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CITIZENSHIP REPORT 2023
P&G INDIA

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DEAR STAKEHOLDERS,
At P&G, we aim to be one of the most sociallyrelevant companies on the planet. With that comes a
responsibility - not only to consumers, employees, andshareowners, but also to our customers, communities,
and our broader world alike. Together, the people ofP&G accept that responsibility — a responsibility noneof us can deliver alone, but an objective that can beachieved and sustained by working together witheach other and our valued partners. Together, we cancontinue to be a Force For Growth and Force For Good.
The Force For Good aspect of our efforts is what we call Citizenship. And, we havebuilt it into how we do business every day. Our Citizenship framework is basedon key pillars of Community Impact, Equality & Inclusion and Environmental
Sustainability, with a strong foundation of Ethics & Corporate Responsibility
guiding everything we do.
Our Community Impact efforts are brought to life via our flagship CSR
program, P&G Shiksha. Education is an enabler for the next generation unlike
anything else. Our longstanding commitment to education is also our wayof contributing to the social development of the country. P&G Shiksha is a360-degree educational intervention that addresses three critical barriers toachieving universal education – access to education infrastructure, genderinequality in access to education and gap in learning. Since its launch in 2005,
P&G Shiksha has helped construct thousands of classrooms across hundreds ofschools, impacting more than 35 lakh children.

LV Vaidyanathan
Chief Executive Officer &Managing Director
P&G India

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Our Equality & Inclusion (E&I) efforts areholistic and integrated, comprising of efforts
towards Gender Equality, LGTBTQ+ inclusion andinclusion of People with Disabilities, among others.
We are committed to an equal, diverse, and inclusive
organization and culture; one which brings forth
the best ideas and innovations needed to win with
consumers and customers and for each other. Ourpolicy upgrades and additions are a meaningful
step to empower our people, and demomstrate ourcare. We also leverage our influence through films,
advertising, and programs that promote equality
in our industry and society. We strongly believethat when brands and businesses actively support
equality, it leads to a better world for everyone.
Our brand Whisper through #KeepGirlsInSchool,
and Ariel through #ShareTheLoad have remained
steadfast in their commitment towards a moreequal and inclusive tomorrow.

Environmental Sustainability has been
deeply embedded in P&G's business practices formany years. We consistently strive to minimize ourenvironmental impact and encourage consumers
and suppliers to do the same. We take pride incollecting back more packaging waste than weput out, being zero-waste-to-landfill across our
manufacturing sites and leveraging renewableenergy in our operations. We have made strong
commitments, including an ambitious Climate
Transition Action Plan, which accelerates ourefforts to combat climate change. Our Global Water
Strategy aims to restore water in 18 water-stressed

areas around the world for people and nature,including 5 in India, responding to water challenges
through innovation, partnerships, and reducing
water in our operations.
Building and sustaining a robust business for
decades, depends on maintaining strong ethical,
compliance and quality standards across everything
we do. It is a critical reason consumers trust us,
partners do business with us, and shareholders
invest in us.
Throughout our extensive 185-year global history,
we have consistently demonstrated that our growthis intricately tied to our commitment to responsible
business practices and social impact. Our ability
to make a positive difference is further bolsteredby our growth. Therefore, we aim to be a force for
growth and a force for good, and we see these as
inseparable. Throughout this report, we will share a
few of the many inspiring stories that highlight how
our efforts are making a difference and accelerating
positive change. I would like to express my sincere
gratitude to all our employees and valued partners,
whose passion and contributions make it all
possible.

Citizenship remains a top priority for us,
both now and for the times to come, as weare committed to making a meaningful
difference in peoples’ lives each and everyday!

Community
ImpactEquality& Inclusion

Environmental
Sustainability

Ethics & Corporate
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P&G INDIA AT A GLANCEESTABLISHED 1985 | 4000+ EMPLOYEES | 7 MANUFACTURING SITES
P&G’s history in India started in 1985 with theacquisition of Richardson Hindustan Limited(RHL). RHL strengths combined with theformidable marketing & technical expertiseof P&G’s business worldwide, thus creating
exciting synergy. In 1989, P&G India, launched
Whisper, the breakthrough technology
sanitary napkin which revolutionized theIndian feminine hygiene category.
In 1991, P&G liberalized the Indian household
ife through the introduction of ‘Ariel Micro
System’. The years before Ariel, washing had
been a long arduous process involving backbreaking labor. In 1995, P&G entered theHaircare Category with the launch of Pantene

