2020
Citizenship
ReportINTRODUCTION

COMMUNITY IMPACT

EQUALITY & INCLUSIONENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

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ETHICS & CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

Table of Contents
Message from the CEO

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Transforming Our World: P&G andthe UN Sustainable Development Goals

5Internal Leadership

8

Issue Prioritization

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P&G at a Glance

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A Company of Leading Brands

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Brand 2030
Community
ImpactEquality& Inclusion

Message from Marc Pritchard

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Bringing Clean Water to Communities
Around the World

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Disaster Relief

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Message from Shelly McNamara

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Employees

65

Brands73

Partners & Communities

83

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Society

Environmental
Sustainability

93

Message from Virginie Helias

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2020 Goals

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Ambition 2030

98

Brands99

Packages that Use Less, Recycle
or Refill More

103

141

Keeping Plastic Waste Outof the Environment

143

Protecting Water for People and Nature

147

Climate148

Employees

149

Tracking Our Progress

152

Facilities / LEED

156

Environmental Resource and Waste Summary

157

Global Measurement and Additional
Operational Data

158

Ethics & Corporate
Responsibility

160

Message from Debbie Majoras

162

Our Purpose, Values and Principles

163

Good Governance164

Respecting Human Rights

167

Doing the Right Thing with Our Employees

169

Doing the Right Thing with Our Consumers

173

COVID-19 Relief Efforts

28

Brands Help Save Energy at Home

105

North America

29

Water-Efficient Products

106

Europe32

Innovating for More Efficient Solutions

107

Building Even Greater Trust ThroughTransparency, Ingredient Innovationand Sharing Our Safety Science

Doing the Right Thing with Our Supply Chain

177

108

Speaking Up

180

109

Stakeholder Engagement181

ESG Disclosure Frameworks

183

Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa

39

Greater China

43

Latin America

44

Habitat for Humanity

47

Regional Impact

48

North America

48

Europe50

Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa

54

Greater China

57

Latin America

58

Employee and Consumer Programs

60

Supply Chain
Climate & Energy

110Transportation

115

Water

116

Waste

120

Striving for Circular Solutions

125

Partnering with Suppliers

126

Forestry

127

Palm Oil132

Task Force on Climate Related
Financial Disclosures
Sustainable Accounting Standards BoardGRI Content Index

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EQUALITY & INCLUSIONENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYETHICS & CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITYMESSAGE FROM THE CEO

Dear
Stakeholders,Last fiscal year, we stepped up our efforts to be a force forgood and a force for growth by doing our part to help people
and communities overcome the challenges of the COVID-19
pandemic, address longstanding issues of inequality andtackle climate change. We activated every element of our
Citizenship platform — Community Impact, Equality & Inclusion
and Environmental Sustainability, with a foundation of Ethics &Corporate Responsibility guiding everything we do.

DAVID S. TAYLOR
Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer
David Taylor visits our plant in Lima,
Ohio, one of several global locations
where we began producing handsanitizer for use in our facilities tohelp us operate safely and to sharewith hospitals, health care facilities
and relief organizations.

As health care workers and first responders

At the same time, we ramped up ourfought the pandemic, P&G people worked

Community Impact efforts on a global scale

tirelessly to supply people and their families

like never before, expanding our existingwith much needed health, hygiene anddisaster relief operations to donate tens ofcleaning products.

millions of dollars worth of products, cash andOur ability to continue to supply consumers
during this extraordinary time was dependent
on the trust in our Company that we had builtwith governments and other stakeholders.
Our track record as a responsible company

in-kind support, including personal protective
equipment, to families and communities
in need through more than 200 relief
organizations worldwide.
Crises like COVID-19 often reveal thethat works to do the right thing enabled us toinequalities in our society, and this crisis

quickly and credibly work with governments

showed just how much more there is to bearound the world to ensure we could continue

done to create an equal world. We accelerated

to operate, with important safety protocols

our efforts in Equality & Inclusion within place, to maximize the availability of ourdeliberate, sustained action, inside andproducts for people who count on our brands

outside of P&G.

and the benefits they provide.

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We started internally by reviewing our policies andthe next decade represents a critical window to address

practices to make sure they are not only inclusive but

climate change. This summer we announced our plandeliberately advance and enable equality and inclusion.

to be carbon neutral for the decade by 2030. We’ll do

For example, flexibility at work, intentional career

this by increasing energy efficiency, purchasing 100%planning and paid parental leave are proven accelerators

renewable electricity globally and advancing a seriesof equality, and even during the pandemic we remainedof natural climate solutions. Importantly, while climate

focused on each of these. We also made progresschange impacts everyone, all too often the people andon our aspiration to reach 50/50 women and men atcommunities most impacted are those who are mostevery level of our Company, including P&G’s Board ofvulnerable. By accelerating our progress and investing

Directors. We’re now sharing our representation datain natural climate solutions, we can help protect

and progress transparently on our website at pg.com/

ecosystems and communities around the world.

equalityandinclusion.
Externally, over the past few years, we’ve taken a standWe’ve also accelerated our commitments to protect
forests. Responsible sourcing is essential for not just ourand used our voice on important issues, ranging frombusiness, but more importantly, for the environment

pay equality to equal representation to racial inequality,and people who depend on it. Our shareholders havethrough films and campaigns such as “The Look,” “Theasked us to issue a report assessing how we can further

Talk,” “The Words Matter,” and “We See Equal,” amongincrease the scale, pace and rigor of our efforts onothers. In recent months, we continued this work withresponsible forestry. We are engaging with and learning

films and campaigns like “Choose Equal,” “The Pause,”from shareholders and stakeholders who supported this“The Choice,” “Talk About Bias” and more.

resolution, and we will provide that report in mid-2021.

To specifically address the systemic racism andinequality that have been institutionalized in our society,especially against Black Americans, we established theWe also publish detailed information about our forestry
practices in the Environmental Sustainability section ofthis report.

P&G Take On Race fund to help fuel organizations that

The past year is proof that Citizenship cannot befight for justice, advance economic opportunity, enablesomething done on the side; it has to be built into

greater access to education and health care and makehow we do business every day. Not only does it build

our communities more equitable.
We are committed to be part of the solution
in the fight against inequality.

Citizenship cannot besomething done on
the side; it has to bebuilt into how we dobusiness every day.

trust and equity with consumers and the broader setof stakeholders we serve, when done with the rightintentions and with meaningful actions, it drives growthand value creation, which allows us to be a force for

At the same time, we remain steadfast in our

good and a force for growth in our world that needs

environmental sustainability commitments because

us all to work together.

DAVID S. TAYLOR
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer

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P&G AND THE UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Transforming
Our World
At P&G, we serve nearly five billion
people around the world and haveone of the strongest portfolios oftrusted brands. We are committed
to being a good citizen and always
doing the right thing. We areproud that many of our ongoing
corporate Citizenship efforts support
the United Nation’s Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs).

SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENTGOALS

P&G PARTICIPATION• For more than 180 years, P&G has been focused on improving the communities we serve. Many of our community
impact programs such as our Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program and Hope Schools are aimed at alleviating
poverty and providing those in needs with health, hygiene and the comforts of home.
• In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, P&G, our brands and its people stepped up to provide tens of millionsof dollars in product, cash and in-kind donations.

P&G and our brands have donated millions of dollars in cash and product to Feeding America and similarorganizations to help them provide food to people in need through a nationwide network of food banks.

• Through partnerships with more than 150 organizations, our Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program has provided
clean drinking water to people in more than 90 countries.
• Our Safeguard handwashing program has helped more than 72 million children by teaching them one simple
message: clean hands save lives.
• The Always Puberty & Confidence Education program helps more than 18 million people across more than 50
countries navigate puberty with confidence.

• Always has been helping girls around the world by tackling period-related barriers to their education and confidence.
This includes providing access to period products and helping break the stigma that still surrounds periods. Throughprograms like our global award-winning #EndPeriodPoverty campaign and others, we’ve donated more than 90
million period products to help keep girls focused on reaching their full potential.
• In 1996, P&G founded Project Hope, a program that has built and renovated hundreds of schools in China, benefitting
children living in rural or underdeveloped areas. P&G China continues its three-year corporate social responsibility
plan, which includes giving P&G Hope School students more access to the performing arts.
Our gender equality efforts are focused on three areas where we can have the greatest impact:• Leveraging our significant voice in advertising and media to tackle gender bias through campaigns like Ariel#ShareTheLoad, Secret #AllStrengthNoSweat, Always #LikeAGirl and the Always Saudi #WeAreTheGenerationOfFirsts;• Removing gender-biased barriers to education for girls and economic opportunities for women through our
corporate programs and policy advocacy efforts;• Creating an inclusive, gender-equal environment inside P&G — and advocating for gender-equal workplaces beyond.
P&G — where everyone can contribute to their full potential.

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P&G AND THE UN SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT GOALS• The P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program provides clean water through water-purification packets invented by
P&G scientists. Working with more than 150 partners, we’ve provided more than 17 billion liters of clean water
to families in need and will deliver 25 billion liters of clean water by 2025.
• We have provided one billion people with access to water-efficient products.
• We have reduced water use in manufacturing facilities by 27% per unit of production, with conservation focusedon water-stressed regions.

• P&G now purchases 100% renewable electricity in the U.S., Canada and Europe. These three markets represent morethan 70% of our purchased electricity globally.
• Our plants are now powered by 30% renewable energy, including our Albany Georgia bio-mass facility.
• We will continue pursuing new wind, solar and geothermal projects to further accelerate the transition to renewables.

• With more than 99,000 global employees, P&G takes seriously the responsibility to provide our workforce with theeconomic stability to support their families and local communities. This employment spurs economic growth in thenearly 70 countries where we have operations, thus building stable economies and supporting civil society. P&G works
with more than 45,000 suppliers globally, creating hundreds of thousands of jobs in many communities to support
P&G business.
• Starting in 1976, our Supplier Diversity program in the U.S. has created economic opportunities for underrepresented
businesses, such as minority-owned, women-owned, LGBTQ+, veterans and people with disabilities. The program has
since expanded globally, and we’re partnering with organizations like U.N. Women and WeConnect to further ensure
women entrepreneurs in all regions are getting access to training, support and business opportunities.

Innovation is at the center of P&G’s operations, and we invest $1.8 billion annually in our research and development
programs. P&G operates 13 Innovation Centers around the world and leverages hundreds of scientific disciplines tocreate and drive innovation to anticipate and improve the lives of the world’s consumers.

For years we have put a spotlight on bias and inequality to spark dialogue that leads to understanding and action.
This year, we highlighted the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black, Hispanic and LGBTQ+ communities andsponsored fundraising and relief efforts for those impacted by the pandemic in America. We established the P&G TakeOn Race Fund to help fuel organizations that fight for justice, advance economic opportunity, enable greater access to
education and health care and make our communities more equitable.

• P&G and our brands bring the comforts of home to those impacted by natural disaster. This year, we supported morethan 20 global disaster responses.
• Through our COVID-19 relief efforts, we helped local communities around the world with our brands, resources andpeople to help alleviate some of the impacts of the pandemic. For example, in the U.S., Tide Loads of Hope, madepossible by Tide and Tide Cleaners, provided free laundry services for first responders and their families. They served
more than 104,000 frontline responder visits, cleaning more than 1.8 million garments — all for free.
• We have active community impact projects around the world. From Shiksha education programs in India, to building
inclusive playgrounds in Germany, to constructing a girls home in Kenya in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, weare committed to improving lives and communities around the world.

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DEVELOPMENT GOALSEQUALITY & INCLUSIONENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYETHICS & CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

In 2010, P&G set ambitious environmental goals for 2020 and to date we have achieved the following:• 100% of our plants are now zero manufacturing waste to landfill.
• 90% of product packaging is either recyclable or programs are in place to create the ability to recycle it​.
• 99.5% of paper packaging contains either recycled or third-party certified virgin content, and we have plans in place
to address the remaining small fraction (0.5%) of our supply.
• We have doubled the use of recycled resin in plastic packaging.
This year, P&G made a new commitment to be carbon neutral for the decade across our operations.
We will achieve this by:• Cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 50% across our operations by 2030
• Funding a range of natural climate solutions projects that protect, improve and restore critical ecosystems wherecarbon is stored, delivering a carbon benefit equal to remaining GHG emissions from our operations
P&G reaches five billion people through our brands, and with this scale, comes a responsibility to give consumers thepower to reduce their own carbon footprints with products that are designed to help save energy, water and natural
resources. This includes ensuring 70% of machine loads are washed in low-energy cycles — a goal set in 2010 that we
met in 2019.

P&G is committed to help reduce the flow of plastic to our oceans. We’ve taken a leadership role in the Alliance to
End Plastic Waste, a CEO-driven international organization focused on bringing together industry, government,
communities and civil society in the fight to end plastic waste. We are also joining forces with organizations like The
Ocean Conservancy’s Trash Free Seas Alliance, WWF ReSource: Plastic and others to find solutions that keep plastic
out of nature.

P&G’s goal is to create responsible, ethical and transparent supply chains. Our commitment and approach insustainable palm is based on: RSPO certification and supply chain management; environmental and social
development programs and working to influence change across the industry via partnership. We now use 100% RSPO
certified palm oil, with plans to increase to 100% certified palm kernel oil by the end 2022. Our long-term smallholder
program is focused on improving yields, sustainable practices and thus livelihood of small farmers. Consumers can
support responsible forestry by choosing our Charmin and Puffs products, which are Forest Stewardship Council®
certified and for every tree used, at least one is regrown.

Ethics is at the foundation of all of P&G’s Citizenship efforts. We believe in transparency and partnerships, we respecthuman and labor rights, and we source responsibly. This reputation of trust and integrity, as well as holding all of ourpartners to these same standards, is what sets us apart.

P&G partners with U.N. agencies, the World Economic Forum, governments, civil society, NGOs, suppliers, retailers,industry associations and businesses as we work toward our goals to promote economic growth, equality andinclusion, protect our planet and improve lives.

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Internal
Leadership

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYETHICS & CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

Citizenship Board
David Taylor, Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Additional Board Members
Damon Jones, Chief Communications Officer;
Tracey Grabowski, Chief Human Resources Officer

The objective of our Citizenship efforts
is to build trust with consumers and thebroader set of stakeholders we serve, andto have a positive impact on society andthe world. We’ll achieve this through astrong ethics and compliance culture that
supports conserving resources, protecting
the environment, improving social
conditions, respecting human and laborrights, and empowering individuals and thecommunities in which we live, work andserve. Ethics & Corporate Responsibility is
the foundation for our other three priority
focus areas: Community Impact, Equality &Inclusion and Environmental Sustainability.
Each of these areas is led by an executive
sponsor committed to ensuring we achieve

Community
ImpactEquality& Inclusion

Environmental
Sustainability

Marc Pritchard

Shelly McNamara

Virginie Helias

Chief Brand Officer

Chief Equality & Inclusion Officer

Chief Sustainability Officer

our specific objectives. These executive
sponsors form the P&G Citizenship Board
with P&G’s Chairman of the Board, President
and Chief Executive Officer as the Chair.

Ethics & Corporate
Responsibility
Debbie Majoras
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary8

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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 Citizenshipfocus areas. This year, we calibrated ourprevious issue prioritization exercise by
assessing both external and internal data.
To assess relevant external views, we
assessed social media sources and trend
reports, and interviewed P&G personnel
who interact with key external stakeholder
groups. P&G employee insights formed ourinternal stakeholder view. The results fromthis exercise were consistent with what wasreported last year and served to reinforce
our key Citizenship priorities addressed inthis report.
Insight 1
Governance & Ethical Conduct, Human & Labor
Rights, Corporate Transparency, and Product Safety &Ingredient Transparency were rated as high priorities
by stakeholders. Our ongoing commitment andefforts in these areas are embedded within our entire
Citizenship report and highlighted in our Ethics &As outlined in this report, P&G has been focused on

Insight 3

inclusion for many years, and we have placed an

The topics of Promoting Sustainable Lifestyles andincreased emphasis on how we can be a force for

Sustainable Product Design & Innovation were also

positive change.
ETHICS & CORPORATE RESPONSIBILIT Y
EQUALIT Y & INCLUSION

higher than in years past. Global events over the last
12 months have clearly elevated the importance of
this issue for both internal and external stakeholders.

engaging with our consumers on a wide range of
topics. Our Ambition 2030 framework places anincreased emphasis on the role our brands can playin driving positive impact. Learn more about thefour focus areas of our 2030 Ambition Goals.

Insight 2
Climate, water, waste and packaging are major focus
areas of our environmental sustainability pillar andresults of the issue prioritization exercise reinforced
the importance of these issues for our stakeholders.
This year, climate change ranked noticeably higher
than in previous years. Recent U.N. reports on climatechange, increased severity and frequency of severe
weather events, and intense fire seasons in someregions of the world have rightly increased theurgency and focus on addressing climate change. We
have responded to this by delivering on our existingcommitments and accelerating our efforts on climatechange. Read about our efforts on climate change andother key environmental issues in the Environmental
Sustainability section of this year’s report.

Corporate Responsibility section. This year, the issueof Social & Economic Inclusion ranked noticeably

important to our stakeholders. Our brands continue
to play a leading role in driving innovation and

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILIT YAMBITION 2030

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COMMUNITY IMPACTP&G ata Glance
Our aspiration is to serve the world’s
consumers better than our bestcompetitors, in every category andevery country where we choose
to compete — creating superiorshareholder value in the process.
We work hard every day to makequality products and services that
improve people’s lives, now andfor generations to come.

EQUALITY & INCLUSIONENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYFINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)

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.

2020

Amounts in billions, except per share amounts
Net Sales$71.0

Operating Income$15.7

Net Earnings Attributable to P&G$13.0

Net Earnings Margin from Continuing Operations

18.5%

Diluted Net Earnings per Common Share from Continuing Operations 1$4.96

Diluted Net Earnings per Common Share 1$4.96

Operating Cash Flow

$17.4

Dividends per Common Share$3.03

2020 NET SALES BY
BUSINESS SEGMENT2

1	Diluted net earnings per common share are calculated based on

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2020 NET SALES BYGEOGRAPHIC REGION

Fabric & Home Care

33%

North America3

47%Baby, Feminine & Family Care

26%

Europe22%

Beauty19%

Asia Pacific

10%

Health Care

13%

Greater China

9%

Grooming

9%

Latin America

6%

India, Middle East & Africa (IMEA)

6%

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A Company ofLeading Brands

B E AUT Y

Oral Care

Skin & Personal CareFA B R IC A N D H O M E C A R E

Fabric Care

ETHICS & CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

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
than the balance of the Company. These are categories where we have leading market
positions and where product technologies deliver performance differences thatmatter to consumers. Across all 10 of our categories, we’re focused on meaningful
and noticeable superiority in all elements of our consumer proposition — products,
packaging, brand communication, retail execution (in-store and online) and superiorvalue — in each price tier where we compete.

H E A LTH C A R E

Personal Health Care

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

G ROO M I N GHair CareBA BY A N D F E M I N I N E C A R E

Home Care

Baby Care

Feminine Care

Grooming

FA M I LY C A R E A N D
P&G V E NTU R E SFamily Care

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Brand 2030
Brands as a Force for Good and a Force for Growth

Community
ImpactEquality& Inclusion

Environmental
Sustainability

Consumers today want to know what brands — and the people behind the brands — believein, and they expect brands to play a meaningful role in solving some of the most complex
challenges facing our world. Our brands serve five billion people around the world, which
provides a unique opportunity to not only delight consumers through superior productperformance, but also to spark conversations, influence attitudes, change behaviors anddrive positive impact on society and the environment. This is why, in addition to and in linewith our ongoing Citizenship efforts, our brands are reinventing brand-building to become
a force for good and a force for growth.
Last year we introduced the framework we’re using

milestone, they will need to take consistent action

to ensure our leadership brands enable responsible

to achieve their North Star commitment over time

consumption and have a positive impact on the world,with a measurable positive impact on society andcalled Brand 2030. We’ve trained our brand teams

the environment. Additionally, they will work to meeton the Brand 2030 requirements, supporting them

the ambitious goals of at least three of the sevenas they integrate brand citizenship, including social

Fundamentals, progressing their efforts in the areas

impact and environmental sustainability, as a coreof product, packaging, more sustainable materials,

expectation in their respective brand strategies andcommunication, transparency, responsible sourcing

executions. Within this framework, each brand needs

and manufacturing.

to implement seven ambitious Fundamentals acrossproduct, packaging and supply chain and definea brand-specific North Star commitment, helping
to solve for a societal challenge to which they canuniquely and meaningfully contribute.
Ethics & Corporate
Responsibility

We expect most brands to achieve the second
milestone by 2025, progressing to the third andlast milestone — which will require significant andsustained progress against their North Star goals anddelivering against two more Fundamentals — towards

Today, 30% of our leadership brands have achieved thethe end-goal of meeting all criteria by 2030. As thefirst out of three milestones on the journey to 2030:

journey will take us through the next decade, ourthey have defined meaningful and measurable goals

intent is to regularly review these criteria and update

for a brand-specific North Star and have systematicallythem as science, stakeholder views and our own

integrated all Brand 2030 requirements into theirexperience evolves.

end-to-end business processes. To achieve the second

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Brand 2030
Journey

1

2

3

2030

integrated into brand strategy

North Star Goals

against North Star Goals

North Star Goals

+

+

+

+

1/7 Fundamentals met

3/7 Fundamentals met

5/7 Fundamentals met

7/7 Fundamentals met

North Star and Fundamentals

On track to achieve

Significant progress

Brand has met its

Goals
Met

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Brand 2030
Always
Always is committed to protecting tomorrow, together,

By 2030, Always wants to ensure that no girl loses

with responsible menstrual care and bladder leakconfidence at puberty because of their gender or theirsolutions. We believe that we have a responsibility toperiod. Our #LikeAGirl campaign has been successful

offer products that are safe, have less environmental

in tackling gender stereotypes around the world, with

impact and help girls and women feel protected

94% agreeing that it helps girls feel more confident.1

and confident.

Always’ #LikeAGirlcampaign has beensuccessful in tackling
gender stereotypes,
helping girls feel more
confident.

Our global Puberty & Confidence Education program,which reaches more than 18 million children, parents
and teachers each year, helps ensure young people
have the knowledge they need to navigate puberty
and their periods with confidence; and our global
product donation programs, including the award-

Always Ultra pads in the United States, Europe andIndia, where we have reduced the materials used by
10–20% in the last seven years.

winning #EndPeriodPoverty campaign, help ensure

Today, almost all Always packaging is recyclable wherethat young people have access to the period products

recycling programs exist. Our manufacturing sites send

they need to keep learning and stay confident. Overzero manufacturing waste to landfill globally and are

the past year, Always has donated more than 58 million

on track to use 100% renewable purchased electricity

period products to those in need and we are moreacross all facilities by the end of the decade. Throughthan halfway toward reaching our two-year 100 million

these efforts to protect the planet, combined with antarget. Learn more about Always’ work around theongoing commitment to product safety and ingredientworld here.

transparency, Always strives to ensure consumers don’t

Always is also working to make meaningful progress to
reduce our environmental footprint through ambitious
goals around product innovation and supply chain
impacts. To further enable responsible consumption,

have to choose between period products that are rightfor them and right for the world.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

we are committed to increasing the use of sustainable#ENDPERIODPOVERT Y

materials in our products to 50%, and are working tohave our packaging incorporate 50% renewable orrecycled materials by 2025. We work to incorporate
better materials so we can use less of it, as seen in the

1 Among young women who are aware of the #LikeAGirl Campaign, Research Now, U.S. 2017

PRODUCT SAFET Y

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Brand 2030
Pampers
Babies make the world a better place for us all. That’s

a joint venture of P&G and Angelini. Pampers has

why Pampers cares for every baby’s happy and healthy

also been running a diaper waste collection pilot indevelopment and for the planet they grow up in. The

Amsterdam since 2019 that was honored with the AIM

brand is committed to giving every baby the best start(Association des Industries de Marque) — Nudging For

in life, including babies in need, and to leading newGoods Award 2019.

sustainable waste management solutions for diapers
and wipes.
Out of 135 million babies born every year, approximately
one million are born extremely premature and most of

RECYCLING USED BABY DIAPERS
AIM NUDGING FOR GOOD AWARD

them currently don’t have access to the diapers theyneed to develop. By the end of the decade, Pampers

Pampers is also committed to make a meaningful

aims to provide them with the smallest diapers,

difference across our total environmental footprint

specially designed to help enhance what’s vital forby 2030 to further drive and enable responsible

their early development like uninterrupted sleep,

consumption. We have made our products lighter,skin protection and “Kangaroo Care.” The journeyhalving the diaper weight while doubling thehas already started with nearly 35,000 extremely

absorbency1 over the past 50 years. The cellulose in thepremature babies already using Pampers Preemie

diaper and the paper boxes are made from materials

diapers. The brand is also using our voice to raisefrom FSC-certified forests and other controlled

awareness around preemie issues and best practices. A

sources. 2 Today, all of our diaper packaging is recyclable

recent example is the #PampersforPreemies campaign

where recycling programs exist. And all P&G Baby

launched in November 2019 in the UK, where Pampers

Care manufacturing sites send zero manufacturing

announced we are also donating our smallest diapers

waste to landfill globally. We also recently celebrated

to premature babies across hospitals.

that all Baby Care manufacturing sites in U.S. andPampers is also committed to give used diapers andwipes a second life via leading new sustainable waste
management solutions to help babies grow up in a
1 Data valid for Europe

more sustainable planet. Steps are already in place

2 Products available on shelf, for Western Europe only

via the first recycling facility in Italy that recycles used

3 E xcluding Russia and Ukraine, Certificates of renewable energy

diapers with a technology developed by FaterSmart,from windmill farm

Europe3 now purchase 100% renewable electricity.
This is a significant step toward our commitmentof 100% renewable electricity globally by 2030. Our
Pampers® Pure™ diapers and wipes were created withresponsibly sourced plant-based materials and otherthoughtfully selected materials.

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Brand 2030
CharminCharmin is committed to promoting healthy forestsfor generations to come. We drive this forestry
commitment by helping to protect, restore, and growforests. To protect forests and ensure our paper issourced from responsibly managed forests, Charmin is
Forest Stewardship Council TM (FSC) certified. To restore
forests, we have been partnering with the Arbor Day
Foundation since 2017, planting trees, especially inareas devastated by wildfires. And in Brazil’s Atlantic
Forest, we’ve teamed up with one of our suppliers
to do landscape restoration planning. We work with
the Nature Conservancy and the American Forest
Foundation to help family forest owners in the U.S.
better manage their forests. We have continued ourpartnership with the Rainforest Alliance1 by supporting
their efforts to develop and launch the Forest Allies
Community of Practice, and we are proud to befounding members. Finally, Charmin is committed todriving tree growth. Within our supply chain, for every
tree we use, at least one is regrown. However, ourefforts do not stop with forestry. Charmin continues to
use recycled fibers where it makes sense, with 100%of our toilet tissue inner cores made from recycled
fiber. Additionally, we have reduced the consumption
necessary to complete the task via improved strengthand absorbency, thus allowing consumers to use lesstoilet tissue.2

1 The Rainforest Alliance is an international non-profit organization working to create a better future for people and nature.
2 Versus leading bargain brand

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Brand 2030
Herbal Essences
Herbal Essences teamed
up with Royal Botanic
Gardens Kew’s Millennium
Seed Bank to help protect
20 endangered plant
species in 2020.

Herbal Essences aims to enable everyone to experience
the positive power of nature, every day. Unleashing
the power of plants, Herbal Essences nurtures ourconsumers’ hair, their spirit and the planet.
Herbal Essences is the first global hair care brandto partner with the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, aworld-leading authority on plant science. The brand

SAVE 20 IN 2020is committed to protecting endangered plants andpromoting plant biodiversity. To achieve this, Herbal
Essences is partnering with Kew’s Millennium Seed
Bank, the largest and most diverse wild plant seedbank in the world. We have successfully launched thefirst step in the journey with the “Save 20 in 2020”
initiative, working with local partner organizations to

All the Herbal Essences manufacturing sites are 100%
Zero Waste to Landfill, with goals to achieve 100%
renewable electricity, a 50% reduction in GHG and a
35% increase in water efficiency by 2030.

save 20 threatened plant species that are at risk from

Herbal Essences is also committed to the responsible

climate change and habitat loss. Herbal Essences issourcing of priority ingredients of natural origin. We areengaging consumers, influencers and other partners

leading the way in sharing comprehensive information

to promote the campaign and raise awareness ofabout our ingredients, transparently explaining our

the global threat to plant biodiversity, with experts

4-step safety process and being recognized by PETA

predicting that two in five plant species are at risk

as a cruelty free brand.

of extinction.

Herbal Essences has pioneered the use of tactile

To further enable and inspire responsible consumption,

markings to make product recognition easier for

Herbal Essences has clearly defined goals to decrease

visually impaired consumers, and we have a goal to

our environmental footprint, with a 50% reduction ininclude this on all packaging by 2025. We have also

the use of petroleum-based virgin plastic by 2025 andmade our new website accessible to people with

100% recyclable or reusable packaging by 2030. We arevisual impairments, and aim to make all our priority

exploring innovative closed-loop packaging systems

communication tools sight- and hearing-impairedwith the ‘Loop’ initiative in partnership with TerraCycle

accessible by 2025.

in Paris.

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Ariel
Ariel’s history and equity are rooted in science, so we

In 2019, P&G Global Fabric Care reported that 70%

intend to make use of our expertise in this area to haveof machine loads were being done in low-energy

a positive impact on the planet.

cycles, meeting our 2020 goal. Because every degree

Scientifically, the biggest environmental impact oflaundry is primarily related to the energy used to heatwater for a load of laundry. Ariel’s clear focus is helping
to save resources, in particular energy, when doing thelaundry. Turning from 40ºC to 30ºC already saves 35%of the in-use energy.

makes a difference, Ariel strives to lower the averagetemperature of doing the laundry even further. We
want to inspire half a billion people in Europe andbeyond to adapt a more sustainable habit of washingin colder temperatures. Additionally, we aspire to
make washing in cold water the new standard andto save additional CO2 in our own operations, as

In addition, we have robust plans to use less andwell as through innovative, scientifically-grounded

better plastics. Ariel packaging will be designed forpartnerships.

full recyclability in Europe by 2022 and globally by

Ariel’s clear focus
is helping to saveresources, in particularenergy, when doing thelaundry. Turning from
40ºC to 30ºC alreadysaves 35% of thein-use energy.

2025. Last year, we replaced our round PODs tubs withlightweight bags across European markets, saving 75%
of plastic per unit, and as of this this year, the level ofpost-consumer recycled resin has been increased up to
50% in European Ariel bottles.
We also place great emphasis on transparency, so theingredients used for Ariel are available on our website,
and we want to expand this to include even moredetails across the supply chain. Our Fabric & Home
Care manufacturing sites in North America and the
E.U. use 100% renewable purchased electricity andsend zero manufacturing waste to landfill.

Ariel strives to set
new standards forsustainable laundry.

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Brand 2030
PantenePantene has been working with experts* from Yale

personal, powerful stories from transgender individuals

University and Columbia Business School and foundand gender nonconforming advocates.

that while a great hair day feels and looks different
for everyone, one thing is certain: hair has the power#HAIRHASNOGENDER

to transform how people feel about themselves, theirsense of identity and even how they think.

In Japan, the brand tackled hair-related discrimination

Unfortunately, less than one out of ten people whoin school. Japanese students who have anything otheridentify as female have a great hair day every day.

than black, straight hair were required to submit a

In addition to constantly innovating to create moresigned “natural hair certificate” or to bring in baby

great hair days for everyone — all hair types, all hair

pictures to prove that their hair is natural, not createdconditions, all ages and all genders — we are leveraging

with chemicals or a curling iron. Even after submitting

our voice to remove the cultural or social biases about

proof, many students were still forced to dye andhair that prevent people from expressing their truestraighten their hair to conform. In the summer of 2019,

identity. In Europe, for example, Pantene took a firsta petition inspired by the Pantene Japan #HairWeGo

step with #HairHasNoGender, which explores thecampaign led the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of

power of hair to express one’s identity through

Education to change school policy permanently.
#HAIRWEGO

to decrease our environmental footprint, with a 50%
reduction in the use of petroleum-based virgin plastic
by 2025 and 100% recyclable or reusable packaging by2030. In Europe, for example, the brand already uses
up to 25% PCR in all plastic bottles, and we were thefirst hair care brand to be part of Loop in the U.S., an
e-commerce circular platform that provides reusable

We are also using our global scale to drive positiveand durable packaging to shoppers. Furthermore, allchange for the environment and enable responsible

manufacturing sites are 100% zero waste to landfill, with

consumption. Among our goals, Pantene is committed

goals to achieve a 50% reduction in GHG, 35% increase

to providing water efficient products and waterlessin water efficiency and 100% purchased renewableproduct innovation to consumers, such as the Pantene

electricity by 2030. We have already achieved the

No-Rinse conditioner launched in 2019 in Indonesia

renewable electricity goal in

and the Pantene Waterl<ss collection launched in 2020

North America and Europe.

in North America. We have also clearly defined goals*Dr. Marianne LaFrance, Emerita Professor of Psychology and of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Ph.D. at Yale Univeristy, and Dr. Adam
Galinsky, Ph.D., Paul Calello Professor of Leadership and Ethics at the Columbia Business School.

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Community
ImpactAs a Company committed to being a force for good anda force for growth, we believe we have a responsibility
to give back to the communities around the world.
Helping communities is one of our Citizenship priorities
and rooted in who we are as a Company. As a resultof COVID-19, we stepped up to provide support forcommunities around the world in addition to the work
our brands and people are doing to make a tremendous
positive difference in the lives of so many. These pages
share just a few of the many community impact stories
from fiscal year 2019/2020.

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Community Impact
Message from Marc Pritchard

Habitat for Humanity

Bringing Clean Water toCommunities Around the World

Regional Impact
North America

Disaster Relief
EuropeCOVID-19 Relief Efforts
North America
Europe	Asia Pacific, Middle East
and Africa	Asia Pacific, Middle East
and Africa
Greater China
Latin America
Employee and Consumer Programs

Greater China
Latin America

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Message from
Marc Pritchard
For generations, we’ve united to support consumers andcommunities through unexpected challenges, providing the brands
people count on to take care of their personal health and to createclean and healthy homes. In light of this year’s pandemic, we’ve
stepped up even further to ensure we are protecting our employees,
serving consumers and supporting communities.
We are using our brands and people to help bring a sense of
normalcy in these uncertain times, and our brands are uniquely
positioned to help those in need, especially those in underserved
communities who are disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
MARC PRITCHARD
Chief Brand Officer

In the following pages, we will share just a few of the manystories about how we are making a difference in the communities
everywhere — bringing clean water to those in need, being there
in times of disaster and using our brands, our voices and our talents
to give back.
Being a good corporate citizen is core to who we are as a Company,
and our founders made giving back a priority and a bedrock
principle in how we do business. It remains a priority now, and in
the future, as we are committed to making a meaningful differencein peoples’ lives each and every day.

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Bringing Clean Water toCommunities Around the World
Nearly a billion people do not haveaccess to clean water and that isexactly the challenge that U.N.
Sustainable Development Goal #6 and
our Children’s Safe Drinking Water(CSDW) Program works to address.
In 2004, we launched the non-profit program that uses
a P&G-invented technology — P&G Purifier of Water
packets — that can transform 10 liters of dirty andpotentially deadly water into clean, drinkable waterin only 30 minutes.

We have provided more than

17 billion litersof clean water using our P&G
Purifier of Water packets.

Working with more than 150 public, private andnon-profit partners, we have delivered more than
17 billion liters of clean water that has helped transform
communities through improved health, access to
education and better economic opportunities. We’ve
set a new goal of providing 25 billion liters by 2025. To
learn more about the CSDW Program, visit our website.
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Bringing Clean Water toCommunities Around the WorldThe Power of Clean Water in Argentina
P&G Argentina continues supporting the CSDW

Photography Exhibit Features thePower of Clean Water

Program in the vulnerable regions of the country

As part of our fifth anniversary of the CSDW Program

lacking access to clean water. This year, we expanded

in Central America, we launched a photography

our program and delivered more than 7.5 million liters

contest in alliance with Walmart. In August 2019,of water, reaching a total of more than 12,000 families.

consumers in Central America were able to see theLast March, we celebrated World Water Day andpower of clean water through the lens of their local

included new families in the Salta province who wereartists. Photographers from Guatemala, Honduras,

in desperate need after a river overflowed. With the

Nicaragua and Costa Rica visited a community that

support of many local NGOs of Salta, we were able tobenefited from the CSDW Program and showed theirsupport them and help them get access to clean water.

photos in a regional exhibition in different Walmart

We are proud to share that we have surpassed our goal

stores in these countries.

of delivering 25 million liters of clean water in Argentina
since the program began, and we are looking forward
to expanding the program.

The exhibit told the stories of Petrona, a grandma
supporting five grandchildren in Jalapa, Guatemala,who has seen her community transformed by thepower of clean water; Rosa in Honduras who sends her
husband to work every day with clean water thanks to

In Argentina, we’ve
surpassed our goal
to provide 25 million
liters of clean water.

the program; Olmara in Nicaragua and Saray in Costa
Rica who use P&G’s water purifier to transform thewater of their rivers into clean drinking water.

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Bringing Clean Water toCommunities Around the World
Celebrating Our 17 Billion Liter Milestone
with Mary and Her Family In Kenya

Partnering with Our Customers in Vietnam
to Bring Clean Water to Those in Need

In June, we reached a significant milestone for our

P&G’s CSDW Program started in Vietnam in 2016 with

CSDW Program — providing 17 billion liters of clean

the partnership of Red Cross Vietnam. After four years,

water on our way to 25 billion by 2025. We recognized

the program has touched and improved the lives ofthis milestone with Mary, her husband Daniel, their two

more than 580,000 people by providing 90 million

daughters, Celline and Lupita, their son Keith , as well as

liters of clean drinking water in 10 provinces of Vietnam.

Vena, who is just nine years old, immune-compromised

P&G Vietnam has partnered with our customer,

and staying with Mary to have access to medical care.

