue requires unprecedented

are in Africa. Many of these rivers run through densely

levels of investment, novel partnerships andpopulated areas that lack suitable waste collection andaccelerated innovation — the kind that harness freerecycling infrastructure. The alliance supports an arraymarket forces and scalable solutions as powerfulof projects and partnerships that focus on solutions inengines of growth. That’s why we’ve been working

four core areas: infrastructure, innovation, education

alongside many others in the industry to take action

and clean up, with particular emphasis where the needacross the entire ecosystem — from package design

is most urgent in Southeast Asia. Coming together into collection and sorting to recycling innovation toan unprecedented alliance, member companies andfostering end markets. Only by working together willorganizations span the globe. In addition to providing

we unleash the circular economy of plastics.

financial support, member companies are contributing

In 2019 we joined more than 40 companies that makeplastic, use plastic in their products and packaging,and those who recycle and manage plastic waste toform The Alliance to End Plastic Waste. Our CEO
David Taylor took the lead to serve as the first board
chair of the new alliance, helping form the not-forprofit organization that plans to invest $1.5 billion
over the next five years to help end plastic waste in
the environment.

oceans begins as litter on land, the vast majority ofwhich travels to the sea down one of ten major rivers
around the world — eight are located in Asia, and twologistics capabilities, expertise in recapturing andrecycling used plastics and the ability to jointly create
end markets that will help bring plastic further into thecircular economy.

The Alliance to end plastic waste
is the foremost CEO-driven
international organization focusedon bringing together industry,
government, communities andcivil society in the fight toend plastic waste.

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Keeping Plastic Waste
Out of the Environment
Investing in Recycling Infrastructure
We are one of the leading corporations to commit
funding to Circulate Capital, an investment
management firm launched in 2018 dedicated toincubating and financing companies and infrastructurethat prevent ocean plastic in South and Southeast
Asia. In May 2019, Circulate Capital announced ablended finance partnership with the U.S. Agency forInternational Development (USAID) to combat ocean
plastic pollution. Through this new agreement, USAID
will provide a $35 million, 50% loan-portfolio guarantee
through the Development Credit Authority (DCA)
to incentivize private capital investment and new
business development in the recycling value chain inSouth and Southeast Asia. The public sector support

In 2017, our sustainable packaging expert Gian

Sustainability Awards 2019 trophy along with honors

deBelder kicked off a coalition of companies tofor the Driving the Circular Economy category.

pioneer the Holy Grail project under the Ellen
MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy

Project Holy Grail won the Overall
Sustainability Awards 2019
Packaging Europe SustainabilityAwards in 2019.

Pioneering Projects mantle. The Holy Grail of recycling
is a collaborative effort designed to solve one of thelargest obstacles facing plastic recycling: ineffective
sorting at recycling facilities. The project investigated
how tagging of packaging can have a drastic impact
on more accurate sorting and high-quality recycling

THE HOLY GRAIL PROJECT

via tracers and digital watermarks embedded in theplastic. Improved sorting can improve both the quality
and quantity of recycled material on the market, which
would mean more plastics go back to the marketplaceand bring value instead of becoming waste.

In partnership with the Department of Education
and NGO World Vision, P&G Philippines has launchedPag-asa sa Basura, (Hope in Waste), a school-based
waste collection and recycling program to drivefrom the USAID partnership enhances the private

Over the past three years, we and our coalition

sachet and plastic collection for upcycling in schools

sector support that Circulate Capital has received

partners have invested expertise and resources inin Metro Manila. The program aims to organize andto combat ocean plastic, which is more than $100

the Holy Grail project to devise a more consistent

strengthen the solid waste management committees

million committed by the world’s leading corporations,and scalable tagging system across all packages.

of these schools and operationalize sustainable plastic

including the Company, PepsiCo, Dow, Danone,

Project Holy Grail proved the value of tracer andcollection systems. By the end of its first year, we hope

Unilever and The Coca-Cola Company. At least 50% of

digital watermark technologies, a crucial step into collect one million sachets.

the total investments covered by the USAID guarantee

determining the best direction for establishing awill be used for loans in Indonesia, Philippines,

universal method for faster processing and better

Vietnam and Sri Lanka where USAID’s Municipal Waste

results. By working with dozens of companies across

Recycling Program supports local partners in reducing

the whole value chain, including machine vendors,

ocean plastic pollution.

technology providers, material producers, packaging
manufacturers, brands, retailers and recyclers, the