Pro-V and launched Head & Shoulders in 1997.
This journey was further strengthened in 2006
with the merger of Gillette India Ltd. with
P&G India Group, as a result of P&G acquiring
Gillette globally in 2005.
Presently, P&G serves consumers in India with
one of the strongest portfolios of trusted,
quality, leadership brands, including Vicks®, Ariel®, Tide®, Whisper®, Olay®, Gillette®,
AmbiPur®, Pampers®, Pantene®, Oral-B®,
Herbal Essences®, Head & Shoulders®,
Braun® and Old Spice®.
P&G ‘makes in India’ and more than 95% of the
products we sell in India are manufactured

locally. Through our operations in India, wecreate more than 52,000 jobs directly andindirectly. P&G touches the lives of hundredsof millions of consumers in India.
P&G has invested more than 1 billion USD in
India, in the recent past, in its endeavor to
improve the lives of Indian Consumers. We
have launched superior products meetingthe needs of the consumers, expanded ourmanufacturing footprint and created direct
and indirect employment and partnership
opportunities contributing to the vision of aself-reliant India.

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KEY HIGHLIGHTS

Community
ImpactP&G
SHIKSHA
Through our flagship
CSR program launchedin the year 2005,
we are focused onproviding access toholistic education forunderprivileged children
through a 360-degreeintervention, impacting
over 35 lakh children.

STRENGTHENINGEDUCATIONINFRASTRUCTURE
Strong infrastructural
support at schools
can help make theenvironment around

BRIDGING
INVISIBLELEARNINGGAPS
We are partnering with
reputed NGOs with afocus on implementing
unique and innovative
programs to minimize
learning gaps andimprove learning
outcomes in children

EMPOWERINGMARGINALIZEDCOMMUNITIESWe are concentrating
our efforts in bridging
educational gaps incommunities that have
faced challenges inequitable education
historicallyabove the quantumof plastic packaging
used in our products
and that mandated forthe year under the EPR
guidelines.

ADVANCING
INCLUSION FOR
STEM FIELDS

children more conducive
to learning andeliminating distractions

Equality& Inclusion
ARIEL#SEETHESIGNS |#SHARETHELOAD
Ariel ishighlighting thatthe foundation of astrong relationship isequality where bothpartners share equal
responsibility forhousehold chores

DRIVING INCLUSION
THROUGH INCLUSIVEPOLICIES
We are upgrading ourbouquet of policies andbenefits to be moreprogressive and inclusive

We continue to raise
pertinent conversations
at strategically relevant
forums and drive
strategic interventions
to bust these barriers
and advance equality in
STEM.

WHISPERHEALTHPROGRAM
Whisper educated over2 crore girls on puberty
and hygiene over last
two years, against
a commitment ofeducating 2.5 crore girls
by 2024

FOSTERINGINCLUSION FOR
LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY
We are focused on
driving everyday
inclusion for the LGBTQ+
community both insideand outside of P&G.

Environmental
Sustainability
WATER
Our water strategy
Our global strategy aims
to restore water in 18
water-stressed areas
around the world. Out ofthese 18 water-stressed
areas, 5 are in India

WASTE
Collecting,
Processing
and Recycling Plastic
Packaging Waste
We collected, processed,
and recycled more than
23000 MT of plastic
packaging during theyear, which is over and

ENERGY
Leveraging
solar energy
We are operating two
in-house solar plants at
our manufacturing sites
in Hyderabad and Goa,
with a third underway in
Mandideep.

CLIMATE
Pledge to be ‘Net
Zero’ by 2040
We are striving to achieve
net-zero greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions across
our operations andsupply chain, from raw
material to retailer, by theyear 2040.

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COMMUNITY IMPACT
We believe in doing the right thing in everything we do and are committed tobeing “A Force for Growth and A Force for Good” in the communities we serve.
This is what propels our people and our brands to engage in acts of good every
day to help our communities grow, thrive, and succeed.