Saigon CO.OP, to bring this meaningful program to

They live in western Kenya and benefit from the clean

Vietnamese consumers.

water brought to them by our CSDW Program throughour partnership with CARE International.
Mary’s life was forever changed when her sister wasdiagnosed with cholera after drinking untreated water.
“Since then, my family only drinks water treated using
P&G water purifier,” she said.
For Mary, the transformation has been significant.
“Clean water means that my children who are still very
young have access to safe water at all times. We havenot experienced any cases of diarrhea in this household
since we started using P&G Purifier of Water.”
According to Mary, her community used to experience

We reached a significant milestone
for our CSDW Program — providing
17 billion liters of clean water on
our way to 25 billion by 2025.

a lot of cholera cases; however, since 2016 when they
started using the packets, they have not had anycholera issues.
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Disaster Relief

We provided emergency
aid grants to organizations
providing critical services
in the Bahamas.

When faced with unexpected conditions
following a disaster, P&G products canprovide comfort and restore a sense of
normalcy to those who are recovering.
Working with a global of network of trusted
disaster relief partner organizations, we
provide everyday essential products andcritical aid to families around the globe. This
year, we provided aid and direct support
in response to more than twenty disasters,
including the Australian bushfires, flooding
in India and Thailand, Hurricane Dorian in
the Caribbean, devastating earthquakes
in Puerto Rico and Turkey, and floods andtornadoes across the U.S. And when facedwith a global pandemic, we shifted ourresources to assist frontline workers andhealth care providers while also reachingcommunities most disproportionately
impacted.

Providing Aid to the Bahamas After
Hurricane Dorian
Hurricane Dorian made landfall in the northwest
Bahamas as a Category 5 storm on September 1, 2019.
As the strongest storm in the history of the Bahamas,
it caused catastrophic damage to infrastructure andmassive flooding on Abaco and Grand Bahama Islands.
We partnered with local organizations to provide
P&G products, including Pampers donations, incollaboration with local retailer Price Smart. We also
provided emergency aid grants to organizations
providing critical services on the island, includingInternational Medical Corps, Water Mission andWorld Central Kitchen.
With our support, Global Medic’s Rapid Response
team delivered family emergency kits to the Bahamas.
Kits contained P&G Purifier of Water packets, soap,
toothbrushes, toothpaste, solar lights and oral
rehydration salt sachets to keep families clean andhealthy while they recovered from the disaster.
Matthew 25: Ministries shipped many pallets of aid
to the Bahamas, which included P&G personal carekits and products from Bounty, Charmin, Mr. Clean,
Pampers, Pantene and Tide. Additional productsupplies were also provided to communities in the
U.S. flooded by Hurricane Dorian.

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Helping Out Down Under
From September 2019 to March 2020, Australia

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Disaster Relief

experienced its worst bushfire crisis in decades.
It is estimated that the fires destroyed morethan 12 million hectares, taking human lives,
damaging homes and killing many native

Elazig Earthquake Donations

Flooding Support

The city of Elazig, Turkey, was shocked by a

In August 2019, floods hit the western region of India,

To assist the community and recovery efforts,

6.7 magnitude earthquake on January 24, 2020.

impacting and displacing countless families. We

P&G with our partner Foodbank donated

P&G Turkey was one of the first corporate responders

provided disaster relief to more than 2,500 families

more than 100,000 products, including Fairy

to deliver aid to the people and families in need.

helping with brand donations. We also distributed

detergent, Gillette razors, Head & Shoulders

Our teams deployed more than 33,000 products

more than 100,000 Whisper sanitary pads to womenshampoo, and Oral-B toothbrushes andwith the Turkish Red Crescent, helping impacted

and girls impacted by Cyclone Amphan that struck

toothpaste. Our teams in both Sydney andfamilies in Elazig.

West Bengal in May 2020.

animals. Many people suffered from a heavy
smoke haze which lasted for months.

Melbourne volunteered in the Foodbank
warehouses to help distribute the muchneeded supplies. We also donated moneyfrom our global disaster relief fund to Habitatfor Humanity to assist in critical rebuild andrecovery projects. The Aussie hair care branddonated more than $100,000 to WWF-Australia

Additionally, one of the 30 Olympic athletes P&G
Turkey supports as part of the Olympic Moms
project for the Tokyo Olympic Games, Aliye
Demirbag, lost her home as a result of theearthquake. We helped cover accommodation
expenses for Aliye and her family.

and WIRES WildLife Rescue, and Vicks Australia
partnered with Direct Relief to donate morethan $20,000 to help distribute N-95 masks
to assist those exposed to poor air quality andsmoke haze.

We provided disaster relief to2,500+ families
affected by flooding in India.

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COVID-19 Relief Efforts

PROTECTING
P&G PEOPLESERVING
CONSUMERSSUPPORTING
COMMUNITIESP&G has a long history of supporting
communities in times of need all aroundthe world. Since the onset of the COVID-19
outbreak, P&G has stepped up its
commitment to be a force for good andhas been working with long-standing
partner organizations around the globe
to provide support to communities, relief
agencies and people impacted by thischallenging situation.
During these uncertain times, we havefound ourselves faced with a pandemic thathas forced us into an everchanging ‘newnormal’ as the situation continues to evolve.
While our communities have been througha lot in the past few months, it is importantto remember that while many things havechanged, one thing has remained thesame — P&G’s commitment to protect andsupport our consumers and our own P&G
employee family.

Our intent from the beginning of thepandemic has been to ensure a safeand healthy work environment for our
employees, and to continue to serve ourconsumers and the communities
where we operate.
In the next few pages, we will highlightsome of the contributions made by
P&G and our brands around theglobe during this trying time.

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When We’re Out, It’s ‘Masks
On, Ohio’
During COVID-19, P&G leveraged our marketing
expertise to support public health measures tohelp flatten the curve and slow the spread of thevirus. One key initiative was “Masks On, Ohio,”

Cincinnati

Puerto Rico

In our headquarters city, we provided product donations

P&G Puerto Rico provided hospital workers and their

headquarters is located.

and financial support to our local community as we:

families the essentials they needed to take care ofChief Brand Officer Marc Pritchard enlisted• Joined forces with the Greater Cincinnati Foundation,
the United Way of Greater Cincinnati and othercompanies to raise money for food banks, shelters,
child and senior services and organizations as partof the COVID-19 Regional Response Fund.
• Donated monetary gift cards from Olay to the local
United Way for distribution to local agencies.

their personal health and hygiene and keep theirhomes clean and healthy through significant productdonations. Ace laundry pods, Bounty paper towels,
Crest toothpaste, Gillette and Venus razors, Head
& Shoulders shampoo, and Secret deodorant were
distributed to hospital workers through the American

the importance of wearing masks.
We then joined forces with state and local

direct message: While we wait for a cure forother emergency first responders through an inspiring

Gillette, Pampers, Secret and Tide to those impacted

online video featuring young professional Puerto Ricanby the pandemic.

athletes, including four Olympians.

• Sponsored the Cincy Card Connection designed
PUERTO RICO GRATITUDE VIDEO

with the Cincinnati Center City Development

CanadaP&G Canada donated millions in cash and hygiene

local hospitals, the City of Mason’s public service

kits to Canadian families and communities in needdepartment, multiple emergency teams and a police

through shelters and foodbanks and donated productdepartment through our P&G Chinese employee

to frontline health care workers in appreciation ofcommunity and their partnership with the Greater

their efforts.

Cincinnati Chinese Association (GCCA).

visuals and radio ads, to remind Ohioans about

P&G Puerto Rico delivered a message of gratitude,

Matthew 25: Ministries, to get brands such as Crest,• Donated thousands of medical masks to four

assets, such as outdoor advertising, social media

government contacts and businesses to shareappreciation and motivation to hospital workers andCorporation (3CDC).

advertising agency partner Grey to create

Red Cross, Puerto Rico Chapter.

• Continued our work with our Disaster Relief partner,

to help support local businesses in partnershipa campaign created for the state where our

We made hand sanitizer and masks at our Brockvilleand Belleville sites for employee use and for donation
to local communities. This included a donation toOrnge, a provider of air ambulance and medicaltransport services in Ontario.

the assets as broadly as possible with a very
COVID-19, wearing masks is one we can help
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COVID-19 Relief Efforts —North America
Personal Health CareIn May, P&G’s digestive wellness brands supported the

The North America Personal Health Care family ofbrands made significant contributions to the healthand well-being of people around the world through our
Project Hope, by Tide andTide Cleaners, served morethan 104,000 frontline
responder visits.

Tide Cleaners Provided Loads ofHope for Frontline Responders

support of several relief organizations. In March, theVicks brand donated $1 million to Direct Relief. These
funds were used to equip frontline health care workers
with protective gear and provided medicines andequipment needed to treat ICU patients. In April, Vicks

fiscal year by donating $50,000 to Feeding America
and $50,000 to the National Restaurant Association
Educational Foundation.

To meet the spike in demand for toilet paper, ourevent benefiting the World Health Organization’s
COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund and regional relief
organizations. In addition to tune-in social posts, Vicks
Direct Relief’s work in support of frontline health care

free dry cleaning and laundry services toworkers. Vicks also raised awareness of the “Altisimo!

frontline workers and their immediate family

Live” Music and Pop Culture Festival with tune-in posts

members affected by the extreme working

and donated $50,000 to the Farmworkers’ COVID-19

conditions of the pandemic. The effort began

Pandemic Relief Fund.

in late March and within weeks, Project Hopewas operating in more 26 cities. By the end ofJune, Project Hope served more than 104,000

give us every day.

& Dance Challenge.” Pepto Bismol closed out the

Citizen’s “One World: Together at Home,” a virtual

program in the midst of COVID-19 to provide

frontline responders some of the hope they

Americares after sponsoring the “Pepto Cares SongCharmin and Bounty

leveraged their social channels to raise awareness of

1.8 million garments — all for free and giving our

Americares. Pepto Bismol donated $25,000 tojoined the family of P&G brands who supported Global

Tide and Tide Cleaners franchisees created afrontline responder visits, cleaning more thanvirtual comedy show, “COVID is No Joke,” benefitting

The Vicks
brand donated$1 million
to Direct Relief.

Family Care Team has been hard at work, and our
responsive workforce took incredible ownership ofthe business. Our team in the Albany, Georgia, plant,with significant support from teammates from theCape Girardeau and Mehoopany plants, started up idle
equipment in just two weeks — a process that typicallytakes months — to make sure consumers could findwhat they needed on store shelves.

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Pampers

Safeguard

In North America, Pampers recognized the impact

In June, Safeguard announced a hygiene education

COVID-19 safety measures would have on new parents

and product donation initiative to help reach theand their babies. In addition to the diaper donations

estimated 48 million kids under the age of 12 who were

we make year-round, the brand wanted to do morereentering playgrounds, parks, recreational facilities

through its Bright Beginnings program. It’s criticallyand schools in the U.S. Safeguard committed to donate

important for parents-to-be to feel ready and prepared$10 million to promote handwashing habits among

for their new arrivals, but many in-person childbirthkids and provide more underserved communities

education classes were canceled in early 2020.

and families with free hygiene products throughThus, Pampers announced they would provide freeorganizations like Save the Children, Americares andonline video classes for expecting parents. Hospital

Feeding America.

restrictions also made it more difficult for new parents
to stay with their littlest fighters in Newborn Intensive
Care Units (NICUs). To keep families and babies
connected, Pampers provided $400,000 in technology
grants to eligible hospital NICUs across North America.
With the money, NICUs purchased technology
solutions that allow parents and families to talk, read

Actress, entrepreneur and new mother, Shay Mitchell,
advocated the importance of instilling hand hygiene
habits at home starting at an early age. Family
physician, Dr. Jen Caudle, joined the initiative to help
parents understand how to follow CDC guidelines andadvise on how children can safely remain active.

and sing to their infants in the NICU, even when they

Save the Children serves as a catalyst for providing

can’t be physically together.

basic health and hygiene resources like hand soap
to U.S. communities in need. Cosmic Kids Yoga andother social media personalities participated in theinitiative, reaching children and families to introduce aninteractive handwashing routine in the form of a song.
SAFEGUARD HANDWASHING SONG

Pampers provided free
online video classes for
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COVID-19 Relief Efforts — Europe
In Europe, P&G’s donations totaled morethan $25 million in financial aid andproduct. P&G Europe helped protect the
dignity of vulnerable people by providing
financial aid and millions of P&G products
to families in need, the homeless andthe elderly. We joined forces with relief
partners, such as the Red Cross Red
Crescent movement and food banks,
donated food baskets during Ramadan andEaster meals to the homeless and helped
fund temporary emergency centers.
We found solutions to keep essential
workers healthy and safe, commissioning
lines at our plants to start production ofmasks and repurposing some perfumemaking equipment to manufacture surface
disinfectant and hand sanitizer — for ourpeople and partners as well as for hospitals,
health authorities and relief organizations.

We showed solidarity with frontline heroes,
donating razors to health workers, offering
hygiene products to health care services,
as well as support for vital lifesaving workand medical supplies. We used our voice tothank them and joined the #keepclapping
campaign on World Red Cross Red
Crescent Day on May 8, 2020.
In the next few pages, we will highlightsome of the country-specific efforts.
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Bulgaria

FranceGermany, Austria and Switzerland

P&G and our brands Ariel, Fairy and Always madeP&G Amiens plant donated thousands of masks to

In Germany, we created the #GemeinsamStaerker

financial and product donations to the Red Cross

health authorities, as well as mobilizing production(#StrongerTogether) program that brought together

Bulgaria. The donation supported several initiatives

capabilities to provide sanitizer. The site also donatedhealth care, home care, beauty and parenting advisors

aiming to help mitigate the consequences of thehundreds of kits composed of masks, gloves, Mr. Clean

to offer consumers help and advice during uncertain

COVID-19 pandemic in the country, including protective

sanitizer and hydroalcoholic gel produced on site totimes. With Nina Ruge, German journalist, TV presenter

equipment for medical staff. The campaign was

health facilities, nursing homes and homes for theand anchor, as moderator and our team of experts, we

implemented under the hashtag #StrongerTogether.

elderly. The Blois plant donated PPE to local healthwanted to provide answers for the people in Germany,

authorities and medical centers, along with lab coats,

Austria and Switzerland that are of practical use toCzech Republichygiene caps and gloves to hospitals.

everyone. The ad-free live talk focused on reliable

To combat COVID-19, the government of the Czech

France and Benelux communities donated more thanRepublic introduced a mandatory use of face masks
and recommended frequent use of hand sanitizer.
However, there was a shortage of masks and hand

100,000 P&G products per week to our long-standing
as well as to the French Red Cross, hospitals and local
public and health institutions.

The P&G team at our Fabric and Home Care plant in

We committed funds to the French Red Cross to

production of disinfectants and organized on-site andin-home production of textile face masks to help. Thesemuch-needed items were provided to professionals

support its actions and enable the volunteers and staff
to continue their essential work on the frontline of
the fight against COVID-19 and also through a call for
donations — #EnsembleaveclaCroixRouge (“Together

at the frontline in local hospitals, ambulances, policewith the Red Cross”).

offices and local doctors’ offices, as well as at-risk

P&G France has been partnering with SOS Villages

populations in retirement homes, foster homes, elderly
care services, and prisons. In partnership with our dishbottle supplier, the Rakona plant also donated empty
bottles to a company producing disinfectant that had
run out.

and mental health.

partners, Dons Solidaires, Agence du Don en Nature,sanitizer in the local community.

Rakona, Czech Republic, quickly started in-house

information on hygiene, children and family life, fitnessd’Enfants (SOS Children Villages) since 2014 withyearly cash donations. During the pandemic, we madean extra cash donation to help with the educationaland emotional support for hundreds of children.

P&G partnered with journalist
Nina Ruge to help German
consumers be #StrongerTogether.

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GreecePolandP&G and our brands Always, Ariel and Fairy provided

P&G Poland donated products to the Polish Red

financial support to the Ministry of Health for equipping

Cross, the Association of Nurses and Midwives andintensive care units of hospitals, as well as supporting

numerous hospitals and care institutions. We financed

tens of thousands of people with personal health,the equipment for a temporary epidemic hospital,

hygiene and household products. Medical personnel

helped with the operation of a help line for nurses andreceived personal hygiene and laundry products, andparamedics and purchased PPE for medical personnel.

we helped people at home with everyday essentials.

In addition, two plants in Poland launched production

For the homeless, Fairy delivered meals to many inof PPE in record time. The Aleksandrów Plant

partnership with Solidarity Center of Athens, andcelebrated the fastest new product production ever,Ariel assisted by offering free laundry.

launching manufacturing of sanitizer. The Targówek
plant installed and started operating a mask production
line in a record time. The resulting sanitizer and masks
were shared with employees, P&G locations in Poland
and our local communities.

Hungary
Budapest’s biggest sports arena was used by the
Hungarian Red Cross as a warehouse during the
pandemic. P&G’s support arrived in the earliest stage ofthe response, as the staff our Budapest General Offices
and two local plants donated brands like Always, Ariel,Jar, Lenor, Naturella, Pampers and Tampax to local
partners, including the Hungarian Red Cross, UNICEF,
Habitat for Humanity and hospitals in the area.

Italy
Our people at the plant in Gattatico volunteered four
free hours of additional work to produce extra casesof Mr. Proper with bleach, which was then donatedto local hospitals. The Pampers team developed
an educational music video to help parents teachtheir children the proper handwashing technique, anecessary first line of defense against the virus spread.
DOBBIAM L AVAR LE MANI

Two plants in Poland, Aleksandrów
and Targówek, launched productionof PPE in record time.

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Portugal

We gave advertisingslots to promote the#EuAjudoQuemAjuda
campaign, which
supported healthprofessionals andhospital units.

P&G Portugal donated cash and products to the Red
Cross to support health care professionals and medical
centers — including tens of thousands of products
from brands such as Dodot, Evax, Fairy, Gillette, Head
& Shoulders, Pantene and Tampax. We also helped
promote awareness and donations for the Red
Cross fundraising campaign #EuAjudoQuemAjuda

of health initiatives, projects and operations, as well

P&G Romania and our brands Always, Ariel and

COVID-19. As one of the biggest advertisers in the

Fairy provided financial support, personal health

Portuguese market, we also gave advertising slots

and hygiene and household products to Red Cross

to promote the campaign #EuAjudoQuemAjuda.

Romania. The Company supported frontline medical

special network created for this relief period (FoodEmergency Network) and the biggest media group in
Portugal (Media Capital) to create the initiative, “WithFairy, Help Cannot Stop.” This campaign lasted 11 days
and consisted of a kickoff TV show with spokespeople
from Food Bank, Fairy and the ambassadors of thecampaign, as well as a strong digital element, manyin tens of thousands of people tuning in. Gillette’s plantin St. Petersburg — the only major razor manufacturingsite in Russia — held a “charity shift.” All products duringthat shift — 500,000 disposable razors — along with
500,000 donated by the brand, were sent to medical
staff across Russia via our NGO partner Foodbank. P&G
to help support basic needs for people across different

Romania

as humanitarian aid developed to prevent and control

Fairy partnered with the Portuguese Food Bank

ambassador Basta, who sang from his home, resulting

Russia also donated substantial quantities of products(#IHelpWhoHelps) aimed to support healthprofessionals and hospital units through the financing

started with an online concert by Head & Shoulders

staff by providing the local health system with funds
to purchase the medical equipment needed to fightthe pandemic. Part of the donation supported theEmergency Hosptial in Ploiesti at the frontline of thepandemic fight. In parallel, P&G products have been
donated to those most impacted. The campaign was
implemented under the hashtag #StrongerTogether.

radio spots and a synchronized instore execution. The

Russiacampaign raised more than $230,000 with the Fairy

P&G Russia activated our COVID-19 disaster relief

brand contributing another $50,000.

program under one corporate umbrella “Care to Every
Home.” Brands designed and executed initiatives tohelp the local community. Head & Shoulders launcheda social campaign, #ApartButUnited, to encourage
people to stay in touch with one another. The campaign

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SerbiaSpain

P&G and our brands Always, Ariel and Fairy announced

P&G Spain and our brands provided financial aid to the

donations to Red Cross Serbia in financial support,

Spanish Red Cross Plan “CRUZ ROJA RESPONDE” toand in personal health and hygiene and household

help construct temporary emergency medical centersproducts. The Company supported local communities

during the health emergency. Our brands, such asby providing funds to purchase food packs for

Ausonia, Dodot, Evax, Gillette, Head & Shoulders, Oldthose in need. We also donated everyday P&G

Spice, Oral-B and Pantene were included in personal

product essentials.

care kits distributed by the Spanish Red Cross toprovide families and those in need with basic goods.
With the Spanish Red Cross, their volunteers andour sponsorship, we created a service — “Tu farmacia
más cerca” — to deliver products to those in need.
Pharmacies and users from all over Spain could
request the shipment of pharmaceutical products
and medicines through the Red Cross. From there,a network of volunteers delivered supplies to thecorresponding homes.
Health care workers also received help from P&G
brands that were sent directly to hospitals. Olay helped
workers take care of their skin damaged by the use ofglasses and masks, Hair Care and Old Spice allowed
workers to have a shower before going back home, andFairy helped workers clean their protective goggles.

P&G Spain and ourbrands provided financial
aid to the Spanish Red
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Turkey, Caucasus and Central
Asian Republics
P&G Turkey, Caucasus and Central Asian Republics

We also launched the “Stepping Up For Hope, Under the(CCAR) has been actively working during theSame Roof” project to support families whose lives have

COVID-19 outbreak to ensure that people who stayed

been adversely affected. Within the scope of the project,in a temporary quarantine residence had access towith the cooperation of the Turkish Red Crescent, wenecessary personal care products and the comforts ofdelivered Hope 2020 hygiene packages consisting of

home. Working with the Turkish Ministry of Youth andbasic hygiene, health and personal care products to tens

Sports, we delivered packs of Ariel and bottles of Fairyof thousands of families across the country. The sameand Flash to the Turkish Red Crescent to be distributed

initiative was then applied in Azerbaijan.

to the residences. We also worked with the Turkish
Red Crescent to provide P&G multi-pack kits to thoseliving in quarantine. Through these efforts, we reachedthousands of people staying in the quarantine dorms.
Together with the Food Rescue Association, Fairy

Finally, our Gebze Plant workers voluteered their timeto increase production. The result was the donation of
thousands of bottles of Fairy and packs of Ariel to theTurkish Red Crescent to benefit the neighborhoods in
the Gebze community.

created the “Don’t Waste” project to finance basic
food needs and donate Fairy products during themonth of Ramadan.
Metro Grossmarket Turkey started the “For My
Small Business” program to aid small and mid-sizebusinesses that were shut down due to COVID-19.
P&G Turkey donated one cleaning pack per businessto support this movement.

Our Gebze Plant
donated thousandsof bottles of Fairy andpacks of Ariel to theTurkish Red Crescent.

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UK
In the UK, we have stepped up to help those impacted
by the pandemic through various brand and business
unit contributions. Here are just a few of the initiatives
we supported:• We donated more than $1 million in products frombrands such as Fairy, Gillette and Pampers to our
long-standing partner, In Kind Direct.
• Our Fabric Care team donated 3,000 units of laundry
products to Great Ormond Street Hospital to help
keep health care workers’ uniforms clean.
• Gillette, after learning health care workers were

• Always and Tampax donated hundreds of thousandsof products to frontline workers at NHS Nightingale
hospitals.
• Our hair care brands, Olay and Oral-B collectively
donated almost $1 million worth of products tofrontline workers at NHS trusts across the country.
• Our brands created unique ways to help, such ashome haircut tips from Braun, healthy handwashinghabits from Pampers and the British Skin
Foundation, encouragement to Bring Nature In andsupport of the Global Citizen “One World: Togetherat Home” campaign from Herbal Essences andtheir ambassadors.

being asked to shave for their safety to allow a closer
fit of respiratory masks, established a free donation
mechanic to NHS staff in the UK and Health Service
Executives in Ireland, donating many razors as
a result.
• UK manufacturing and R&D plants manufactured
much needed hand sanitizer and face shields,
donating tens of thousands of liters of hand sanitizer
and more than one million face masks.
• We transformed our end of year celebration this year
allowing us to support three charities, Macmillan,
Refuge and Calm, who each received a grant of morethan $45,000.
• Our site teams expanded grants and donated morethan $130,000 in total to local charities.

UkraineP&G Ukraine teamed up with Caritas Ukraine Charitable
Foundation to benefit the elderly with the “Care toEvery Home” program. Caritas volunteers picked up
their laundry and returned it clean, thereby minimizing
the need for outside contact. By using brands like
Ariel, Fairy, Lenora, Mr. Proper and Tide, we worked tomake this service useful and effective. P&G Ukraine
also helped the Ukrainian Red Cross set up a hotline to
inform Ukrainians about the pandemic, giving them
useful information on how to protect themselves.

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India
P&G India launched its COVID-19 response and relief

self-employed women entrepreneurs in Gujarat,

program, P&G Suraksha India, to support consumers

Rajasthan and Punjab and helped restart theirand communities. Suraksha is the Hindi word forbusinesses.

“protecting.” Through our efforts, we supported
government and NGOs via product donations and
PPE, leveraged the voice of our brands to create safety
and hygiene awareness, utilized our reach with instore counselors and direct-to-consumer capabilities
to connect with consumers to raise awareness about

We also extended our support to the barbercommunity who were among those greatly impacted
by the lockdown through Gillette Barber Suraksha
Program. The program aimed to educate, protect andprovide resources to them as they return to business.

hygienic practices to help avoid the spread of COVID-19,

On Mother’s Day, we launched the #ThankYouMa

raised safety and hygiene standards across our end-

(Ma meaning mother in Hindi) to thank mothers who,

to-end supply chain and provided additional financial

irrespective of distance or circumstance, continue tosupport to partners for their vulnerable employees.

care about the smallest of things in the lives of their

In partnership with the government and relief
organizations, we distributed Whisper sanitary
pads to women and girls from underprivileged andmigrant communities, childcare institutions, frontline
healthcare workers and sanitation workers across thechildren. The campaign featured stories of real-life
mothers who help their children with laundry, shopping
for essentials, ensuring personal hygiene, checking on
their meals and more — all while taking care of the big
things on the frontlines of the pandemic.

country. We partnered with NGOs to distribute Tide

Through our Suraksha Circle program, we shareddetergents to thousands of health workers nationwide.

our learnings and best practices on the highest

Vicks India, through its #ShowWeCare initiative,

standards of health, hygiene and safety measures at

donated $100,000 to HelpAge India to provide rations

manufacturing sites with others in the industry.

and hygiene kits to disadvantaged elderly people. The
initiative also included advertising to drive community
awareness about the importance of physicaldistancing, not emotional distancing.
We extended our support to migrant andunderprivileged families in our neighboring
communities by distributing thousands of grocery
kits. In partnership with NITI Aayog, we supported

P&G employees in India donated to the PM Cares Fundto support India’s fight against COVID-19. In addition
to the in-kind donations, P&G India also made financial
contributions to the state governments to support
their response efforts.

We launched the #ThankYouMa
campaign to thank mothers who
help their children amidst being
on the frontline of the pandemic.

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Indonesia
P&G Indonesia delivered essential supplies for children
and families around the country. The team sharedhundreds of packages that consisted of rice, foodsupplies, disinfectants, masks and P&G products. These

are also real people with families waiting for them.

Red Cross frontline workers’ efforts by donating online

Through the “Frontliner’s Sacrifice” online video, P&G

through an e-commerce platform.

Philippines showed how we can be a #ForceForGoodas we #CareForFrontliners and encourage the public
to do its part to help them come home soon.

Safeguard launched the campaign with a heartwarming online video that tells the story of Filipino
bayanihan in these unprecedented times. Shot entirely

supplies were sourced from the local community,

The video captured real clips and footages fromwhile adhering to Enhanced Community Quarantine

helping to keep businesses running while in turn

frontline workers and in just 48 hours, the video(ECQ) protocols, the team pieced together a story thatdelivering a care package to families in need. We also

received one million online views and the total

stems from the spirit of bayanihan with clips shot by

provided PPE kits for the medical frontline workers.

continues to grow today. We are inspired to see ourdifferent filmmakers from across the region.

The Personal Health Care team in Indonesia provided

consumers join us in sharing the gratitude.

thousands of care kits to employees of our distributor
partner with Sangobion® (iron supplement) as a partof these packages.

Japan
The Shiga Plant, home to the production of SK-II,
was able to do a quick start up and begin producing

SAFEGUARD BAYANIHANDSA FRONTLINER’S SACRIFICE
We also launched the #PhilippinesCares campaign
founded on the idea that care goes beyond thephysical touch we give. Linked with this campaign,
Vicks donated hundreds of cases of Vicks inhaler to thecritically needed masks. With production up andCabuyao City health office.

running, masks were initially donated to employees

Safeguard Philippines supported the nation’s healthand their families while masks were difficult to findin Japan. Mask donations have expanded to thegovernment, business partners and contractors at
our P&G sites.

care frontline workers by teaming with the Philippine
Red Cross to create the P&G Safeguard’s BayaniHands
Project. Coined from the Filipino term ‘bayanihan,’ orthe communal unity of working together to achieve
a common goal, the brand encouraged Filipinos toPhilippines
Medical frontline workers have been the unsung
heroes amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. They workaround the clock as they risk their own lives to care forthe sick, while many others are encouraged to stayat home. What is left unsaid, however, is that they

become everyday heroes by embracing the power ofsafe hands and to come together as a nation helping
each other. The BayaniHands Project encourages
consumers to support the

P&G Safeguard’s BayaniHands
Project for the Red Cross
encouraged consumers to
support frontline workers.

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Singapore
We have donated thousands of care packs tovulnerable families and frontline workers and hundredsof sets of cleaning products to social service agencies
and preschools. We have also launched a fundraiser
with each dollar matched by the Company for the
National Council for Social Services. In partnershipwith the Singapore government, we extended our
support to migrant workers and helped curb furthertransmission of the virus by distributing hundreds ofthousands of care packs. Employees prepared care

We also stepped up to provide support forcommunities and relief agencies under our Protect
Our Heroes COVID-19 Relief Mission. We expanded
our manufacturing facilities to produce PPE for
donation to organizations supporting frontline workers
across Middle East and Africa, as well as a donationof Safeguard antibacterial soaps and handwashingstations in Nigeria. We also donated products like
Always, Fairy, Gillette and Safeguard to frontline relief
workers and communities in need across the region.

packages and were joined by Ms. Josephine Teo,

Vietnam

Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for HomeP&G Vietnam closely worked with Vietnam Red Cross

Affairs and Ms. Low Yen Ling, Mayor of South West
District and Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministryof Manpower and Ministry of Education. Oral Care also
donated products for inclusion in the P&G Care Packs
to migrant workers.

and People’s Committee of Binh Duong to provide
thousands of Safeguard soaps and handwashingliquid to support communities and people in need,as well as organizing hygiene training courses. We
also supported the Vietnamese Fatherland Front
Central Committee with cash donations, PPE for theUnited Arab Emirates
With employees juggling home responsibilities aswell as work responsibilities, we adapted quickly
to empower them to succeed. We established “No
Meeting Zones” so our people would have increased
flexibility. We helped employees whose homes were
not set up with the tools required to work from homefull time, providing them necessary IT tools andergonomic furniture to work from home effectively.

medical frontline workers and P&G personal hygienekits that included Ariel, Gillette, Head & Shoulders andSafeguard products for those staying in temporary
government-provided quarantine residences.

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NigeriaSouth Africa

In Nigeria, we committed to providing more thanP&G South Africa stepped up during COVID-19 and$250,000 worth of humanitarian aid to support the

donated $950,000 in cash and product to various

Nigerian government in combating COVID-19. This

organizations, including UNICEF, Department of

aid included hygiene products, handwashing stations

Women, Youth & Persons with Disabilities and theand PPE for frontline health care workers in all 36

Mamas Alliance. We also expanded our Always Keeping

states and the Federal Capital Territory. As part of thisGirls in School program to not only provide young girls

contribution, we also launched a nationwide media

with access to sanitary pads but also food items andawareness campaign to promote handwashingeducational materials because we believe that nothingamongst Nigerians.

should get in the way of girls’ education — not even
COVID-19.

P&G South Africa donated$950,000 in cash and productto various organizations.

Kenya
In Kenya, we provided the government with morethan $60,000 worth of PPE to help curb the spreadof COVID-19. Across our Africa expansion markets, we
provided the governments of Uganda, Cote d’Ivoire
and Ghana with humanitarian intervention valued
at more than $35,000.

We provided thegovernment in Kenya with

$60,000+
worth of PPE to help curb
the spread of COVID-19.

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Health care workers in China have been at
the forefront of fighting the COVID-19 virus,
forging new directions for others aroundthe globe to follow. We were among theearliest donors, and we made our donations
in waves to answer the evolving needs in atimely way at the frontlines.
Our P&G China team worked with long-time
partners and provided product donations
and financial aid worth millions of dollars.
Our brands such as Always Discreet, Ariel,
Braun, Crest, Gillette, Head & Shoulders,Olay, Oral-B, Pampers, Safeguard, SK-II and
Whisper actively supported relief efforts
and ensured continued access to products.
The China team contributed to our vital
P&G partners, the Wuhan Municipal Charity
Foundation, the China Youth Development
Foundation and One Foundation.

Ariel and Safeguard donated thousandsof packages of laundry liquid, liquid handsoap and body wash sanitizers to hospitals,
fire departments and communities. Head &Shoulders and Olay donated shampoo andskin care products, while Crest and Oral-B
donated toothpaste and brushes to mobile
hospitals in Wuhan. SK-II funded ventilators,
while Always Discreet and Whisper donatedsanitary products to support female doctors
and nurses. Braun and Gillette provided
shavers and razors for male medical workers.
In addition, the Pampers team reacted
quickly to help the kids of health care
workers on the frontline, donating diapers
and wipes.

SK-II
In support of the global relief and recovery efforts
around COVID-19, SK-II announced “WE STAND
TOGETHER,” an initiative to support medical
professionals and health care workers on the frontlines.
It started with a partnership with the China Women’sDevelopment Foundation and a donation of morethan $290,000 and included ventilators and PPE for
health care workers in Hubei, China. SK-II “WE STAND
TOGETHER” was shared in Times Square, New York City,
as a symbol of hope, encouragement and solidarity.
In addition, SK-II pivoted from its Olympics campaign“Beauty is No Competition” during the pandemic
to share human stories of hope as part of its brandpurpose #ChangeDestiny, which seeks to inspire
women to overcome pressures and shape their own
destiny. SK-II partnered with swimmer Ikee Rikako
who shared her personal journey battling leukemia
and finding strength and resilience in challenging
times to give strength to everyone.

SK-II partnered withswimmer Ikee Rikako whoshared her personal journey.

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COVID-19 Relief Efforts —Latin America
Helping Our Communities and Our HealthCare Professionals in Latin Americafamilies. We stepped up to provide much needed

In Latin America, we focused our efforts onserving the most vulnerable communities
and supporting frontline health care
professionals. We donated more than
$2 million worth of PPE to health careinstitutions and associations. We developed
and launched the “Thank You Doctor” video
to recognize their heroic efforts with thankyou messages directly from our teams.

hundreds of women in vulnerable situations put their

THANK YOU DOCTOR

product donations, P&G Purifier of Water packets,
virtual volunteering hours and financial support to help
sewing skills into practice making face masks. Our
brands also supported consumers by offering different
activities, such as Pantene working with hair dressers
and Pampers helping parents.

Brazil
P&G Brazil donated millions of dollars in products,
hygiene kits and food baskets to vulnerable
communities and frontline professionals. Donations
were executed thanks to our strong partnerships withRed Cross, United Way, the São Paulo Government
Secretary and Fundação Amazonas Sustentável.

Argentina

Our brands also supported consumers by offering

P&G Argentina donated millions of products

free workshops and courses online. Pampers offeredto vulnerable communities and people on theparents ideas on how to play with babies at homefrontlines. This was done in conjunction with ourduring quarantine and an online baby shower platform;

key partners — United Way Argentina, Red Cross,

Oral-B Professional offered lectures with experts to

Foodbank — and many other NGOs. This was thehelp dentists with COVID-19 doubts; Downy offered

most significant contribution, done in record time,yoga and dance lessons; and Gillette deodorant

in P&G’s 30-year history in Argentina.

created a platform to help gym teachers with online

We were part of the most important social programin Argentina, #SeamosUno, where we donated ourhome care products to hundreds of thousands ofclasses. In addition, Always and Vicks donated morethan $100,000 to support research and innovation in
the context of the COVID-19 crisis.

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Gillette deodorant createda platform to help gym teacherswith online classes.

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Chile
Through our NGO partner World Vision, P&G Chile
donated thousands of hygiene and home products
kits to health care personnel. The #HéroesSinCapa
campaign helped with products from Ace, Always,
Gillette, Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Oral-B
Pampers and Pantene to family health centers.
We also worked with World Vision on the “Feeding
Hearts” campaign. The initiative sought to raise funds
to support vulnerable households with food boxes.
In addition, each box had a book and a calendar
developed by World Vision. The educational material“We see it as very important to make thisdonation possible, since it is about reachinghealth centers with many difficulties andthat, at the same time, have the missionof serving vulnerable families. It is alsopart of a global campaign by World Visioncalled #HéroeAnónimo, which highlights
worldwide the work of all the people behind
an emergency, coinciding with that of P&G.”— Johanna Montero, Country Manager
of World Vision Chile

contains suggestions for daily activities that seek
to help children understand what the virus is andthe importance of maintaining hygiene to avoid
spreading it.

Colombia
When Colombia needed to reopen hospitals, we

The Company also participated in the #YoTeCuido

partnered with government institutions and our

initiative, led by the Geriatrics Society, that benefitted

trade associations to help. We donated detergent

health professionals. The goal of this program wasand shaving products for hospitals. Also, throughto help doctors and health personnel from hospital

the National Food Bank, we donated products tocenters across the country through the delivery of

the elderly and vulnerable population.

Gillette brand face shields and razors. Both donations
sought to take care of the personnel who are focusedon safeguarding the health of Chileans.