CIRCUL ATE CAPITAL

Holy Grail project was able to use the technologies
in tests, making progress toward the entire industry
establishing and adhering to a standardized method.
In the Packaging Europe Sustainability Awards in
September, Project Holy Grail won both the OverallIn India, we have put in place a system to recover andrecycle packaging waste in several communities near
our operations. We are working with various waste
management companies and the industry to collect,segregate and recycle plastic packaging waste. We
have already started in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh
and Gujarat and will expand to eight more states
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Keeping Plastic Waste
Out of the Environment
Reclaiming Material
and Fostering End Markets
PureCycle
While looking for more ways to incorporate additional
recycled content (PCR) into our products andpackages, we found the availability of high-quality
recycled polypropylene (rPP) was limited. Company
scientist Dr. John Layman invented a breakthroughtechnology that uses a solvent and extraction process
to remove color, odor and contaminants from usedpolypropylene to restore it to ultra-pure recycled resin.

low participation rates. Meanwhile, residential recycling

scale up to reach 200,000 households by early 2020.

and increased mechanical processing costs when

The households must be equipped with covered

consumers incorrectly attempt to recycle film in theirrolling carts to keep the lightweight flexible material

curbside bins. Much of this material is currently sent

dry and stop it from blowing away, so we and others

to landfills due to lack of consumer education, lackhave worked with The Recycling Partnership to offer

of collection and processing infrastructure, and lack

grants to local PA communities to purchase coveredof established end markets. We have joined several

carts. The local recycling facility, JP Mascaro, hascollaborative efforts to identify and test a range of

upgraded their equipment to enable efficientsolutions that can then be scaled up to acceleratesorting and baling of the material.

flexible packaging into a true circular economy.

To drive scale, we licensed the technology to PureCycle

Materials Recovery for the Future (MRFF)

Technologies, which completed construction of its

We joined MRFF as one of the early supporters who

feedstock evaluation unit in July 2019 and plans to

saw the potential to test in-market and scale the best

open its full-scale production plant in Ohio in 2021.

solutions to increase household recycling of flexible

The full-scale plant is expected to produce more thanpackaging for eventual sale as PCR. MRFF brings

105 million pounds of virgin-like polypropylene pertogether leading companies across the value chain

year, fostering a substantial increase in demand for

to fund and collaborate on a pilot to demonstrate

waste polypropylene and thus providing alternatives tothe economic and technical feasibility of adding

landfilling or exporting plastic waste. Many consumer

flexible plastic packaging to single-stream household

packaged goods companies have already committed

recycling. The pilot was launched in Pennsylvania in

to purchase the material starting in 2021. In fact, thethe summer of 2019 to demonstrate how to effectively,

demand is so great that PureCycle has sold out ofefficiently and profitably recycle flexible packaging by:

all plant one production for the next 20 years and isplanning to build a second plant in Europe.
Flexible packaging refers to any lightweight plastic• Reducing labor costs at MRFFs• Increasing the quality of paper bales

packaging that is able to flex or wrap, such as plastic• Creating a new source of revenue withpouches, overwraps and bags. Today, flexible plastic is

the “rFlex” baleused in a variety of packages for foods, personal careand household goods, but not widely collected forrecycling. Current consumer take-back programs forflexibles at retail storefronts in the U.S. and Europe see

MRFF started in September 2019 and will graduallyprograms experience high levels of contamination• Eliminating the need to dispose of flexible
packaging in landfills

We invented a breakthroughtechnology that restores usedpolypropylene to an ultra-purerecycled resin.

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Keeping Plastic Waste
Out of the Environment
Reclaiming Material and Fostering
End Markets (continued)
The Recycling Partnership Film and Flexibles
Taskforce
The Recycling Partnership (recyclingpartnership.org)
is a national nonprofit organization that leverages
corporate partner funding to transform recycling instates, cities and communities all across America. It’s
the only organization in the country that engages
the full recycling supply chain from the corporations
that manufacture products and packaging to local
governments charged with recycling, to industry
end markets, haulers, material recovery facilities andconverters. We are one of five companies serving
as anchor funders and advisors for The Recycling
Partnership’s new Film and Flexible Taskforce
formed in 2019. The taskforce will employ a fourstep framework that includes data gathering andbenchmarking, goal setting, establishment of pilot

CEFLEX

metrics, best practices, accountability and more. WWF

CEFLEX is a collaborative effort underway acrosshopes to accelerate change at an even faster rate

Europe working to identify solutions. We continue toand identify new solutions to old problems facing

participate in CEFLEX (Circular Economy for Flexible

the planet.