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At P&G, for over 185 years of our history, we have stepped
up to ensure we are serving our consumers not only
through our leading brands but going beyond businessand creating a meaningful impact in their lives through ourcommunity programs. We are firm in our belief that themost meaningful way of doing business is to also improve
lives. We continue to give back to the communities weserve through our flagship Corporate Social Responsibility

Enakshee Deva
Head, Corporate Communication
and Corporate Social
Responsibility, P&G India

program – P&G Shiksha, which focuses on providing
holistic education for underprivileged children through a
360-degree educational intervention as well as through ourpeople and brands, who step up to make a positive impact
in the larger society.
Being a good corporate citizen is core to who we are as a
Company. Therefore, it remains a priority now, and in the
future, as we are committed to improve the lives of people
around the world, each and every day.

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P&G Shiksha is the flagship Corporate Social
Responsibility program of P&G India. It began in
2005, with the intention of building schools toprovide access to education to underprivilegedchildren. As the country progressed, P&G Shiksha
evolved into a 360-degree holistic program thataims to enhance children’s learning environment,
improve learning outcomes, and empower
marginalized communities through education. Over18 years, P&G Shiksha has reached hundreds ofschools, impacting over 35 lakh children.

Creating Conducive Learning
Environments By Strengthening
Education Infrastructure

18

YEARS IMPACTING

35+

LAKH CHILDREN

Many schools in the remote towns and villagesof the country operate from dilapidated or open
structures. Strong infrastructural support at
schools can help make the environment aroundchildren more conducive to learning and eliminate
distractions. Therefore, together with our partners
at Round Table India, we undertake educational
infrastructure enhancement projects that include
building classrooms, installing essential equipment
like furniture, black boards among others. We also
focus on building playgrounds and improving
health and hygiene facilities for children like clean
drinking water and separate toilets for girls andboys at schools. This helps improve the learning
environment for children and teachers, and theimpact is seen in increasing enrolments, better

attendance, reducing dropouts, driving lessonefficiency for teachers, encouraging students, andtherefore, overall higher learning level.
As schools fully reopened post the pandemic
induced closure, we undertook few initiatives torenovate schools which had witnessed deteriorating
condition of their infrastructure. With supporting
equipment like smart monitors, projectors, etc. in
select schools, we are also learning on the impact‘smart’ classrooms can create. Through the year, wehave taken up projects to build over 500 classrooms
across schools in the country, which will impact over6 lakh students.

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Focus On Strengthening Learning
Outcomes By Bridging Invisible
Gaps
Several reports in recent years have revealed thatwhile there has been a remarkable increase inschool enrolments, there are significant gaps thathave emerged in the learning outcomes. Moreover,the pandemic further induced learning disruptions
which have widened these gaps.
Studies indicate that students in schools often fallbehind in keeping pace with their classes. One
concept, one subject, one class, can give way to alarger issue where the child develops a gap in thefundamental conceptual understanding. When thechild falls behind and the current learning level is
not in line with the expected learning level as per
the defined curriculum, an invisible learning gap
is formed. This gap significantly impacts children
who perpetually keep trying to cope, and without
the right support system drop out of school or facechallenges in subsequent phases of life.
We are partnering with reputed NGOs with a focus
on implementing unique and innovative programs
to minimize learning gaps and improve learning
outcomes in children through on-ground remedial
learning interventions, early childhood educationand technology-based digital remedial learning.
We do this with 3 kinds of interventions:A. Early Childhood Education
With Pratham
During the early stages of childhood, when brain
development is at its highest point, nurturing
the appropriate developmental skills of children
has been closely linked with positive outcomes,
including improved school readiness, increased
knowledge retention, and holistic growth of thechild. To enable this holistic development of children
and their readiness for school in the age group of 3-6
years, we implement our Early Childhood Education
program with our partner Pratham Foundation.

We focus on developing motor, cognitive, socialemotional, language and creative skills in children,to help set them up for a fast-paced growth as
they begin their education journey. As part ofthis, we are reaching out to children throughmultiple touchpoints - directly in the communities
via volunteers like mothers, teachers, or others;
through a support model in Aanganwadis; aswell as in pre-primary classes in government
schools. The program leverages visually rich andengaging learning content to impart foundational
skills in children. It also uniquely involves mothers
in children’s learning development, by creating‘Mother’s Groups’ to ensure learning continuity athome in the communities. Taking inspiration fromthis unique initiative, this year, we also witnesseda first-of-its-kind government initiative in Nagpur