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Head & Shoulders #CabezaEnAlto

Peru

Head & Shoulders decided to shift its campaign,

During the 2019 Pan American Games, the Villa#HeadHeldHigh, to support Ecuador and Panama

Panamericana in Peru was home to hero athletes. Due

health care professionals (HCPs) during the COVID-19

to the pandemic, it became home to COVID-19 patientscrisis. Through social media, Head & Shoulders invited its

and heroic health care workers. As the situation in the

consumers to send positive messages to HCPs in thosecountry became critical, the accommodations had tocountries and invited local artists for virtual live concerts

be adjusted quickly but required many resources toto continue driving awareness of the campaign.

work properly. To help, we gathered our brand teams

For each consumer post with the #CabezaEnAlto
hashtag, Head & Shoulders donated PPE to HCPs.
Thanks to so many supportive messages fromconsumers, we exceeded our goal and donatedHead & Shoulders donated PPE
to HCPs and shared supportive
messages from consumers.

and in less than 48 hours we provided three months
worth of hygiene and cleaning products from Ariel,
Gillette, Head & Shoulders, Old Spice, Oral B, Pantene
and Venus.

more than 2,000 pieces of PPE in Panama and1,400 in Ecuador.
#HEADHELDHIGH
In Mexico, Head & Shoulders helped by donating theequivalent of more than 1,300 protective kits for HCPs
through our disaster relief partner CADENA and invited
consumers to join and donate a peso to match eachone donated through the program. Mexicans helped
us raise enough money to buy approximately 330 more
protective kits and protect more than 1,630 healthcare workers.
HÉROES EN MÉXICOIn Peru, we donatedproducts from brands
like Ariel, Gillette,
Head & Shoulders,
Old Spice, Oral B,
Pantene and Venus.

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Habitat for Humanity
P&G’s Habitat for Humanity Partnership
P&G has worked with Habitat for Humanity around

Hospital Medical Center. She is most thankful for her

We also partnered with Habitat for Humanity in Kenya

the world for more than a decade. Throughout thatnew home because her youngest daughter, a 1-year-old

to build a shelter for economically disadvantaged girls

time, the foundation of our partnership has beenwith health issues, will struggle to learn to do things

at high risk of gender-based violence in rural Kenya.

the generous spirit of our employees, who embrace

like walk on her own. Kiki wanted a home with a first-

The building provides a home to many girls who use

Habitat’s mission of bringing people together to build

floor bathroom and bedroom to make caring for her

the shelter as a safe place to learn and pursue theirhomes, communities and hope. By partnering withdaughter easier. She now has a home that meets all of

dreams. The community, including the girls and their

the homebuyers, Habitat uses shelter to help build

her children’s needs and is looking forward to raisingparents, elders and government representatives,

strength, stability and self-reliance, creating a hand

her “miracle baby” in the new home with her siblings.

commissioned the facility last year.

up to a better life.

In Thailand, P&G engaged the local community andMany plans for our employees to help build homes

Habitat for Humanity to create a new house madewere canceled due to the pandemic. However,from plastic waste. Employees teamed up with local

before the pandemic hit, we brought to life a number

government, teachers and students to clean a local

of important projects in Brazil, Indonesia, Kenya,

beach. The plastic waste collected was added to

Mexico, Romania, Thailand, Vietnam and our global

more than 10 tons of material to be upcycled into

headquarters in Cincinnati. We also continued topellets used to build a house. The intent was tosupport Habitat financially.

help the local community and the environment,

P&G’s partnership has helped sustain Habitat for
Humanity of Greater Cincinnati through the pandemic
and has helped continue a legacy of racial justiceand inclusion. Habitat was founded on a deep beliefof racial collaboration and equal opportunity forhomeownership, and its work continues to address
longstanding inequities.
Habitat homeowner Kiki exemplifies the families
whose lives are improved through P&G’s support.
A mother of four, Kiki works at Cincinnati Children’s

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Helping Families Thrive in P&G’s Backyard
United Way of Greater Cincinnati, with P&G’s strong
financial and volunteer support, brings together
resources to tackle deep-rooted problems throughout
Greater Cincinnati. United Way changes systems andcreates new models of support, achieving results

Just as important, our employees volunteer, serve on
United Way-related boards and provide critical advice
and counsel. This year, P&G CEO David Taylor is leading
United Way’s annual campaign, promising to help thecommunity recover and revitalize from COVID-19.

CanadaAs the kick-off to our P&G Gives Back employee
engagement campaign, P&G Canada hosted our third
annual Park Clean-Up event. Hundreds of Toronto
employees cleaned up a local park, which included
removing invasive species and planting native

no one entity can achieve on its own. United Way’s

Flying Highcore efforts help families meet their basic needs andArlene has a rare form of cancer, and she needs toregion and help restore essential wildlife habitat.

travel hundreds of miles to Boston for her treatments.

Canada employees also worked with our longstandingachieve financial stability, pursue quality education
opportunities and access services promoting strong
physical and mental health. Last year alone, United
Way handled 136,000 requests for food, housing
and other services through its 211 resource andreferral line. The organization’s work led to nearly
2,000 children enrolling in quality early childhood
education programs, more than 10,000 individuals
accessing regular health care and almost 10,000
families maintaining stable housing for at least a year.
P&G, along with our employees and retirees, madethe single largest contribution to the 2019 Cincinnati
United Way Campaign, nearly $10 million, of all
Cincinnati workplace giving campaigns.

In May 2020, due to COVID-19, this journey quickly
became more complicated. That’s when P&G’s Flight
Operations Team, with the help of Corporate Angel
Network, arranged for Arlene to fly to Boston roundtrip
on a private P&G jet.
Arlene appreciated the lift. “I was treated like a VIP.
The kindness and thoughtfulness of the flight crew,
physical comfort, cleanliness, sense of security in theaircraft and the speed of trip was well beyond anything
I had experienced previously in any form of travel in
my lifetime. This experience is especially valuable in
my world of complete uncertainty, always achy feelingwith other less-than-desirable physical feelings fromthese chemical treatment effects.”

We are United Way’s single
largest contributor with nearly

Since 1989, P&G has partnered with Corporate Angel$10 million

like Arlene.

donated in 2019.

Network to provide private air travel for cancer patients

wildflower and grasses to improve biodiversity in thepartner Global Medic and helped pack more than
50,000 personal hygiene kits that are distributed to
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2020 Cincinnati Music Festival
P&G was proud to continue our sponsorship of the

The festival also helped to bring awareness to

Cincinnati Music Festival (CMF) in 2020, and the festivalorganizations that support the African American

didn’t skip a beat with the #FeelsLikeCMF Virtual

community and to drive commerce to Black-owned

Weekend Experience, despite having to postpone thebusinesses and restaurants in a time when support

in-person event to 2021 to be mindful of health andin this community is needed. P&G also partneredsafety during the pandemic. The innovative, engaging

with ArtsWave to create the CMF Outdoor Museum

and free virtual weekend experience was available

as a new feature to this year’s virtual event. The

on the CMF website for all to enjoy from the comfort

CMF Outdoor Museum was an outdoor public artof home. It focused on celebration, community andinstallation featuring works from 15 artists of color,

local impact to bring people together through music.

all focused on the themes of community, unity,

Featuring music from Triiibe, Aprina Johnson, Regina

music and celebration. By bringing this event to

Belle, DJ DNICE and more, the #FeelsLikeCMF virtual

life, organizers hoped to stay focused on the fightexperience helped uplift spirits during uncertain times.

for racial equality, while highlighting the need for

A digital program booklet was created with a letterjoy and positivity during challenging times. As afrom Shelly McNamara, Chief Equality and Inclusion

result of all creative efforts, more than 20,000

Officer, and ads from P&G’s Olay and My Black isviewers tuned in to the show throughout the entire

Beautiful brands, as well as our Supplier Diversity

CMF Virtual Weekend, spanning an impressive

program. Also, P&G’s Take on Race videos “The Talk,”

39 states nationwide.

“The Choice” and the Ohio “Masks On” campaign were
aired during the weekend. As one of the largest music
festivals in the United States for the past 58 years,
the Cincinnati Music Festival has been a staple inCincinnati, especially the African American community,
and the diversity it brings enhances the fabric of thecity and its culture overall. The national support of
the festival each year creates tremendous economic
impact by benefitting local businesses and helping
create new jobs for those in our community.

The festival focusedon the fight for
racial equality, while
highlighting the need forjoy and positivity during
challenging times.

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Product Sales Help Provide Shelter
for Families in Austria

Building Inclusive Playgrounds in Germany

In honor of Mother’s Day, P&G and retail partner BIPA

started in April 2018 with a program that helps build

partnered together to support the Caritas #wirtun

inclusive playgrounds. It reached a major milestone

initiative. Through product sales of Ariel, Gillette,

this year with total donations exceeding one million“It is important to us to maintain the playgrounds andOral-B, Pampers, Pantene and Venus in BIPA stores

euros — a year earlier than expected. Donations comesports facilities that we build together with REWE andand online, consumers raised money that benefitted

from the joint fundraising campaign sponsored by

Aktion Mensch in the long term. Our goal is to support

homeless mothers and children staying in Caritas

P&G, REWE and Aktion Mensch.

the children’s future in the best possible way,” said

homes in Austria. With increasing demand for sleeping
places in Caritas facilities, the funds supported
renovation of rooms and expanded the range ofpsychological support for women returning to work.

The idea of “A Piece of Happiness” or “Stück zum Glück”

Many children with disabilities are limited in where
they can play as a result of their disability. Through thisspecial program and thanks to the support of many
REWE customers, “Stück zum Glück” has implemented

In addition, P&G made an in-kind donation, providing

23 inclusive playground projects in Germany with

Caritas tens of thousands of face masks and thousands

plans for four more to be built in 2020.

of liters of hand sanitizers produced at our plants.

“We are very grateful for the reliable supportof strong and committed partners fromthe business world. Together with P&G and
BIPA customers, we are giving hope andconfidence to children and their mothersin need.”— Klaus Schwertner, Caritas Secretary
General of the Vienna Archdiocese.

With every purchase of a P&G product, including
brands such as Always, Ariel, Oral-B and Pampers,
REWE customers throughout Germany are supporting
the project.

Astrid Teckentrup, Senior VP Sales of P&G.

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Helping Families Together#FamilienChancen (Family Opportunities) has beendrawing attention to the everyday challenges facedby families. The goal is to relieve the burden on
parents as much as possible and to enable children
to participate in more sporting activities by helping“Stiftung RTL — Wir helfen Kindern e.V.” and nearly
20 RTL children’s homes. RTL is a TV broadcaster inGermany with a foundation supporting families andchildren in need.
The campaign, supported by FC Bayern Munich, raised
more than 500,000 euros this year through someamazing activities. P&G and FC Bayern München
partnered to provide an unforgettable day with
#FamilienChancen where children from the RTL
Kinderhaus München visited FC Bayern München.
Together with FC Bayern Munich Ambassador Giovane
Élber, the children were able to get a behind-the-scenes

with some of our brands in a targeted and powerfulway,” said Susanne Kunz, P&G Media Senior Director
and mother of three.

Employees Supporting Aldeas
Infantiles SOS in Spain
Our employees are committed to supporting Aldeas
Infantiles SOS. The Aldeas SOS work addresses manyof the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
by helping to care for children who need a home andsome of life’s necessities.
In addition to donations, employees organized otheractivities to raise funds. Additional creative efforts
enabled children to experience special activities suchas a night at the ice circus during the holidays. Throughits consumer activation platform, Próxima a ti, P&G
Spain created a channel for consumers to help.

look at the FC Bayern Munich training grounds andattend a match in the Allianz Arena.
In addition, P&G supported the RTL Donation Marathon
through advertising with TV spot placements of brands
such as Ariel, Gillette, Lenor, Pampers, Pantene,
Head & Shoulders, Always, Blend-A-Dent and Oral-B.
“We use our strong voice in advertising with great
pleasure to achieve something positive for society.
Commitment to families with children is a matter ofthe heart for us at P&G. We are pleased to be able tosupport the ‘Stiftung RTL — Wir helfen Kindern e.V.’“These 13 years of collaboration by P&G have
had a huge impact on the lives of children
in our programs. Many children who, thanks
to partnerships like P&G, have been able toimprove their situation and their future.”— Aldeas

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France Solidarity Day

QUOTES FROM THE BENEFICIARIES:

Ariel Donation in Turkey

In July 2019, we celebrated another Solidarity Day in“It is fantastic what happened today.”Ariel, together with retailer Migros and Community

France with a mix of social and environment activities.
About 30% of Paris employees participated in one of
the five activities — supporting an LGBT community
center in Paris, addressing poverty needs in a shelter in

Volunteers Foundation (TOG), ran another successful“Given our limited resources, it is a blessingthat P&G comes to help us.”Asnières; cleaning up the enviornment in association
with Project Rescue Ocean in Canal de l’Ourcq; helping
children in need in the Plaisir area in association with
SOS Villages d’Enfants; and coaching people in the

SOLIDARIT Y DAY HIGHLIGHTS

consumers to bring their gently used clothes anddonate them in Migros stores. These clothes are thenwashed and cleaned by Ariel and distributed to children“It was so good to feel valued. It was good tosee that there was no difference when P&Gers
talked to us.”

Paris area with SOS Villages d’Enfants and Proxité.
Check out the inspiring highlights from that day here.

Clothing Donation Campaign. The campaign invites

across Turkey.
The campaign took place in November and December
and more than 45,000 pieces of clothing werecollected, among which 10,000 children’s clothes were

“The young adults from SOS Villages d’Enfants
have highlighted the simplicity and qualityof the exchanges they have had with P&G
employees.”

sorted, washed and prepared for distribution. The
distribution, originally planned for March, had to be
postponed due to COVID-19.

Olympic Moms #StayHomeDoSports
But sometimes it is those who are doing the giving
who get the most from the experience.

“I am proud to have helped and was so touchedby the welcome we have had.”“A lot of positive energy, wonderful! Thank you
for the day.”P&G Turkey is sponsoring Olympic athletes throughthe ‘Olympic Moms’ initiative, which recognizes that“every mom helping her children to do sports is an
Olympic Mom.”
This year, our sponsored athletes who were supposedto perform in Tokyo had to #StayHome due to
COVID-19 precautions. While the whole country had
to #StayHome, we wanted to share some healthy tips.
Along with our sponsored athletes and their families,“The action with Project Rescue Ocean
was a great opportunity to educate us
on environment matters.”

we created social media videos showing how to do
sports in the comfort of your living room as a family.

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Pantene Beautiful Lengths

Prima Preemies Donation Campaign

A Classroom Called Home

Our Pantene brand supports women who have lost

For the third year in a row in Turkey, we worked with

P&G has transformed another classroom into a totally

their hair due to cancer treatments and helps themretailer Prima on a preemie diaper donation campaign

new space for children in a small town in Romania.

regain their self-confidence.

together with El Bebek Gul Bebek Foundation. Prima

Thanks to the creativity of a renowned Romanian

donates preemie diapers to hospitals across Turkey

designer, the classroom has been fully renovated andin support of families and raising awareness forredecorated to welcome kids for their first experience

premature babies. One in 10 babies born in Turkey

with primary school in a place that feels like home.

For three years, Pantene worked with customer
Globus on the Beautiful Lengths program. This year,
we needed to make adjustments due to the many
lockdowns in the Czech Republic. For every Pantene
product sold, a donation was made to help produce
and donate wigs for cancer patients. The brandalso sponsored a virtual fundraising concert. The
concert was headlined by local ambassador Marketa
Konvickova, a popular Czech singer, who overcame
cancer herself in 2019 and received a wig from ourcharity partner. Other performers included singer
and model Jitka Boho, as well as Ivana Jiresova,
a stage actress who also overcame cancer and was
the ambassador when we originally launched theBeautiful Lengths program in the Czech Republic.
BEAUTIFUL LENGTHS
In southeast Europe, Pantene helped women
struggling with the challenges of cancer through the“Give Strength” campaign. We received more than
23,000 hair donations to provide more than 500 wigs
to women who have lost their hair due to the impactsof cancer treatment.

is considered premature. With this year’s campaign,
Prima donated more than 500,000 premature diapers
to families in need.

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Middle East and Africa
P&G Shiksha in India
We are improving access to holistic education forinterventions.

millions of underprivileged children across India

3. Improving learning outcomesthrough our flagship community impact program

We are working with partners to implement unique‘P&G Shiksha.’ Since its inception in 2005, P&G Shiksha

and innovative solutions that help bridge learning

has focused on improving education infrastructure,

gaps and improve learning outcomes in children. We

empowering marginalized girls through education

are also working in early childhood education to build

and improving learning outcomes. Over the years, infoundational skills in children so that they are set up forpartnership with NGOs and experts, we have built andsuccess as they enter the formal education system.

supported nearly 2,300 schools.

Education During COVID-19

We are partnering with leading NGOs and partners who

Schools around India temporarily closed as aserve as specialists, lending their expertise to aspects of

preventive measure to contain the spread of COVID-19

the educational system.

affecting millions of students, particularly from

We are looking at improving three areas:

We are committed tobreaking gender-biased
barriers to education
for girls in India.

to girls through holistic infrastructure and learning

underprivileged communities. To facilitate continuityof learning, we partnered with Pratham to pilot new

1. Improving education infrastructure

platforms of learning. We connected with students

We partnered with the NGO Round Table India (RTI)

via phone calls, SMSs, video calls and WhatsApp toto build, refurbish and renovate school buildings,

encourage them to continue learning from home.

classrooms and playgrounds. We are improving healthFor children in their formative years, we encouraged

and hygiene by increasing access to clean drinking

mothers to engage their children in simple hands-on

water and building separate toilet facilities for boys

activities focused on building their child’s cognitiveand girls. We are also providing smart classroom

and language skills.

technology across schools for interactive audio/
visual-base learning.

For students in grades 1-8, we provided academic
content and engaging activities in math, science and

2. Empowering marginalized girls through education

English to help them continue learning. Along withWe are committed to breaking gender-biased barriers

partner Education Initiatives, we provided students

to education for girls in India. We have partnered

access to the Mindspark software to enable them towith Save the Children to support the government-

continue learning. We also set up a toll-free hotline

run residential Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya’s

for students to hear educational stories and solve(KGBV) in Rajasthan to provide quality educationquestions over the phone.

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Gillette’s ‘Safalta Apni Mutthi Mein’
Program Grooms the Next Generationin India

For Our Smallest Consumers —“S6 Size” Pampers

Gillette wants to help youth to develop skills they cana project team to create a superior neonatal intensive

use as adults in their profession through our youth-

care unit (NICU) diaper for the smallest of babies.

grooming program ‘Safalta Apni Mutthi Mein.’ The

After the successful launch of a smaller sized diaper,

program is composed of practical training, such as

4S for 1-1.8kg babies and 3S for 1.8-3kg, we started theseminars and workshops on resume writing, interview

challenging production of 5S for babies 500g-1,000g

skills and how to succeed in the professional world.

and 6S for babies around 500 grams. These sizes have

In the more than three years since it launched, it has

never been made in a P&G plant before but we knew it

reached more than 8,000 colleges and universities.

needed to be done. Thanks to the technical mastery of

Our passion to do the right thing has led us to create

our team and collaboration across multiple functions,
we were able to bring these diapers to the market.

Gillette’s youth-grooming program ‘Safalta
Apni Mutthi Mein’ has reached more than
8,000 colleges and universities.

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P&G Health’s SEHAT on a Mission
to Help India
SEHAT (meaning Health) is an umbrella programby P&G to channel all its community impact efforts
towards building a healthier India.

Access to affordable screening, diagnostics andepidemiological data continues to be a major hurdle inIndia. To help improve the delivery of reproductive andmaternal health services, the Company in partnershipwith PHFI, instituted the ‘Swasthya Sakhi’ (meaning
Health companions) project in select districts ofProjects under SEHAT include preventive health,two Indian states — UP and Goa. Under this project,community health and public health interventions;

Swasthya Sakhis selected from district communities

health awareness, screening and education; financial

and empowered with PHFI’s technological Innovation

support for health care needs of marginalized andSwasthya Sahayak — a portable, backpack sized,

underprivileged communities; capability-building ofpoint-of-care information gathering and diagnostic

health care professionals, health care infrastructure

tool — have been deployed to seek and digitize

and health care assistance as part of disaster relief andhealth information of families including conducting

support. All projects under SEHAT are co-created anddiagnostics of pregnant women and refer high-risk

implemented with reputable public health and non-cases to Primary Health Centres. The Swasthya Sakhis

profit partner organizations.

reached more than 60,000 households and 200,000

Here are our three flagship SEHAT projects:
With the twin-fold objective of helping build a publichealth cadre to address India’s complex public healthchallenges and supporting interested candidates
to choose public health as a career opportunity to
improve health conditions and quality of life for Indians,
the P&G Public Health Scholarship was instituted
in partnership with the Public Health Foundationof India (PHFI). In FY19/20, 34 P&G Health Scholars,

people with the goal to reach 700,000.
With the objective of supporting health needs ofvulnerable children under institutional care, theCompany joined NGO Catalysts for Social Action as
it’s ‘Health Care Partner’ providing support to morethan 2,000 children residing at Child Care Institutions
across four Indian states. Activities included regular
health check-up camps, distribution of hygiene kits,awareness sessions and a treatment contingency fund.

deserving students from socially and economically

Along with focusing on health, our employees havechallenged communities, initiated their master’s

been enthusiastically participating and contributing

in public health across PHFI’s Indian Institutes of

to national giving programs like the Joy of Giving

Public Health (IIPHs) with the aspiration to become

Week with partner NGO HelpAge India and the annual

tomorrow’s change makers.

Mumbai Marathon where employees ran for partner
NGO ‘Catalysts for Social Action’ to help children inneed of care and protection.

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Regional Impact — Greater China
P&G Hope Schools: Sowing New HopeThis is the third year our Hope School Program has
partnered with the National Center for Performing
Arts (NCPA) through the China Youth Development

on site and via livestream. The in-person audience
included P&G, CYDF and NCPA management,
government officials, P&G partners, influencers andemployees.

Safeguard’s Journey to Spread HealthAcross China for Hygiene, Health and Life
More than 97% of the population in China are aware that
handwashing helps prevent diseases, but only around

Foundation (CYDF). We kicked off the season underThe kids and teachers from a P&G Hope School in the

10% of people apply the right handwashing habits,

the theme of “Listen to the Kids, in Arts We Believe

Anhui province led a P&G Happy Health Class underaccording to the latest Chinese People Handwashing

to Sow New Hope of Health.”

the Theater in Education (TIE), a cutting-edge teaching

Habits Research done by Health Education Center ofmethodology leveraging art empowerment and new

Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. Safeguard has

technology. Instead of the traditional one-way teaching

been focusing on kids handwashing education for

approach, teachers from the P&G Hope School used

more than 13 years in urban and rural areas, benefitting

TIE training to create an innovative curriculum thatmillions of children.

The highlight of the season is always the event day
at NCPA. Despite the unprecedented challenges of
COVID-19, students from the P&G Hope School in
Qianshan county in the Anhui province performed“A Little Wish.” This children’s drama is based on true
stories from other P&G Hope School students in the
Hunan province. The event had nearly 30,000 viewers

utilizes student-created visual and performative art,such as handmade 3D playbooks, hand shadowing
and theater to learn and remember health tips.

Beyond education in rural areas and schools, Safeguard
supported China during the critical “Back to Work andBack to School” period by activating “Safeguard HealthCharging Stations” across the nation to drive educationon the right hygiene behaviors and provide accessto the right products. In 2020, Safeguard initiated the“Spread Health Across China” Program to provide
hygiene education to 100 million people and develop
correct hand washing habits via the Health Charging
Stations activation.
During the COVID-19 outbreak, we donated more than
100,000 products to the Hubei province and helped
more than 2,000 children of frontline workers withdonations of kid’s foaming body wash. Since April
2020, we also launched Health Charging Stations inShanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and 10
other cities across the country to help schools withhealth education and control measures.

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A Better Day — Helping Moms, Babies
and Families in Panama
We want to provide #UnMejorDía (A Better Day)to those who need it most. That is why we seek tostrengthen the care and services provided by maternal
homes administered by the Panamanian Ministry

The “Mamás Seguras” program was awarded the “2019
Sustainable Leadership” recognition by Pan AMCHAM.
The program celebrated its fifth anniversary and has
improved the lives of thousands of indigenous mothers
and their babies.

to provide professional care to pregnant womenBrazil Social Projects
Accelerator

categorized as “high risk” due to the economic andIn the face of many challenges

of Health in the Ngabe Buglé Region. The goal isgeographical barriers they face to access professional
health services.
The program provides training to women responsible
for the five maternal homes, strengthening theirknowledge over subjects, such as prenatal care, theimportance of professional delivery, postpartum carefor both moms and newborns, recognition of warning
signs and newborn care. Additionally, the programprovides packs loaded with P&G products for nursing
women and their newborn babies that promoteand changes, P&G Brazil launched
the Aceleradora P&G Social, aplatform that was designed tosupport initiatives focused on
mitigating the impacts generated by the COVID-19
pandemic in the country. The platform creates
connections and accelerate innovative ideas, seeking
projects from consumers, NGOs, small companies
or professionals from any sector and from the mostdiverse parts of Brazil. The projects are segmented into

hygiene habits to help prevent illness.

diversified categories, such as gender equality, racial“Mamás Seguras” empowers these women by giving

and sustainability.

them training and economic independence as they
are hired to serve as trainers to the women who visit
the homes. The program stems from a multisectoral
agreement between the Ministry of Health, NGOs
(Panama Volunteers and United Way Panama) andP&G. Recently, Smurffit Kappa (one of P&G´s biggest
paperboard suppliers) joined to help provide easy-toassemble cribs.

diversity, social inclusion, impact on the community

The Aceleradora has accumulated more than 240
projects. The startup Coletando was the first successful
partnership and created a system that provides cashin/cashback payments for collected recyclable content.
The new initiative will continue to explore 20 additional
concepts for the future.

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Regional Impact — Latin America
Giving Back in Peru
Once a year, as part of our holiday celebration in
December, we close the doors at our Lima offices to
dedicate the morning to give back to the community.
This year, we separated our employees into two groups
for volunteering activities.

benefitted from this initiative and can now accessbooks anytime without having to rely on physical ones.

Oral-B Joins “Caring Smiles Campaign”
to Provide Free Dental Services in Chile
As a way to reinforce aid to Chileans in the current

The first group of employees shared their morning

health crisis, Oral-B joined the campaign “Caring

reading stories, making crafts and celebrating with

Smiles,” an initiative led by Fundación Sonrisas, achildren from a public school. Volunteers donatednonprofit organization to help recover the smiles

books to the school library. The second group went toof Chileans, together with the NGO TECHO.

clean a beach where they collected waste which wasthen given to recyclers so it could be used again.

The campaign provides primary care benefits throughfree dental operations, including oral health exams,
family prevention and the delivery of Oral-B kits that

Virtual Volunteering
Due to the pandemic emergency in Peru, the “Learningat Home” program was activated by the government toinclude toothbrushes and toothpastes, all to help
thousands of Chileans living in vulnerable sectionsof the Metropolitan and Valparaíso regions.

ensure that students attend classes virtually. However,Oral-B has worked with Fundación Sonrisas since 2019,many teachers from vulnerable communities did

and their work has benefitted hundreds of children,

not have the knowledge or digital tools to effectively

delivering 120 comprehensive rehabilitations at no costteach online. Our ally, United Way Peru, identified theand performed 1,800 free dental services to children

problem and organized a series of online sessions led

and adults throughout the country.

by P&G volunteers in which they trained teachers on
a wide range of digital tools. As a result, more than 80
teachers benefitted from these workshops and theirstudents can now take advantage of higher-quality
online education.

Lucas Álvarez, Oral-B Director Chile shared, “Both at
Oral-B and P&G, we know the importance of having
healthy teeth, both for self-esteem and for theconfidence of children and adults. We are happy to
be able to collaborate with Fundación Sonrisas andAdditionally, United Way Peru opened a virtual

TECHO through the free delivery of oral hygiene andlibrary consisting of videos of our volunteers readingcare kits because we know that today, more than ever,short stories to children. Thousands of children from

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Employee and Consumer Programs
Supporting Employee Wellbeing
P&G has invested in the health and wellbeing of ouremployees since the Company’s beginnings in 1837.
From an 8-hour workday in 1919 to the introduction of
disability insurance in 1994, employee wellness has beena continued focus from one generation to the next.

We acted quickly
to ensure the safety
and health of ouremployees — andour ability to serve
consumers.

Today, a host of health care professionals lend
occupational medical expertise to support the safety
and wellbeing of employees in every country and sitewhere we operate. We’ve built a strong foundation
to enable our employees’ physical and mental wellbeing with initiatives like creating robust workplace
health and hygiene standards that comply with local
regulations, partnering with Human Resources onwellness strategies and programs and cultivatingexternal networks providing expertise on societal

Protecting Our Employees
Our Human Resources and facilities personnel
collaborated to establish robust safety protocols
for working at our sites including creating accessprotocols like temperature scans, shift rotations,queueing avoidance, physical distancing and handling

health issues impacting our employees or business.

incoming and outgoing shipments of raw materials

Never was the importance of this work more evident

equipment like hand sanitizers and masks and initiatedthan during the COVID pandemic. Facing an urgent
need to prevent its spread and an unprecedented
demand for the health, hygiene and cleaning products
we make, we built upon our strong foundation ofwellness strategies and resources to act quickly toensure the safety and health of our employees—
and our ability to serve consumers.

and goods. We also provided personal protective
comprehensive, methodical cleaning.
We also provided employees expanded benefits andsupport such as no-cost access to virtual medical
and mental health support and COVID-19 testing
and treatment and health counseling where we
encouraged employees to make appropriate choices
such as staying at home if they feel unwell, responding
to employee questions and concerns and assisting
employees directly impacted by COVID-19.

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Employee and Consumer Programs
Vibrant Living Program
Our Vibrant Living global health and wellbeing
program equips employees with offerings in the areasof fitness, nutrition, mental and emotional resilience,and health education and training.
At an 80%+ participation rate, the program’s offerings
are familiar to, and valued by, employees. Our first step

With 94% of sites around the world participating, ourWe will continue to use our global reach and resources,

highest rate yet, employees showed us how dedicated,

but we know we can accomplish more together. With

resilient and creative they are, even during uncertain

P&G Good Everyday, we’re pairing consumers’ desire

and stressful times.

to do good with our ongoing efforts to help solve
challenges around the world.

P&G Good Everyday: Turning Everyday
Actions into Acts of Good for the World

was to bring greater visibility to the many resources

In May, we launched P&G Good Everyday, a new

available. We did this on our Vibrant Living website

consumer rewards program enabling people to makeand through a series of postings on a global COVID-19

a positive impact with their purchases. Powered by

Employee Information Hub, which provided employees

trusted P&G brands such as Crest, Dawn and Tide, this

up-to-date information about the pandemic andprogram is helping turn everyday actions into acts ofresources available to them.

good for our consumers, their families, communities

Serendipitously, we celebrate Global Vibrant Living

and the world.

Awareness Day each April in conjunction with World

By joining the P&G Good Everyday rewards program

Health Day. This was our sixth year celebrating theand engaging through the website, consumers canimportance of our health and wellbeing. Vibrant Living

earn rewards they’ll love — and P&G automaticallyteams at P&G sites ran mostly digital campaigns

makes donations to the consumer’s cause of choice.

behind the theme “Healthy Body, Vibrant Living,”

The website also features stories about P&G causes,

encouraging employees to take small steps to improvepartnerships and inspiring good news articles

personal health, increase physical activity and focus

with helpful tips on how people take action

on mental wellbeing. Sites were creative in bringing

to make a difference.

attention to stress and resilience resources, virtual
workouts, healthy eating and minimizing the spreadof illness.

P&G and our family of household brands havea longstanding commitment to doing what isright — making a positive community impact,driving equality and inclusion and promoting

Vibrant Living
Healthy Minds

environmental sustainability in the world.

P&G GOOD EVERYDAY

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Equality& Inclusion
At P&G, we know that an equal world is a betterworld — for everyone. Our success is grounded in the
success of our employees, consumers and communities.
All of them. Our Equality & Inclusion (E&I) strategy isholistic and integrated so that we make meaningful
impact in four key areas: for our employees, with ourbrands, through our partners and in our communities.
We are committed to honoring the individuality andunique contributions of our people, and by being unitedin our values and goals, our people flourish, businessthrives and our communities prosper.

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Equality & Inclusion
Message from Shelly McNamara
Employees
BrandsPartners & Communities

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Message from
Shelly McNamara
At P&G, we aspire to create a company and a world where equality
and inclusion is achievable for all; where respect and inclusion
are the cornerstones of our culture; where equal access andopportunity to learn, grow, succeed and thrive are available toeveryone. We are committed to honoring the individuality andunique contributions of our people and ensuring that every single
employee shows up to work as their whole, authentic self andto feel safe in doing so. It is only then that we can unlock thereal potential of our teams: the power of our differences and thestrength of our togetherness.
S HELLY MCNAMAR A
Chief Equality& Inclusion Officer

Externally, we have an opportunity and obligation to use our voice
as a force for good and a force for growth and to express and reflect
our equality aspirations. As this year has been marked with a global
pandemic and racial injustice, P&G and our brands have steppedup our ongoing efforts to advance equality for all people. We
partnered with organizations and allies that share our perspectives
on diversity, equality, equity and inclusivity and worked with themto identify the gaps that create inequity and developed programs
that can change experiences, lives and whole communities.
We believe now, more than ever, companies and organizations mustremain committed to equality and inclusion and stay committed
for a more equal world inside and outside our walls. By being visible
in our actions and staying anchored to our commitments to ouremployees, through our brands and with our business partners,
we can continue to drive important change around the world.

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We Are Unique and We Are United
Workplace Equality Begins at Home

Brazil Steps Up for Racial Diversity

Caring for home and family has no gender. Our

the workplace. We are committed to building a

Brazil is a dynamic and diverse country where

new global parental leave framework marks

more inclusive, equal workplace where our people

50% of the population define themselves

an important milestone in our journey to drive

are engaged and contribute to their full potential.

as Black or mixed race, while 47% declarepositive change by providing equal opportunity
for both parents to share caregiving for new family

themselves as Caucasian. However, this has
SHARE THE CARE

members. The policy will provide a minimumof P&G employees. P&G Brazil has historicallystandard of eight weeks fully paid leave for allparents: biological parents, domestic partners,
adoptive parents and parents in same sex couples
with an additional six weeks physical recovery leave
for birth mothers. The goal is to implement this newpolicy globally by 2022. More than a policy change,
it is a step toward shifting cultural norms by making
child caregiving unbiased by gender. We believeequality at home will help to advance equality in

traditionally not reflected the representation
only had less than 8% of our employees identify

We believe equality at home will help
to advance equality in the workplace.
We are committed to building a more
inclusive, equal workplace where ourpeople are engaged and contributeto their full potential.

as Black or mixed race, leading us to launch
The Racial Diversity and Inclusion Project
which focuses on increasing our representationof Black and mixed race employees so that
we more closely reflect the diversity of ourconsumers in the workplace.
The Racial Diversity and Inclusion Project
includes several interventions starting with ourrecruiting process. In 2019, we launched the
project “P&G pra Voce” creating a hiring process
focused on Black and Brown candidates that
includes scholarships for English courses andmentorship. We started being more active
and intentional in recruiting at universities
with more Black representatives, sponsoring
recruiting fairs that focus on Black and Brown
students and staying close to university affinity
groups. Internally, we promote conversations tocreate an inclusive culture by raising awareness,
literacy and best practices to help people feel
comfortable talking about racial equality andinclusion.

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We Are Unique and We Are United
GABLE Brazil Celebrates 10th Anniversary
As the world celebrated Pride in June, we celebrated

Allies Lead the Way for LGBTQ+ Employee
Affinity with Expansion into Japan

P&G Russia REACHes People
with Disabilities

the 10th anniversary of GABLE in Brazil, a P&G initiative

More than 25 years ago, a group of P&G employees

Project REACH in Russia is a successful program forto build an inclusive company that values the diversity

created an LGBTQ+ organization that would leave ahiring people with disabilities. It gives the opportunity

and individualities of its LGBTQ+ employees. To

profound and lasting impact on our Company. Today,

for young people with disabilities to gain work

celebrate this milestone, the GABLE team in Brazil

GABLE, P&G’s organization supporting a diverse

experience and new skills in a multinational company.

collaborated with social media influencers. The

spectrum of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer

During the last two years, 19 people graduatedcampaign received significant attention on socialand Ally employees, has expanded to 43 countries

from project REACH in Russia. Many of them foundmedia, increasing awareness about our efforts towith more than 5,000 members worldwide. In 2019,permanent jobs in multinational companies,

create an inclusive workplace for everyone.

GABLE entered Japan for the first time. The expansion

including P&G.

was led by ally employees who recognized that some
LGBTQ+ employees were not out, likely due to culturaland societal pressures. The group quickly establishedmultiple learning events for leadership, HR andP&G Japan Expands the Scope ofDiversity & Inclusion

employees, as well as ensuring recruitment programs

P&G Japan conducted its first online Diversity &include a visible welcome to LGBTQ+ talent. They also

Inclusion symposium in June 2020. While D&I in Japan

partnered with PRIDEHOUSE to promote LGBTQ+

used to focus on gender diversity, this symposiuminclusion during the 2021 Olympic Games. The work

captured diversity beyond gender. All the expert

has resulted in P&G being recognized as a top LGBTQ+

panelists passionately discussed several topics, sharing

friendly company in Japan and established a new

many experiences and stories. Topics included how D&I

benchmark for role modeling behavior for supportive

has been changed and shifted in Japan and the world,

allies working to create more inclusive companies

how we can enable “individual uniqueness,” what isand communities.

so-called “normal,” how we fight unconscious bias andstereotyped thinking, how COVID-19 impacts different
values and inclusive mindsets and how D&I will beeven more important after the pandemic.