Packaging) and have done since 2016. CEFLEX is ona Mission Circular: , the goal of which is to collect all
flexible packaging in Europe by 2025 and for 80% of it
to be recycled and be returned to the economy. The
CEFLEX project is a true cross-value chain collaboration
where more than 130 companies and organizations
have committed to implementing the actions torealize the circular economy for flexible packaging.
The big focus is on redesigning flexible packaging(enabled by the CEFLEX design guidelines) andcreating sustainable end markets, both in and outside
packaging applications. A short video providing morebackground is below.
CEFLEX MISSION CIRCUL AR

We are proud to be a founding signatory of the WRAPUK Plastics Pact, a bold and unique initiative thataims to transform the UK’s plastic system by 2025.
By bringing together the entire plastics value chain
behind a common set of ambitious, collective targets,it will move the UK toward a system that keeps plastic
in the economy and out of the environment. It willencompass innovation, research and new businessmodels to rethink and redesign what packaging we
as an industry put in the market and how we can all
encourage greater reuse of packaging. Launched on
April 26, 2018, the pact now has more than 100 UK
organisations from across the entire plastics value
chain signed up as members and supporters.

programs and determining the means for long-term
scalability. Initial data gathering will include capture

Aligning consistent metrics, common goals

rate studies, consumer insights research and analysis

When it comes to tackling plastic waste, we share theof end markets, among other areas. Goal setting andWorld Wildlife Fund’s No Plastic in Nature by 2030

pilot programs will include partnerships with cities andvision and agree that a clear roadmap with measurable,community recycling systems over a multi-year period,

concrete action steps is necessary to achieve our goals.

as well as piloting pathways of feedstock for potential

That’s why we are one of the six Principle Member

chemical recycling solutions.

companies to join ReSource: Plastic, WWF’s newest
global initiative bringing companies together to

RECYCLING PARTNERSHIP

help solve the plastic waste issue. Introduced in May
2019, Resource: Plastic maps out a systems approachin partnership with many stakeholders — common

We are a founding
signatory of the WRAPUK Plastics Pact, an
initiative that aims totransform the UK’s
plastic system by 2025.

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Responsible Consumption
Accelerating the growth and developmentof renewable energy can happen if
industries join joins forces to scale progress.
That’s why we are actively engaged injoint initiatives to help advance broader,collaborative efforts on climate change.
We participated in the 2019 global Climate Change
Conference, held under the auspices of the UN
organization UNFCCC (United Nations Framework
Convention for Climate Change). The global summit,
called COP24 (24th Conference of the Parties), is thebiggest international forum to tackle the issue ofclimate change. We joined the round table discussion
on UN Sustainable Development Goal 12: ensuresustainable consumption and production patterns.
The objective of the session was to bring together
perspectives from government representatives,
cities, NGOs and businesses to initiate a debate on
the role of these actors to accelerating the climatechange agenda.

Diaper Recycling

generated by approximately one
million people. The technology iscreating secondary raw materials
that can be used in new products
and application, giving used diapers
a new life.
We are committed to rolling AHP
recycling out globally to maximize
the positive impact this technology
can have. For example, we started
a pilot program in the Netherlands
in partnership with the Municipalityof Amsterdam and others. We
placed smart bins near day-care
centers and drug stores in two
neighborhoods of Amsterdam.
Parents registered to the program via
a new Pampers recycling app. Since
January 2019, more than 400 families
have registered and joined theprogram. In total, more than 20 tons ofdiaper waste — morethan 100,000 diapers — havebeen collected for recycling. It is

Pampers is the world’s first diaper brand to use newrecognized and funded by the EU

advanced technology to recycle diapers — all diaper

through the Bio-Based Industries

brands — to high-value applications and give used

(BBI) project called EMBRACED. And

diapers a new life. The unique technology was invented

we are exploring how to scale this even

by FaterSmart, a joint venture of the Company andfurther. We are committed to being

Angelini in Italy, and is leading the way in complete

operational in ten cities by 2030.

recycling systems for used absorbent hygiene
products (AHPs) such as baby diapers. The technology
is already proven and live in Italy, operating at industrial
scale and capable of recycling 10,000 tons of used AHP
per year. This corresponds to the amount of AHP waste

100,000

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Protecting Water for
People and Nature
Growing pressure on water resources inmany regions has the potential to impact
suppliers, manufacturing sites and thecommunities we serve. This inspired ourrenewed focus on water into the next decadeof our goals as we aim to protect water for
people and nature in priority basins.
Across the world, and even within countries, there

Country# Priority Basins

Priority Basin

3

Xuanhui He
Hai He Delta
Tuo Jiang

Mexico3

Moctezuma
Laja
Lerma/Salamanca

USA

5

Lower Bear/Malad, Great Salt Lake
Lower American, Lower Sacramento/Putah
Calleguas

India

3

SutlejYamuna 1
Musi/Aler

Saudi
Arabia2

Saudi Arabia West Coast 5
Persian Gulf Western Coast 2

Spain

1

SeguraTurkey1

KocaeliChina

is a diverse mix of landscapes, cultures, economies
and climates that make water issues complex andrequire solutions unique to each river basin. That
is why we embarked on a data-based water risk
assessment with expert partners at WRI, WWF andERM to identify the areas of the world we should focus
on for maximum positive impact. Using data from the
WRI Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas and other sources, 18
priority basins across seven countries were identified
by understanding where our consumers, suppliers
and facilities are most exposed to current and futurewater risks.