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division, to involve parents, particularly mothers, inthe child’s learning at a community level throughthe adoption of mothers’ groups. As part of this,teachers mobilized mothers of children in Grades
1 to 3 to form hamlet wise mothers’ groups andenable learning at home.
During the year, the program focused
disproportionately on ensuring children’s ‘school
readiness’. We organized school readiness melas, inline with the Government’s ‘NIPUN Melas’ under the
Nipun Bharat Scheme. We conducted these Melasin partnership with the Department of Educationin Himachal Pradesh, as well as in Maharashtra
where the melas were called ‘Pahile Paul’ (firststep). The initiative was also rolled out in the
Nagpur division in collaboration with Maharashtra

Prathmik Shikshan Parishad. During the year, we
impacted more than 5.5 lakh children with this,
we are working towards bridging learning gaps inchildren with a two-fold objective; To set them up for
fast-paced growth in school; and to strengthen theirconceptual understanding of essential subjects likelanguage and arithmetic.

B. Leveraging The Power Of AI/
ML To Provide Children Access To
Personalised Adaptive Learning
Interventions
We are partnering with Educational Initiatives toimplement ‘Mindspark’, an artificial intelligencebased adaptive learning tool to remediate learning
gaps in students across government schools in
Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya
Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat,
and Telangana. The tool integrates pedagogy,
teacher instruction and a learning management
system to assess a student’s learning level anddevelop a customized learning path for eachone of them. The tool also makes learning moreinteractive and rewarding for students through agamified approach, where children are awarded
reward points in the form of ‘Sparkies’ to instill acompetitive spirit and motivate them to continuelearning with passion. The program covers grades 1
to 9, and serves customized learning content acrosssubjects including Mathematics, regional vernacularlanguages and English as a second language. It

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and fun for students
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also offers training modules for school leaders,and government leaders at district and statelevel, covering the basics of personalized learning,
instructions on usage of Mindspark in classrooms,
troubleshooting guidance, and support on using
student data from the platform to understand andenhance learning outcomes. In schools, teachers
help ensure Mindspark has been incorporated
into the timetable and in turn can leverage thedata on student learning to tailor their classroom
instructions.

Mindspark
impactedover

75,000childrenduring theyear

The program has garnered strong support fromvarious state governments and is poised forsuccessful scaling and widespread implementationin priority state schools. This AI enabled tech is truly
helping thousands of children across the country,
in improving their learning outcomes and bringing
their learning levels at par with their grade level.
As schools reopened during the year, we adopted a
hybrid implementation model, where we continued
the in-school remedial learning sessions as partof the daily timetable and made the tool available
on smartphones to enable children to continuelearning from the comfort of their home. This year,
we inaugurated four model Mindspark schools in
Telangana and Maharashtra, which are aimed atdemonstrating the effectiveness of the tool, serve as
innovative testing grounds where the integration oftechnology into education can be explored, refined,
and showcased to key stakeholders.
During the year, the program impacted over 75,000
children.

C. Remedial Learning
Interventions at Community Level
with Pratham
We are implementing on-ground remedial
learning interventions in partnership with Pratham
Education Foundation, by using a community based
and an ‘in-school’ model, together with the support

12 • Procter & Gamble Indiaof trained volunteers from within the community
and teachers at school. As part of this, we arefollowing the approach of ‘Teaching at the Right
Level’, where children in Grades 3 to 5 are grouped
according to their learning levels rather than grade,and level-specific activities are conducted to help
strengthen their skills in these subjects.
With schools reopening completely post the
pandemic, we have concentrated our efforts inensuring that children come back to school and theexisting learning gap is addressed.
During the year, we positively impacted thousandsof children through this intervention, where majorityof the students showcased improvement in reading
as well as arithmetic proficiency.

Driving Awareness And Urging
Collective Action To Bridge
Invisible Learning Gaps
This year, we also took up the onus to drive largescale action to bridge learning gaps. Bringing
in the significant voice we have in media andadvertising, we launched a first-of-its-kindnationwide movement to highlight the invisible
gaps in children’s education across the country.
The movement, called ‘Bridging Invisible Gaps’,
was flagged off with a 6-week long high-octane
360-degree campaign which garnered highengagement from varied stakeholders. The
360-degree campaign began with a thought-

provoking panel discussion centered around thetheme of ‘Bridging Invisible Gaps’ featuring NationalAward-Winning Actress, Shefali Shah, Girish
Kalyanaraman, Vice President – Brand Operations,
P&G India; Ritesh Agarwal, Assistant Vice President,
Educational Initiatives; and Sagar Singh, Faculty
Mathematics, Gov. High School Banah Ki Ser,
Sirmour (HP).
On the day, P&G Shiksha also unveiled a first-of-its
kind film which highlighted the crisis of ‘Invisible
Gap’ through the heartwarming story of Bindiya, ayoung girl who is impacted by the invisible gap andstruggles to cope in the classroom. The campaign