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Cincinnati HQ Celebrates Multicultural Women’s
Impact on the Company and the WorldIn honor of International Women’s Day, we hosted ourfourth annual #WeSeeEqual Forum at our Cincinnati
headquarters. Each year, the #WeSeeEqual Forumwelcomes those with diverse perspectives andbackgrounds allowing employees, P&G partners andchange-makers to share their stories as part of ourcommitment to gender equality. The annual event
was born out of P&G’s aspiration to create a world freefrom gender bias, a world with equal representation
and an equal voice for all individuals.
This year, as we reinforced P&G’s aspiration to have
50/50 representation of women at every level in the
Company, we announced a new aspiration to achieve
40% multicultural representation in management
positions in the U.S. To celebrate and acknowledge theamazing impact of multicultural women inside P&G
and beyond, this year’s #WeSeeEqual Forum featured
a variety of panel discussions with P&G leaders and likeminded influencers, including comedian, actress andwriter Mindy Kaling, spoken word poet and performing
artist Amena Brown and leadership development
expert, Tara Jaye Frank. During the Forum, multicultural
women shared their expectations for their careers andtheir aspirations for P&G — along with the meaningful
work they are leading across brand campaigns, supplier
diversity and community impact.

P&G Celebrates International
Women’s Day with Mindy Kalingat #WeSeeEqual Forum.
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Geneva HQ Event Encourages
Everyone to Check Their Blind Spots
Our Geneva headquarter’s first #WeSeeEqual
Forum took place under the theme “Will you
Check your Blind Spots?” The forum sessions

P&G Pakistan Partners with UN Women
Held in partnership with U.N. Women Pakistan, the#WeSeeEqual Program Advocatesfor Change in India and Beyond

P&G #WeSeeEqual Forum brought together businessWe are exposing and challenging the myths about

and government leaders, as well as influencers to share

women at work and advocating for a new playbook

inspiration and discuss challenges that are preventingthat more broadly addresses the systems, policies,

individuals and society from accelerating the progressprocesses and bias that hold women back — bothof gender equality in the country. The event highlighted

in the workplace and the world.

our efforts to promote gender equality internally within
the workplace, as well as externally through community
impact, supplier diversity and brand initiatives.
#WESEEEQUAL FORUM

At our Mumbai #WeSeeEqual Forum, we convened
notable advocates of gender equality, industry
partners, government representatives and our own
engaged employees, inspiring all to continue toadvocate for change within the workplace and in theircommunities across the Asia Pacific, Middle East andAfrica region. We also leveraged external platforms
like the India Economic Summit hosted by the World
Economic Forum, the Bloomberg Equality Summit, ET

offered insightful conversations around advancing
gender equality both at home and at work for our
employees and communities. Eve Rodsky, the
New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play,
introduced our employees to a game-changing
solution that teaches couples how to create asystem for rebalancing domestic responsibilities
fairly, which in turn allows each of us to step into
our jobs, our parenting and caregiving roles andthe world more fully. This was even more relevant
as working from home has become our new
normal during the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Whether living with family, with roommates orbalancing work with homeschooling kids andcaring for family members, our need to figure out
how to work and live together 24/7 requires newconversations and systems.

Workforce of the Future and several industry forums topromote gender equality.
During the Bloomberg Equality Summit, we shared
our views on how brands can be a force for good anda force for growth. We talked about how brands are themost pervasive forces in the world and have the power#WeSeeEqual Forum
highlighted our efforts topromote gender equality
within the workplace.

to influence culture, break societal taboos and drivechange. We also discussed how we can promote genderequality through compelling stories that accurately
portray women and encourage intentional action.

The forum sessions
offered insightful
conversations
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Increasing Diversity
in Our Workforce
We’ve declared two representation aspirations: globally — to achieve gender-equal
representation at every level, and in the U.S. — to achieve 40% representationof multicultural employees at every management level of the Company.

Consistent with the 50/50
aspiration we declared several
years ago, more women are
members of P&G’s Global
Leadership Council and inglobal management positions
compared to 2015. As wecontinue to make progress at
the management level, we are
now putting intentional plansin place to accelerate genderequality among our businessand technical associate roles.

We’ve taken stock of our efforts, and while we’ve made progress in many areas— we know we can do even more. We recognize that representation is a continued
commitment, and it’s one of many ways we make and measure
our progress.
2020

40%

We also believe that equality benefits us all — and it will take all of us, working
together, to make a bigger impact.
TOTAL WOMENGLOBAL WORKFORCE REPRESENTATION BY GENDER

2020
59%

26%

WOMEN

Global LeadershipCouncilManagement

52%

45%

Management

55%

35%

Business & Technical
Associates

65%

37%

Business & Technical
Associates

63%

52%

Management
Recruiting

48%

44%*

Management
Recruiting

56%*

41%

2020

40%

WOMEN

Global LeadershipCouncil

48%

WOMEN

TOTAL WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

2020

2015
MEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

WOMEN

74%
MEN

MEN

MEN

MEN

2015

Global Leadership
Global Leadership
59% 26%MEN
WOMEN
Council
CouncilOn our way to our aspiration of 50/50

74%
MEN

*Data as of June 30, 2016

women and men at every level.
Management

52%
MEN

45%

WOMEN

Management

55%
MEN

•

Data as of June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2020 based on
employees’ initial self-identification•

Business & Technical Associates (BTAs) are employees who
typically perform administrative tasks at our facilities ortechnical tasks at our manufacturing locations. These roles
often do not require post-secondary education. Due tothe nature of these roles, the available talent pool is more
local to the areas surrounding our facilities, as opposed tothe situation with respect to our Management positions,where the talent pools are national or global in nature. In
addition, while there are pathways from the BTA level to theManagement level, many BTA employees do not choose topursue that option and that advancement is not necessarily
an inherent part of the BTA career path.

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U.S. WORKFORCE REPRESENTATIONBY RACE AND ETHNICITY

2020

25%
MULTICULTURAL

U.S. RACE AND ETHNICITY COMPOSITION2020

TOTAL MULTICULTURAL

36%

Global Leadership Council

23%

28%

Management

25%

22%

Business & Technical Associates

20%

25%

Overall

22%

40%Management Recruiting

35%*

6%

Global Leadership Council

6%

8%Management

7%

12%

Business & Technical Associates

13%

10%

Overall

10%12%Management Recruiting

10%*

18%

Global Leadership Council

11%

10%

Management

9%2%

Business & Technical Associates

2%5%Overall

5%15%Management Recruiting

13%*

2015

AFRICAN ANCESTRY

In our U.S. workforce, P&G
continues to progress
toward our aspiration of 40%
multicultural representation.
Our workforce is meaningfully
more diverse than in 2015,
with significant progress inrepresentation on our Global
Leadership Council.

ASIAN PACIFIC

On our way to our aspiration of
40% multicultural employees atmanagement level.

HISPANIC / LATINX
12%

Global Leadership Council

6%

9%Management

9%6%

Business & Technical Associates

5%7%Overall

7%9%Management Recruiting

9%*

WHITE
64%

Global Leadership Council

70%

Management

77%
74%

76%

Business & Technical Associates

78%

74%

Overall

76%

58%

Management Recruiting

57%**Data as of June 30, 2016•

Data as of June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2020 based on
employees’ initial self-identification.

•

Multicultural includes: Black or African American, Hispanic
or Latino, Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native, two or moreraces, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.

•

Numbers may not add to 100% due to rounding andbecause a small percentage of employees have chosen
not to disclose their race/ethnicity or chose other.

•Business & Technical Associates (BTAs) are employees who
typically perform administrative tasks at our facilities ortechnical tasks at our manufacturing locations. These roles
often do not require post-secondary education. Due tothe nature of these roles, the available talent pool is more
local to the areas surrounding our facilities, as opposed tothe situation with respect to our Management positions,where the talent pools are national or global in nature. In
addition, while there are pathways from the BTA level to theManagement level, many BTA employees do not choose topursue that option and that advancement is not necessarily
an inherent part of the BTA career path.

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BOARD REPRESENTATION

2020

2020

2020

25%
25%

In 2020, P&G achieved equal
representation of women andmen among our independent
Board Directors and increased
multicultural representation to25%. Both statistics represent
meaningful growth since 2015.

2020

50%
50%

MULTICULTURAL
MULTICULTURALTOTAL WOMENTOTAL WOMENTOTAL MULTICULTURALTOTAL MULTICULTURAL
2020
2020
TOTAL REPRESENTATIONTOTAL REPRESENTATION
2O2O
2O2O
African Ancestry
African Ancestry

8%

8%
Women

Women

50%

50%

Asian PacificAsian Pacific8%

Men 8%

Men

50%

50%

Hispanic / Latinx
Hispanic / Latinx

8%

8%

White

75%

75%

White

TOTAL MULTICULTURALTOTAL MULTICULTURAL
2015
2015
TOTAL REPRESENTATIONTOTAL REPRESENTATION
2O15
2O15
African Ancestry
African Ancestry

8%

8%
Women

Women

33%

33%

Asian PacificAsian Pacific0%

Men 0%

Men

67%

67%

Hispanic / Latinx
Hispanic / Latinx

8%

8%

White

83%

83%

White

•

2015 = Directors elected at the October 2015 Annual Meeting•2020 = Directors elected at the October 2020 Annual Meeting•

Multicultural includes: Black or African American, Hispanic
or Latino, Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native, two or moreraces, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.

•

Numbers may not add to 100% due to rounding andbecause a small percentage of employees have chosen
not to disclose their race/ethnicity or chose other.

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Brands Stepping Up for
Equality During COVID-19
My Black Is Beautiful Tackles #TwoEvils
Since 2006, My Black Is Beautiful (MBIB) has stoodfirm in its commitment to champion Black beauty andculture by shining a spotlight on bias, driving dialogue
and advocating for positive representation. In May
2020, the Black community was under attack by two
evils at once: COVID-19 and racism. In response, MBIB
quickly initiated a campaign to give a voice to Black
progress. First, MBIB raised awareness by launchinga video, “Two Evils,” aimed to highlight the daunting
statistics that Black people are 2.5 times more likely
to die from COVID-19 and 2.5 times more likely towith tools to engage in the movement and bust
myths about COVID-19. MBIB engaged leaders on thefrontlines to share solutions, direct funding and routeresources in a multi-part series titled #HowWe. How
We Fight, How We Win, How We Survive and How We
Cope focused on solutions to help the community tostay healthy and thrive amidst these dual crises. MBIB
created a twice-weekly virtual space for activism,
emotional healing and togetherness in a time ofsocial distancing.
TWO EVILS

be killed by police brutality. Next, MBIB created live
programming on social media to equip the community

Whisper Launched Mobileshaala,Free Phone-Based Learning Platform
The closure of schools due to the pandemic affected
access to education, especially for girls frommarginalized communities, making them even more
vulnerable to dropping out of school completely.
In India, Whisper, in partnership with Pratham
Education Foundation, launched ‘Mobileshaala,’a free phone-based learning platform withcurriculum-based education modules on key
subjects like English, Science and menstrual
hygiene education.
WHISPER MOBILESHA AL A

‘Mobileshaala’ is a freeeducational phone-basedlearning platform for girls.

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Brands Stepping Up for
Equality During COVID-19
Secret Supports Mexican Women
During COVID-19 Pandemic

Periods don’t stop during pandemics and neither

The feminist movement was “halted” in Mexico bydoes Always’ commitment to serving people around

COVID -19, and women were hit hardest by economic

the world. During the COVID-19 pandemic, ancrisis and job losses in the short, mid- and long-term

increasing number of people have struggled to getin the country. Secret launched #MujeresVisibles, aperiod products and are worried about their ability tocampaign for women in Mexico focused on raisingafford them in the future. Always has been helping

awareness on labor inequality. We revamped ouraddress this need by working with more than 40 relief

brand communication efforts to inspire, empower andorganizations, across more than 30 countries, to donate

encourage action. We wanted to encourage women to

more than 23 million period products.

continue their education and support them throughrelevant content and information like effective time
management, importance of community and taking
care of themselves mentally and physically.

With school attendance disrupted due to COVID-19,
Always has also focused on finding relevant ways toensure girls still have access to the information theyneed to navigate periods with confidence. This has

Standing up for women is in Secret´s DNA. We areincluded strengthening online tools for girls and parents

proactively supporting women as this crisis evolves bythat can be accessed from home and partnering withenabling action through our current partners. NGOs

experts and influencers to provide education.

focused on enabling more women and their families
to #stayathome safely will benefit from Secret’s
Always supported Global Citizen’s
One World: Together At Home
event, which raised morethan $100 million in aid.

Always Steps Up to Help. Period.

donations to United Way. To drive further impact andawareness of our cause, we invited our community tosupport this fund and others to help those in need bybecoming individual donors or sharing this initiativeand spread the word.
DE INVISIBLE A INVENCIBLE

And, despite social distancing, Always found ways tobring people together by sharing messages of supportand unity; supporting frontline and essential workers
with messages of gratitude to recognize their efforts
and supporting events like Global Citizen’s One World:
Together At Home event, which raised more than$100 million in aid.

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Brands Stepping Up for
Equality During COVID-19
Whisper Supports Female Medical
Workers Fighting COVID-19

Women Are the #NewBrave

In China, 90% of the frontline medical workers battlingbeen first responders, whether at home or in the

COVID-19 were women. Whisper wanted to support

hospital. They’ve acquired new skills, juggling between

them with product donations in honor of their service.

work and home with courage and determination.

In February, we donated 1,650 cases of Koala overnight

Women, as always, have stepped up and have been

pants and adult discreet pants to Hubei hospitals.

a force to be reckoned with during this pandemic.

When sanitary pads were in great shortage, Whisper

As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, women have

The definition of brave has changed. #NewBrave.

also initiated #LikeAGirl. It called people’s attention

Always, as a force for female good, used its voice toto the issue on Weibo, which stressed that periods

celebrate women’s bravery and recognize that these

are a normal, physiological phenomenon instead ofchallenging times have only made women stronger.

something to be ashamed of. The Weibo topic earned

With the #NewBrave campaign in Saudi, UAE, Pakistan

more than 20 million impressions, and all top feminine

and South Africa, Always celebrated the everyday

care brands joined in the discussion.

courage and bravery of women in these challenging

In the long-term, we will work on supporting female
medical workers in cooperation with China Women’sDevelopment Foundation and China Medical Women’s
Association by commending outstanding female
medical workers during COVID-19.

times with a reminder that women and girls will
emerge even stronger than before. Check out this
Always video here:
MEET THE NEW BRAVE

Whisper donated 1,650
cases of Koala overnight
pants and adult discreet
pants to Hubei hospitals.

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Positive Portrayal of Men
in Domestic Roles
Ariel Urges Families to #ShareTheLoad
India
In 2020, Ariel launched the fourth edition of the#ShareTheLoad campaign by highlighting thathousehold chores keep women from getting enoughsleep and rest. A survey conducted by an independent
third-party revealed a startling and uncomfortable

than 50 additional volunteers have been trained tocontinue and expand this education program. Thanks
to the multifaceted campaign, including well-known
French influencers, Ariel continued to make sure thatthe topic remained top of mind.

truth — 71% women in India sleep less than their

Prima Portrays Dads as Equal Partners

husbands due to household chores, as they end up

Big brands have a role to play in advancing inclusion

waking up early and/or staying up late to take careof these responsibilities. In its latest campaign, Ariel
aimed to convert intent to action by urging men toAriel continues to encourage
all men to share domestic
responsibilities, launching thefourth edition of #ShareTheLoad.

students have benefited from the program and more

#ShareTheLaundry and take the first step toward#ShareTheLoad.
In light of the current crisis, Ariel realized the impact
of changing dynamics within the household. With themessage “what we learn in crisis will help us in times ofand equality in society—and to change minds. There
are many P&G ads that portray men as equal partners:
ads from Luvs, Swiffer, Dawn, Tide and Ariel show
fathers caring for their children, cleaning up kitchens,
Swiffering floors and doing laundry. Supporting therole of the dads in childcare, our Prima babycare brandshot and aired its most recent TV ad in Turkey with a
dad in the leading caregiver role.

comfort,” Ariel continued to encourage all men to sharedomestic responsibilities during the pandemic.
SHARE THE LOAD
FranceIn 2018, Ariel continued to take a strong stand on
gender equality as #ShareTheLoad expanded to focus
on sharing household tasks in France. In the successful
campaign, Ariel went further than just taking a standand took action partnering with Adosen, a local charity
to drive education in schools in France on genderstereotypes for the next generation. More than 110,000

Prima shot andaired its most recent
TV ad in Turkey witha dad in the leading
caregiver role.
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P&G and Our Brands Tackle
Bias Around the Globe
Choose Equal
In 2020, we leveraged our voice in advertising andmedia to create films and sponsor programs thatshine a light on people who are disproportionately

everyone. P&G uses its voice as a force for good todrive acceptance, normalization, inclusion, and love
for humanity.

affected by the global pandemic — raising awarenessNow is the time to remind the world to be intentional,

and raising funds for relief efforts. We released a film

as each choice we make can disproportionally advancecalled “Choose Equal” to bring focus to ongoing gender

the opportunity for a more equal and equitable society.

inequalities and inspire action.

“The Pause” highlights the struggle and hesitation

This film closes with these words: “These times are notunprecedented. But they give us another chance for
equality, if we all choose to step forward as equals. Careequal. Hire equal. Pay equal. Model equal. Do Equal.
Choose equal. At home. At work. Right now, for an
equal future. “
Now more than ever, we remain committed to genderequality. It’s up to us to ensure that progress steps
forward — not backwards — as we learn from this crisis.
CHOOSE EQUAL

P&G uses its voice
as a force for good...
to drive acceptance,
normalization, inclusion,and love for humanity.

businesses thrive and the world is a better place forthe LGBTQ+ community experiences every day before
deciding how much of themselves to reveal to thosearound them. The film encourages people outside of
the community to notice, reflect and realize how theirreactions can make a difference.
“The Pause” highlights the critical importance of family
support and deliberate and inclusive equality-based
policies and laws in our communities, driving empathy
and action for those struggling to find themselvesin this world. Released during Pride month, the film
quickly became one of P&G’s most viewed films of thelast five years — striking a chord with both the LGBTQ+
community and their allies and helping to start a
discussion about making our communities more

The Pause: Lifting Up LGBTQ+ Visibility
P&G is committed to driving LGBTQ+ visibility
through the accurate and authentic representationof the community. By highlighting insights andhuman truths, we are able to drive more positive andaccepting societies for LGBTQ+ people. When thishappens, economies grow, communities are healthier,welcoming and open.
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P&G and Our Brands Tackle
Bias Around the Globe#HairWeGo Challenges the Social
Uniformity and Conformity Symbolized
by Hair

own personal style. Pantene Japan also tackled

Pantene Japan’s #HairWeGo program started social

or to provide baby pictures to prove that their hair isconversations tackling the longstanding hair biases
experienced by Japanese women. #HairWeGo put the
spotlight on compulsory “shūkatsu” or “job-hunting”
hair: straight, black and pulled back into a very precise,side-parted, low ponytail. Pantene Japan collaborated
with more than 100 of the country’s top companies
to pledge support for current and future employees
who choose to forgo shūkatsu hair in favor of their

hair-related discrimination in schools. Students who
have anything other than black, straight hair wererequired to submit a signed ‘natural hair certificate’natural, not created with chemicals or a curling iron.
Even after submitting proof, many students were still
forced to dye and straighten their hair to conform.
In the summer of 2019, a petition inspired by the
Pantene Japan #HairWeGo campaign led the Tokyo
Metropolitan Board of Education to change this school
policy permanently.

Hair Has No Gender
Pantene’s #HairHasNoGender campaign in Europe
explored the power of hair to express one’s identity
through personal, powerful stories from transgenderindividuals and gender nonconforming advocates.
It also shared the struggles this community faces andhow Pantene is taking action to help in a meaningful
way: by partnering with the DressCode Project, a
global network of salons promoting gender-affirming
safer spaces for all, as well as working with local
LGBTQ+ associations to provide safe spaces, job
training and job opportunities to the transgendercommunity. The campaign achieved unprecedented
engagement, reaching more than 17 million people
across Europe. But our journey did not end there.
Our goal is to have 150 salons in Europe signed up by
2022 to the DressCode Project, and we will continue
to spread their powerful message and support thecommunity with our next chapter of the campaign.
Whatever hair you dream of, we stand with you.

Pantene’s#HairHasNoGender
campaign explores
the power of hair toexpress one’s identity.

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P&G and Our Brands Tackle
Bias Around the GlobeSK-II and Olympic Athletes Challenge Us to End Toxic Competition in Beauty
Competition brings out the best in us. It pushes us further, drives us harder and makes us
stronger. We celebrate it and revel in it. But there is one place where it does not bring out
our best — beauty. It is the one competition that no one signed up for but still many feelthe pressure of competing beauty standards, rules and limitations. These toxic competitions
dictate how we should look, feel and act, which can hold us back in our daily lives.
SK-II partnered with top Olympic athletes to call

medalists, Mahina Maeda, surfer, and Hinotori Nippon,out toxic competitions in beauty and shared their

Japan Volleyball Team player. Together they sent a

personal experiences on their social channels. Since its

powerful message—”We won’t compete anymore.

launch at The 2020 MAKERS Conference, BEAUTY is

Beauty is #NOCOMPETITION.”#NOCOMPETITION has sparked a global conversation
about toxic competitions in beauty, becoming arallying cry for women to call out these situations anddefine what beauty means to them.
Top Olympic athletes participated in the program,including Simone Biles, the world’s most decorated
gymnast, LiuXiang, world-record holder swimmer,
Ishikawa Kasumi, table tennis player and two-time
Olympic medalist, Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki
Matsutomo, badminton duo and Olympic gold

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P&G and Our Brands Tackle
Bias Around the Globe
Always and Whisper Work to#EndPeriodPoverty and Keep Girlsin School

Argentina

Central America and the Dominican Republic

Along with Ruta 40, a local NGO that provides resources

The #EndPeriodPoverty campaign was launched in

to ensure that students in rural schools have a quality

Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala and the Dominican

education, Always donated one additional productRepublic to deliver sanitary pads. The program also

Lack of access to period products is often
referred to as ‘period poverty,’ and it causes
girls to miss school, sports and otherdevelopmental experiences which can limit
girls’ confidence and potential far beyond
puberty. 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
to take action.

for every pack of feminine pads bought in store. The

featured health, hygiene, confidence and self-esteem

donations went to girls in different schools across theclasses for girls at puberty.

country who were forced to skip classes because they
couldn’t afford feminine care products, impacting their
future. In six months, more than two million products
were donated, benefitting almost 15,000 girls in themost vulnerable regions of Argentina.

Always #EndPeriodPoverty proved to be a strong
campaign in France with a real impact. In partnershipwith Dons Solidaires, the campaign was executed witha call to action “1 pack = 1 pad donated” to keep girls
in school. Millions of pads were donated in the second
wave of the campaign in 2020.

and women during the COVID-19 crisis and help themcontinue to grow and get education at home. The
donations were made through United Way in the
Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Panama andWhisper has been leveraging its voice tothrough Hogar Siembra y CADENA in Costa Rica.

challenge societal barriers to menstrual hygienein the country through path-breaking campaigns
like #TouchThePickle, #SitImproper andinitiated a new campaign #KeepGirlsInSchool toprevent girls from dropping out. As part of thiscampaign, Whisper aimed to create awareness on how,even today, girls across India drop out of school once
they hit puberty. The campaign brought to light thefact that one in five girls drop out of school each year,
and many don’t even notice.
During the India Economic Summit by the World#EndPeriodPoverty campaign
raises awareness of ‘period
poverty’ and continues to help
girls stay in school.

direct part of its donation to support vulnerable girls

India#WhispersBreakSilence. Building on this, WhisperFranceAlways #EndPeriodPoverty made the decision to

Economic Forum in October 2019, we led aconversation on ‘Ending Menstrual Taboos.’ We alsoannounced our commitment to double the reach ofour menstrual hygiene program and educate morethan 50 million adolescent girls on menstrual hygieneby 2022.

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P&G and Our Brands Tackle
Bias Around the Globe
Gillette Urges Men to Show
Their Vulnerability
In 2019, Gillette launched its #ShavingStereotypes
movement to challenge and redefine genderstereotypes prevalent in Indian society. In its firstedition, Gillette showcased the story of two sisters,
Jyoti and Neha Narayan, known as the ‘Barbershop
Girls of India,’ who are inspiring the next generation

In recognition of this, Olay declared a commitment tozero skin retouching in all of its advertising materials in
the U.S. and Canada. The brand introduced the “OlaySkin Promise” logomark, which will appear on theirads to signify the skin of the women featured has notbeen retouched. Olay’s Skin Promise will expand to
all advertisements across print, digital, TV and out ofhome by 2021.

of men by redefining gender stereotypes.

Olay is committed tozero skin retouchingin all of its advertisingmaterials in the U.S.
and Canada.

Taking the movement further, this year, Gillette asked
the question — ‘Why don’t men show their tears?’ This
challenges the enduring stereotype on why men aretaught to not show their emotions because it makes
them seem weak. Through the heartfelt story of Lt.
Col. Manoj Kumar Sinha, SM (Ret), the brand paves theculture and set the right standards for the boys oftoday to be men tomorrow.

Olay Declares Commitment to Zero
Skin Retouchingdifficult to open. In response, our Olay team gathered adiverse team of experts, operators and consumers with
impaired vision or impaired fine motor skills, including
realized that this was not a cap issue but rather a cover

Olay also rolled out these guidelines to all influencer
partners of the brand, doing their part to fill social
feeds with images of courageous women telling thestories of their strong skin.

MAN ENOUGH

Consumers told us that the caps of Olay jars were

our Company Accessibility Leader Sam Latif. The teamway for men to rethink their notions of masculinity
and strength. Gillette aims to play a role in influencing

Olay Disk Refresheddisk problem.
The team surveyed designs, made prototypes andevaluated options with a goal to understand andaddress as many pain points as possible. As a part

The Olay Skin Promise debuted with the “My Olay”

of the design assessment, the Cambridge exclusion

print campaign, in which Busy Phillips, Denise Bidot

calculator was used to measure the visual, dexterityand Lilly Singh were featured completely unretouched,

and cognitive skills required to use our packaging.

baring their skin au naturale.

Initially, it was hard to imagine such a small change
having noticeable impact on the consumer experience,

Women constantly face conflicting expectations about

but the results of the new disk, designed to be moretheir outward appearance. In fact, in the U.S., 40% of

inclusive among consumers with low dexterity and/or

women surveyed said they felt beauty advertisements

low vision, is both more intuitive and easier to open.

impart unrealistic expectations, making it unclear whatis actually achievable.

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Stepping Up Our Ongoing Efforts
to Advance Racial Equality for All
For years, we have used our voice as a leading advertiser to shine a light on inequality,
highlight bias and spark dialogue that leads to understanding and action withaward-winning short films like “The Talk” and “The Look.” We’ve also brought companies
together for collective action under our Take On Race coalition.
Recognizing the moment of urgency in our society

We continued our series of thought-provoking films

highlighting systemic inequalities, P&G and ouron bias and racism with “The Choice,” which invites

brands stepped up our ongoing efforts to advancethe often-silent majority to become allies, advocatesequality for all people and especially at this moment

and activists to end racial inequality. The film isfor Black and Brown Americans. We have highlighted

accompanied by an extensive web-based resource atthe disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Blackpg.com/takeonrace giving people a place to start theand Hispanic communities in America with the films

journey of transforming equality from a dream into

“Circumstances” and “Estamos Unidos” and havea reality. Together, we can make real lasting changesponsored fundraising and relief efforts to help thosewhen we actively work to prevent, address and rectify

disproportionately affected by the pandemic. We

racial bias — individually and collectively.

established the P&G Take On Race fund to help fuelorganizations that fight for justice, advance economic
opportunity, enable greater access to educationand health care and make our communities more
equitable. The P&G Take On Race fund supports
larger, established organizations in North America
like the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund,
YWCA Stand Against Racism and the United Negro
College Fund. It also includes smaller organizations
that mobilize and advocate, such as Courageous
Conversation and groups that hold our elected
officials more accountable.

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Stepping Up Our Ongoing Efforts
to Advance Racial Equality for All¡Estamos Aquí, Estamos Unidos!
P&G aspires to be a force for good and force for growthWorkers, Justice for Migrant Workers, the Dolores

P&G Canada Matches up to $1 Million
for CanadaHelps Black Solidarity Fundfor Hispanic American employees, consumers andHuerta Foundation and Hispanic Star. Our support

As part of ongoing efforts to advance equality

communities. We strive to provide immediate relief

helped power 15 activation hubs across 75 cities andfor all people, especially for Black Canadians whowhen needed, and to tackle the barriers that getmobilize more than 2,000 volunteers. Across theseface systemic racism and biases, P&G Canada andin the way of progress, equality and inclusion. Thisefforts, we have helped raise more than $2 million

our brands stepped up to match donations to thelongstanding commitment started over half a century

dollars. We will keep helping and empowering theCanadaHelps Black Solidarity Fund, up to $1 million

ago and is more important than ever. This year, P&G

Hispanic community with our network of partners

Canadian dollars. This donation will help support

joined forces with We Are All Human Foundation

across the country so that — sooner rather thanorganizations fighting for justice, advancing

to kick off the “Hispanic Star Time of Action,” anlater — they can be ready to shine, again.

economic opportunity, enabling greater access toinitiative aimed at bringing together individuals andeducation and health care and making Canadian

corporations to benefit Hispanics affected by COVID-19,

communities more equitable.

by donating, volunteering or sharing information forfaster recovery. This initiative was kicked off in May

CANADAHELPS

and continued through Hispanic Heritage Month. To
support the effort, P&G produced and helped launch
the film “Estamos Unidos.” The film illustrates the

P&G Canada and ourbrands stepped up to
match all donations
to the CanadaHelps
Black Solidarity
Fund, up to $1 million
Canadian dollars.

vital roles that Hispanic Americans are playing during
COVID-19 and invites everyone to join the Hispanic
Star movement. The Hispanic Star Alliance brings
together over 200+ Hispanic organizations and top
leaders, over 175+ companies who signed the Hispanic
Promise, 5000+ ambassadors ready to take action,and 24 (and growing) local activation hubs across thecountry working together for bigger, faster impact. Our
Estamos Unidos campaign helped strengthen P&G’s
partnership with leading non-profit organizations
providing relief to Hispanic American essential workers
by supporting Hispanics in Philanthropy, United Farm
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Removing Barriers to
Women and Girls’ Advancement
LEADing Partnerships to Advance
Gender Equality

Opening New Opportunities for
Girls in Tech

As a founding partner and longstanding supporter of

As a corporate partner of Girls Who Code since 2019, we

the Leading Executives Advancing Diversity (LEAD)

are helping to close the gender gap in technology and

Network, we joined forces with other corporations

change the image of what a programmer looks like andto actively attract, retain and advance women in thedoes. We are committed to advancing gender equality

retail and consumer goods industry in Europe. LEAD

by removing barriers to STEM education for girls andis a platform for exchanging ideas, best practices andeconomic opportunities for women in STEM fields.

inspiration to help others find solutions to challenges
they might be facing. We are driving our partnershipwith the LEAD Network in Germany, Netherlands,
Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and the UK. This year, two
new chapters were established in France and Poland.
We are committed to playing our part in driving
change across the world of business, starting with
our own industry.

We joined forces to actively attract,
retain and advance women in theretail and consumer goods industryin Europe.

During 2020, we sponsored Girls Who Code After
School Clubs and hosted a virtual Girls Who CodeSummer Immersion Program. Through the free,
two-week program, a group of almost 30 girls from11th and 12th grades learned about computer science,
gaining exposure to tech jobs and joining a national
sisterhood of girls who are using computer science
to become change-makers.

With every mention of#MakeSpaceForWomen on
Twitter, Olay donated $1 (up to$500,000) to Girls Who Code.

P&G CIO Vittorio Cretella urged program participants toDuring this year’s Super Bowl commercials, Olayconsider majors in Information Technology, Information

partnered with Girls Who Code and five fearless

Systems, Computer Science or Information Science,

women: Busy Philipps, Lilly Singh, Nicole Stott, Taraji

where females remain vastly underrepresented. Cretella

P. Henson and Katie Couric to prove there’s enoughencouraged the girls to be open to the more creative

space … in space … for women. With every mention of

aspects that careers in technology can provide. “What#MakeSpaceForWomen on Twitter, Olay donatedstudents learn today in the classroom may become$1 to Girls Who Code up to $500,000.

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Removing Barriers to
Women and Girls’ Advancement
TIME and P&G Reveal 100 Womenof the Year

Seneca’s 100 Women to Hear and Getting
to Equal Podcasts

In line with our aspiration to build a world free from

Together with the Seneca Women Podcast Network,

gender bias, and in honor of International Women’s

iHeartRadio and iHeart Podcasts, we launched

Day, we partnered with TIME and award-winning#Senecas100WomentoHear, a podcast that celebrates

filmmaker Alma Har’el on the groundbreaking 100

100 diverse women who have shaped the present

Women of the Year project, spotlighting influential

and who are designing our future. The first episodewomen from 1920 to present day who maderecognized women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth

tremendous contributions to humanity but were often

followed by an amazing line up of speakers, including

unrecognized and overshadowed throughout history.

Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex; Madeleine Albright,

To recognize these women, TIME editors embarked ona historic project and selected a woman to represent
each year from 1920 to 2020, and then created a TIME
cover to shine a light on these extraordinary women
who deserve their place in history.

the first woman Secretary of State; soccer legend
Abby Wambach; activist, educator and writer Brittany
Packnett Cunningham; Co-Founder and CEO of All In
Together Lauren Leader, and many more. To learn fromthese inspiring women, listen here.
As part of the Seneca Women Podcast Network,
Carolyn Tastad, Group President — North America
and Chief Sales Officer, and Deanna Bass, Vice
President of Global Equality & Inclusion, hosted aseries of provocative conversations on leadership. The
episodes on “Getting to Equal” are part of the Seneca
Conversations on Power and Purpose podcast andhelp listeners build an action plan for boosting women
to 50% representation in leadership ranks.

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Removing Barriers to
Women and Girls’ Advancement
Women’s Forum for the Economy
and Society

P&G UK Supported Lesbian Visibility Week

The Women’s Forum is dedicated to highlighting

Week and The Visible 100 list, published in The

women’s voice and perspective on global issues andGuardian, which celebrated lesbians and the wider

solutions. As a strategic partner of the Women’s Forum

LGBTQ+ community, as well as showing solidarity

for the Economy & Society, P&G plays a leading role inwith all women in our P&G family.

We supported the launch of DIVA’s Lesbian Visibility

the #Women4Business Daring Circle, a collaborative

Our Chief Equality & Inclusion Officer, Shelly McNamara,effort with WEConnect, U.N. Women and otherwas featured on The Visible 100 list as an influential

partners of the Women’s Forum. This coalition aims toleader in the LGBTQ+ space, given her role in shaping

build the foundation for supplier diversity in Europe

culture and policies and her leadership to promote

and the missing infrastructure to support women-

greater diversity inside and outside of P&G. Shelly was

owned businesses to grow and get more visible toalso featured in one of DIVA’s ‘TED Style Talks’ released

corporate buyers and government. Organizations

over the week, giving her a platform to talk about her

from multiple industries also attend to help create

own personal experiences with visibility and to outline

more diverse and gender responsive supply chains,

her experiences and E&I commitments at P&G.

serving as an accelerator for women’s economic

The week also gave P&G a platform to show important

empowerment.
At the 2019 Women’s Forum Global Meeting, we
engaged with a variety of stakeholders and employedongoing work, both supporting and celebrating the
WOMEN’S FORUM RECAP VIDEO

ally to their employees and broader communities.

a range of initiatives to help break the barriers andmyths that hold back women in the workplace andenable greater economic empowerment. FromWOMEN’S FORUM IN PARIS

inclusive parental leave policies to MARC™ dialogues,
we discussed how men’s engagement can accelerateclosing the gender gap inside and outside theworkplace. We also showcased our continued journey
to shift mindsets through advertising and media, with
our hero brands Gillette and Venus.

LGBTQ+ community and showing themselves as an

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Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Proud.
P&G Explores LGBTQ+ Visibility inAdvertising With “They Will See You”
Imagine living in a world where your story isn’t being

Over the past decade, the number of brands featuring

told. Never seeing yourself reflected in people on TV as

LGBTQ+ people in advertising, participating in Pridethey navigate life. Worse yet, never seeing you or yourparades or publicly showing their support of thefamily represented in commercials as people practiceLGBTQ+ community has increased dramatically.

daily routines. It could feel as if you didn’t exist. This has

Despite this increase in LGBTQ+ support, LGBTQ+

been the reality for people in the LGBTQ+ community

people remain substantially underrepresented infor decades. Only in the last few years have there been

advertising.

steps toward LGBTQ+ representation in advertising,but there is still work to be done.

By speaking with a diverse range of people
representing different points of view, we examined

In 2019, we ran a commercial for Gillette that featured

the role of representation, the history and challenges

a transgender man learning to shave from his father. It

of LGBTQ+ representation in advertising and how

was a groundbreaking depiction of a universal right-

visibility of the community has an impact on the lives

of-passage, and many LGBTQ+ activists applauded theof LGBTQ+ people and communities where they live.

ad. Others expressed concern about brands jumping
on the bandwagon inauthentically. The questions
they asked encouraged us to examine our intentions
and ensure that we didn’t view this advertisement as
a one-time opportunity to represent the experiences

We partnered closely with GLAAD, the Transgender
Chorus of LA and local LGBTQ+ people to share theirperspectives and stories — representing all points ofview and engaging in open dialogue.

of transgender men. It’s not always easy to have theseThis follows P&G award-winning films produced

conversations in a corporate environment, but wewith Great Big Story — “The Words Matter” andknow that visibility and proper representation matters.

“Out of the Shadows” which looked at the history ofIn the short film, “They Will See You,” we explore theLGBTQ+ equality inside the Company to now examine

history of LGBTQ+ advertising and meet inspirational

the Company’s role in being a leader for inclusion,

people whose lives have been impacted by seeing their

responsible advertising and LGBTQ+ inclusion.

stories represented.

THEY WILL SEE YOU

As the number of brands that include LGBTQ+
themes and representation increases, we continue
the conversation about how we can best support thecommunity, while learning from our own to create
a better world for those around us.