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Protecting Water
for People and Nature
Progress
Now that we’ve identified where our consumers,
suppliers and facilities could be most impacted bycurrent and future water risks, it’s time to identify
shared water challenges, potential partners andviable solutions for each basin. We’ve already madeprogress toward understanding the situation in eachof these unique areas and will learn even more in 2020
after completing the Alliance for Water Stewardship(AWS) Standard 1.0 steps 1-3 at our Tier 3 facilities (seepage 12 of v.1.0 for more details). Based on what we’ve
learned so far, we’ve already moved forward with local
engagement in the U.S. and Mexico.

United States

MexicoFive of our 18 priority basins are in the western U.S., andThree of our 18 priority basins we are focusing on thisthe majority of those are in the state of California. There

next decade are in central Mexico, including the basin

is already a lot of great work going on within the statethat surrounds Mexico City. Over the past year, P&G has

to protect and enhance California’s water resources.

engaged with local experts at The Nature Conservancy

In order to contribute to these efforts, we joined ato learn more about the water issues and potential

platform of diverse stakeholders who came together

solutions in and around the city. As a first step towards

to pursue collective action projects that will improvebeing part of the solution, we joined the Mexico City

water security in California. The California Water

Water Fund: Agua Capital. Agua Capital was created

Action Collaborative (CWAC) was created in 2014 and isin 2018 as an innovative platform for collaboration

focused on building social capital for improved wateramong different sectors to contribute to the water

management, returning water to natural systems

security of Mexico City with emphasis on nature-based

and driving corporate water stewardship aligned withsolutions. P&G, along with the other board members,

state and global water stewardship goals. We hopeintend to address the overexploitation of the aquifers,

that being a part of this multi-sector organization will

inefficiencies in infrastructure and operations, flood

enable us to make a meaningful impact in our priority

management and improvement of wastewaterbasins in California.

treatment and reuse.

THE CALIFORNIA WATERACTION COLL ABORATIVE

We’ve come a long way already in our water
stewardship journey, and will go even further working
in collaboration with others to solve the challenges
facing our priority basins. We look forward topartnering with others to work toward our goal toprotect water for people and nature in priority basins
and sharing our progress along the way.

AGUA CAPITAL

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Reinventing Waterfor Urban Living
It is predicted that by 2030, there will be a 40% gap

The 50 Liter Home Concept, spearheaded by thein global water supply and demand. Pressure on

Company, is bringing together companies, policy-

water resources is growing, and some cities, like Cape

makers and communities to develop and scale

Town, South Africa have already experienced Day

innovations for the home that help solve the urban

Zero: a day when the city nearly ran out of water andwater crisis. It is an ambitious undertaking thatthe government required all four million residents torequires cross-sector collaboration to harness diverse

reduce their water use at home to 50L per person.

expertise and resources, like home fixtures andNot only is water essential for the daily operation of

appliance makers, city governments, utilities, tech

our facilities and production, it is also an integral part

partners, NGOs, real estate developers, engineering,of many of our products in the home. Whether it’shome design and more.

bathing, laundry, cooking or dishes, homes use 10%of the global water supply, reinforcing the need forrethinking the future of water consumption.
Homes in the U.S. can use up to 500 liters of water per
day, per person — a rate that is not sustainable. Several
years ago, we started exploring innovations in waterless
and water-efficient products, purification systems andexperience platforms. During the World Economic
Forum Davos in January 2019, we led a multi-faceted
discussion to explore whether homes could run at 50
liters and still feel like 500 liters, unlocking solutions forsustainable, affordable living.

Most homes in the U.S. use up to

500 litersof water per day, per person —a rate that is not sustainable.

WWW. 50LHOME.COM

Major cities aroundthe world face the prospectsof a water crisis, and 14 of
the world’s 20 largest cities
are already experiencing
water scarcity.

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Employees
Engage and equip P&G employees tobuild sustainability thinking and practices
into their work and their communities.

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Employees
Ambition 2030 Leadership Award
Leadership accountability is critical to our Ambition
2030 goals, as it is only by making sustainability an

We want to ensure thatsustainability is built in,
not bolted on.

integral part of how we deliver business results that
we’ll be able to achieve our goals. We want to ensurethat sustainability is built in, not bolted on. To recognize
this effort, we created a new Ambition 2030 LeadershipAward which acknowledges the leadership andcommitment required to deliver meaningful resultsin the area of sustainability. The award will recognize
business leaders at our Band 5 or 6 level who havecontributed to the significant advancement of our
Ambition 2030 goals in one or more of our four
core focus areas: brands, employees, supply chain
and society.