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remedial learning measures among others.
This nationwide movement was therefore dedicatedto making these invisible gaps visible, by driving
awareness and urging collective action to bridgethese invisible gaps, which often go unnoticed andcreate a significant roadblock in a child’s learningand development progress.

efforts in bridging educational gaps in communities
which have historically faced significant and varied
challenges and barriers, especially in context ofequitable education. By addressing these uniquebarriers, we are working to help create a levelplaying field and help the communities come afew steps closer to achieving their aspirations andrealizing their true potential.

Empowering Marginalized
Communities
It is universally known that education can be a big
enabler and leveler as it helps bridge socioeconomic
disparities by promoting social mobility andreducing inequality. We are concentrating our

engaged audiences through multiple touchpoints
and activations including captivating sand-art byrenowned sand-artist and Padma Shri Awardee– Sudarsan Pattnaik, a virtual reality tour to a P&G
Shiksha supported school in a scenic village in
Himachal Pradesh, power-packed nukkad-nataks
to simplify the issue of learning gaps, partnershipwith renowned brands in the country to drive wider
awareness, and also practical solutions for people
to help identify and bridge learning gaps in children
around them using effective baseline tests andWe arefollowing theapproach of‘Teaching at
the Right
Level’

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Mobilising Communities
And Introducing Education
Interventions To Empower Girls In
Rajasthan
Our implementing NGO partner reported that
before the pandemic, India had 30 million out-ofschool children, out of which 40% were adolescent
girls. Even today, widening gender inequality andincreasing poverty is placing female education at
greater risk. There is enough evidence on why girls’
education is important, and much has been done on
policies and programs for increasing girls’ enrolment
in school, retaining, training, and educating them.
However, the task at hand continues to be aroundbreaking gender-based biases on opportunities forgirls in communities.

P&G Shiksha Betiyan
Scholarship is breaking
barriers for girls wanting
to pursue STEM fields

In partnership with Save The Children, we areworking towards breaking these gender-biased
barriers to education faced by girls in the country.
Under this initiative, we are supporting 49
government-run residential Kasturba Gandhi Balika
Vidyalaya’s (KGBV) and 36 regular schools across 7
districts of Rajasthan to provide quality education
to girls through holistic infrastructure and learninginterventions. We also continue to engage parents
to emphasize the continuity of education andminimize dropouts.
During the year, we impacted over 7000 girlstudents as part of the program.

Fueling STEM Education For
Girls With P&G Shiksha Betiyan
Scholarship
Data indicates that in India, female representation in
STEM workforce is limited to 14%. Women continue
to also be underrepresented in STEM curriculum,
leading to underrepresentation in manufacturing.
The reasons often lie in deep-rooted stereotypes
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and advancing in STEM careers.
We launched P&G Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship
Program last year with the aim to break suchbarriers for girls who aspire to pursue careers in
STEM, in partnership with Centre for Civil society. As
part of this, we provide financial aid and mentorshipto girls wanting to pursue STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
education. The program aims to support entry ofskilled women professionals into manufacturing andproduction industries.

Over 350 girls pursuing
STEM education across thecountry received P&G Shiksha
Betiyan Scholarship

The pilot for the program was launched in 2021,
where we provided scholarships to over 80
meritorious students pursuing STEM courses.
This year, we elevated the program to support
over 350 students across over 30 institutes in the
country, pursuing technical and vocational courses
at Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), polytechnic
diplomas, and engineering degrees focused onfields of mechanical, electrical, computer and supply
chain courses thus covering a wide range of STEM
fields.