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Be Seen. Be Heard. Be Proud.
Can’t Cancel Pride Raises Visibility and Funds
Pride Month gives millions of traditionally marginalized
people the opportunity to come together every year
in an unabashed celebration of who they are. Pridecelebrations give voice and visibility to those whohave often been overlooked and oppressed, andwho — despite great strides — still struggle for equality.
COVID-19 not only led to the disruption of 2020
Pride events which serve as a lifeline to millions ofmarginalized LGBTQ+ people but also had a damaging
effect on fundraising efforts LGBTQ+ organizations
rely on to survive.
P&G and our brands created “Can’t Cancel Pride:
COVID-19 Relief Benefit for the LGBTQ+ Community”
as a virtual relief effort to help raise visibility and funds
for LGBTQ+ communities most impacted by COVID-19.
The livestreamed event was hosted by iHeartMedia onair personality Elvis Duran and leading LGBTQ+ activist
Laverne Cox. Four million people tuned in, and theevent featured today’s biggest names in culture andentertainment, including Adam Lambert, Big Freedia,
Billy Porter, Katy Perry, Kim Petras, Melissa Etheridge,
Sia, Ricky Martin, Kermit the Frog, Matt Bomer and
Neil Patrick Harris.

More than $4 million was raised to benefit six
LGBTQ+ charities: The Trevor Project, GLAAD,
Outright International, CenterLink, Sage andthe National Black Justice Coalition.

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Creating Access and Opportunities
P&G Employees Volunteer to Be Their Eyes
As P&G steps up to support communities around theworld, we want to be as inclusive as possible. Together
with our charity and broadcast partners for the special
COVID-19 relief events Global Citizen’s One World:
Together At Home and BET Saving Our Selves, we
joined forces with Be My Eyes — a unique platform
which connects sighted volunteers with the blind andlow-vision community to help navigate everyday life.
Thanks to passionate P&G colleagues who volunteered
to provide personalized live audio description, people“There were over 10 volunteers assistingme through the eight-hour concert,” oneof the Be My Eyes users said. “Describingfrom the first opening songs to the lastwhich were both tearful moments of joy
and connection for me! Almost like a virtualfamily in my home. The best night out ‘in.’”— Be My Eyes User

with low and no vision were able to follow and enjoy
these entertaining programs using the Be My Eyes
app. P&G volunteers were on call, ready to describe
anything users wanted to know about the event. They
read the lineup, helped access streams and content
and answered questions about what was going on in
the broadcast.
This partnership is one example of how our employees
are stepping up as a force for good. We believe there
is always a better, more innovative way to create amore inclusive environment for everyone. That’s why
we’re focused on creating superior experiences withour brands, products and communication that areaccessible by everyone.

“This experience provided a lot of insight on
the daily lives of people who are blind or
low vision. It helped me realize that I still
have so much to learn as an ally of people
with disabilities.”— Be My Eyes Volunteer

We believe there is always
a better, more innovative
way to create a more
inclusive environment
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Creating Access and Opportunities
Partnerships to Promote People
with Disabilities

Supplier Diversity for Equality

In Spain, we collaborated with Fundación ONCE

$2 billion with diverse-owned businesses globally.

“Oportunidad al Talento” program to promote

Despite the supply chain challenges in 2020, theeducation and access to knowledge for young

team rallied together and surpassed the two billion

university students with disabilities. More than 100

total again and added 21 diverse-owned suppliers to

grants were awarded to students with disabilities as aour supplier ecosystem. We have introduced a new

result of the collaboration of more than 20 companies

supplier for a corporate call center, diverse-owned

including P&G. We also partnered with Randstad’sagencies and a chemical manufacturer for our Fabricprogram Integrados to help facilitate access toand Home Care brands. It takes a lot of work to makeemployment for people with disabilities, working

this happen. Year after year, our Purchases colleagues

with them through Ability Campus. Thanks to ourwork with all functions to grow current diverse

support and commitment, Randstad Foundation

suppliers and bring new ones onboard. We have ain Madrid reached out to more than 1,000 people.

passionate group of people that invest even more

Every year since 2008, P&G has spent more thantime attending conferences and events to meet withhundreds of businesses, and then they introduce theThis included the Cincy Card Connection, in
collaboration with the Cincinnati Center City
Development Corporation (3CDC) to find new ways tosupport local businesses in the hometown of our global
headquarters, Ohio Minority Business Enterprises(MBE) with certification costs, and the National Minority
Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) “In This
Together” campaign to help expedite recovery efforts
within the Black business community. We know it is
not just about working with diverse-owned businesses
that have scale for our global brands, but also investingin the pipeline of smaller businesses to help themget experience with small opportunities, teaching
curriculum on business strategy and leadership, andconnecting them with peers and partners who could
also utilize their products or services.

best of who and what they find to our buyers.

This is a team effort across all functions, being led

We are constantly seeking businesses that can add

from the top, to ensure our supply chain and external

unique value to P&G and our brands.

ecosystem also reflect the diversity of our consumers

P&G’s Supplier Citizenship team also contributed
to several campaigns focused on helping small anddiverse-owned businesses rebuild after COVID-19.

to meet the diverse business needs we have every day,everywhere.

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Environmental
Sustainability
At P&G, environmental sustainability is embedded
in how we do business. We have a responsibility
to make the world better — through the products
we create and the positive impact our brands andCompany can have in communities worldwide.
We’ve established ambitious goals to minimize ourenvironmental footprint, to innovate with the bestand safest ingredients from both science and natureand to create products that make responsible
consumption irresistible for people everywhere.

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Environmental Sustainability
Message from Virginie Helias
2020 Goals

Supply Chain

	Protecting Water for
People and Nature

Climate & Energy
ClimateAmbition 2030

Transportation
Employees

Brands

Water
Tracking Our Progress	Packages that Use Less,
Recycle or Refill More

Waste
Facilities / LEED
Striving for Circular Solutions

	Brands Help Save
Energy at Home
Water-Efficient Products	Innovating for More
Efficient Solutions
	Building Even Greater Trust
Through Transparency,
Ingredient Innovation andSharing Our Safety Science

Partnering with Suppliers
Forestry
Palm OilSociety	Keeping Plastic Waste
Out of the Environment

Environmental Resourceand Waste Summary
Global Measurement andAdditional Operational Data

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Message from
Virginie Helias
Much has changed in our world this year. The global pandemic
has forced us to adjust our habits — spending more time at homewhere we’re consuming more electricity, accumulating more waste
and using more water. While these changes were necessary, theypresented an opportunity for all of us to reevaluate habits androutines in the home.

VIRGINIE HELIA S
Chief Sustainability Officer

Studies during the pandemic show that a majority of people in the
U.S. and Europe would value help from brands on ways to be moreenvironmentally friendly at home. Consumers are demonstratinga renewed focus on maintaining a healthier and more sustainable
lifestyle for the long-term — one that can positively impact ourhome, our community and our planet.
While our world has drastically changed, P&G’s commitment tosustainability has remained strong. We are focused on developing
innovations and products that make responsible consumption
irresistible. We continue to reduce our footprint and strive formore circular approaches in our supply chain. We’re building
partnerships with external organizations to combat some of
the most challenging and complex issues we face today. And
most importantly, our employees are committed to ensure thatsustainability is built into their work, not bolted on.
Our consumers drive us each day to be a force for good and aforce for growth. We are committed to helping them through thistime. While I can’t predict what lies ahead, I am confident that ouremployees, our Company and the partners we’ve joined forces withwill accelerate progress to protect our planet, our home.

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2020 Goals
In 2010, P&G declared a set of goals
and commitments to reduce ourenvironmental footprint across climate,water and waste. Since then ourbusiness has continued to grow, while
our teams have developed smarter,
more efficient ways to operate. As weclose out 2020, we are proud to reportthat 14 out of 16 goals we set back in2010 have been achieved. For the twogoals we did not achieve, our efforts still
drove significant progress — reducing
packaging material usage by morethan 200,000 metric tons and reducing
energy consumption by 19%, while in
the process saving hundreds of millionsof dollars.

CLIMATE
Ensure 70% of machine loads
are low-energy cycles

Ensure plants are powered by
30% renewable energy

This goal was achieved in 2019 when we reported 70%
of machine loads were being done in low-energy cycles.

P&G was able to reach 31% renewable energy. This
result was a combination of reducing our overall
energy use while increasing our use of renewableenergy sources.

Reduce energy use at P&G facilities
by 20% per unit of production by 2020
P&G was able to reduce energy use per unit ofproduction by 19%. While this was just short of goal,
we saved hundreds of millions of dollars on our energy
conservation efforts in the process.

Reduce truck transportation
kilometers by 20% per unit ofproduction
This goal was achieved several years early,
and we reduced kilometers by more than 25%.

Reduce absolute greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions by 30% by 2020
We targeted a 30% reduction in
Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions by 2020,
and we overdelivered by achieving a

52% reduction.

P&G was able to reduce absolute GHG by 52%.
We significantly overdelivered on this goal byaccelerating efforts on renewable electricity.

Implement palm oil commitments
We achieved our 2020 goal of 100% Roundtable on
Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified for all palm oiland palm oil derivatives. We’re on track to deliver 100%
RSPO for palm kernel oil and palm kernel oil derivatives
used in our brands by the end of 2021, 12 months aheadof our previous commitment.

Have 100% of the virgin wood fibers
used in our tissue/towel and absorbent
hygiene products be third-party
certified by 2015
This target was achieved in 2015, and we havemaintained 100% certification since that time.

Create technologies by 2020 tosubstitute top petroleum-derived raw
materials with renewable materials as
cost and scale permit
This target was achieved in 2018 when we announced
we had developed the capability to substitute our top
petroleum-derived materials (plastic resin, cleaning
agents and acrylates) with renewable materials.

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2020 Goals
WATER
Provide one billion people with accessto water-efficient products
In 2019, we achieved our goal to provide one billion
people with access to water-efficient products.
The end of the decade doesn’t mean the end of
this important work. P&G brands, like our Waterl<sshair care brand, will continue to look for opportunities
to help consumers reduce in-home water use.

Reduce water use in manufacturing
facilities by 20% per unit of production
with conservation focused on waterstressed regions
P&G has exceeded this goal since 2015. This past
year, P&G achieved a reduction of 27% per unitof production.

WASTE
100% of plants achieve zero
manufacturing waste to landfill
by 2020
This goal was achieved in 2020. We estimate thatthe cumulative cost savings from this effort wasmore than $2 billion.

Have 100% of our paper packaging
contain either recycled or third-party
certified virgin content by 2020
We achieved 99.5% with plans in place to address theremaining small fraction (0.5%) of our supply. We willcontinue to monitor and report the status.

Reduce packaging by 20% per
consumer use
We have avoided the use of more than 200,000 metrictons of packaging since 2010. While we consider
this a success, we also acknowledge this is only a
12% reduction. Market driven headwinds negatively
impacted our results. This included customer requests
for lower case counts that increased the amountof corrugate per consumer use in some markets.
Optimizing our packaging designs will remain a
key focus going forward.

Double use of recycled resin inplastic packaging
We achieved this goal in 2020, using 52,800 tonsof recycled resin, which exceeded our target levelof 52,000 tons.

Ensure 90% of product packaging iseither recyclable or programs are inplace to create the ability to recycle it
This goal was achieved in 2019. We will continue toreport progress versus our 2030 goal of 100% recyclable
or reusable packaging globally.

Conduct pilot studies in both thedeveloped and developing world
to understand how to eliminate
landfilled/dumped solid waste
We have implemented a wide range of pilot studies
and continue to work in collaboration with manyorganizations to drive progress towards our 2030
goals on packaging and waste.

With 10 years of progress and

14 of 16 goals
achieved,
there’s still more work to do.

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Ambition 2030
Today, we have new ways to measure theimpact of our actions and new tools andtechnologies to manage how we affectthe environment. We also have yearsof experience that help us refresh ourapproach to environmental stewardship andevolve what it means to be “environmentally
sustainable.” In 2018, we took a hard lookand refocused our energy toward 2030, witha new set of goals and an embrace of newpractices intended not just to reduce ourfootprint and conserve precious resources,
but to help restore the world, ultimately
leaving it better than we found it.

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Use the power of innovation and ourbrands to enable sustainable lifestyles
and drive positive impacts• 100% of our leadership brands will enable and inspire
responsible consumption.
• 100% of our packaging will be recyclable or reusable.
• We will reduce our use of virgin petroleum plastic inpackaging by 50%.
• We will build even greater trust through transparency,
ingredient innovation and sharing our safety science.

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BRANDS

BrandsInformation on our leadership brands’
efforts to enable and inspire responsible
consumption can be found here:

Fairy Turkey is helping the Food Rescue Associationcollect food surplus in supermarkets and donating it
to people in need. So far, donations have allowed theassociation to double their logistics capacity, resulting
in help for 660,000 people in need.

BRAND 2030

We are also giving back to the community as a part of

Fairy Turkey Calls for No Food Waste
Fairy recognizes the important role it plays for families,

our anniversary celebration. We donated food baskets
to 10 million families helping approximately 50 million
people during Ramadan with Fairy products.

the food culture, and environmental sustainability inTurkey, launching a new social responsibility projectcalled “No Waste.”

Embracing Responsible Beauty
As a company serving consumers around the world,

Globally, one-third of all food produced goes to waste.

our responsibility is to help people understand what toWhen food goes to the landfill and rots, it produces

look for and why. This year our Beauty brands declaredmethane — a greenhouse gas even more potent thana set of intentional choices — five interconnectedcarbon dioxide. Food waste also threatens water

guiding principles — to address the needs of consumers

resources when trash makes its way through rivers

across quality and performance, safety, sustainability,

and oceans.

transparency, and equality and inclusion. This convictionis what provides clarity to our teams and our consumers

Fairy Turkey celebrated
its 10th anniversary bysupporting the fight against
food waste and givingback to the community.

and ensures we are a force for growth and a force forgood in the world.
Click here to learn more about our Responsible Beauty
approach, our goals, our contributions, our partners
and our brands in action.

In light of this, Fairy celebrated its 10th anniversary
by supporting the fight against food waste,
educating consumers and other stakeholders onfood sustainability and how to reduce food waste.

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BrandsPampers: Recycling Used Baby Diapers
Diaper recycling technology has been developed

The diaper waste collection pilot in Amsterdam wasby FaterSmart, a joint venture of P&G and Angelini

honored with the AIM Nudging For Goods Award 2019.

in Italy. It is operational in Italy, and we are exploring

AIM is the European Brands Association, and awards

how to expand in other countries. For example, we arebrands and programs that promote the “Nudging

running a diaper waste collection pilot in Amsterdam

for Good” concept. This recognition inspires us to doin partnership with the municipality and others. We

more — we are committed to launch diaper recycling inplaced 12 smart bins near day-care centers and drug

10 cities by 2030.

stores in three neighborhoods in Amsterdam. Parents
can register for the program via a new Pampers

AIM NUDGING FOR GOOD AWARD

recycling app.
Since the start of the program in 2019, more than 600
families have registered and joined. In total, morethan 43 tons of diaper waste — equaling more than
200,000 diapers — have been collected for recycling.
It is recognized and funded by the E.U. through the
Bio-Based Industries (BBI) project, EMBRACED.

43+ tonsof diaper waste have beencollected for recycling.

Pampers is committed
to launch diaper recycling
in 10 cities by 2030.

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BrandsRecycling Razors with Gilletteand TerraCycle

Period Products with Environmental
Change at Their Heart

Gillette and Gillette Venus, in partnership with

Earlier this year, Always and Tampax launched theirinternational recycling leader TerraCycle, announced

Cotton Protection collections. The Always Cotton

for the first time that all models of razors, bladesProtection pads and liners are made with a 100%and disposable razors can now be recycled in theorganic cotton top sheet, and the Tampax Cotton

UK thanks to the launch of a new recycling initiative.

Protection tampons are made with 100% organic

Once collected, the used products are broken down

cotton core and an applicator made from 90% plant-

and separated by material. Plastics are cleaned andbased plastic, derived from sugar cane. Thanks torecycled into pellets which can then be used to makethe blockchain technology applied in Tampax Cotton

new products, while metal materials are sent forProtection, a consumer can scan the QR code on thesmelting into new alloys. As market leaders, Gillettepack to learn more about the cotton’s origin and trace

and Gillette Venus are dedicated to helping improve

its journey, from when and where it was harvested tothe sustainability of the category; therefore, thehow it was made into the tampon. This new range isrecycling program will also accept blades, razors
and disposable razors from any brand in the UK.

Four Gillette hero packs arerecyclable.

just one of the ways Always and Tampax are offering
trusted protection, so users of our products can feel
confident in their choice.

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Packages that Use Less,
Recycle or Refill MoreCommitment. New ideas. Creative thinking. P&G brands around the world are pursuing a
range of solutions with the aim to make packaging more sustainable. As a Company, we areworking to ensure 100% of our packaging will be recyclable or reusable by 2030 andto reducing virgin plastic in packaging by 50% by 2030. We’re innovating, collaborating
and taking action to unleash the circular economy across our portfolio of brands.
As stated in our 2019 Citizenship Report, the scope ofplastic that has been collected after consumer use

our Ambition 2030 goal of 100% recyclable or reusable

and is used to create new products and packaging.

packaging covers consumer packaging only, as this iswhat we believe is most meaningful to drive change
in our industry. Shippers and boxes that transport
products to our retailers, which are predominantly
widely-collected and recycled cardboard corrugate, areno longer in our tracking. On this basis, our percentageof recyclable or reusable consumer packaging Is
currently about 55%, well on the way to our 2030 goal.

Pledging to increase the amount of PCR in our
packages is good and innovating with partners torecycle and reuse plastic in laundry and shampoo

Working toward 100% of our
packaging being recyclable
or reusable by 2030.

bottles will accelerate progress. By developing andfostering end-markets, we help ensure there isdemand for recycled materials which would otherwise
be destined for landfill. This helps unleash thecircular economy.

In 2020, our Fabric Care business in Europe

Journey to Reduce Virgin Plastic
Packaging

In FY19/20, we used approximately 705,000 metricannounced a significant increase of recycled plastic

tons of plastic packaging. Of this, 52,800 metricin its packaging, with leading brand Ariel increasing

tons were post-consumer resin. Resin types arerecycled content in liquid detergent bottles up to 50%.

Our brands have programs in place to drive us to oursummarized below.

Lenor fabric conditioner also announced it will reachCompany-wide Ambition 2030 goal of 50% reduction in
virgin petroleum-based plastic packaging, and some ofthese efforts are highlighted in the Brand 2030 sectionof this report. While we announced this goal in 2019
and are in the early phases of implementing plans,
we can report that our progress to date represents
about a 4% reduction in virgin petroleum-based plastic
packaging. We plan to achieve our reduction goal
via light weighting, using alternative materials, andincreasing recycled content — including post-consumer
resin, commonly referred to as PCR. PCR is recycled* Rounded up from 10.496 for total to equal 100.

100% PCR plastic in its transparent PET bottles. By
Resin Used in Our Packaging in FY19/20
Resin Typeincreasing the amount of recycled plastic in Ariel andPercent

PE

46%

PET

20%

PP

23%

Other

11%*

Lenor bottles, P&G will save the amount of virgin plastic
required to produce one line of detergent bottles to goaround the earth per year.
Already 90% of Pantene, Head & Shoulders, Aussie andHerbal Essences bottles sold in Europe are made of
up to 25% PCR. In a new agreement, P&G Hair Care inEurope has begun increasing the use of Indorama’s
Ventures circular PET resin — starting with transparent
Pantene bottles.

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Packages that Use Less,
Recycle or Refill More
Loop
Loop is a new shopping platform where consumers

Testing New Packaging
Materials

order household products like detergent, toothpaste,

In May 2020, Old Spice andshampoo and more in customized, brand-specific

Secret became the first major

durable packaging. When finished with the product,

brands to introduce an all-the packaging is collected, cleaned, refilled andpaper tube package for selectreused — creating a revolutionary circular shoppingaluminum-free deodorants insystem. Officially introduced at the World Economic

the U.S. The new packages were

Forum in January 2019, P&G brands’ participation inco-designed with consumers

Loop quickly advanced from an idea to two full-fledged

interested in cutting back on

Refill and Reuse More Bottles

test markets in New York and Paris.

plastic waste and sold in 500 Walmart stores in the U.S.

As of 2021, Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Herbal

The paper tube package, made of 90% recycled paper,

Essences and Aussie will enable 200 million

is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council andEuropean households1 to recycle, reduce andfeatures a “push up” design that replaced some of thereuse. The leading beauty brands will launch aplastic stick deodorant cannisters.

refill system for their shampoo, thanks to a new

With over a year of Loop learnings across the New Yorkand Paris pilot markets under our belt and another test
kicking off in Tokyo, P&G is looking ahead to the next
phase of e-commerce expansion and in-store pilots.

reusable 100% aluminium bottle and recyclable2

Cascade, Pantene and Tide have been among the mostfrequently ordered Loop products, while the additionof Herbal Essences shampoo and conditioner in the
Paris test and Oral B Clic toothbrushes with recyclable
heads to both New York and Paris test markets has
provided further opportunity to learn
and optimize.

Safeguard Philippines Replaces Plastic
Overwraps with Recycled Paper

refill pouch, made using 60% less plastic (perThe Philippines has one of the highest rates of plastic

in shampoos and conditioners bottles by theleakage to the ocean in the world and suffers fromplastic waste littering its city streets. In order to help
address this issue, Safeguard Philippines has taken

During the COVID-19 lockdown, Loop growth stayedmeaningful action to reduce plastic packaging. The

consistent with e-commerce channels and retailmarket-leading antibacterial soap brand ditched its

trends. Loop cleaning products and long shelf-lifeplastic overwraps used for bar soaps to use recycled

pantry products are significantly up. Consumers

paper board cartons instead. This packaging change

surveyed feel reassured by the professional cleaning

eliminated a whopping 66 metric tons of plasticof refilled packages.

laminate a year, equating to 8,500 kilometers worthof plastic packaging waste.

mL versus standard brand bottle). P&G Beauty
is on track to reduce virgin plastic usage by 50%
end of 20213, where through collective efforts
to reduce, reuse and recycle, it will result in
300 million fewer virgin plastic bottles being
produced yearly.

1 Source: Kantar Worldpanel
2 Where collected. Not recyclable in Belgium, Ireland, Switzerland
due to lack of local recycling facilities
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Brands Help Save Energy at HomeP&G reaches five billion people through our brands, and with this scale comes a
responsibility to give consumers the power to reduce their own carbon footprints
with products that are designed to help save energy.
Washing Clothes
More than 60% of a laundry detergent’s footprint isin the consumer use phase, mostly related to theenergy used to heat the water. Ariel and Tide havebeen optimizing detergent formulas for high efficiency
in low-temperature washing and inspiring positive“Turn to 30” and “Cold Water Wash” laundry behaviors.
The 2020 goal to have 70% of machine loads be lowenergy cycle loads has been achieved by educating
consumers over the last 10 years on the benefits of
low-energy wash cycles. P&G estimates that since 2015,
the avoided emissions from U.S. consumers increasing
their use of low-energy laundry cycles have beenroughly 15 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, whichis equivalent to taking three million cars off the road.

Washing Dishes
Busting a popular myth, Cascade is showing
consumers how the dishwasher is designed to be morewater and energy efficient than washing in the sink.

Since 2015, the avoided emissions from
U.S. consumers increasing their use of
low-energy laundry cycles have beenroughly 15 million
metric tons of CO2.

Cascade and Fairy Automatic Dish Washing Tablets
allow consumers to skip pre-wash and save the waterand energy needed to heat the water. Fairy and Dawn
dishwashing liquid’s grease-cutting power enables
water and energy savings: by reducing the watertemperature 20°C (36°F), consumers can save up to
50% of carbon dioxide of the total footprint every wash.
Leveraging the power of our brands and collaboratingwith our value chain partners has been, and willremain, a key part of our climate change efforts.

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Water-Efficient Products
In 2019, we achieved our goal to provide one billion people with access to water-efficient
products. Cascade, Tide, Downy, Swiffer, Pantene, H&S, Herbal Essences and others brought
their innovative formulas to consumers all over the world to enable people to reduce inhome water use during everyday household activities. The end of the decade doesn’t mean
the end of this important work, and our brands continue to look for opportunities to reduce
in-home water use and communicate with consumers about ways they can help.
CascadeWaterl<ss

Cascade is one of the first P&G brands to address theThis year we qualified a new P&G product line born out

issue of water scarcity through relevant consumerof the need to look and feel great even when water

messaging and support of impactful on-the-groundis scarce. The Waterl<ss brand was created to meetprojects. The “Do It Every Night” ad campaign isthe needs of women who live under water scarcity

working to convert consumers in the U.S. fromconditions, leveraging Cape Town, South Africa, as

handwashing to using the dishwasher, which has

an incubation market in 2019 and launching in Norththe potential to reduce household water usage

America in January 2020. The Waterl<ss brand lineup

across millions of American homes.

is designed to enable consumers to style their hair

Cascade will support two projects in the Sacramento
River basin through the Change the Course initiative.
The projects will help to restore millions of gallons offreshwater to river systems in this important waterstressed region. Cascade’s commitment will help P&G
progress toward our goal to protect water for people
and nature in priority basins.

WATCH ‘DO IT EVERY NIGHT’

without the need of water. The collective Waterl<sslineup qualifies as water efficient and is accessible
to more than 16 million people in the U.S.

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Innovating for More
Efficient Solutions
P&G Brands andTechnologies Receive
Solar Impulse Efficient
Solutions LabelTo date P&G has obtained six labelled solutions for

During FY19/20, P&G has been a

Products recycling with Fatersmart and Professional

proud partner of the Solar Impulse

concentrated cleaning product technologies.

Foundation (SIF), a nonprofit organization created by
Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist Bertrand Piccard
to fulfill his vision for the worlds of exploration andinnovation to contribute to sustainable development.
The Solar Impulse Efficient Solutions Label (1000
Efficient Solutions) has already granted certification
to more than 750 solutions in the domains of Clean
Water & Sanitation, Affordable & Clean Energy, Industry
Innovation & Infrastructure, Sustainable Cities &Communities, Responsible Consumption & Production
certified to protect the environment in a scalable andprofitable way.
Over the past year, the SIF has been working closely
with, or is endorsed by, a number of high-profile
international institutions, states and cities aroundthe world to facilitate the selection, funding andimplementation of the 1000 solutions. As part of thispartnership with SIF, P&G has supported their workwith a trained and qualified pool of 36 P&G R&D
experts assessing the novel solutions and technologies.

the following brands or technologies: Ariel Cold
Wash, Fairycology technologies, Holy Grail Intelligent
Sorting technology, Purecycle polyprolylene
advanced recycling technology, Absorbent Hygiene

The objective of Bertrand Piccard is to accredit
1000 Efficient Solutions (expected in early 2021)
at which point he will begin his campaign withheads of States and Governments to promote
the implementation of the solutions and impact
legislation for more sustainable consumption.

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BRANDS

Building Even Greater Trust ThroughTransparency, Ingredient Innovationand Sharing Our Safety Science
At P&G, nothing is more important than ensuring our

products are safe to use as directed. We are working

products are safe for consumers and the environment.

every day to provide the information consumers expect

Providing people the information they need to maketo earn and maintain thier trust in P&G and our brands.

informed choices while continually improving our
product portfolio with new varieties they seek is afocus for the Company and our brands. Our goal is toprovide information about our ingredients which isclear, reliable and accessible.
Throughout our history, P&G has provided productsof superior value and performance, using safe, highquality ingredients. Innovation with ingredients is anever-evolving area where we invest many resources todevelop new options and continually consider what
is possible.
Our brand websites offer more information thanever before about our ingredients, making it easy
to understand a product’s ingredients, as well as
what we don’t use. In North America, we started
listing the ingredients for our formulated products
in SmartLabel™ in 2018. In 2020, we delivered our
expanded transparency commitment in North America
by adding the ingredients in our product fragrance
formulas down to 0.01%.
We’ve expanded our transparency efforts to include
more information online via videos and other content
to explain the safety process we follow to ensure all our

For more information and brand examples on how
we are building trust through transparent ingredientinnovation and sharing our safety science, click the
button below.
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Reduce our footprint and strive
for circular solutions• We will purchase 100% renewable electricity globally,
cut GHG emissions in half at P&G sites and be carbon
neutral for the decade.
• Our sites will deliver a 35% increase in water efficiency
and source at least five billion liters of water fromcircular sources.
• We will advance at least 10 significant supply chain
partnerships to drive circularity on climate, water or waste.
• We will protect and enhance the forests we depend upon.
–	We will partner to increase the area of certified
forests globally while working to strengthen
certification systems.
–	We will play a leadership role in efforts to develop
a Forest Positive approach for the forest products
industry that is based on sound science and delivers
forest health benefits.
• We will improve livelihoods of palm smallholders byincreasing yields from existing lands.

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Percent reduction versus FY09/10, absolute

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Climate & Energy-18%

Reduction
in Energy(Scope
Consumption
tal Greenhouse
Gas Emissions
1 & Scope 2)
Percent
llions of metrictonsreduction versus FY09/10 , production adjusted

FY19/20

2.6 -19%

FY19/204.1-20%FY18/19-18%

FY17/18-25%

FY17/18

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Reduction
inTotalEnergyConsumption
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scope 1 & Scope 2
Greenhouse
Energy Consumption
by GBU Gas Emissions (Scope 1 & Scope 2)
Water Consumption by GBU
Percent
reductionversus
FY09/10, production
adjusted
Percent reduction
versus
FY09/10,absolute
Reductionin WaterConsumption
Percent
reductionversus
FY09/10,absolute
Millions ofgigajoules
Millions of cubic meters
Percent reduction versus FY09/10,
per unit of production-19%
FY19/20 -52%
-52%
FY19/20
FY19/20
FY19/20
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per unit of production-27%

FY18/19-27%

FY18/19-25%FY17/18

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FY17/18

67

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64

FY18/19

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-25%

FY17/1865

FY17/18

Baby, Feminine & Family Care

BeautyBaby, Feminine & Family Care

BeautyBaby, Feminine & Family Care

BeautyFabric & Home Care

Grooming

Fabric & Home Care

Grooming

Fabric & Home Care

Grooming

Health Care

Other

Health Care

Other

Health Care

Other

Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scope 1 & Scope 2)
Percent
reductionversus FY09/10, absolute
Millions of
metric tons

FY19/20-52%

2.6

FY19/20-25%

FY18/19

4.1-25%

FY17/18

4.1

FY18/19
FY17/18

Total Greenhouse
Gas
Emissions (Scope
1 & Scope 2)
EnergyConsumption
by GBU
Reductionin
Water
Consumption
Millions of
metrictons
Millions of gigajoules
Percent reduction versus FY09/10 ,per unit of production
2.6
FY19/20
FY18/1963

FY19/20-27%

FY18/19-27%

FY17/18

4.1
4.1

-25%

Energy Consumption by GBU
Water Consumption by GBU
Waste
Disposed
Millionsof gigajoules
Millions of cubic meters
Percent reduction versus FY09/10
per unit of production

FY19/20

FY18/19
61

FY18/19

FY17/1861

FY17/18

Baby, Feminine & Family Care

BeautyBaby, Feminine& Family
Care & Family
BeautyBaby,
Feminine
Care

BeautyFabric & Home Care

Grooming

Fabric & HomeFabricCare & Home Care Grooming

Grooming

Health Care

Other

Health Care

Other

Energy Consumption by GBU
Millions of gigajoules

FY18/19

Health CareOther

FY19/2061

FY18/1961

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FY18/19-87%

FY17/18

FY19/63

FY18/19

FY19/20

67

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Our GHG emissions
data hasbeen verified
Baby, Feminine
Family Care
Baby, &Feminine& FamilyBeauty
Care
Beautyby an external
thirdparty,
Lloyd’s
RegisterFabric & Home
Care
Grooming Grooming
Fabric& Home Care
Quality Assurance(LRQA).
Health Care
Other
Health Care

Other

Wastewater COD* Disposed by GBU
Thousandsof metric
tons
LLOYD’S REGISTERQUALITY ASSURANCE

Water Consumption by GBU
Millions of cubic meters
63

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Climate & Energy
Scope 1 & 2 GHG Emissions — Exceeding
Commitments and Accelerating Progress
Recognizing the urgent need to address climate

Renewable Thermal Collaborativechange in 2020, P&G accelerated the Company’s

Organizations like the Renewable Thermal

commitments to reduce Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions,

Collaborative will help create renewable sources that

including a new commitment to be carbon neutral

are sustainable, scalable and cost-competitive.

for the decade. This included the expanded use ofrenewable electricity in U.S., Canada and Europe whichenabled us to achieve a 52% reduction in our Scope

RENEWABLE THERMAL COLL ABORATIVE

1 & 2 emissions, greatly exceeding our 2020 goal of
30%. We will continue progressing toward our 2030
goal to use 100% purchased renewable electricity

Our Climate Milestones

2010

Started with 30% Renewable Energy
commitment

2013

Announced Albany Green Energy project2014

Announced Tyler Bluff Wind Farm2015

30% absolute reduction in GHG emissions(an SBTi-approved 2 degree solution)*

2019

50% absolute reduction in GHG emissions(an SBTi-approved 2 degree solution)*

2020

Commitment that our global operations
will be carbon neutral for the decadein the remaining regions and we will take further
steps to reduce GHG emissions from thermal energy,
specifically natural gas.

WWF Climate Savers
WWF Climate Savers is a program to enable leading

Even though we’ve exceeded our Ambition 2030 goalcompanies to collaborate and accelerate their efforts

to reduce absolute emissions across our operations by

to address climate change.

50% versus 2010, our work is by no means complete.
Science suggests the world needs to emit zero GHG
emissions by the middle of the century in order tomitigate the most serious consequence of climatechange. For P&G, while we are well on our way toutilizing 100% purchased renewable electricity, the next
big challenge is reducing and eventually eliminating
emissions from natural gas. There are significant
hurdles that need to be overcome. With that in mind,
P&G partnered with 18 other manufacturers andlocal governments to create the Renewable Thermal
Collaborative. This coalition is committed to scaling

WWF CLIMATE SAVERSaligned with pathways that maintain global warming well below 2 deg C

For additional perspective on climate change
implications that could be relevant for the Company
and the steps we are taking to address them, please
see the following report that was informed by the
Task Force for Climate Related Financial Disclosure
guidelines.
P&G TCFD REPORT

up renewable heating and cooling at their facilities
in order to dramatically cut carbon emissions.

*This is a target validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative that is

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Energy Efficiency
P&G made significant progress toward meeting our2020 goal to reduce energy use at our facilities by 20%

P&G’S GLOBAL JOURNEY TO
100% RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY

per unit of production. We were able to reduce energy

Procter & Gamble's new goal to be carbon neutral for the decade will have an impact on a global scale. As part of this,
we are committed to purchasing 100% renewable electricity by 2030. Our sites within the U.S., Canada, and most ofEurope are already using 100% renewable electricity today, representing over 70% of our purchased electricity globally.

use per unit of production by 19%. While this was justOver the next few years, we'll continue to innovate, invest, and transition to renewable electricity globally. That way we canensure ALL of our 140+ sites in nearly 40 countries can actively provide consumers more sustainable choices at the shelf.

short of our goal, our energy conservation efforts
significantly reduced our emissions while enabling
hundreds of millions of dollars in cost savings over thelast decade. Furthermore, our manufacturing sites,
offices and tech centers continue to improve how weutilize energy to run our operations. This importantwork has allowed us to decouple business growth fromGHG emissions. While our production volumes havecontinued to significantly increase, our absolute energy
consumption has remained relatively flat over the last

IT’S OUR PLANET. OUR HOME. AND OUR WINDOW IS NOW.

EXAMPLES:ALBANY, GEORGIAEUSKIRCHEN, GERMANY

This co-located combined
heat and power biomass
facility uses locallysourced renewable fuels
to provide 100% of theBounty and Charmin steam
requirements at this site.

Our Baby Care facility uses
100% renewable electricity to
produce Pampers for multiple
countries across Europe.

SHIGA, JAPANThis SK-II manufacturing
plant purchases 100%
renewable electricity to
reduce their footprint andthat of their customers.

TYLER BLUFF, TEXAS
Our wind farm offsets 100% of
the electricity used by P&G’s
Fabric and Home Care facilities
across the US and Canada.

TAICANG, CHINA
Designed around the conceptof a Chinese water garden,
this site uses 100% windelectricity to produce Beautyand Fabric Care products.

IRAPUATO, MEXICOThe Gillette Milenio plant uses 100% windelectricity to make blades and razors.

five years.
Sites using renewable electricity
Sites using conventional electricity
To learn more about P&G’s sustainability commitments, visit: us.pg.com/environmental-sustainability/

Renewable Energy
P&G has achieved our 2020 goal to utilize 30%
renewable energy. This is a significant increase versus
2019 as P&G is now purchasing 100% renewableelectricity for all our operations in the U.S., Canada andEurope, which make up our largest markets. These
renewable electricity contracts have accelerated ourprogress toward our goal to utilize 100% renewableelectricity by 2030.
The renewable energy being used by P&G comes froma diverse set of sources including geothermal, solar,
wind, biomass and hydro with a mix of on-site and offsite generation. This includes our wind farm project inTyler Bluff, Texas, which offsets 100% of the electricity

needed for our Fabric and Home Care facilities in the

Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA)

U.S., and the on-site combined heat and power biomass

REBA is a membership association for large-scale

facility in Albany, Georgia, which provides 100% of theenergy buyers seeking to procure renewable energy

Bounty and Charmin steam requirements at this plant.

across the U.S.

The work ahead will be to bring renewable electricity
to sites in Asia and South America, including countries
that do not have well-developed markets forrenewable electricity. We are partnering with WWF
and the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance to tackle
these challenges.

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Reducing Scope 1 & 2 Emissions
Brazil’s Louveira Plant Reduces Its Footprint
Building on our legacy of environmental leadership,
the Louveira site in Brazil made significant progress
toward its ambitious environmental goals. The site
developed a Sustainability Committee across multiple
departments in order to focus on improving ourfootprint. This focused effort helped the Louveira siteachieve a 34% improvement in energy efficiency in thelast four years through a range of individual efficiency
improvements. This progress has been recognized asa leader both inside the Company and externally as aleading example of sustainable operations.
Mexico’s Millenio Plant is Recognized for Efficiency
P&G’s Millenio site in Mexico has been recognized for
four years with the National Energy Efficiency Award
given out by the Mexico Ministry of Industry, Energy
and Mining. The site improved energy efficiency by
8% in the last year. This was achieved by upgrading
air compressors to variable capacity, upgrading
lighting controls to take better advantage of daylightand occupancy in addition to implementing energy
management systems to keep processes running atbase condition with minimal losses.