Earth Week Inspires Action
Across the world, we organized a range of Earth Week
2019 volunteer activities designed to raise awarenessand take action to reduce our environmental footprint
and bring about a healthy planet. Here are somehighlights:•O ur Taicang plant successfully engaged employees
via three days of sitewide activities. Employees
participated in group discussions to identify newideas for meeting site sustainability goals, a “green
corner” photo sharing program where employees
could upload their nature photos to WeChat, and afishing outing in the site’s natural clean pond. In thisprogram, employees participated in sustainability
activities for energy, water and waste savings in thesite’s daily operation.

•A ll our sites across Northern Europe participatedin a variety of activities to remind employees of oursustainability efforts and reinforce the idea that
small changes can make a world of difference under
the theme of Sustainability at Scale. This year, ourNorthern Europe Head Office in Weybridge UK
partnered with Do Nation, a start-up company with a
mission to make people live a little bit greener everyday. Together we ran a three-month program—from
February to April —that saw employees pledge tomake their daily routines more sustainable. As resultof employees’ collective commitments, we saved
more than 38,900 tons of carbon.

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Employees
Gardens Spring Up at Hair Care Plants

Positive Employee Survey Results

Inspired by our recent Kew Gardens partnership andCommunity Volunteers Educate andInspire Action

in line with the Ambition 2030 Corporate goal to

Our North Africa and Levant region have partnered

they are contributing to the Company’s sustainability“engage, equip and reward employees for building

with Youth Think Green (YTG) NGO to take action in theefforts in our annual employee survey. This percentage

sustainability thinking and practices into theircommunity, working with young people on a range ofincreased more than five points compared to 2018.

everyday work,” we are leveraging our scale by creating

environmental activities:

Many employees provided perspective that theygardens in all our manufacturing sites. These gardens
support sustainability-related challenges like enabling
pollination, protection of native species, and water•P reparing small pots of green herbs and flowers thatkids could take home for their gardens.

conservation. We are leveraging the current efforts of•R aising awareness around ways to prevent ocean

gardening, landscaping and maintenance to create aplastic waste with an upcycling activity, like taking

positive sustainable impact for our people, brands andused plastic bottles and making them into toys, pencil

nature while beautifying our sites.

cases, napkin boxes and mobile hangers.

Among our accomplishments this year:•E mbracing the culture of renewable energy by•P lanting 16,000 square meters of beautiful gardens inall our Hair Care plants that are sustainably built withreused materials and recycled water.
•A ctively tackling pollination issues, protection ofnative plants and water conservation.

of sorting waste and making neighborhoods cleaner
are the objectives of Clean Earth. This new program
local help educate students on these topics. They
joined with students and teachers to collect and sort•G rowing native plants even at our sites located inwater-stressed regions like Dammam in Saudi Arabia,
Mariscala in Mexico and Port Qasim in Pakistan.

corporate partnerships.

Helping young people understand the importancepeople and brands.

ingredients used in our products).

the greatest difference: our brand innovations andcharger.

beautification that drives a positive impact in ouras pollination around a brand context (e.g, planting

the chance to put more effort into where we makesystem and make-your-own solar-powered mobile

launched in Poland and enabled employees to visit

biodiversity, native plants and elevating topics suchvalue the Company’s work in the space and welcome

reviewing how to calculate a base for a solar panel•C reating a win-win model of sustainability and•B ringing our people closer to the themes of

In March 2019, more than 80% of employees declared

litter from local parks, playgrounds and streets. Morecleaning days are planned as well as expansion into the
Czech Republic and Hungary.

80%

More thanof employees declared
they are contributing
to the Company’ssustainability efforts.

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Health and Safety
The health and safety of our employees and our

Total Incident Rate
(Injury and illness per 100 employees)

contractor partners is a foundational to the Company
and directly linked to our core values.
• Nothing we do is worth getting hurt

0.25

2019

0.24

2018

• Safety can be managed• Every injury and illness can and should be prevented

0.23

2017

• Safety is everyone’s responsibility
The Company tracks our total injury rate (TIR) and lostwork day case rate (LWDC). TIR includes any injury that
requires medical treatment beyond first aid, including

Total Lost Work Day Case Rate
(Lost and restricted work day cases per 100 employees)

work restrictions. LWDC is a subset of all injuries that
0.14

were serious enough to result in the individual missing
the next assigned work shift. Our TIR target for both
employees and contractors is 0.35 injuries per 200,000
hrs. No targets are set for LWDC rates. To achieve theseresults, we have implemented an integrated Health,
Safety and Environmental program. This program sets
expectations that enable evaluation of each site’s
leadership involvement, behavior and culture,equipment design and maintenance standards, andtraining and procedures. We specifically focus onlife-safety critical systems such as electrical safety,
confined space entry, fall prevention/protection,material handling and isolation of hazardous energy.
The TIR and LWDC rate results are summarized in thecharts to the right.