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Scope 3 Categories

Scope 3 GHG Emissions

Tons CO2e

17,637,0001

Almost all of our Scope 3 emissions come from just four

Given these four categories account for more thancategories — purchased goods and services, upstream

99% of Scope 3 emissions, we focused this year’s data

and downstream transportation and distribution, use of

update on those categories and derived new estimatessold product, and end of life treatment of sold product.

for them using life cycle assessment (LCA) data andtransportation and distribution

Of these, the “use phase” of our products, especiallycalendar year 2019 production volumes. Findings were

those that use hot water during consumer use, is ourconsistent with prior years, indicating consumer use

Capital goods

246,5082

single greatest opportunity for Scope 3 emissions.

of our products remains our greatest opportunity area.

Fuel and energy activities

495,3982

Purchased goods and services
Upstream and downstream

The business travel estimate includes commercial
airline travel by employees that was managed by our
primary outside travel agencies. Travel arranged byother agencies was not covered in the calculation.

Waste generated in operations

5,637,0001

9,0353Business travel

124,8724

Employee commuting

117,0002

Upstream leased assets

Not material

Processing of sold productNot material

Use of sold productEnd of life treatment ofsold product

208,932,0001
14,041,0001

Downstream leased assets

Not material

Franchises

Not material

Investments

Not material

1 Calendar year 2019 estimate from LCA data
2 FY16/17 estimate
3 Scope limited to material sent to landfill
4 Covers period July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020

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Transportation
Reducing Our Scope 3 Emissions
As other sectors decrease their reliance on oil and gas,

P&G is committed to continue our sustainability

the fossil fuel dependent transport sector is predictedjourney, by adopting the GLEC reporting framework

to become the most carbon-intensive sector by 2040.

for transportation emissions and setting a new 2030

Without intervention, global freight transport emissions

emissions goal: P&G will improve its global upstream

will more than double by 2050 compared to 2015.*

finished product freight emissions efficiency by

As one of the world’s largest consumer products
companies, P&G ships a significant amount of
product. In 2010, P&G set a public goal to improve
Truck Transportation kilometers per unit of production
by 20% by 2020. We well exceeded this goal,delivering and maintaining more than 25% efficiency
improvement already by 2016. This by improving
vehicle fill rate, optimizing distribution routes anddriving increased use of multi-modal transportation.
Clearly, this goal was a strong start but did not
directly link to emissions. In 2016, the Global Logistics

50% by 2030 versus 2020 baseline. P&G will do so by
conversion to more efficient modalities (i.e., intermodal,
low emissions, sustainable fuel, etc.), continued
vehicle fill rate increase and further supply network
optimization. Finally, we know P&G alone does not have
all the answers. It will take innovative partnerships andcollaboration with carriers, retailers and the broadertransportation industry to find unique ways to deliver
our products with fewer and friendlier miles.
GLEC FRAMEWORKEmissions Council (GLEC) developed the first global
emissions framework called the GLEC Framework(version 2 in 2019). This framework prescribes a globally
recognized methodology for harmonized calculation
and reporting of the logistics GHG footprint acrossthe multi-modal supply chain, in alignment with theGreenhouse Gas Protocol, the UN-led Global Green
Freight Action Plan and CDP reporting.

*ITF, 2019

LED BY SMART FREIGHT CENTRE

P&G will improve its
global upstream finishedproduct freight emissions
efficiency 50% by 2030
versus a 2020 baseline.

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Reduction inETHICS
Water&Consumption
Percent
reductionversus FY09/10, absolute
Percent reduction versus FY09/10,
per unit of production
FY19/20 -52%

SUPPLY CHAIN

FY18/19

-25%

Water

FY17/18-25%-27%
our Ambition 2030 goals. Thanks to the FY19/20FY18/19
-27%
-25%
FY17/18-25%
9work of many
employees
across our global
4.1
FY17/18-25%
FY17/18-27%
portfolio, we’ve been able to reduce our FY18/19-25%
8
manufacturing water usage by 27% per-25%
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unit
of production
since 2010. And weminine & Family
Care
BeautyBaby, Feminine & Family Carebillion liters of water fromome Care sourced 2.6
Grooming
Fabric & Home Carere Energy Consumption
Other
Health Carecircular sources.
by GBU

FY18/19-27%-25%

Waste Disposed
Water Consumption
by GBU
Percent
reduction versus FY09/10
Millions of
cubic meters
per unit of production
Waste Disposed
Percent reduction versus FY09/10-91%
FY19/2067
per unit of production

FY19/20
FY18/19

FY19/2063

FY18/19

61

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61

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Family Carec & Home Care

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Health Care

FY19/2067

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Family Care

-82%

Wastewater COD* Disposed by GBU
Thousands of metric tons

67

FY18/19

FY17/18

FY17/18-87%

FY17/18

Water Consumption by GBU
Millions of cubic meters

FY17/18-87%

FY19/20

64-91%
FY19/20FY18/19

Water Consumption by GBU
Millions of cubic meters

Millions of gigajoules

FY18/19-27%

FY17/18

Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scope 1 & Scope 2)
nhouse Gas Emissions (Scope 1 & Scope 2)
Energy Consumption by GBU
Reduction in Water Consumption
Percent reduction
FY09/10,
Water isversus
essential
forabsolutethe daily operation
metric tons
Millions of gigajoules
Percent reduction versus FY09/10 ,ofGas
ourEmissions
facilities(Scopeand production
Greenhouse
1 & Scope 2) of many
per unit of production
nt reduction
FY09/10, absoluteofversus
our brands.
Creating a culture of water Reduction in Water Consumption
FY19/20 -52%
reduction versus FY18/19
FY09/10 , 63
2.6
FY19/20
efficiency
at our sites
continues to be a Percent FY19/20-27%
per unit of production
-25%
sites
focus on achieving-52% priority as our
0 FY18/19
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FY19/20116

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Completion of Site Water Stewardship
Action Plans
P&G committed to focus efforts on areas exposed tohigh water risk. A three-tiered water risk assessment
was developed with guidance from our partners at theWater Risk Assessment Framework

1

World Resources Institute (WRI), World Wildlife Fund

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(WWF) and Environmental Resources Management• Company site water use per year — P&G(ERM). In just a few years, we moved through the• Access to water — WHO/UNICEF

assessment process and identified 24 sites located

ALL SITES SCREENED~70% of sites inlower-risk regions

in areas exposed to high water risk. We are proud toreport that we have completed the final step in our
three-tiered process. All relevant high-water risk P&G
sites now have site water stewardship action plans.

2
3

Tailored Site Questionnaire (Completed)
Prioritize sites based on outcome of responses.
• The Company questionnaire was built upon the

PRIORIT Y SITES FROM 1

facility questionnaire in WWF’s Water Risk Filter~30% of sites have entered
the Tier 2 process

In-depth Water Analysis (Completed)
Prioritize risks for mitigation and develop site water
stewardship plans.
• Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) International
Water Stewardship Standard 2.0 steps 1–2.

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Water
We are grateful to our partners for helping
us get to this point. The Alliance for Water
Stewardship (AWS) team, network andstandard were essential to the final stepof the process and have enabled a clear,actionable plan for all of our priority sites.
As we celebrate this accomplishment,
we know the work has just begun. In the
coming years, we will focus on executing
the action plans and will work to continue
as good water stewards across our
manufacturing sites.

Tier 3 Facilities

Sites that have completed
AWS steps 1–2 and createdsite-specific water
stewardship action plans.

ALLIANCE FOR WATER STEWARDSHIPTo learn more about our broader
effort on Protecting Water for People
and Nature, click the link below.
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Water Efficiency at Our Manufacturing Sites
Water scarcity is a challenge facing many parts of the world. Here are some of the stories
of how our plants are developing on-site solutions.
Auburn, Maine

Rakona, Czech Republic

Our Feminine Care plant in Maine reduced its

Our Fabric and Home Care plant in the Czech Republic

production adjusted water use by 18% in one year. The

takes pride in their commitment to use every drop

site conserved more than 12 million liters of water byof water wisely. The manufacturing plant reduced

fixing leaks and improving cooling tower operating

its water use by more than four million liters bysystems. This water savings is equivalent to the annual

implementing multiple projects to increase water

water use of 150 Maine households. The plant continues

efficiency in utility and manufacturing processes.

to work on other ideas to reduce and reuse water.

Water saved is equal to the annual water use of morethan 130 Czech Republic citizens. Additional water

Louveira, Brazil
P&G’s Brazil Baby Care plant, located in an area which
has been experiencing water stress, developed
innovative solutions to reduce fresh water use.
The facility installed equipment to treat and reusemanufacturing process water effluent. Last year, theplant recycled more than 34 million liters of water,
the equivalent annual water use of 860 Brazilian
households. The project also inspired plant employees
to implement other water sustainability measures.

savings projects will be implemented this year.

Rakona saved

4.3 million litersof fresh water.

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0

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-82%

Since 2007, P&G plants have been on a mission to35

get to zero manufacturing waste to landfill. What weonce considered an impossible dream, has become a

12

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reality. Working closely with our Global Asset Recovery

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our manufacturing waste, helping P&G save more than

FY19/20

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Purchases (GARP) team, we found a second life use for

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Solid Waste Non-Hazardous
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16
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waste to landfill.
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In 2020, we are proud to celebrate with our teams
around the world that ALL of our 100+ manufacturing

BrazilItaly

Canada

Japan

China
Czech
Republic

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Pakistan
Peru

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Germanyof sites’ commitment set in 2016. In every location,

MexicoMoroccone & Family Caremanufacturing waste to landfill, meeting our ‘100%

25

Colombia

Egypt

sites across 38 countries have been qualified as zero

Malaysia

Chile

RussianFederation

Hungary
our “Waste Champions” have helped transform
ourWaste Hazardous by GBU
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Spain
TurkeyFY17/18 Ukraine
UnitedKingdom
United States
Vietnam

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processes with changes to the way we operate,
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while reducing our environmental footprint.

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uses for repurposing materials, and sharing learnings
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Waste
Zero Manufacturing Waste to Landfill(ZMWTL) Milestones

2007

P&G China Reduces Waste
in Shipping Footprint

Set the vision to see “waste as worth.”

Since 2017, P&G has led the FMCG industry in China to

Formed the Purchasing GARP team andcreate and expand our Ship In Own Container (SIOC)

the Product Supply Waste Teampackaging as e-commerce continues to grow inimportance, requiring protection for products during

2008

Budapest (Feminine Care) becomes ourtransportation. Traditionally, companies have protected

first ZMWTL site — setting a lighthouse for

their shipping products with multiple boxes, which

others to follow

requires significant material use and cost. However, theReusable Shipper 2.0
reduced more than 6,000 tonsof paperboard usage a year.

SIOC innovation uses tailored corrugated cardboard

2009

Reading becomes P&G's first technical site

boxes and trays to cut down on material use while

to achieve ZMWTL

maintaining protection during shipping and enhancing

Coevorden (Pet Care), Athens (DC), and2010

Aleksandrow (Beauty) show zero waste ispossible across a wider range of processes
and brands

2015

Nearly 50% of our sites reach zero waste

the consumer experience. The resulting design helps
reduce material complexity and waste, cuts end-toend cost by 20% to 40%, improves fulfillment center
picking and packing productivity by 200%, reduces
damage and leakage rates during shipping by 70% andeliminates 30% to 60% of paperboard in the packaging.

2016

global production sites by 2020. Moving
zero waste from a vision to a formal
commitment.

2016
2017–
2018
2019

Feminine Care become our first business
unit to reach 100% ZMWTL
More than 20+ countries qualify as ZMWTL
in one year
Europe becomes our first Region to achieve
ZMWTL

our e-commerce customer and supplier to develop
the package circular system. P&G is the first FMCG
company to launch the reusable shipper to replace thetraditional shipper of paperboard, shipping from P&G to
our customer. In the past 10 months, we have shipped
more than 120,000 cases of the reusable shipper in
China. We continue to create new generation Reusable
Shipper 2.0 and expand the circular network to all

P&G sets an even more ambitious goal,to achieve ZMWTL across 100% of ourStarting in 2019, P&G China partner-shipped withThe ZMWTL program hasdelivered more than 2.2 billion
in cumulative cost savings since2007, while helping upcycle nearly

6.9 million
metric tons of would-be waste.

e-commerce customers and Walmart in FY2021. We
are rolling out more than three million cases of reusable
package in the next 12 months.
With this P&G go-to-market package innovation, we
not only created value for consumers and customers,
we also reduced more than 6000 tons of paperboard
usage a year.

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Waste
Store Displays that Embrace Circularity
Point of Sale Material (POSM) are advertising materials

March, included vendors — both start-up and industry

that are used to communicate product information

players — who pitched their solutions to several

to the consumers at the point of sale. These include

companies and retailers, which turned out to be afreestanding display units, shelf signs, leaflet

source of inspiration and a real accelerator of several

dispensers and more. While having a proven record

pilot projects. In order to compare the footprint offor driving up sales, these materials often end up in a

multiple solutions, as well as track progress with ourlandfill or incinerator after stores use them.

vendors, we introduced the Sustain Score from Popai,

Together with our vendors and retail customers, P&G
Europe is committed to transforming our portfolio
into sustainable POSM, i.e., reducing the footprint on
climate and waste, while still growing the category.
A nice example of this transformative partnership
was the Hackathon on Sustainable POSM. This event,which was hosted by P&G and held in Brussels last

an industry-wide tool measuring sustainable design.
This helped identify ways to make store materials moresustainable, including paper sourcing accreditation

In Europe, we’ve begun replacing
plastic with cardboard handles
and display trays.

for responsible forestry, reduction of single-use plastic
and the development of a winning business model fora circular display. We may not have all the answers yet,but our teams are taking the first steps forward while
exploring new solutions.

P&G Europe hascommitted to reduce
the footprint on climate
and waste, while still
growing the category.

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Waste

Smart-Box
A simple box withmany sustainability
advantages!

P&G Europe Introduces Reusable
Transport Smart-Box

P&G Peru Office Finds Creative Ways
to Repurpose Waste

Before products such as toothbrushes, razors

At P&G Peru, the efforts to achieve zero waste toand deodorants reach the retail shelves, they arelandfill certification for our Lima office never stops.

repackaged several times in different transport

We took little steps like eliminating garbage canscontainers on their way to the consumer. In production,

in workstations and replacing them with recycling

the products come in their outer packaging in cartons,

stations every 10 steps. We also eliminated most of theare stacked on pallets and transported by truck toplastic used at the office, such as cups, cutlery andthe distribution centers. Depending on the order, thestraws, by providing employees with reusable mugs,

pallets may be divided into smaller units and repacked

glass cups and metal cutlery and reinforcing theirinto other containers. In this way, the products pass

usage. This was complemented with two washing

through various containers and packaging until theystations that were installed in the offices where

are finally at the retailer and later on the shelf.

employees can wash their utensils.

Today, transport boxes are already being used for

In 2018, we formed an alliance with Sinba — an NGO

redistribution in retail, but these are not currently

dedicated to transforming organic waste into quality

standardized. This is very inefficient for trade andfood for pigs — to help us properly prepare ourindustry and drives up costs because the different

recyclable waste for recycling organizations. As they

packaging also generates a lot of packaging waste.

have deep knowledge of recycling and related topics,
we’ve relied on Sinba to organize training and activities

GS1, a non-profit that oversees global standards forbusiness communications, has recognized this and soindustry, trade and GS1 Germany have developed thereusable GS1 Smart-Box, an isomodular, exchangeable
box that represents a sustainable solution for all parties
involved. The GS1 Smart-Box offers many advantages:
the exchange and cleaning of the boxes is done by apool partner, industry and trade share the costs, thetrucks are optimally loaded and utilized, trade saves
time and work and unnecessary packaging material
is reduced. A simple box with many sustainability
advantages!

for our employees like recycling contests, workshops
and the creation of our “Ecologic Stops” where
employees are tested on their knowledge of separating
recyclables. As our organic waste is transformed into
food for pigs, we placed little toy pigs on top of theorganic waste bins to raise awareness and make people
think of the consequences of tossing non-organic
waste in this trash can. P&G Peru employees have astrong commitment to environmental sustainability
and continue taking actions to accomplish our goal.

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Striving for Circular Solutions
Across our global operations, we aremaking intentional choices to reduce
the footprint of our suppliers, buyers andmanufacturing sites, sourcing sustainable
materials and exploring new businessmodels to drive circular solutions. We are
combining resources, reach and knowledge
with strategic global partners to drive
the scale and speed needed to make adifference.
Circularity has always been a part of our ongoingconservation and environmental footprint reduction
efforts within water, waste and renewable energy.
We are committed to develop a more circular end-

and transport of our products. Circularity is not only
the right thing to do, it also helps make our operations
more efficient and resilient.

Our Tabler Station Solution

The Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE)
is a nonprofit environmental organization based in
Beijing, China. IPE has developed and operated the

Our newest global manufacturing facility in Tabler

Blue Map database and app consolidating nationwide

Station, West Virginia, was designed with circularity

environmental quality data and real-time emissions

in mind.

data for the first time. IPE’s Green Supply Chain

The Tabler Station plant produces Dawn dish soap,
Head & Shoulders and Pantene shampoo, and Gilletteand Olay body wash. Tabler Station is P&G’s latest andlargest investment in U.S. manufacturing and has
implemented industry-leading innovative approaches
including:

to-end supply chain by 2030. To achieve this, we will

• Silver LEED v4 certified

need to start thinking differently about the incoming• 100% renewable electricity

materials, manufacturing work process, distribution

P&G China Ranks in the Top 50 in IPE’s
2019 Green Supply Chain Annual Report• Zero manufacturing waste to landfill• Co-located bottle and material suppliers• On-site surfactant making• Recycling of nearly 230 million liters per year of
circular water today, with the capacity to recycle up
to 330 million when fully operational (enough forevery person in the U.S. to have a bottle of water)

Our newest global manufacturing
facility in Tabler Station, West Virginia,
was designed with circularity in mind.

Corporate Information Transparency Index (CITI)
evaluation is a system for ranking brands’ supply
chain practices. IPE uses this index to dynamicallyassess brand performance in overseeing supply
chain environmental responsibility, scoring on suchmatters as public engagement and responsiveness,requirements for supplier compliance and corrective
action and data disclosure and transparency. P&G
China proactively stepped up to adopt the Green
Supply Chain Index (CITI) and the Blue Map APP to
manage the environmental performance of suppliers
and took the lead in piloting end-to-end green supply
chains. In the 2019 CITI Annual Report, P&G China
ranked in the TOP 50, our first entry as a best-practicecompany since the CITI report was introduced in 2014.

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Partnering with Suppliers
Supplier Citizenship Summit on
Sustainability

P&G and Cargill Collaborate to Bring
Nature-Powered Innovation

More than 400 people representing 300 external

An innovation developed in the corporate labs

business partners and P&G teams attended our first-

at P&G that converts lactic acid into bio-based

ever Supplier Citizenship Summit at our Cincinnati

acrylic acid could be a helpful step to shift everyday

global headquarters in October 2019. We spent the day

goods to be made from annually renewable crops.

P&G scientists Juan Velasquez, Jane Godlewski andhearing from inspirational P&G leaders and program

The collaboration leverages P&G’s award-winning

Dimitris Collias (pictured below), who invented the

managers who are working on Water, Waste andtechnology and Cargill’s bioindustrial expertise toproprietary technology, were named as recipients

Climate. The event heightened overall awareness anddeliver greener alternatives in the personal care space.

of the 2020 national Award for Affordable Green

insights on these very important topics.

P&G has granted Cargill an exclusive license that allows

As follow-up to the Summit, we had many suppliers

Cargill to further develop and commercialize thisask how they could learn more about GHG emission

technology, so that it can ultimately be incorporated in

reduction. P&G partnered with WWF to host a webinar

a range of applications from superabsorbent polymers

series to coach 30 suppliers about pursuing ambitious

in absorbent hygiene products to thickeners

science-based targets to reduce their GHG emissions.

P&G’s first-everSupplier Citizenship
Summit took place at
our Cincinnati global
headquarters in
October 2019.

in household paints and beyond. The use of bio-based
acrylic acid is estimated to reduce GHG emissions
for years to come — something that is important toa range of stakeholders, including consumers andbusiness leaders.

Chemistry by the American Chemical Society.
While the conversion technology is considereda breakthrough, it will take several more years ofdevelopment before impacting consumer productsin the marketplace.

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Forestry
Promoting Responsible Forestry
Through Certification

Increasing FSC-Certified Acres

Trees and the products they provide are an essential

meet the demands of our Industry. Because of this,part of our daily lives and can play a role in helping

we are working directly with our supply chain partners

address climate change. By producing all of our Family

and industry stakeholders to grow the supply of FSC-

Care products with pulp sourced from 100% third-party

certified materials and pulp. Achieving our goal means

certified forests, we are helping to promote forestry

collaborating with NGOs, suppliers and governments

practices that leave a smaller environmental footprint,

to help increase the acreage of FSC-certified forests.

protect vulnerable species and make a positive impact

One of the ways we do this is through multiple projects

on communities that depend on them.

led by The Nature Conservancy and the American

The availability of FSC-certified pulp is insufficient toForest Foundation, such as the Family Forest Carbon

Forest Stewardship Council®
(FSC®) Certification
FSC is one of the world’s most trusted forest

Program, the Working Woodlands project andCarolina’s Working Forest Conservation Collaborativeto educate family forest landowners and othersmallholders on how to obtain forest certification.

certifications. P&G is making progress on ourcommitment to nearly double our use of FSC-certified
fiber in our tissue and paper towel products to 75%

fiber. For tissue and towel products, we’ve achieved
49% FSC COC certification this year.

suppliers with the goalof ensuring that the pulp
we source meets ourvalues, commitments andstandards. Through our FSC sourcing commitments
and by championing stricter FSC Canadian Forest
Management standards, we are working to ensure
forests stay forests, protect biodiversity, and respect
the rights of Indigenous Peoples. FSC Canada’s newforest management standard addresses challenges
pertaining to the management of woodland caribou
and its habitat including additional indicators relevant

WORKING WOODL ANDS PROJECT

Custody (COC). In the first year of this commitment,
P&G increased FSC COC to more then 50% of our wood

We work closely with our

specific to Canadian forests and includes criteria
FAMILY FOREST CARBON PROGRAM

by 2025. Over the past five years, P&G has sourced,
on average, 35% of our wood fiber from FSC Chain of

Canadian Boreal:
Importance ofCaribou and First
Nations

to all species that may be at risk. The updates also
include clarification around “free, prior and informed
consent” as defined in the United Nations Declaration

CAROLINA’S WORKING FORESTCONSERVATION COLL ABORATIVE

of Indigenous Peoples. With the increased rigor in the
FSC Canada National Forest Management Standard
through our demand and increase in FSC-certified

WOOD PULP PROCUREMENT POLICY

sourcing, we are working to protect these importantvalues in Canada and elsewhere.
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Forestry
Fiber Innovation
P&G is investing in innovation in non-wood fibers andRestoring Forests through Relief andRegeneration Efforts

FSC-certified fast-growing wood fibers. Our goal is to

Climate change is fueling more and more intense

discover a non-wood fiber that is:wildfires across the globe. In 2018, an estimated 8,000

1) consumer-preferred,fires burned across California alone, consuming more

2) able to be produced at scale andseason is already exceeding the devastation of 2018,3) responsibly sourced using third-party
certification.
Our efforts this year included:• Completed a landscape assessment to understandthe ability to produce non-wood fibers at the scalerequired by P&G. Some relevant results are here:
NON-WOOD FIBERS IN TISSUE• Partnered with leading experts to assess the ability
to source various non-wood fibers responsibly. It’s

than 1.8 million acres of forestland. California’s 2020and experts predict it will only worsen.
P&G’s Bounty, Charmin and Puffs brands will beclosely collaborating with the Arbor Day Foundation
to plant 300,000 trees through the California Wildfire
Restoration project, leading other corporate partners
toward the goal of two million trees planted in total on
private and public land.
The long-term benefits of the two million trees to beplanted will be seen by generations to come througha restored ecosystem, carbon sequestration andimproved air and water quality for local communities.

critical to consider child labor, political stability,

P&G recognizes that together we can make acorruption and modern slavery issues, which are

difference, which is why we joined the Evergreen

concerns in countries that grow non-wood fibers.

Alliance, a group of 17 corporate partners making a• Invested in studying a supply chain for non-woodfibers. We are now working to scale production andensure the fiber can be sustainably sourced.
• Developed a higher performing and consumerpreferred paper towel made with 40% more
FSC-certified plantation fiber.

commitment to help the Arbor Day Foundation plant
100 million trees, inspiring five million tree plantersby 2022. This announcement builds on P&G Family
Care’s existing support for the Arbor Day Foundation’s
wildfire restoration work in California.

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Investing in Nature in Brazil’s
Atlantic Forest
There’s no question that protecting the world’s
forests is of crucial importance. Not only are theya vital ecological resource — home to more than
three-quarters of the world’s life on land, critical for
mitigating climate change and necessary for filtering
our air and water — they’re also an essential economic
resource for more than 1.5 billion people who rely
directly on forests for their daily survival. Balancing
the health of our forests while also meeting consumer
demand for paper and wood products continues topose great challenges that require innovative thinking
and collaboration.
This reality has inspired P&G Family Care, pulp supplierSuzano and World Wildlife Fund to collaborate on the
Atlantic Forest Landscape Restoration Project in Brazil.
This effort will produce forest landscape restoration
and rehabilitation plans and methodologies for several
degraded forest and agricultural landscapes in theBrazilian state of Espírito Santo. This project is laying
the groundwork for forest landscape restoration
with meaningful impacts on biodiversity, water, foodsecurity and other co-benefits for local communities.
BRAZIL’S ATL ANTIC FOREST
COLL ABORATION

Through a long-standing partnership with
WWF, P&G is making progress towardambitious, responsible fiber sourcing goals forboth its products and packaging; supporting
suppliers and family forest owners who are
key partners in its sustainability journey;
and actively working to strengthen forest
certification standards around the globe.

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Sourcing Data
FY19/20 Family Care (Tissue/Towel)

FY19/20 Corporate

Total Sourcing = 1.15MM ADMT

Total Sourcing = 1.69MM ADMTCountry of Origin% of Total

Country of Origin% of Total

Argentina< 1%

Brazil43%

Brazil30%

Canada45%

Canada31%

United States

9%

United States

37%

Sweden

3%

2%

Total

SwedenTotal
Certification System

100%

Growing the quantity of forest
management certified pulp

100%
% of Total

Certification System% of Total

FSC COC51%

FSC COC49%

FSC CW

19%

FSC CW

26%

PEFC

15%

PEFC

21%

SFI

15%

SFI

4%

Total

100%

Maintaining 100% third-party
certification of virgin wood pulp

Total

FSC COC — FSC Chain of Custody

FSC COC — FSC Chain of Custody

FSC CW — Controlled Wood

FSC CW — Controlled Wood

100%

Staying on track versus Family Care’s
FSC-sourcing goal for 2025

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Forestry
Paper-Based Packaging
We continually strive to optimize the design of our
packaging, aiming to use the least amount of material,
while ensuring adequate protection, delivery andTotal Volume in Metric Tons: ~840,000% Recycled80%% Virgin20%

safe use of our products. As part of our ongoing
efforts, we continue to identify source reduction
opportunities to decrease overall material usage andto use recycled paper when it offers the best option
to meet performance and business requirements. Our
paper-based packaging is derived from wood fiber,% of virgin fiber

and we have a responsibility through our procurement% of total recycled orpractices to ensure that the wood fiber in ourthird-party certified virgin

packaging has been responsibly sourced. We made a94%that was third-party certified

99.5%

specific commitment that by 2020, 100% 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 from an increased
number of suppliers to assess progress against thisgoal. This year, we have received data from more than
120 suppliers that represent more than 98% of ourglobal paper packaging spend. This data, which was
self-reported by our suppliers, is summarized in thefollowing table:

As outlined, 99.5% of the volume reported by our
suppliers was either recycled or third-party certified
virgin content, and we have plans in place to address
the remaining fraction. As we go forward, our objective
is to maintain the use of recycled or third-party
certified virgin fiber in our paper packaging, and wewill continue to report data on our paper packaging
on an annual basis.
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Palm Oil
Palm oil (PO) is an important, versatile andhighly efficient natural and renewable
vegetable oil. It is widely used for cooking,and in home-care and personal-care goods,
food and biofuels. Palm production globally
is approximately 80 million tons per year.
Palm oil is the primary material while Palm
kernel oil (PKO) is essentially a by-productmaterial. P&G currently uses less than 1%of the global palm volume, mostly palm
kernel oil.
In some regions of the world, rapidly expanding palm
growth is seen as a threat to existing tropical forestsand peat lands. In some cases, concerns have also
been expressed in relation to respect for workers’ rights
and safety, as well as recognition for the land rights ofsmallholder farmers and indigenous peoples.
At P&G, we are committed to the responsible
sourcing of palm, meaning it does not contributeto deforestation, while respecting human and labor

policy and our commitment to be a force for goodin the industry through smallholder inclusion andconservation and protection. We recognize that there
will always be more that needs to be done.

Palm Oil Responsible Sourcing Policy
P&G is committed to ensuring our suppliers meet the2018 RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C) and to 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• 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

rights. We are actively engaged as members ofof indigenous and local communities to give orRoundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) andwithhold their free, prior and informed consent for

support their standards to drive responsible practices

development of land they own legally, communallyacross the industry. In addition, we have establishedor by custom

a robust approach to responsible sourcing of palmderived materials through our goal to source 100%
RSPO-certified palm for all P&G brands by 2022,

All our suppliers have submitted their relevant policies
and procedures to demonstrate how they will meet our
responsible sourcing requirements. Our expectationis that our suppliers apply these policies to all theiroperations, not just those supplying P&G. If we find a
supplier is violating any of the above requirements, andif 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 would needto have a documented action plan and demonstratemeaningful progress to be considered for reinstating
supply agreements.

OUR RESPONSIBLE SOURCING POLICY

our strong compliance to our Responsible Sourcing*The High Carbon Stock Approach (HCSA) Toolkit should be applied to identify and conserve HCS forests.

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Palm Oil
Progress
In FY19/20, we have made progress against several

Renewing our P&G Palm Sustainability Strategy

independent and respected expert in the field of labor

key milestones:

with focus in three key areas:rights to guide and work with FGV to accelerate action

Increasing the overall % RSPO-certified palm used

• Establishing a strong foundation based on 100%in P&G brands to 61%.
• We maintained 100% RSPO Segregated (SG) palmoil, and 100% Segregated (SG)/ Mass Balance (MB) on
palm oil derivatives.

RSPO-certified palm for all P&G brands• Driving robust compliancemonitoring — environmental and social• Identifying programs to play a role as a force forand implement change.
Supporting 160 independent smallholders in Johor
Malaysia in their work towards applying for the new
RSPO Independent Smallholder Standard (RISS).
Unfortunately, COVID-19 and the Malaysian Movement
Control Order (MCO), which restricted movement in• We have increased our percentage of RSP0-certified

good — including through improving livelihoods forthe interest of health and safety during the pandemic,

palm kernel oil/palm kernel oil derivatives, and wesmallholders and with conservation and protection

led to a postponement of all audits until the firstare on track to deliver approximately 90% physicallyprograms

quarter of 2021. However, we expect these smallholders

certified RSPO PO/PKO by the summer 2021 and100% by the end of 2021.

Implementing improved compliance and grievancemonitoring enabled by our third-party collaboration

to be among the first to be certified using the new
RISS standard.

with Earthqualizer — allowing us to track potential

Progressing our assessment of potential

deforestation, development on peat or fires by ourenvironmental conservation and protection

suppliers or across their enterprise wide supply chain.

programs with NGOs and partners — including

We believe this is key to helping us identify any issues

biodiversity, wildlife, forest and livelihood protection.

across P&G’s palm supply chains and take action

Specific programs have been identified with partners,

where needed. Our first public grievance dashboard

and these are currently undergoing evaluation and dueis planned to be published in January 2021.​

diligence assessments.

Stepping up to invest and support efforts to

Actively participating in the RSPO Jurisdictional

accelerate human and labor rights remediation

Working Group to develop the framework andefforts at supplier Felda Global Venture (FGV). We

certification structure to ensure broader compliance tobelieve that this is the right and responsible thing

RSPO standards and our Responsible Sourcing Policy.

to do, not only for FGV, but most importantly for its
workers and potentially for the whole palm industry.
A key element of this process has been enrollingthe support of the Fair Labor Association (FLA), an

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Palm OilThree Pillar Framework
Pillar I

years. Currently, 44% of PKO/PKOD used in our brands

towards more sustainable practices. P&G is seeking

is RSPO-certified, with plans identified to enable year-

to play a role both through our own PO/POD RSPO

Set the Foundation

on-year increases to 100% by the end of 2021.

purchase choices and by engaging with others to

100% RSPO-certification for all P&G

Today, PGC supplies palm products within thebrands by end of 2021

merchant market. We are in a position to supply
certified materials to PGC direct customers on a

Pillar II

Robust Monitoring
Environment and Social

Pillar III Becoming a Force for Good
Smallholders and conservation andprotection programs

demand-driven basis. We continue to play an active rolein advocating for the use of RSPO certified materials
in our efforts to increase demand for sustainable palm
other purchasers of palm-derived materials.
Palm OilP&G uses ingredients derived from palm oil and palm
products and supplies via PGC to the merchant market.

P&G uses palm-derived ingredients in our products,

working with groups driving awareness of its benefits.
Learn more about why we are moving to RSPO
segregated palm at the link below.
RSPO SG PO

both with our direct customers and more broadly withoil derivatives in Skin & Personal Care and Fabric Care

Pillar I: Set The Foundation

advocate for the use of RSPO-certified palm andOur major suppliers of PO and POD are Wilmar, ICOF,
COFCO and Nimir.

RSPO segregated palm oil is physically segregatedfrom non-certified oils throughout the supply chain.
This provides greater verification on the origins of theoil purchased — ensuring that it originates from RSPOcertified sources with greater traceability at eachstage. By definition, this allows us to trace the oil, notonly to the palm oil mill but to the source plantationand to implement additional verification or audit

as well as for use at P&G Chemicals (PGC), ourIn 2018, we moved to 100% RSPO Segregated (SG)steps when needed. We are working toward ouroleochemical operation. PGC sells PKO and PO

Palm Oil. Our PODs are currently a combination of SG

goal of being both 100% RSPO PO SG (complete) and

derivatives to business-to-business and merchantand Mass Balanced (MB) with the aim to transition

PO fractions and POD (in progress) by early 2021.

industrial customers.

to 100% SG by end of 2020 or early 2021. We have

In 2019, we announced our commitment to use 100%
RSPO-certified palm-derived materials in our P&G
brands by the end of 2022. We are now accelerating ourtimeline by one year and plan to achieve 100% RSPO

identified some challenges (influenced by broader
market dynamics and supply availability) that need to
be overcome, but we continue to work closely with our
suppliers against this aim.

certification for palm-derived materials in P&G brands

We believe that driving broader demand and use ofby the end of 2021. We have made strong progress,

RSPO-certified palm oil (PO/POD) will play a criticalreaching 61% certification for all P&G brands in FY19/20,

role in creating more sustainable palm agricultural

an increase of 49% from the previous fiscal year. Our

practices. Palm oil production is the primarypalm oil and palm oil derivatives used in our brands

commodity for growers, as such it drives businesshave been 100% RSPO-certified for approximately threechoices, including land use change and ultimately

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Palm Oil
Palm Kernel Oil

Palm Oil/Palm

Palm OilP&G uses ingredients derived from PKO and Palm

Oil Fractions

Derivatives1

Kernel Oil Derivatives (PKOD) in Fabric Care, Home
Care, Hair Care and Skin & Personal Care products.
In FY19/20, our major PKO and PKOD suppliers are
FGV, Wilmar, KLK, ICOF, AAA, GAR, Sime Darby.
We have made significant progress in our PKO
certified usage in P&G brands. In FY19/20, it is now
at 44%. We have identified potential supply chain
solutions to enable us to increase this to 100%by the end of 2021.