0.13
0.12

2019
2018
2017

The health and safety of
our employees and ourcontractor partners is afoundational to the Company
and directly linked to ourcore values.

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We have more than 43 manufacturing plants
and technical centers that are celebrating
more than one million safe work hours
without a lost workday injury.
Audit Programs
Our internal HSE audit program is designed toensure sites are complying with both local regulatory
requirements as well as corporate polices, standards
and procedures. These audits are completed at allplants, innovation centers and distribution centersworldwide. Recently, we modified the audit program
to eliminate numerical scores and move to identifying

Top 5 Sites with the Highest Number of Employee Safe Working Hours
Manufacturing Site

Safe Hours*

GBU

RegionIbadan12,000,000

Fabric and Home Care

IMEA

Takasaki

7,400,000

Fabric and Home Care

Asia

Dammam7,100,000

BeautyIMEA

Boryspil

7,000,000

Baby, Feminine and Family Care

EuropeXiqing6,300,000

BeautyAsia*Rounded down to the nearest 100,000

specific findings and classifying those findings as critical,
major or minor. All findings are tracked to closure by
the corporate HSE. The fundamental philosophy is to
use the standards worldwide, implemented by trained
HSE leaders and audited each year using a consistent,
comprehensive approach. Audits measure performanceagainst mandatory standards and operating procedures.
The target is to have no critical findings and continually
reduce the number of major or minor findings. This year,
96% of the sites were assessed.
Sites Conducting Annual Audits(Percentage)

96%
99%
97%

2019
2018
2017

Technical Center

Safe Hours*

GBU

RegionBrussels Innovation Center

7,200,000

Technical Center

EuropeSingapore Innovation Center

3,000,000

Technical Center

Asia

Kronberg Innovation Center

2,500,000

Technical Center

EuropeLondon Innovation Center

2,400,000

Technical Center

EuropeNewcastle Innovation Center

2,100,000

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Tracking Our ProgressCompliance with Laws
and Regulations

Notices of Violation

There are numerous health, safety and environmental

charts below summarize data from the last three years

requirements worldwide. Plants are subject to safety

and provide perspective on notices of violation (NOVs)

rules and emission limits with operating requirements

received during FY18/19. Note, several fines are stillthat may be embodied in sources such as statutes,

under review but are included in the total numbers.

regulations, laws and permits. It is our intent tocomply with both the letter and the spirit of statutes,
regulations, laws and permit requirements. Identifiedcompliance issues are treated seriously, and allnoncompliance matters are resolved as expeditiously
as possible.

We continually strive for zero notices or penalties. The

A breakdown of NOVs is provided below:

Year

Number2019

40$62,0602018

17$249,4302017

24$102,804

Violation

Numberof NOVs

Fines

Fines

Water-Based9$11,064

Air-Based

8$3,466

Solid-Waste-Based

4$2,700Paperwork

0$0Transportation-Based

4

$0

Other

4

$0

Worker Safety11$44,830Total

40$62,060

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.14

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FY17/18
FY17/18

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.18
.18

189

FY16/17
FY16/17

Particulate Matter
Matter (PM)(PM)
Particulate

Tracking our Progress
Air Emissions
Each site assesses total suspended particulates,
volatile organic compounds (VOCs), carbon
monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOX) and sulfur

1.0
1.0

Global Air Emissions
Global Air Emissions
Thousands of metric tons
Thousands of metric tons

the last three years.

1.8
1.8

FY17/18
FY17/181.8
1.8

FY16/17
FY16/17

Nitrogen Oxides
Oxides (NOx)(NOx)
Nitrogen

Volatile Organic Compounds
Volatile Organic Compounds

oxides (SOX). The chart below summarizes data from

FY18/19
FY18/19

2.4
2.4

FY18/19
FY18/19

1.6
1.6

FY18/19
FY18/19

1.6
1.6

FY17/18
FY17/18

2.5 FY17/18
FY17/18
2.5

1.7 FY16/17
1.7 FY16/17

2.5 FY16/17
FY16/17
2.5
Carbon Monoxide
Monoxide (CO)(CO)
CarbonSulfur Oxide (SOx)Sulfur Oxide (SOx)

2.0
2.0

FY18/19
FY18/19.15.15

FY18/19
FY18/19.14.14

FY17/18
FY17/18

2.2
2.2

FY17/18
FY17/18.18.18

FY16/17
FY16/172.2
2.2

FY16/17
FY16/17

Particulate Matter (PM)Particulate Matter (PM)

1.0
1.0

FY18/19
FY18/191.8
1.8

FY17/18
FY17/181.8
1.8

FY16/17
FY16/17

Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)

2.4
2.4

FY18/19
FY18/19

2.5 FY17/18
2.5 FY17/18
2.5 FY16/17
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Awards and Recognitions
LEED

Location

We are committed to designing sustainability into ourSome recent projects include our Amiens distribution

facilities, including pursuing LEED certification for all

facility (first P&G LEED facility in France), Albany

new facilities. We now have 36 projects sites with LEED

Georgia (applying sustainable design principles as they

Silver or Gold certification.

rebuild from a tornado), and our new greenfield site inTabler Station West Virginie which received multiple
LEED Silver certifications. We are also very proud of
our SK-II production site in Shiga, Japan which wasawarded LEED Silver under the new LEEDv4 standard,
the first manufacturing site (from P&G or any othercompany) in Japan to achieve this honor.

AmiensBox ElderCincinnati
AlbanyGyongyos

Tabler Station
Greensboro

Taicang
Guangzhou

Hyderabad
Lagos

Ben CatCruz

Albany, GA, U.S.

1*

Amiens, France

1

Ben Cat, Vietnam

2

Box Elder, UT, U.S.

2*

Cabuyao, Philippines

1

Cincinnati, OH, U.S.

2

Cruz, Brazil

1

Greensboro, NC, U.S.

1

Budapest / Gyongyos, Hungary

3

Guangzhou, China

11Hyderabad, India

1

2

Jakarta, Indonesia

4

Lagos, Nigeria

2Singapore1

Tabler Station, WV, U.S.

2

Cabuyao
Singapore

Jakarta

Gold Silver

Taicang, China

1

3

Total

4

32

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Environmental Resource and Waste Summary
The table below reports environmental statistics for Manufacturing Operations in our Global Business Units, Technical Centers and Distribution Centers.
Totals (absolute units x 1,000)

2019 Global Business Unit Detail1 (absolute units x 1,000)

2019

2018

2017

Baby, Feminineand Family Care

BeautyFabric andHome Care

Grooming

Health CareOther

15,175

15,144

14,640

2,822

1,812

9,880

174

487

N/A

674

633

676

Solid Waste Generated

655

624

632

254

71

233

34

35

27

% Recycled/Reused Waste

95.8%

94%

92.6%

94.1%

97.6%

96%

100%

100%

94%

% Disposed — Hazardous

0.4%

0.4%

0.5%

0.0%

0.3%

0.8%

0.0%

0.0%

2.1%

% Disposed — Non-Hazardous

3.8%

5.6%

6.9%

5.9%

2.1%

3.2%

0.0%

0.0%

3.9%

Effluents (excluding water)4

16

21

19

4.26

3.06

7.42

0.25

0.82

0.06

Air Emissions

7

8

8

4.82

0.22

1.83

0.04

0.10

0.18

8

19

7

3.17

0

5.04

0.09

0.05

0.14

61,17660,89160,42339,307

3,495

11,192

2,424

1,834

2,924

4,050

4,053

4,559

2,539

266

664

198

156

227

2,210

2,143

2,122

1,614

91

321

65

43

76

1,840

1,910

2,437

925

175

343

133

113

151

57

68

89

63,12563,666

61,826

38,634

5,525

14,267

1,149

1,601

1,949

Production (metric tons)
Finished Products Manufactured2
Raw Materials from Recycled Sources

3

Manufacturing Waste (metric tons)

Other Waste (metric tons)

5Construction & Demolition Waste
Energy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
Energy Consumption (gigajoules)
Total GHG Emissions (metric tons)

6

Scope 1 — Direct GHG Emissions (metric tons)
Scope 2 — Indirect GHG Emissions (metric tons)

7

Biogenic GHG Emissions (metric tons)
Water (cubic meters)
Water Consumption

1 Baby, Feminine and Family Care includes Baby Care, Feminine Care and Family Care. Beauty includes Beauty Care andPersonal Beauty Care. Fabric and Home Care includes Fabric Care, Home Care and Chemicals. Grooming includes Blades
and Razors and Devices. Health Care includes Personal Health Care and Oral Care. Other includes major stand-alone
offices/technical centers that support the business units and our largest distribution facilities. Numbers do not include
production from contract manufacturing operations.
2E stimated from FY18/19 finished product production volumes. Updated to exclude intermediate products that are used as
raw materials in other P&G categories.

3 Data is tracked at a corporate level.
4 Wastewater chemical oxygen demand (COD).
5 Air emissions include particulates, SO2, NOX, CO and VOC.
6 Total GHG emissions = Scope 1 + Scope 2. Scope 2 emissions calculated using a market-based method.
7 Market-based Scope 2 GHG emissions. Note: Location-based Scope 2 emissions 2019 were 2,544,082 metric tons.