1

Metric Tons1

44,93662,996

RSPO
Certified (%)

100%

100%

%MB

54%

100%

%SG

46%

0%

Suppliers’ Traceability — Palm Oil Traceability to Mills
Traceability plays an important role in helping us
monitor and manage a sustainable palm supply chain.
We have currently been at 98% traceability of palm
purchases back to the palm oil mills. Our key direct
suppliers are Wilmar, ICOF, AAA, GAR and Kalmart.
See the map for locations of mills and click on the link
for a detailed list of these mills:

1 This is the volume consumed in P&G brands in FY19/20. The PO/PKO volumes
used in P&G Chemicals and sold in the Merchant Market is reported in the RSPOACOP in the Processor & Trader Section (https://rspo.org/members/acop)

Palm
Kernel Oil

Palm Kernel Oil
1

Derivatives1

Metric Tons1

169,626

78,045

RSPO
Certified (%)

44%

37%

RSPO MB
Certified (%)

44%

37%

1 This is the volume consumed in P&G brands in FY19/20. The PO/PKO volumes
used in P&G Chemicals and sold in the Merchant Market is reported in the RSPOACOP in the Processor & Trader Section (https://rspo.org/members/acop)

P&G TRACEABILIT Y TO MILLS

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Palm OilPILLAR II: Robust Monitoring
Human and Labor Rights — P&G Stepping Forward
to Support Change at FGV
In 2018, an RSPO complaint was filed against FGV
regarding alleged conditions related to forced labor
among its foreign worker population. This catalyzed

action plan based on findings from the FLA’s internalOver the past 10 years, Earthqualizer has developed amanagement systems gap analysis, feedback fromcomprehensive oil palm database, based on a supplier

field visits and recommendations from civil society

group level and working with stakeholders to end

organizations working on human and labor rights andnon-sustainable commodity sourcing practices. A key

migration issues. This was published in March 2020feature of this data is its accuracy, level of precisionand can be found in the FGV Action Plan 2020.

and timeliness of the tracking system at a supplier

FGV to take a more holistic approach toward preventing

An essential part of the FLA’s process is ongoing open

and addressing human and labor rights issues within

and transparent publication of progress reports. FGV’s

its supply chain.

first progress report was published by the FLA in

At P&G, respecting human rights is fundamental to
how we manage our business. We follow the U.N.
Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
and expect our business partners to operate in thesame manner. It is our responsibility to engage with
our suppliers if human rights issues are identified,assess the problem and then use our resources andexpertise to take action and implement solutions.
In 2019, P&G decided to step in and support FGV in

September 2020. This report demonstrates progress
during the COVID-19 pandemic and movement in theright direction, but more work is needed. The reportis rigorous and thorough, and work is underway todevelop an executive summary of progress and next

Operations — Activating Earthqualizer Monitoring
We believe an industry-wide monitoring system based

independent and respected expert in the field of laboron use of aerial/satellite imagery, concession maps

rights, for their help to guide and work with us

and knowledge of high-conservation-value (HCV)/

to accelerate action and change.

high-carbon-stock (HCS) areas is a powerful tool todrive long-term improvements to manage working
conditions in its operations and those in its upstream
supply chain. The first step was for FGV to develop an

combination of analytical capacity and big data
has made the Earthqualizer system a useful tool tohelp monitor the No Deforestation and Peat (NDP)
elements of our Responsible Sourcing Policy.

published on an ongoing basis.

step was to engage the Fair Labor Association (FLA), an

to uphold FLA standards, address labor issues andand push for the resolution of social conflicts. This

the FLA for regular progress reviews, which will beEnterprise-Wide Monitoring of Suppliermembers of FLA-FGV Affiliation. FGV committed

can immediately halt destructive land-use practices

continue to take positive actions and to work withidentified both by civil society, NGOs and P&G. The firstand P&G Chemicals (PGC) would become affiliatedengage when there is a potential grievance case thatsteps in a targeted way to stakeholders. FGV will

accelerating the pace of change — an important step

In November 2019, the FLA announced that FGV

group level which enables users, such as P&G tohelp ensure consistent enforcement of our Palm
Responsible Sourcing Policy. We are working with
Earthqualizer (formerly known as Aid Environment)
to deploy technology which tracks deforestation,and development on peat and fires in our supplierenterprise-wide supply chains, offering new visibility
and ability to act on issues and exposure for our palm
supply chains.

At P&G, respecting
human rights isfundamental to how wemanage our business.

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Palm OilMonitoring and Grievance Reporting acrossP&G Palm Supply Chain
Earthqualizer’s technology is helping us implement
more robust and effective monitoring across ourthird-party supplier network. It allows us to proactively
identify issues and address them quickly and respondefficiently and effectively to any concerns raised inrelation to deforestation or peatland development.
This technology will enable us to monitor palm oilconcessions owned by companies inside our supply
chain with primary focus on Indonesia, Malaysia andPapua New Guinea.

PILLAR III: Force for Good
P&G seeks to be a force for good wherever we operate.
We know there are actions we can take for change
within our supply chain and through use of certifiedRSPO use in our brands. However, we also need to go
further with long-term programs focused on making
a difference for smallholders and communities andP&G is supporting work by a key supplier to conduct
full traceability of palm fresh fruit bunch production
sources and No Deforestation, Peat and Exploitation(NDPE) verification of high-risk areas (as per GFW
Pro Assessment) in 23 of their RSPO-certified mills in
Peninsular Malaysia. So far, we have:the ecosystems that sustain palm agriculture. It is also

• Achieved supply-shed traceability of fresh fruit

vital for us to both lead and partner on these programs,

bunches to 23 mills within a 50 kM radius.

so we bring the voices and expertise of many parties
to these programs. In FY19/20, we maintained ourongoing commitment to improving smallholder

This data will be part of our ongoing grievance

livelihoods, and we are beginning to identify andmonitoring process. We plan to publish reports every

establish specific conservation and protection

four months on www.pg.com, with the first reportprograms.

planned for January 2021.

2. Traceability and Verification Task Force (TVTF)

In FY19/20, we focused on:• Completed traceability exercise of 108K mT FFB(2.4K mT PKO) to 17 FFB collection centers and 6,170
smallholders in Johor under the Bingan Jaya’s (anFFB Dealer in Malaysia) supply base in Johor.
3. Conservation and Protection Program Development
This year, we began a process to identify potential
force for good programs based on conservation and

1. Enabling Independent Smallholder Transformation

protection of ecosystems, wildlife and supporting— approximately 40% of global oil palm is grown bycommunities. These will be developed in partnership

smallholders and enabling and ensuring sustainablewith expert NGOs and in consultation with local civil

farming practices has the potential to both improvesociety and communities. We are currently reviewing

lives and deliver greater sustainable palm production

proposals and expect to announce further progressand supply. We have supported RSPO engagementin FY20/21.

and training for smallholders since 2015. We have also
worked directly with independent smallholders inJohor State, Malaysia, since 2017 and via our Centre
for Sustainable Smallholders (CSS), which seeks tohelp farmers boost livelihoods via more efficient andsustainable farming practices. Additional detail on oursmallholder efforts is available here:
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4. Engaging, Advocating and Partnering for Change
Making change happen across the palm industry
supply chain starts with commitment, but is enabled
by partnerships. P&G is committed to working withothers in the industry, as well as stakeholder groups todevelop best practices and implement programs forchange. We partner with many groups including:• RSPO via many working groups, standing
committees and participation in programs that
help drive the development and implementation of• Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) — We areparticipating in CGF’s Forest Positive Coalition of
Action comprised of member companies committed
to moving efficiently toward a forest positive
future and to work to accelerate systematic efforts
to remove deforestation, forest degradation andconversion from key commodity supply chains.

Moving Forward
We are proud of the progress we have made so far,sustainable palm practices. These include:

but we are not complacent. We need to advance our• Development of the new Jurisdictional Approachindustry and with NGOs and civil society to continue

Certification system to support group certification
at scale under the RSPO Principle & Criteria (P&C),

work in collaboration with our suppliers and across thethe journey to more sustainable palm.

Independent Smallholder Standard (RISS) andIn FY20/21, we will be focusing on:

Supply Chain Certification Standard (SCCS)• Completing our supply chain efforts to achieve 100%

• Smallholder programs which include:- Development of RSPO on Smallholder Strategy
and Supply Chain Certification Standards (SCCS)
group to implement the RSPO Independent
Smallholder Standards certification- Providing smallholder support andengagement at RSPO annual Round Table- Support for the RSPO Smallholder Training
Academy through availability of mastertrainers for training• Partnering on the development of Principles andCriteria on High Forest Cover and High Carbon
Stock Approach

RSPO SG for POD by the end of 2020 or early 2021.
• Implementing our glidepath to 100% PKO and PKOD
RSPO certification by the end of 2021.
• Having public grievance reporting for social andenvironmental in place by January 2021.
• Continuing the social remediation work through Fair
Labor Association (FLA) in FGV supply chain.

• Completing RISS Certification of a minimum of 124
smallholders in Johor.
• Executing the conserve and protect program ofecologically sensitive areas.
• Enabling finalization of the Jurisdictional Certification
System Document for approval early 2021.

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Palm Oil: Smallholder Spotlight
RSPO Independent Smallholder Standard(RISS) — Inclusive and Sustainable
Smallholders play an important role in the palm supply
chain. Implementing the RSPO Smallholder Strategy
is a critical way to enable sustainable palm production,
while enabling inclusion of smallholders to help themboost their yields and livelihoods and enable their
participation and voice within the RSPO System.

Key progress updates include:• Supporting our smallholders to successfullycomplete registration of their new smallholder
association — PERTANIAGA (Association for
Sustainable Commercial Smallholders). This wascompleted on May 26, 2020 with Malaysia Registrarof Societies (as governed by Societies Act 1966
and Societies Regulation 1984). This is a key step
toward their association becoming an regular RSPOThe new RSPO Independent Smallholder Standard (RISS)

member, which is essential for moving toward RISS

is the means to realize the strategy. As a member of theCertification Audits.

Smallholder Interim Group, we have been contributing
to the development of the RISS. This aims to createa simplified, more inclusive process, with a stepwise
approach that supports continuous improvement offarming practice and productivity. It seeks to bring thiskey supply chain sector into the RSPO-certified palm
system with key eligibility requirements to enable market
support to the smallholders to advance by milestones
towards 100% RSPO compliance.

• Making progress toward RISS certification for
independent smallholders — 257 of the P&G
partner smallholders have signed a participatory
agreement to achieve certification in FY20/21 ofwhich 124 smallholders are on track to achieve RISS
certification milestone by the end of 2020.
• Expanding expertise by training four of oursustainable field officers at the Centre for Sustainable
Smallholders (CSS) to be qualified as RSPO
Smallholder Trainer Academy Master Trainer.
We are committed to continuing the support to thesmallholders and have been nominated to sit in the
RSPO Smallholder Standing Committee which willoversee the successful implementation of the RSPO
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Palm Oil: Smallholder Spotlight
Improving Livelihoods of Palm Smallholders
P&G’s Smallholder Program in Johor state, Malaysia,

with researchers, agronomists and field workers

seeks to put smallholders in control, so they can

to work with supply chain teams to drive “on-the-improve their livelihoods and make sustainableground” (and in-the-field) capability. We also quickly

farming choices. P&G has a unique role to play, not only

established a collaboration with Yara, a leading global

through investment but by creating and activating

fertilizer manufacturer, to create a supply chain atpartnerships with independent experts in sustainableaffordable prices. In order to support the future

agriculture, ecology and supply chain that lead togeneration of program leaders, we have createdbetter, more responsible solutions.

internship opportunities for local students to learn and

In collaboration with the Malaysia Institute for Supply

experience life in the palm sector working in CSS.

Chain Innovation (MISI), we established the Centre for

Key progress on our efforts include:

Sustainable Smallholders (CSS). CSS is based at the• 10 smallholders have successfully completed their

University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, in Parit Raja,

first of three years of participation in Core Learning

Johor. It works as a “one-stop-shop” resource center

Farm Program.
• Positive progress in palm fresh fruit bunch (FFB)
yields achieved in the 10 Core Learning Farms withannual yield of 18.83 mT/Ha.
• CSS has successfully completed six field pocket
guides on Best Management Practices (BMP) to
provide expertise for smallholders.
We are also committed to championing smallholders’progress in partnership with RSPO. Since 2015, we havesponsored their “Linking Learning” session annually.
Through CSS, we are supporting the RSPO Smallholder
Academy, which looks to develop technical experts
who are then able to train farmers in best practices.

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Society
Accelerating transformative change toprotect the planet is firmly on the corporate
agenda. With serious challenges facing
us — climate change, plastic waste, lossof biodiversity and more — P&G and otherprivate sector companies are stepping up
and joining forces with NGOs, academics,
governments and more to collectively
develop solutions at scale.

Protecting Forests with WWF in Russia

50L Home Coalition will Reinvent Water
Use in the Home

diversity, but also for regulating the climatic and water

At P&G, we believe there are opportunities to develop• Naturella in X5: one ruble from each purchase ofand scale viable innovations to reinvent how water isused in cities around the world. Today, we know thatthe average home in the developed world is highly
inefficient, using up to 500 liters of water per person
each day. Showering, laundry, cooking and washingdishes in the home result in using 10% of the earth’s
water supply. P&G is spearheading the 50L Home
Coalition to bring partners together across the entire
domestic water value chain, aiming to transform urban
water management. The goal of the 50L Home projectwill be to leverage technologies and innovations thatenable a person to live on 50 liters of water usage per
day that feels like 500 liters. This effort will not only aim
to save water but also energy used in the home.

50L HOME COALITION

P&G partnered with three key retailers in Russia
including Tander, X5 and Lenta to contribute morethan 8,3 million RUB to WWF Forest program. The
in-store campaigns focused consumers’ attention on
climate problems, offering easy and transparent ways
to participate by supporting several forest conservation
projects of WWF-Russia. This addressed the challengeof Siberian fires and intact forests which are important
not only for the conservation of the planet’s biologicalregime, protecting the soil from degradation andmaintaining the high flow of rivers.

Naturella was allocated to the WWF-Russia’s project“Forest Guards”. Each shopper received a personalcertificate indicating the area of intact forest
conserved on their behalf.
• Multi-brand in Lenta: one ruble from each P&G
product sold in Lenta’s stores funded WWF-Russia’s
initiative “Preserving Altai’s Valuable Forests from
Fires.”• Laundry products in Tander: during Earth Hour in2020 one ruble from each purchase of Ariel, Fairy
and Lenor was donated to the WWF-Russia fund forpreserving Russian intact forests that contributes toclimate change mitigation.

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Keeping Plastic Waste
Out of the Environment
Alliance to End Plastic
Waste Enters Year Two
with Strong Momentum
P&G is a founding member of the
Alliance to End Plastic Waste, launched in Januaryof 2019 with the clear and ambitious vision to help
end plastic waste in the environment. Now almost 50
members strong, with P&G CEO David Taylor serving as
Board Chair from day one, the Alliance is continuing todevelop, support and invest in a range of solutions thatare helping prevent the leakage of plastic waste into
our rivers, seas and oceans.
Thinking Globally, Acting LocallyEnding plastic waste is a global issue with local
municipal action and responsibility. Communities
bordering water bodies in Asia and Africa are the mostvulnerable, but Alliance efforts will cover all corners of
the world, in both emerging and developed economies.
Collaboration Is Key

From Waste to WorthRecovering and extracting value from waste plastic
is a critical outcome for a circular supply chain and toclosing the loop.
Moving Up the Waste Hierarchy
Progressing from short-term actions to long-lasting
waste management solutions that help communities
and society achieve circular economies.
The Alliance is engaging with cities to deliver a

to bring transparency and collaboration to corporate
action and reporting on plastic. In June 2020, ReSource
published its inaugural public report, Transparent 2020,as the first benchmark of the activation hub’s goal of
preventing 50 million metric tons of plastic waste bycatalyze a waste-free future, providing support

With a comprehensive measurement and analysis offor 14 projects in cities like Jembrana, Indonesia;
Accra, Ghana; Tan An, Vietnam; Puducherry, India;
Surabaya, Indonesia, and Manila, Philippines, to namea few. Bringing companies together with nonprofit
organizations, development agencies, governments
and other stakeholders drives more investment inmuch-needed infrastructure to properly manage
plastic waste.

partners is critical to success across the world and on

efforts make a real difference by providing expertise

the ground.

and funding. Finding solutions to tackle plastic
waste also helps to address the economic, socialand environmental challenges defined by the U.N.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

of the waste they generate by observing andunderstanding society.

to bring companies together in a first-of-its-kind effort

2030.

With a target of $1.5 billion over five years, Alliance

Inspiring people to care about the management

World Wildlife Fund (WWF) launched ReSource: Plastic

portfolio of big-impact solutions that will rapidly

Orchestrating coordinated actions from a diversity of

Changing Behavior#Transparent2020: WWF’s ReSource:
Plastic Drives Transparency on
Plastic Waste

ALLIANCE TO END PL ASTIC WASTE

the plastic footprints of P&G and four other ReSource
member companies, Transparent 2020 provided datadriven insights to inform how companies can maximize
and multiply the impact of their plastic mitigation
activities. The report also identified four critical areas
where companies can overcome shared challenges
through collective action.
The report findings were calculated using the ReSource
Footprint Tracker, an innovative methodology designed
to fill a critical measurement gap companies haveneeded to effectively advance plastic sustainability.
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Keeping Plastic Waste
Out of the Environment

Project HolyGrail
Pioneers
Intelligent
Packaging
P&G packaging expert
Gian De Belder led a

PureCycle Gives Polypropylene
a Second Life

Recycled Material to Build a Homein Argentina

coalition of companies under

PureCycle Technologies’ process purifies

P&G Argentina's Magistral brand connected with

polypropylene plastic waste and converts it into

TECHO Argentina, an NGO that provides emergency

largest obstacles facing recycling: ineffective

high-quality, ultra-pure recycled polypropylene. The

houses to vulnerable communities around the country

patented process developed by P&G scientist Dr. Johnso they can have a place to move on in life. Together,

Layman uses a non-toxic solvent to remove color, odor

we came up with a campaign that would benefit

and contaminants from polypropylene, widely used inthese communities as part of the launch of a new

packaging, textiles and plastic parts for the automotive

SKU with a recyclable package. Recycling bins wereand other industries.

placed in stores in Gran Buenos Aires that encouraged
consumers to recycle the Magistral product bottle.
With every new Magistral product purchased byconsumers, the brand contributed toward the deliveryof recycled material for TECHO. These contributions
were used to craft 36 emergency houses, each madewith recycled material. P&G employees volunteered
their time to build two of the 36 emergency houses in
one of the most vulnerable neighborhoods in the cityof La Plata. The construction
took two full days of hard
work and was led by TECHO
and P&G employees, wholeft aside their own plans forthe weekend to take part inthis activation, changing thereality of those families thatneeded anew home. ​Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics
Economy Pioneer Projects to solve one of thesorting at material recovery facilities. HolyGrail
tested the use of digital watermark technology
to turn packages into “intelligent objects” andaccomplish sorting benefits deemed impossible
for the recycling industry to achieve. Faster, moreaccurate sorting means more plastics go backinto the circular economy at a much higher reuse
quality. Widespread adoption of harmonizeddigital technology also enables end-to-end‘smart package’ advantages including quality
inspection and inventory management systems
at production plants, faster check-out at retail,scannable content for consumers and tracking
materials recovery at recyclers.
HolyGrail 2.0 — facilitated by AIM, the European
Brands Association — is the next step in thejourney. Officially launched in September 2020,
the HolyGrail 2.0 consortium currently has morethan 85 value chain members, including someof world’s biggest brand owners and retailers.
De Belder is chairing the leadership team of
HolyGrail 2.0, with the goal to enter a European
test market by early 2022.

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Keeping Plastic Waste
Out of the Environment
P&G Teams Step Up to Help Clean Up
Waste that ends up in rivers and oceans is a pressing global issue. Here are a few examples
of how our teams around the world are tackling waste head on:
Less Waste in Mumbai

P&G France Foundation for theMore than 150 P&G employees, partner employees,

Seashore Protection

family and friends collected nearly 2300 kilograms

Our P&G France Foundation for theof waste from the Mahim beach in Mumbai. The

Seashore Protection is one of thecollected waste was sorted and recycled by our waste

first company foundations in France.

management partner. Through these interventions,

It was created in 1992. One hundred

we strive to enhance the overall state of cleanlinesspercent of the foundation’s funds are

and waste management by making sustainability adedicated to projects led by and withpart of everything we do. This also brings us closer

the Conservatoire du littoral, a public

to achieving our Ambition 2030 goals.

body under the supervision of the

Cleaner Beaches in Greece

P&G employees in
Greece help in atleast one beachcleanup every year.

In collaboration with the environmental NGO iSea, as
well as retailer AB Vasilopoulos (Delhaize), P&G and
our brands have joined forces for the last three years
to clean waste from Greek beaches. The campaign iscalled Offer and reinforces to consumers, “I offer thebest products to my family, while in parallel I offer thebest care to the environment protecting our beaches
from waste.” So far, the NGO has done more than 75
beach cleanups and the target for summer 2021 is 100.
P&G employees help in at least one cleanup every year.

Ministry of Ecology. One of the Foundation’s missions
is to educate the youngest about the environment, andparticularly, about the protection of the coast. During
the last 10 years, educational tools were developedwith this objective in mind for young people fromkindergarten to high school.

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Keeping Plastic Waste
Out of the Environment
Fairy Clean Waters in Romania
In 2019, Fairy started the campaign Clean Waters in

Spain Promotes Caring for Environment
through Mi Playa Sin Plástico Campaign

Romania in partnership with Act For Tomorrow andCreated to raise awareness and promote care for thecleaned some of the most problematic areas on Lakeenvironment, Spain’s Mi Playa Sin Plástico campaign

Bicaz where waste thrown into mountain rivers has

enrolled volunteers to clean Las marismas de Santoña

contributed to a highly polluted environment. Fournatural park. Volunteers from P&G, Carrefour and thetons of waste was collected in 1,060 trash bags by 220

Paisaje Limpio association removed and classified

volunteers over the course of three days. We have also

waste. The protected area is an important wetland in

implemented cleaning events with P&G employees

the Iberian Peninsula that is a vital migration route forresulting in 150 bags of trash collected from themany bird and mammal species.

Danube shore in Giurgiu.

P&G Poland Continues Its Sustainability
Journey

Vision: Growing China’s Future Leadersin Environmental Protection
P&G China’s Pioneer Program has been co-launched by

P&G Poland remains committed to the “Clean Earth”

P&G and China’s Environmental Protection Foundation.

program, a partnership with the Our Earth Foundation.

This project provides funding, training and networking

The program, consisting of various community

to student environmental protection societies in

activities and campaigns, is focused on eliminating

universities in China and is designed to grow future

plastic waste from the environment. We have cleaned

leaders in environmental protection. Since 2015, theplastic waste from the scenic Baltic Sea coast andprogram has provided financial and capability-building

the community neighboring our Pampers plant insupport to 144 university student clubs in 11 provinces,Targówek. P&G joined forces with Lidl, a key customer,

benefiting more than 8,000 university students. Moreto encourage shoppers to get involved. Further, athan 100,000 students joined the program network.

number of nationwide education programs support

P&G China Pioneer Program has not only enhanced

students in developing responsible consumption

the capability for student clubs to get involved

habits and responsibly managing natural resources.

in environmental protection, but also integrated
resources from universities, enterprises, local
governments and broader society, hence broadening
and deepening the scope of environmental protection
practices for university students.

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Protecting Water
for People and Nature
Despite the challenges of this past year,
P&G has remained committed to advancing
our Citizenship goals, including our goal
to protect water for people and nature inpriority basins. Last year, we announced
the 18 priority basins that will guide ourefforts in this area. These basins are acrossseven countries, including China, India,
Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey and theUnited States. We continue to work withpartners to determine the key shared water
challenges and viable solutions in eachpriority basin. New efforts were startedin Spain and Turkey to guide potential
engagement, and we were excited tosupport a large-scale water resilience
project in the U.S.
Spain and Turkey
In order to increase our understanding of the priority
basins in Spain and Turkey, we kicked off a newUnited States

Country# Priority Basins

Priority Basin

China

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/Aler2

Saudi Arabia West
Coast 5
Persian Gulf Western
Coast 2Spain

1

SeguraTurkey1

Kocaeli

The southwestern U.S. faces increasing stress on theirwater resources and organizations are working on
creative, collaborative ways to ensure key water sources
are prepared for the future. P&G is excited to be oneof eight major corporations to support a landmark
collective funding agreement that complements
existing funding from the state of Arizona tocompensate the Colorado River Indian Tribe (CRIT) for
conserving billions of liters of water — directly shoring
up declining water levels in Lake Mead, an essential
water source for millions of people.
P&G SUPPORTS SYSTEM CONSERVATION

Saudi
Arabiapartnership with the Water Systems Analysis ResearchGroup at the University of Cincinnati (U.C.). The U.C.
team will help us better understand the sustainabilityof the water resources in these two regions of theworld. They’ll work with the P&G Sustainability team
to identify solutions that are best suited to address
key water challenges facing the people and naturalenvironment that call these basins home.

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ClimateCarbon Neutral for the Decade
For many years, the prevailing belief was that the

P&G will partner with Conservation International, World

only way to combat climate change was to reduce

Wildlife Fund (WWF) and other partners to identify

greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by moving away

and fund a range of projects designed to protect,from fossil fuels and investing in renewable energy.

improve and restore critical ecosystems like forests,

Reducing emissions is still our first priority, but wewetlands, grasslands and peatlands. In addition toneed to find ways to close the gap until innovation cansequestering more carbon, an important aspect ofcatch up. Scientific data tells us that protecting andnatural climate solutions is the potential to deliver

restoring nature can provide up to 30% of the GHG

meaningful environmental and socioeconomic co-

reduction required to limit the average temperature

benefits that serve to protect and enhance nature

increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius. If we’re going to flatten

and improve the livelihoods of local communities. As

the climate curve and build a more sustainable future,

P&G moves forward, the Company will seek to identify,

we must make nature part of the solution.

measure and communicate relevant co-benefits fromIn July 2020, P&G announced a new commitment to

its investment in nature.

have its global operations be carbon neutral for the

P&G is developing a detailed project portfolio anddecade through a series of interventions that protect,investing in projects across the globe. Projects already

improve and restore nature. Recognizing the next

identified include:

decade represents a critical window for the world toaccelerate progress on climate change, P&G will go
beyond its existing science-based target of reducing
absolute GHG emissions 50% by 2030, to also advancing
a portfolio of natural climate solutions. These efforts will
deliver a carbon benefit that balances any remaining
emissions over the next 10 years, allowing P&G
operations to be carbon neutral for the decade.

• Philippines Palawan Protection Project with
Conservation International• Brazil’s Atlantic Forest Restoration Planningwith WWF• Evergreen Alliance with Arbor Day Foundation
This is our home, the time is now. Click here to learn
more about P&G’s commitment to be carbon neutral
for the decade.
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Inspire and enable every P&G employee
Inspireenableevery P&G
employee
to andbuild
sustainability
intotheir work
to build
into their work
andsustainability
their communities
and their communities.

• We will integrate social and environmental
as aandkeyenvironmental
strategy in our business plans.
• We willsustainability
integrate social
sustainability as a key strategy in our business plans• We will educate employees across all levels.
• We will educate employees across all levels• We will reward progress and integrate recognition
the individual’s
performance• We willin
rewardprogress andintegrate assessment.
recognitionin the individual’s performance assessment

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Employees
Employees Encourage Sustainable Habits
During Lockdown

Annual Awards recognize P&G’s
Outstanding Sustainability Leaders

When a group of sustainability-minded P&G employees

Even though the Ambition 2030 awards on Octoberfound themselves spending more time at home during

1, 2020, was a virtual celebration, the enthusiasm andthe Spring of 2020, they decided to film themselvesenergy shone through. Hundreds of employees tuned

sharing advice for adopting eco-conscious habits. The

into the broadcast to celebrate the best and brightest

Sustainability@Home series of videos featured P&G

P&G teams and individuals who made extraordinary

experts talking about tips for saving water, recycling,

contributions to advance the Company’s sustainability

saving energy and more, posted on the Company’s

progress in a year of unusual challenges. P&G

social media platforms throughout the lockdown days

employees awarded in 2020 include:of April, May and June. The videos were well-received
and turned these P&G employees into screen stars (fora few weeks) with lots of likes, shares and retweets.
SUSTAINABILIT Y AT HOME

• Jeffrey Chen — Senior Vice President — Greater China• Freddy Bharucha — Senior Vice President — PersonalCare, North America• Brussels Innovation Center Sustainability Team• Store Excellence Europe Sustainable Point of Sale
• P&G Walmart Team• Angela Belcher — R&D Beauty Innovation Design
Sustainability Leader• Jennifer Chan — Product Supply Sustainability
Leader, Global Fabric & Home Care
• Nicolas d’Avout — Finance & Sustainability Leader,
Global Carrefour team
• Girish Deshpande — Palm Sustainability Leader• Neil Lant — R&D Research Fellow —Fabric & Home Care
• Victoria Monge — Electronic Invoicing
Specialist — North America• Cristina Morillo Gomez — Oral Care
Sustainability Leader

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Employees
Employee Survey Results Demonstrate
Sustainability is a High Priority Across P&G

Sparking Sustainable Thinking at Our
Newcastle Innovation Centre

In March 2020, more than 83% of employees declared

In December 2019, our Newcastle Innovation Centre

they are contributing to the Company’s sustainability(NIC) in the UK hosted its annual “Spark Innovation

efforts in our annual employee survey. Many employees

and Connections Event,” which is an internal

provided perspective that they value the Company’s

celebration of the sustainability work being led bywork in the space and welcome the chance to put more

P&G employees, and provides an opportunity to learn

effort into where we make the greatest difference: ourwhat is happening externally to spark new ideas andbrand innovations and corporate partnerships.

connections. As part of the event, the site hosted
internal and external inspirational speakers andP&Ger Wins WWF-Canada Employee
Engagement Award

showcased a range of NIC-led development projects.

P&G employee Ashley Fill received the 2019 Workplace

thinking and positive impact on site operations.

Champion of the Year Award from WWF-Canada. As
the leader of the volunteer employee Sustainability
Network for P&G Canada, Fill is passionate about
bringing P&G’s Ambition 2030 to life. She led andexecuted the “Green for 2019” campaign with thegoal of educating employees to reduce their personalenvironmental impact.

Chief Sustainability Officer Virginie Helias joined theevent and thanked the local teams for their creative

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15

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16

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FY18/19
FY18/1921
21

FY17/18
FY17/18

BeautyBeautyGrooming
Grooming
Other
Other

14
14

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8

11
11

FY19/20
FY19/2025
25

FY12/13
FY12/1316
16

FY18/19
FY18/1936
36

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FY11/12
FY11/122
2

FY17/18
FY17/18

FY10/11
FY10/11

Tracking Our Progress2
2

Solid Waste Hazardous by GBU
Solid Waste Hazardous by GBU
Thousands of metric tons
Thousands of metric tons

1
1

FY8/9
FY8/9

1
1

FY7/8
FY7/8

N
N

2
FY19/20 and our
The health and safetyof our employees
2
FY19/20contractor partners is foundational to the Company

2 our core values.
FY18/19and directly linked to
Nothing we
2
FY18/19

Total Incident Rate
Total Incident Rate
(Injury and illness per 100 employees)(Injury and illness per 100 employees)

do is worth getting hurt. Safety can be managed.

0.25
0.25

FY19/20
FY19/20

everyone’s responsibility.

0.25
0.25

FY18/19
FY18/19

0.24
0.24

FY17/18
FY17/182

FY17/18
Every injury can and should
Safety is
2 be prevented.
FY17/18
The Company tracks our total injury rate (TIR) and lost

Baby, Feminine & Family Care
Beautyday Carecase rateBeauty(LWDC). TIR includes any injury that
Baby, Femininework& Family
Fabric & Home Care
Grooming
Fabric & Home requires
Care
Groomingbeyond first aid, including
medical treatment
Health Care
Other
Health Care
Other is a subset of all injuries thatwork restrictions. LWDC

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

Total Lost Work Day Case Rate
Total Lost Work Day Case Rate
(Lost and restricted work day cases per 100 employees)(Lost and restricted work day cases per 100 employees)

hours. No targets are set for LWDC rates. To achievethese results, we have implemented an integrated
Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) program. This
program sets expectations that enable evaluationof each site’s leadership involvement, behavior andculture, equipment design and maintenance standards
and training and procedures. We specifically focus
on life-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.

P
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FY9/10FY9/10

Health and Safety

The health and safety of ouremployees and our contractor
partners is foundational to
the Company and directly
linked to our core values.

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0.13
0.13

FY19/20
FY19/200.14
0.14

FY18/19
FY18/19

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0.13

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Audit Programs
Our internal HSE audit program is designed toSites Conducting Annual Audits

ensure 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. The audit program is designed to
identify specific findings and classify those findings
as critical, major or minor. Two separate audits arecompleted — an HSE audit and a fire protection
audit. All findings are tracked to closure by the
corporate HSE. The fundamental philosophy is to
use the standards worldwide, implemented bytrained HSE leaders and audited each year using aconsistent, comprehensive approach. Audits measureperformance against mandatory standards andoperating procedures. The target is to have no criticalfindings and continually reduce the number of majoror minor findings. This year, 98% of HSE audits werecompleted, and 24% of the fire protection audits werecompleted. Fire protection audits by an outside vendor
were stopped in February 2020 due to COVID-19.
On average, 72% of the sites were assessed.

72%

2020

96%

2019

99%

2018

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Tracking Our ProgressCompliance with Laws and Regulations

Notices of Violation

There are numerous health, safety and environmental

We continually strive for zero notices or penalties. The

requirements worldwide. Plants are subject to safety

charts below summarize data from the last three years

rules and emission limits with operating requirements

and provide perspective on notices of violation (NOVs)

that may be embodied in sources, such as statutes,

received during FY19/20. Note, several fines are still

regulations, laws and permits. It is our intent tounder review but are included in the total numbers.

comply 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.

Here’s a breakdown of NOVs:
Year

Number

Fines

2020

21

$13,595

2019

40$62,0602018

17$249,430

Numberof NOVs

Fines

Water-Based

3

$665

Air-Based

3$5,250Solid-Waste-Based

2$0

Paperwork

3$74

Transportation-Based3$3,200

Other

0

$0

Worker Safety

7$4,406

Total

21$13,595

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Air Emissions

The chart to thethe last
12right summarizes data from
FY19/20three years.

22

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FY18/19

16 FY18/19

FY17/18

2

FY16/17

FY17/18
22
18

Home Careare

FY15/16

Beauty11

FY14/15

Other
14

FY13/1411

FY12/13Grooming

16

FY11/122

FY10/112

FY9/10

1

FY8/9

1

FY7/8

1

11
16

0.25

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FY18/190.1

FY17/18

FY11/122

FY10/112

FY9/10
FY8/9

Global Air Emissions
Thousands of metric tons

FY7/8

Total Incident Rate
(Injury and illness per 100 employees)

Particulate Matter (PM)4.3

FY19/20

1.0

FY18/19
1.8

FY17/18

Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

1.6

FY19/20

2.4

FY19/20

1.6

FY18/19

2.4

FY18/19

0.25

1.6 FY19/20
FY17/18

0.25

FY18/19

2.5

FY17/18

Carbon Monoxide (CO)Sulfur Oxide (SOx)

0.24

0.1

FY17/18
FY19/20

2.0

FY19/20

FY18/19

2.0

FY18/19

0.2

Total Lost Work Day0.1
Case Rate
FY17/18(Lost and restricted work day cases per 100 employees)
Particulate Matter (PM)

0.13
0.14

1.0

FY19/200.2

FY12/13

0.13

FY19/20
4.3

FY19/20
FY18/19
FY18/19
FY17/18

1.8

FY17/18

Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)Total Incident Rate
(Injury and illness per 100 employees)

0.1

FY13/141

Each site assesses
total tosuspended
Zero Manufacturing
Waste
Landfill particulates,
volatileorganic
Sites qualified
by FY compounds (VOCs), carbon monoxide
te Hazardous
by GBUs of metric (CO),tons nitrogen oxides (NOX) and sulfur oxides (SOX).

minine & Family Care

FY14/15

FY18/1936

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te Non-Hazardous by GBU
s of metric tons

8

18

2.4

FY19/20

2.4

FY18/19

2.5

FY17/18

2.2

FY17/18

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Facilities / LEEDLEED®

Location
Albany, GA, U.S.

1*

Amiens, France

1

Ben Cat, Vietnam
Box Elder, UT, U.S.

2
3*

in the sustainable design of our operations, P&G

Budapest, Hungary

1

has committed to LEED certification for all new

Cabuyao, Philippines

We are committed to designing sustainability into our

LEED certification of P&G facilities is an ongoingfacilities, including pursuing LEED certification for all

example of how we are focused on improving the

new facilities. We now have 46 project sites with LEED

environmental performance of our operations.

Silver or Gold certification.

Gold Silver

P&G is a member of the U.S. Green Building
Council (USGBC). To ensure ongoing excellence

construction of manufacturing plants, distribution
centers and office buildings around the world.
LEED CERTIFICATION

1Cape Girardeau, MO, U.S.

1*

Cincinnati, OH, U.S.

4

Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil

1

Greensboro, NC, U.S.

1

Guangzhou, China

1

2

GyongyosNovomoskovsk

Box ElderCincinnati
Cape Girardeau
AlbanyAmiensGenevaBudapest
Gyongyos

Tabler Station
Greensboro

Shiga
Taicang

MexicoGuangzhou

Hyderabad
Lagos

Ben Cat

Singapore
JakartaCruz

Cabuyao1

Geneva, Switzerland

1

Hyderabad, India

1

3

Jakarta, Indonesia

4

Lagos, Nigeria

2

Mexico1

Novomoskovsk

1*

Shiga, Japan

1*

Singapore1

Tabler Station, WV, U.S.

7

Taicang, China

1

3

Total

6

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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)

2020 Global Business Unit Detail1 (absolute units x 1,000)

2020

2019

2018

Baby, Feminineand Family Care

BeautyFabric andHome Care

Grooming

Health CareOther

15,357

15,204

15,101

2,851

1,989

9,843

166

509

N/A

708

674

632

Solid Waste Generated

874

648

621

267

102

248

35

39

183

% Recycled/Reused Waste

99.0%

96.0%

94.1%

99.8%

99.1%

98.0%

100.0%

99.9%

98.8%

% Disposed — Hazardous

0.2%

0.3%

0.4%

0.0%

0.6%

0.3%

0.0%

0.0%

0.1%

% Disposed — Non-Hazardous

0.8%

3.7%

5.6%

0.2%

0.3%

1.7%

0.0%

0.1%

1.1%

Effluents (excluding water)4

15

16

21

3.92

2.86

6.34

0.18

1.08

0.28

Air Emissions5

10

7

8

8.26

0.16

1.77

0.05

0.11

0.14

Construction & Demolition Waste

4

5

15

3.21

0.00

0.44

0.09

0.10

0.13

Energy Consumption (gigajoules)

62,823

61,375

61,13540,741

3,687

11,161

2,475

2,112

2,647

Total GHG Emissions (metric tons)6

2,619

4,060

4,081

1,738

166

489

78

55

93

Scope 1 — Direct GHG Emissions (metric tons)

2,218

2,217

2,162

1,632

88

318

64

51

64

Scope 2 — Indirect GHG Emissions (metric tons)7

402

1,843

1,919

106

77

171

14

4

29

50

57

68

67,04964,29665,02841,164

5,930

15,091

1,102

2,200

1,562

Production (metric tons)
Finished Products Manufactured2
Raw Materials from Recycled Sources3
Manufacturing Waste (metric tons)

Other Waste (metric tons)

Energy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG)

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 Care includes Hair Care andSkin & Personal 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.
2 E stimated from FY19/20 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 2020 were 2,566,617 metric tons.