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DIVERSITY & INCLUSIONGENDER EQUALITYENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Global Measurement andAdditional Operational Data
2020 Goal Measurement Systems
We go to great lengths to ensure rigor, accuracy
and transparency in our reporting. Below, we shareadditional information on some of our 2020 Goal
Measurement Systems to help ensure clarity andtransparency on the data we are reporting.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Low-Energy Cycle Machine Washing Loads
Each year, we carefully review habits and practices
data to help us assess progress against our low-energy
washing goal. The objective of this goal is to get
consumers to use low-energy cycles, and we can playa significant role in that by providing detergents withoutstanding performance in low-energy cycles.
Our benchmark for qualifying low-energy cycles

For the purposes of monitoring progress against ourhas been 0.4 kWh per wash cycle. Cycles included

goal and listing emissions levels in charts and graphs,

in our tracking are cold cycles in traditional top load

we utilize market-based Scope 2 GHG emissions. The

machines and cold and warm cycles in all HE machines

WRI/WBCSD GHG accounting protocol provides(top & front loading).

additional perspective on market-based versus
location-based GHG emissions.
GHG PROTOCOLS

Packaging Reduction
The average packaging reduction is calculated using
products that represent the top 70% (by volume) of thecategories that have the largest impact on packaging
use (Fabric Care, Home Care, Baby Care, Feminine Care,Our GHG emissions data has been verified by

Family Care, Oral Care, Personal Cleansing Care, Shavean external third party, Lloyd’s Register Quality

Prep, Hair Color and Hair Care). While a subset of overall

Assurance (LRQA).

data, we believe it is representative of overall corporate
data and focuses resources on the biggest SKUs and

LLOYD’S REGISTER QUALIT Y ASSURANCE

categories with the biggest impact on packaging.

We go to great lengths
to ensure rigor, accuracy
and transparency in
our reporting.

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DIVERSITY & INCLUSIONGENDER EQUALITYENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Global Measurement andAdditional Operational Data
2020 Goal Measurement Systems
Recyclability of Packaging
For purposes of tracking progress against our goal, apackage is considered recyclable when there is an

Renewable Energy

Baseline Restatement

When calculating the renewable energy powering ourThis year, we adjusted our GHG emissions baseline inplants, we include the renewable energy level of theaccordance with the principles in the WRI and WBCSD

local electrical grid that provides power to the plant.

Corporate Standard for Greenhouse Gas Accounting.

in-market, at-scale recycling system in place for that

Water Conservationmaterial type (e.g., collection, sortation, processing

Our goal to reduce water use in manufacturing

for end use and established end-market for collectedfacilities by 20% per unit of production applies tomaterial). While we require large-scale systems tofreshwater consumption, which means freshwater

be in place in at least one location, we do not require

intake from the following sources:a minimum percent access or recovery rate per
package in every country or market for the package
to be considered recyclable for purposes of tracking
progress versus our goal.
Paper Packaging

Changes included adjustments for acquisitions anddivestitures as well as other minor modifications andcorrections to historic data. Our original baseline was5,466,601 metric tons. Our revised baseline, which wewill use for calculating progress versus GHG emissions
reduction goals, is now 5,407,790 metric tons. As• Tap water: water supplied by municipalities or third-

part of this work, we also updated our baselines forparty companies via piping systems or trucks, at anyenergy, water and waste. Original energy baseline wasquality they deliver• Ground water from site wells

67,904,220 gigajoules. It is now 63,755,819 gigajoules.
Original water baseline was 77,049,114 cubic meters.
It is now 75,029,004 cubic meters. Original waste

Data for calculating progress versus our paper• Surface water: non-brackish as rivers, lakes, creeks,

disposed was 354,563 metric tons. It is now 335,488

packaging goal was self-reported by our suppliers.

etc., at any quality they deliver

metric tons. The baseline year remains the same: they

The data collected this year covered materials
procured directly by the Company as well as contractor
manufacturers and covered more than 95% of ourglobal spend.

Venezuela
Due to current conditions in Venezuela and consistent
with how we have approached other corporate
reporting, we have excluded our three facilities in
Venezuela from the manufacturing data included inthis report. For transparency, the estimated combined
data from these three sites within our 2010 baseline
was energy (353,752 gigajoules), water (233,188 cubic
meters), and GHG emissions (20,589 metric tons),
which represents less than 0.5% of the respective
global footprints. These changes have already been
incorporated into the baseline restatement.

Company’s FY09/10.

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Data in this report covers the period of July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019. Financial information is given in U.S. dollars.
Questions related to this report can be directed to mediateam.im@pg.com. This report references
GRI 102: General Disclosures 2016. A GRI Content Index for this report can be found here.