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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 share additional information on some of our 2020 Goal Measurement Systems
to help ensure clarity and transparency on the data we are reporting.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG)

Low-Energy Cycle Machine Washing Loads

For the purposes of monitoring progress against our

In 2019, we reported that 70% of machine loads weregoal and listing emissions levels in charts and graphs,

being done in low-energy cycles, meeting our goal.

we utilize market-based Scope 2 GHG emissions.

This was determined by carefully reviewing habits

The WRI/WBCSD GHG accounting protocol provides

and practices data to help us assess progress against

additional perspective on market-based versus

our low-energy washing goal. Cycles included inlocation-based GHG emissions.

our tracking were cold cycles in traditional top-load
machines and cold and warm cycles in all high-

GHG PROTOCOLS

efficiency HE machines (top and front loading).
Packaging Reduction

Our GHG emissions data has been verified by

The average packaging reduction is calculated using

an external third party, Lloyd’s Register Quality

products that represent the top 70% (by volume) of the

Assurance (LRQA).

categories that have the largest impact on packaging
use (Fabric Care, Home Care, Baby Care, Feminine

LLOYD’S REGISTER QUALIT Y ASSURANCE

Care, Family Care, Oral Care, Personal Cleansing, Shave
Prep, Hair Color and Hair Care). While a subset of overall
data, we believe it is representative of overall corporate
data and focuses resources on the biggest SKUs andcategories with the biggest impact on packaging.

We go to great lengths
to ensure rigor, accuracy
and transparency
in our report.

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2020 Goal Measurement Systems

Renewable Energy

Baseline Restatement

When calculating the renewable energy powering ourThis year, we adjusted our GHG emissions baseline in

Recyclability of Packaging

plants, we include the renewable energy level of theaccordance with the principles in the WRI and WBCSD

For purposes of tracking progress against our goal, alocal electrical grid that provides power to the plant.

Corporate Standard for greenhouse gas Accounting.

package is considered recyclable when there is an
in-market, at-scale recycling system in place for thatmaterial type (e.g., collection, sortation, processing
for end use and established end-market for collectedmaterial). While we require large-scale systems to bein place in at least one geography, we do not requirea minimum percent access or recovery rate per

Water Conservation
Our goal to reduce water use in manufacturing
facilities by 20% per unit of production applies tofreshwater consumption, which means freshwater
intake from the following sources:• Tap water: water supplied by municipalities or third-

package in every country or market for the package

party companies via piping systems or trucks, at any

to be considered recyclable for purposes of tracking

quality they deliver

progress versus our goal.
Paper Packaging
Data for calculating progress versus our paper
packaging goal was self-reported by our suppliers.
The data collected this year covered materials
procured directly by the Company as well as contractor
manufacturers and covered more than 98% of ourglobal spend.

• Ground water from site wells• Surface water: non-brackish as rivers, lakes, creeks,etc., at any quality they deliver• Purchased steam: water supplied in the form ofsteam purchased from third-party companies.
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.

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 5,421,120 metric tons. As
part of this work, we also updated our baselines forenergy, water and waste. Original energy baseline was
67,904,220 gigajoules. It is now 63,886,813 gigajoules.
Original water baseline was 77,049,114 cubic meters.
It is now 76,208,753 cubic meters. Original waste
disposed was 354,563 metric tons. It is now 335,552
metric tons. The baseline year remains the same: theCompany’s FY09/10.

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Ethics & Corporate
Responsibility
At P&G, we serve nearly five billion people aroundthe world with our brands. We have operations in nearly
70 countries and have one of the strongest portfoliosof 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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Message from Debbie Majoras

Doing the Right Thingwith Our Consumers

Our Purpose, Values and Principles
Good Governance

Doing the Right Thingwith Our Supply Chain

Respecting Human Rights

Speaking Up

Doing the Right Thingwith Our Employees

Stakeholder Engagement

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Message from
Debbie Majoras

DEBBIE MA JOR A S
Chief Legal Officer
and Secretary

When we first established our Citizenship focus areas several
years ago, we included Ethics & Corporate Responsibility as aseparate focus. But what became clear over time is that Ethics &Corporate Responsibility is the foundation for all our citizenshipwork — the base from which it all builds — rather than a separate
focus area. From long experience, we know that a sustainably
strong business depends on maintaining strong ethical,
compliance and quality standards. It is equally true that for all
our citizenship work to be credible and impactful, it must be
firmly rooted in our Purpose, Values and Principles.

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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,
and it inspires our people to make a positive contribution every day. Our
Values of Integrity, Leadership, Ownership, Passion for Winning and Trust
shape how we work with each other and with our partners. And our Principles
articulate our deliberate approach to conducting work every day. We knowthat 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 one aspect of our culture that employees would not change.
Our philosophy is that a reputation of trust and integrity is built over time,earned every day and provides lasting value 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
and serve the best interests of our Company, our shareholders and our many stakeholders.
Board Leadership and Oversight
The importance of strong leadership and effective
oversight has only increased as companies face growing
external challenges and an ever-changing operating
environment. We have seen this firsthand in the•Significant Director interaction with senior businessleaders, both in business and operations reviews
and in oversight of succession planning
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE GUIDELINES

impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on governments,
businesses and communities. Our commitment to,

We describe these and other practices in our Corporate

and guiding principles for, strong governance continue

Governance Guidelines, which we continually assess

to provide an important foundation for our Company

and update as appropriate based on feedback fromas we navigate these challenges and respond to new

our investors and stakeholders and our own review ofopportunities.

external best practices. For example, we are a signatory

The key principles and practices we follow include:• Fully independent Board committees• Annual assessment and determination of the Board’s
leadership structure• Election of a Lead Director, with significant

to the Commonsense Corporate Governance Principles
2.0, reflecting our commitment to a foundation ofeffective governance. Further, we assess our practices
against external benchmarks like the Investor
Stewardship Group’s Corporate Governance Principles,
generally finding that our practices closely alignwith these ideals. Overall, we believe our approach to

governance responsibilities, if the Chairman / CEOgovernance strengthens the Board’s ability to provide

roles are combined

meaningful oversight, review and counsel to the• Annual review of the Company’s key legal andcompliance risks, including mitigation strategies andcompliance priorities, and review of the conclusions
and recommendations generated by the Company’s
Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process

Company, as it acts on behalf of all our shareholders.

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Good Governance
Board Oversight of Equality and Inclusion

Board Oversight of Sustainability

Our Company has an unwavering commitment to

In a world where sustainable lifestyles have become

equality and inclusion. This commitment begins

more important than ever, the Company’s brands mustwith our Board of Directors, cascades throughout

meet performance expectations, while also helping

the organization, and informs the work we do eachto address some of the most complex challenges

day. The Board and its Compensation & Leadershipfacing our world. The Board oversees these efforts,

Development (C&LD) Committee review and discusswith help from the Governance & Public Responsibility

all facets of equality and inclusion throughout the(G&PR) Committee — which reviews the Company’s

year, including talent development from recruiting

sustainability goals and assesses its progress — and theto retirement, succession planning, key workplace

Innovation & Technology (I&T) Committee — which helps

policies and the Company’s efforts to use its voice

ensure that sustainability is built into the Company’s

externally to encourage meaningful conversations on

innovation strategy. Recent Board reviews include:

this important topic. Recent Board reviews include:• C&LD Committee review of the Company’s diversity
programs and progress with the Chief Equality &Inclusion Officer;

Our Company has
an unwavering commitment
to equality and inclusion.

• C&LD Committee review of “next generation”
top talent, to assess diversity and development
opportunities in the Company’s leadership
succession pipeline;• Board review of the Company’s recruiting programs,
including efforts to attract diverse candidates;• Board review of workplace policies and employee
survey results with the Chief Human Resources
Officer and Chief Legal Officer; and• Board review of the Company’s external efforts topromote gender equality and diversity and inclusion
with the Chief Brand Officer.

• G&PR Committee review of the Company’s Ambition
2030 goals and strategies for achieving those goals;• G&PR Committee review of the Company’s externalsustainability communications as part of its
Citizenship reporting;• I&T Committee review of sustainability as part theCompany’s key Business Unit innovation plans;• Board review of the Company’s most significant
product and packaging sustainability innovations;and• Board review of enterprise risks, including
sustainability-related challenges.

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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 bring to the Board significant andvaried leadership skills and experiences, they

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.

represent a mix of background, age, gender,race and life experience that informs theirleadership and strengthens their oversight.

On Our Current Board:
6/12 (50%)
members are women

Audit Committee
Oversees the Company’s overall risk management

Compensation & Leadership
Development Committee

process, including financial controls and integrity andOversees the development and succession planningmeets regularly with the chief ethics and complianceof the Company’s CEO and other executive officers,

officer, reviewing key enterprise risks andmonitors gender pay equity, reviews organizational

cybersecurity programs.

equality and inclusion programs and progress andensures our executive compensation practices are

Governance & Public
Responsibility Committeebalanced in rewarding holistic, long-term growth.

3/12 (25%)
members are ethnically diverse
7/12 (58%)
members have served fewer thansix years, with average tenure ofabout seven years
4/12 (33%)

Oversees matters related to the Company’s corporate

Innovation & Technology Committee

governance practices and policies, including

Oversees the Company’s innovation and technology

Board composition, Director succession planning

programs, including the responsible integrationand independence and oversees the Company’sof new technology into our innovation strategy,

geo-political risks and community and environmental

while also considering how these programs

impact, assessing our practices and progress against

incorporate the Company’s sustainability andkey benchmarks.

ingredient safety priorities.

members joined within
the last three years
8/12 (67%)
members are current orformer public company CEOs

The Board’s overall diversity is a key priority

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.

and significant consideration in our Director
nomination process. Of the five Directors whojoined the Board in the last four years, threewere women and three were ethnically diverse.

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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 U.N. 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.

Our short videos illustrate how
to spot problems in the officeand manufacturing facilities.

We recognize that it is the sovereign state’s duty to

As part of a wider learning program, we haveprotect against human rights abuses by establishingdeveloped a series of short videos (less than two

and upholding appropriate laws and policies. We also

minutes each) to help our employees and our vendors

recognize that some states do not have adequate

and contractors recognize human rights issues in thelegal and regulatory frameworks or enforcement

workplace. By educating them to spot problems inmechanisms or have laws that conflict with these

the office and manufacturing facilities, we empowerinternationally recognized human rights. Eventhem to speak up and get help for others.

where this is the case, we are committed to doing
the right thing by respecting human rights in every
aspect of our business operations. We embrace
this commitment and responsibility of ensuringthat human rights are upheld all along our end-

WHAT DO YOU SEE AT THE OFFICE?
WHAT DO YOU SEE AT THE PL ANT ?

to-end value chain, which in turn encompasses all
our stakeholders, particularly our employees, ourconsumers, the communities where we do businessand our business partners.

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Respecting Human Rights
No Child Labor
The ILO states that “Child Labor is often defined as workthat deprives children of their childhood, their potential
and their dignity and that is harmful to physical andmental development. It refers to work that: is mentally,physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful
to children and interferes with their schooling by:depriving them of the opportunity to attend school;
obliging them to leave school prematurely; or requiring

We will take active measures to apply these Principles
across our global value chains and own operations, tocases where such practices may lead to forced labor.
We will seek to apply these Principles to all workers
regardless of their employment status, location,
contractual arrangements or role. We do this as part ofour collective journey to advance the human rights ofworkers and positively shape global labor markets.”them to attempt to combine school attendance with

PRIORIT Y INDUSTRY PRINCIPLES

excessively long and heavy work.” We do not permit theI.	Every worker should have freedom of movement.

exploitation of children and will not use child labor in
our end-to-end value chain.

The ability of workers to move freely should not be
restricted by their employer through abuse, threats

Non-Discrimination
We are deeply committed to an inclusive culture anddo 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 U.N. Global LGBTI Standards for
Business and is a founding member of the Partnershipfor Global LGBTI Equality (PGLE), which is a coalition oforganizations committed to leveraging their individualand collective advocacy to accelerate LGBTI equality
and inclusion globally and drive positive change.

and practices, such as retention of passports and

No Forced Labor
We support the Consumer Goods Forum Priority
Industry Principles, which state: “Forced labor is anunacceptable human rights violation that can takemultiple forms and must be addressed. While certain
employment and recruitment practices may notvaluable possessions.
II.	No worker should pay for a job.
Fees and costs associated with recruitment andemployment should be paid by the employer,
not the employee.

initially appear problematic, in aggregate or combinedwith other forms of leverage, they can result in forcedlabor, particularly among vulnerable workers.

III.	No worker should be indebted or coerced
to work.
Workers should work freely, aware of the terms
and conditions of their work in advance, andpaid regularly as agreed.
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U.N. GLOBAL LGBTI STANDARDS

Freedom of Association and Collective
Bargaining
We respect our employees’ right to choose to join
or not to join a trade union or to have recognizedemployee representation in accordance with local
law. Where employees are represented by a legally
recognized union or employee representative, we arecommitted to establishing a constructive dialogue
regarding the interests of both the employees andthe business. The Company will negotiate a labor
agreement in good faith with such representatives inaccordance with local law. Whether the facility is unionor non-union, we strive to create a high-performing
workforce — where employees are highly-engaged,
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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 and retain the best talent from around the world,reflecting the diversity of the markets and consumers we serve. Developing and retaining
a diverse workforce provides us with a sustained competitive advantage. We recognizethat a diverse mix of backgrounds, skills and experiences drives new ideas, products andservices. This maximizes our ability to achieve our goals together.
Confidence and Trust
We strive to promote a work environment of

Our “Do the Right Thing” training series enables

and feature P&G leaders and employees reflecting on

confidence and trust. Our Worldwide Business

continuous learning and support for our employees.

“doing the right thing.” This miniseries of five episodes

Conduct Manual (WBCM) and Employee Rights Policy

The all-employee general training session is derived

has been hailed for its cinematic style, the genuine

provides employees with clear guidance on specificfrom our WBCM principles — Respect, Integrity andand unscripted participation by executive leadership,situations they may face and directs them where to

Stewardship — and other ethics and compliance topics

and its candid discussion of human vulnerability togo when they have questions or concerns. We are a

related to the given theme. In addition, we deploy

the challenges, pressures and unseen psychologicalrecognized leader in providing a safe, healthy, secure

breakout training sessions based on organizational

factors for which we all must be vigilant. In 2019,and productive work environment. We are committed

needs. In fiscal year 2019-2020, the general training

we launched a new series of video vignettes to help

to maintaining a workplace that is free of violence,session was: “Doing the Right Thing — Integrity at P&G,”

employees learn from the ethical missteps of others.

harassment, intimidation or other unsafe or disruptive

and the breakout training sessions were: “Handling

The stories, based on actual events, are anonymized,

behaviors or conditions due to threats inside or

Personal Data Basics” and “Working with External

digitally animated and presented in a compelling first-

outside of our facilities. Each employee has a personal

Parties.” We have also developed a course that explains

person style that conveys the wisdom of hindsight toresponsibility to their fellow employees and to the

P&G’s Acceptable Use of Technology Assets Policy.

improve the power of foresight for viewers.

Company to follow all Company safety and security
procedures, as well as applicable laws and regulations.
WBCM

We have a library of engaging, custom-built training
courses, which are available to all employees as aresource and are further assigned based on role andlocation to maximize relevance and impact. These
address conflicts of interest, stopping retaliation,

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opposing bribery and other areas. In 2017, we partneredwith a renowned behavioral scientist and an awardwinning documentary filmmaker to create a series ofshort films that spotlight clinical research on integrity

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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

Though we set high standards for all employees, those

Since its inception in 2016,

and Principles (PVP) foundation with the “Do the Right

who personally demonstrate commitment to ethics

Thing Celebration.” Our locations around the world

and compliance can also be recognized by peers or

hundreds

create their own employee engagement events tiedmanagers with a special “PVP Champion” designation.

to a global theme derived from our WBCM principles

Since its inception in 2016, hundreds of employees haveof Respect, Integrity and Stewardship. The 2019

been recognized. In addition to these local activations,celebration theme was “Integrity. The Heartbeat ofour 2019 celebration featured a recorded townhall

Our PVPs.” Events feature activities and contests todiscussion led by Matthew Price, P&G President forengage employees and raise awareness, leadershipGreater China, sharing what he has learned firsthandtownhall discussions and inspiring videos fromabout the pivotal role integrity and strong stewardship

employees making a difference. Sites are recognizedplay in improving business performance.

for the outstanding results in the areas of creativity,
engagement and passionate leadership.

of employees havebeen recognized as
PVP Champions.

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Doing the Right Thingwith Our Employees
Compensation and Benefits
P&G supports paying employees competitive total

scheme, paid parental leave, vacation and holiday time

Champion Productivity, Execute with Excellencecompensation, as benchmarked against other leading

and other work/family balance benefits, including

and Bring Out Our Best). Recognition helps confirm

companies. The Company is a recognized leader in

flextime and less-than-full-time schedules, all subject

achievements, contributes to employees feeling valued

employee benefits, which have been developed to

to local requirements.

and encourages them to give their very best. It provides

help protect the financial security of employees. While
offerings vary depending on each country’s market
practices, they include benefits like comprehensive

We are also committed to recognizing and rewarding
individual and team performance that reflects behaviors

The Benefits Navigator describes the types of benefits that P&G offers to its employees
around the
EMPLOYEEWELLBEING
Some of the benefits
in the Benefits Navigator may not be available to all employees
Factors (Lead with Courage,world.
Innovate
fordescribed
Growth,Familyhealth& welFare

ViBrant
liVingtime away
FrOm wOrk• Paid Parental Leave• Adoption / Surrogacy
Assistance• Flexible Spending Account –Child / Dependent Care

• Health Fair
• Blood Donations• Vaccinations• Fitness Centers• Perks at Work• Flexible Work Arrangements• Service Awards• Legal Services• Annual Giftat all locations. P&G also may offer some benefits not described in the Benefits Navigator to employees
in some locations.

Financial

P&G Patterned Circles

are doing the right things to help us succeed.

consistent with our PVPs and PEAK Performance

Benefits navigator

coverage for health care, a competitive pension

evidence that others believe in what we do and that we

Other
BeneFits• Profit Sharing• Pension Plans• 401K• Stock Purchase• Employee Initiated Education
Reimbursement• Retirement Readiness – The Basics• Financial Eductaion Services• Medical Plans• Health Savings Accounts• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• MyHealth MyRewards• WorkLife Solutions / EAP• Health Flexible Spending
Arrangement• Disability• Life Insurances• Bereavement Leave• Paid Time Off– Personal– Regular Vacation Days
– Purchased Vacation Days
– Company Holidays• Military Leave• Personal Leave ofAbsence• Family Medical Leave• Volunteerism

BENEFITS NAVIGATORThis image describes the typesof benefits 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
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Employee and Labor Relations
At P&G, we believe an engaged and capable
workforce is critical to the Company’s
success. A key strategy to winning in themarketplace is to create a highly-skilled,agile and flexible workforce that delivers
business initiatives — better than ourcompetition.
We offer an expansive array of skill-building programs
that allow employees to grow their individual
skills, leading to better business results and careeradvancement. These programs help to ensure a strong
and highly-skilled 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
At P&G, nothing is more important than ensuring ourThroughout our history, P&G has provided products

products are safe for consumers. Providing people theof superior value and performance. To make products

information they need to make more informed choicesof superior value and performance, we must have

while continually improving our product portfolio withhigh quality, safe ingredients. These ingredients can

the product performance and ingredient preferences

be sourced from science or nature — as long as they are

they seek remains a core focus for the Company.

proven safe. Innovation with ingredients is anever-evolving area where we invest many resources
to develop new options and continually consider

Relentlessly pursue
the best and safest
ingredients from bothscience and nature.

what is possible.
This year, we launched several new items which bringnew ingredients for a superior consumer experience.
For example:
Oral-B PureActiv is a toothpaste with the purity ofLead by sharing thewhat, where and howof our ingredients.

nature and the expertise of Oral-B. With 92% naturally
derived ingredients like peppermint, spearmint, stevia
and sorbitol — it’s an expert clean that tastes great.
All of these ingredients are carefully crafted to give
consumers the best of both worlds, the purity of nature
they value and the effectiveness of Oral-B.

Collaborate to solve
big ingredient andmaterial challenges.

Febreze LIGHT Air Effects gently removes odors
with just a hint of scent. There are no dyes or heavy
perfumes, either. That’s because this spray gently
cleans away odors from the air without them.

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Doing the Right Thingwith Our Consumers

P&G’s Home Made Simple™ wasrecognized as a 2019 Safer ChoicePartner of the Year.

2019 Safer Choice Partner of the Year by
the Environmental Protection Agency

Ingredient Disclosures

P&G was recognized as a 2019 Safer Choice Partnerand sourcing choices, we are also sharing moreof the Year by the Environmental Protection Agency

about those choices. Our brand websites and pg.com(EPA). The award recognizes selected products inoffer more information than ever before about our

P&G’s Home Made Simple™ product portfolio for

ingredients, making it easy to discover a product’s

outstanding achievement in the design, manufacture,

ingredients, as well as what we simply won’t use.

selection and use of its dish, fabric and surface
cleaning products developed in accordance withEPA Safer Choice criteria. All of the bottles are 100%
recyclable and the laundry detergent bottles are madefrom 25% or more post-consumer recycled plastic. We
are honored to be recognized as an EPA Safer ChoicePartner, providing consumers with irresistibly superior

We delivered on our
expanded transparency
commitment in North
America to share theingredients in ourfragrances down to 0.01%.

household cleaning products that are safe and deliver
the cleaning consumers expect from P&G’s trusted
and well-known brands.
2019 SAFER CHOICE PARTNER OF THE YEAR

Not only are we innovating with product ingredients

Since 2018, P&G has supported ingredient disclosurein North America with all formulated productingredients listed in SmartLabel. In 2020, we deliveredon our expanded transparency commitment in North
America to share the ingredients in our fragrances
down to 0.01%. Today, the details of our fragrance
formulas can be found in Smart Label™, including
descriptions of the fragrance ingredients we use.
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Doing the Right Thing
IMMEDIATE ALLERGY SAFETY
with Our Consumers
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Safe use of botanicals in beauty productsType I allergy is where the human body produces
IgE allergic antibodies in response to a foreign
substance (an ‘allergen’), leading to an inflammatory
response and the development of symptoms suchas conjunctivitis, hives, asthma, or anaphylaxis. Thiscan be triggered via four main routes of exposure toinhalation, ocular, dermal and systemic
Tampax PURE is raising the bar an
inallergen;ingredient(Krutz et al., 2019).

Going Beyond Ingredient Transparency
and Exploring Supply Traceability
transparency by showing where the organic cotton

Allergens are often specific proteins, and each protein

is harvested and how the tampons
made
using
can beare
assigned
a levelof allergenic potential. A

an ingredient tracking system.*protein can be considered to have a low allergenic
potential if there is evidence of ongoing human
exposure without reports of an allergic reaction

Additionally, our brand websites(Krutz
are etoffering
more such as Allergome canal., 2019). Databases
also be used
understandinformation about the safety process
wetofollow
to whether the structure ofparticular proteins contains any IgE-binding antigens,ensure our products are safe to theuseasofdirected.
lackwhich would provide good evidence

for the lack of allergenicity. Proteins with a higher

Consumers can see this come tolife through amolecular weight (>2.5 kDa, or 20-30 amino acids)
few examples here:

should be considered potential allergens unless there
is significant evidence to the contrary.
A pragmatic approach to reducing this effect isavoiding known sources of allergens. If possible,
botanicals with a low protein content should be
used, unless the protein is the functional bioactive

component (Troyano et al., 2011). For example, P&G
generally avoid using globally recognised foodallergens, such as tree nuts, celery, and sesame seeds,in their beauty products (Troyano et al., 2011), as they
could elicit a response in individuals already sensitised
SAFE
USE
OF BOTANICALS(allergic)
to thesefoods.

IN BEAUTY PRODUCTS

One of the most common routes of exposure by which
beauty products can cause Type I allergy is throughdirect inhalation of aerosols, such as deodorantand hair spray. It is also possible to indirectly inhale
more viscous topical products, such as shampoos,conditioners, and body washes, when small amounts
combine with fine water vapour in the shower. There
have also been cases where residual topical bodymoisturisers, applied to the body the day before, haveatomised off the skin in the shower the next morningand been inhaled (Kelling et al., 1998).
Botanical ingredients intended for use in direct spray
products and/or used (e.g. shampoo) or washed off
in the shower (e.g. body lotion) are tested for total
protein content and the resulting protein exposuremust be lower than the allergy benchmark before
they are included in a beauty product. Proposed
protein exposure should be below the protective
allergy benchmark of 0.1 ng/m3 (Troyano et al., 2011).

Safe ingredients and products never go out of style —so we will continue innovating with ingredients toprovide new solutions for life’s everyday demands.
One example of advancing safety science is the workon qualifying botanical extracts for use in a range ofconsumer goods. This white paper presents guidance
for assessing the safe use of botanicals in beauty
products, with historical case examples, practical tools
and background knowledge. P&G hopes this work will
help ensure all botanicals used in beauty products will
be safely enjoyed by consumers throughout the world.
SAFE USE OF BOTANICALS WHITE PAPER

We are committed to collaborating on the
biggest ingredient and materials challenges
to ensure we continue to be a force forgood and a force for growth — in all we do.

ARIEL UK
HERBAL ESSENCES GERMANY
ALWAYS FRANCE*P&G is piloting this unique technology and it’s currently available in the U.S. and Canada for Tampax PURE.

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Doing the Right Thingwith Our Consumers
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 recognize

shareholders or vendors — trust that P&G will ensurethat P&G and our leadership brands can make athat appropriate privacy measures are implemented

meaningful impact with our wide reach, as images andto transparently process personal information, andportrayals of people in advertising embed memories

information security controls will be in place to help

which can lead to bias. That’s why, as the world’s

safeguard critical business and personal information.

largest advertiser, we’ve committed to use our voice to

Our stakeholders also expect that we take appropriate

shed a light on bias and promote equality.

steps to ensure that personal data is maintained

P&G has built global and regional corporate privacy

with due confidentiality, appropriate integrity and iscompliance processes to help ensure that privacy

retrievable when needed.

compliance is driven through every part of the

EQUALIT Y & INCLUSION:OUR VOICE IN ADVERTISING

We believe in having a strong culture of protecting our
stakeholders’ personal information in order to build
a relationship of trust with them. With that in mind,
we continue to develop a strong information security
program to help ensure we have the appropriate

We’ve built global andregional corporate privacy
compliance processes
to help ensure that privacy
compliance is driven
through every part of theorganization in asustainable manner.

Our privacy policies also detail the steps we take toprotect personal information from loss, misuse oralteration. These steps can include technical measures
like firewalls, intrusion detection and prevention
systems, unique and complex passwords andencryption. Our intent is to implement appropriate
safeguards to attempt to protect against evolving andemerging privacy risks across the globe, even where
the laws may not require it.

organization in a sustainable manner. We continue
to refine and update these programs internally, while
ensuring that we also drive compliance with our
suppliers through privacy and information security
assessments and contractual obligations.

levels of controls to secure the data both internallyIn addition, we drive a culture of compliance throughand externally. We also believe in transparency, which

the training of employees on data processing andis why we consistently update our consumer andprivacy obligations, centralized identification andemployee privacy policies, as well as disclosures tomanagement of security incidents and risks, restricting

clearly communicate how we collect, use and protect

employee access to personal information on a need-

consumer personal information. P&G is committed

to-know basis, and implementing appropriate security

to using consumer personal information only formeasures, including appropriately securing documents

the purpose of improving the content, products

when not being used by the employee.

and services offered and implements strong dataretention and minimization standards. We also provide
consumers with the ability to control the manner inwhich P&G uses their personal information as set out
in applicable laws.

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Doing the Right Thingwith Our Supply Chain
P&G cannot deliver products to our consumers without collaboration from our ExternalBusiness Partners, and we are making intentional choices to include them on our journey
to be a force for good and force for growth. 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. We continue to evolve our strategies for supplier diversity, responsible
sourcing and sustainable innovation to manage risk and bring value to our brands,
businesses and consumers but also to amplify and accelerate the positive impact we
can have on the people in our supply chain and the planet.

We are proud to bea leader in supply
chain responsibility.

To assist in collaboration on making progress,

leaders and think tanks we work with, and continuing

we had approximately 290 suppliers share their

our investment in Supplier Summits, the last of whichdata and programs with P&G in 2019, and in 2020,

was attended by more than 400 external visitors to

we invited more than 1,000 to participate in thisCincinnati to learn all about our sustainability work.

growing engagement. With almost 40% of our spend

We will continue to encourage and help our External

represented by respondents, we were proud to learn

Business Partners learn and do more in each spacethat 74% of our respondents have a written Diversity &as this collaboration is critical to amplify our

Inclusion program, 81% have a process to monitor andcollective results.

assess equal pay and 87% have a corporate Community
Impact program or initiative. We are doing more tohelp our partners accelerate their work, including
developing toolkits, introducing them to our thought

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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 have several initiatives underway that allow us

This new approach has allowed us to focus on

to continuously assess or monitor human rights andsuppliers that are located in countries with higher risk

environmental risks in our supply chains. We workto human rights and efficiently tracks progress byacross corporate and business unit resources toour suppliers on scheduling and conducting audits.

evaluate the need for robust responsible sourcing

We have clear owners and action plans to proactively

programs, sharing and reapplying from each other.

remediate issues with labor standards, health andThis includes a refreshed social audit strategy andsafety concerns, environmental issues and businesswork process, whereby we leverage the work andethics. In these and other efforts, we build a robust

systems of our partner, SEDEX.

system of business partners that is fully integrated
and synchronized with our business and values.

We have clear owners
and action plans toproactively remediate
issues with labor
standards, healthand safety concerns,
environmental issues
and business ethics.

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Supplier Diversity
When our supplier ecosystem reflects the diversityof our consumers, our business grows and thecommunities in which we live and operate thrive.
P&G’s supplier diversity work in the United States, we
strategically spend money with businesses owned byminorities, women, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities
and U.S. Veterans. Since 2008, we have spent morethan $2 billion annually with diverse-owned businesses
in the U.S., and now track our growing spend withwomen-owned businesses globally. Supplier diversity
is a competitive advantage for us, and we arecommitted to drive economic empowerment acrossour end-to-end supply chain. For this reason, we help

Supplier inclusion in our Citizenship work is a clear

They were able to hear from key thoughts leaders at

business imperative because we know that having

P&G and in the industry to help our partners makediverse supplier ecosystems delivers a more resilient

progress in our key areas. This level of sharing andsupply chain, allowing us to respond to evolvingalignment is key to driving focus in these areas,

consumer and customer needs. Our work has been

allowing for better collaboration and faster progress.

recognized by influential organizations in this spaceas they awarded P&G:
• America’s Top Corporations, National Minority
Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)• Corporation of the Year, Ohio Minority Supplier
Development Council (OMSDC)
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and encourage our External Business Partners (EBP)
to invest in their own supplier diversity strategy, andmore than 200 EBPs submit their own direct diversity
spend to P&G on a quarterly basis. P&G also invests
in building capabilities of small businesses to form asolid pipeline of potential suppliers in the future. For
example, we sponsored four Business Development
Forums in Singapore, Thailand, Japan and Canada
with WeConnect to train women entrepreneurs on key
business-building capabilities. Lastly, P&G continues tobe a leading voice in the Marketing and Media industry
to more accurately portray diversity in front of thecamera and improve representation in key creativeroles behind the camera. All of this work is to build
a more diverse and inclusive supply chain throughwhich P&G can deliver superior products to ourdiverse consumers around the world.

Sustainable Innovation
One way we will reduce our environmental footprintis through external partnerships. For example, we arecollaborating with a team of key suppliers to solve
our supply chain’s most challenging problems likewater stewardship in key water-stressed regions. We
partnered with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) todevelop a three-part webinar series that focused on
developing science-based targets for greenhousegas emissions reduction — a topic that we presented
to more than 30 suppliers starting on this journey.
This was an outcome of our engagement with morethan 400 supplier representatives that joined us for a
Supplier Citizenship Summit focused on Sustainability
in October 2019.

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Speaking Up
Our employees hold themselves and one
another accountable for operating withtrust and integrity and for stepping up as
leaders and owners of the business. We arecommitted to creating a work environmentthat fosters open communication andsupports employees in reporting potential
violations of Company policies or thelaw. Employees and individuals in ouroperations or extended supply chain canreport violations at the Worldwide BusinessConduct Helpline, which is staffed by anindependent third party — 24 hours a day,seven days a week —­ and includes, wherepermitted by local law, an anonymous way
to report concerns. We are committed toreviewing all allegations of wrongdoingwith trained teams who ensure thorough,impartial and fact-based investigations.
WORLDWIDE BUSINESS CONDUCT HELPLINE

Proper investigation is essential topromoting a culture of integrity, reducing
the likelihood of incidents occurring andincreasing willingness to proactively
raise concerns. It is an important part ofour commitment to prevent and detect
wrongdoing. Retaliation for raisingconcerns in good faith is inconsistent
with our Values of Integrity and Trustand simply will not be tolerated.

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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“P&G has a very strong set of PVPs
that align to my personal values.
We truly care for our employees andcreate a safe working environment.”“PVP — Never change them. This
Company is about doing what’s
right and that is what makes us
proud employees.”

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 the P&G

Engagement with shareholders builds mutual

Survey. Employee feedback is extremely valuable inunderstanding and a basis for progress, and theassessing what we do well as a Company and where

input we receive from them impacts and informs

we can improve, and we develop and execute action

our corporate practices. Senior management, ourplans in response. When we compare our results

investor relations team and subject matter experts

against our external benchmarking group, we find P&G

from the Company maintain a year‐round dialogue

scoring higher than the average of our peer group on

with investors to gain their perspectives on current

the majority of our benchmarking questions — showing

issues and address any questions or concerns, andthat we remain an Employer of Choice versus

we make our Directors available for engagementcompetition. Every year, the P&G Survey proves how

with shareholders when appropriate. The Company’s

ingrained our Purpose, Values and Principles (PVPs)

top 100 institutional shareholders collectively own

are in the are in the organization. Continuing tomore than 50% of the Company’s outstanding

uphold and safeguard our PVPs consistently is the top

shares of common stock, and we generally focus

response to “What should not change about P&G?”

our proactive shareholder outreach efforts on theseshareholders. We conduct meetings with institutional
shareholders in person, via telephone calls and one‐

“We use our PVPs to guide ourCompany’s direction, decisions,and interactions with employees.”on‐one at conferences throughout the year. We also
routinely respond to individual shareholders andother stakeholders who provide feedback about ourbusiness.

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Stakeholder Engagement
Consumers
We are committed to providing products and services

Government Authorities: Local, Regional
and Globalthat can help improve the lives of our consumers

Guided by our PVPs, P&G appropriately engages inall over the world. In developing and marketing our

the political process to ensure that the interests ofproducts, we adopt a “Consumer Is Boss” approach to

our employees, consumers and shareholders are fairly

ensure that we delight consumers by launching new

represented at all levels of government around the

products and product improvements that genuinely

world. We are committed to being transparent about

meet their needs. We actively encourage consumers

our political involvement globally, and our policies andto contact us because we want to hear about our

procedures on appropriate contact with government

consumers’ experiences with our products. We feel

officials prohibit bribery and any kind of improper

very privileged that consumers care enough about

influence.

our products to contact us.
CONTACT US

Communities
Each P&G production facility has site-specific activities
to build appropriate and constructive relationships
with industry associations, residential and businessneighbors, action groups, thought leaders, and news
media. Depending on the cultures and interests of

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standards within their own supply chains.
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Non-Governmental Organizations(NGOs): Local, Regional and Global
We frequently partner with NGOs that support
communities, advance equality and protect theenvironment. We also enter into dialogue with NGOs

Consistent with the law and international norms, weto understand their priorities and concerns. Our

believe tax should follow business substance and thatpartnerships with NGOs can vary by area of mutual

profits are generated where key business activities

interest and geography.

take place. We are committed to the highest level oftax compliance. We observe and adhere to the tax laws,
the underlying tax policy intent and the disclosure andreporting requirements.

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

OUR POLITICAL INVOLVEMENTTA X PRINCIPLES

is shared or questions are answered, to more
informal engagement.

who share these values and that promote highOur approach to taxes is also based on our PVPs.

individual communities, this can range from regular
official meetings, during which new information

We actively seek business relationships with partners

External Business Partners
We work closely with our external business partners
to ensure that our products are sourced responsibly.
P&G’s Responsible Sourcing Guidelines for ExternalBusiness Partners set our expectations with our supply
base regarding social and environmental responsibility.

associations whose activities are related to theCompany’s. These associations provide a forum for us
to promote and defend our interests in the broader
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 governance andoversight. However, as with many associations, there
will be diverse points of view, and we will not agree withpositions taken by each association on every issue.

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EQUALITY & INCLUSIONENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYESG Disclosure Frameworks
Our annual Citizenship Report provides acomprehensive overview of our Citizenshipefforts, including significant data related to
our Environmental, Social and Governance(ESG) systems. We recognize that somestakeholders prefer to use third-party ESG
disclosure frameworks to review corporate
ESG performance. To help facilitate thatprocess, this section of our report provides
additional perspective on the following
ESG disclosure frameworks:

Task Force on Climate Related Financial Disclosures(TCFD): Please click the link below to go to a November
2020 report that was informed by the TCFD guidelines.
TCFD GUIDELINES
Sustainable Accounting Standards Board (SASB):
Please click the link below to go our 2020 SASB Matrix
which addresses SASB’s key disclosure topics for ourindustry sector.
2020 SASB MATRIXGlobal Reporting Initiative (GRI): This reportreferences GRI 102: General Disclosures 2016. A GRIContent Index for this report can be found at thelink below.
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and Awards

U.S. CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
FOUNDATION
Social Responsibility
in Action

Community
ImpactAmong Fast Company’s
2020 World Changing
Ideas in Creativity

Here are just a few of theexternal recognitions we’ve
received this year in our
Citizenship priority areas.
Equality& Inclusion

TOP

5 years in a row

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Ethics & Corporate
Responsibility

Since 2001

Most
Sustainable
Companies
2020

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Environmental
Sustainability

100

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2021

Ranked in Top 20
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Data in this report covers the period of July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. 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 and specific disclosures from other GRI Standards as specified in the GRI
Content Index for this report which can be found here.

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