Project Pragati
According to the National Family Health Survey(NFHS) (2020-21) survey, in India, 70 percent of
women in urban regions have used the internet,
compared to 49.6 percent in rural areas. This
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women, which is more notable in rural regions
rather than metropolitan ones. This gap inevitablymeans that women are deprived of opportunities ina labour market where digital skills are in demand,
according to research.
Therefore, digital upskilling is the need of the hour
as it holds the potential to empower women withvaluable skills and knowledge to participate in thedigital age. By gaining proficiency in digital tools
and technologies, these women can enhance theiremployability, access new economic opportunities,
improve their livelihoods, and contribute to theiroverall empowerment and social inclusion.
We introduced Project Pragati to impart digitalupskilling opportunities to marginalized womenacross the country, together with Pratham Infotech

Foundation, in line with our collective aspiration ofcreating an equal and inclusive world for all, both
inside and outside of P&G. Through the digitalupskilling initiative, our aim is to help enhance theemployability of these women and set them up fora self-sufficient future, by equipping them with core
digital skills that have become critical in the age oftechnology. We also announced our commitment
to upskill more than 5 lakh women from lesser
privileged communities over 5 years through theprogram.

Digital Upskilling For Transgender
Community
We introduced ‘Pragati For Pride’, a digital upskilling
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partnership with Humsafar Trust and Pratham
Infotech Foundation. The program is an extensionof Project Pragati, the digital upskilling arm of P&G
Shiksha, and aims to help enhance the employabilityof the beneficiaries. Through the program, we are
imparting core digital skills to the community, tohelp them gain meaningful employment. Further, as
part of this, we also partnered with Humsafar Trustfor ‘Saksham’ an exclusive job fair for the students
at the upskilling program as well as any otherpeople from the community who belong to lesser
privileged backgrounds or have faced unfair life
experiences.
At P&G, our ability to achieve equality has been
made possible by our conscious efforts ofrecognizing and tackling barriers. We are also
committed to accelerating the pace towards anequal and inclusive tomorrow, by unlocking value
and driving growth. We truly believe in being a#ForceForGood, and to create an environment
where every single person can bring their whole,authentic selves to work.

Project ‘Bolo English’
In India, the proficiency in spoken English at
schools in India varies across different regions andeducational institutions. English is one of the official
languages in India and is widely taught in schools
as a second language. However, the level of spoken
English proficiency can vary depending on factors

We are working
together with Centre
For Civil Society to
implement ‘Project
Bolo English’such as the quality of English language instruction,
availability of resources, and exposure to Englishspeaking environments.
We are working together with Centre For Civil
Society to implement ‘Project Bolo English’,
which aims to help students from low-income
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better opportunities for them in the future.
The program enables children to learn digitally
through interactive mobile applications, and withthe support of teachers at the school who can
encourage students to remain engaged in learning.
During the year, we pivoted towards placing
a greater emphasis on training and engaging
teachers to enhance the effectiveness of learning
outcomes. We also held dedicated teacher training
workshops which drew participation from hundredsof teachers and government education authorities.
These workshops and regular engagement with thestudents at schools facilitated the program's key
components, which included student and teacher
empanelment, app activation, lesson completion,and incentivizing these activities to drive theprogram's impact. Since its inception, the project
has impacted nearly 2 lakh students and more than
10,000 teachers across 11 states in India.

Supporting Special Initiatives
As part of our commitment of being a ForceFor Good, we continue to empower and uplift
communities we serve through various special
interventions in addition to P&G Shiksha. Our
people don their volunteering hats and work closelywith renowned partners such as Mattruchaya in
Goa, Aarushi in Madhya Pradesh, and IBTADA in
Rajasthan to provide vital support to children withdiverse needs.
Additionally, we also proudly collaborate withthe welfare arms of the country's defense forces,
including the Army Wives Welfare Association, Navy
Wives Welfare Association, and Air Force Wives
Welfare Association, to make a significant impact
on the education of children. By working hand inhand with these esteemed organizations, we work
to foster a brighter future for the young minds in oursociety, empowering them with the knowledge andopportunities they deserve. The interventions are
positively impacting thousands of children acrossthe schools that the programs cater to, by providingthem access to education, nutrition, and holisticcare.

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Our people continued
to engage with children
from Shiksha supported
schools and communities
around our sites in India,
through mentorshipinteractions and more.

Celebratory Moments With The
Shiksha Children
On International Volunteer Day for Economic andSocial Development, we hosted an energetic andenthusiastic group of children from a P&G Shiksha
supported school at our office in Mumbai. The entire
event was brought together by our people andour partners, who volunteered in their own uniqueways and capacity to spend quality and engaging
time with the children. The volunteers shared theirlife journeys with the kids, conducted insightful

sessions on specific skills like public speaking, andcontributed with all their heart in the efforts tomake this day a memorable one for the children.
Our agency partners also joined in and volunteered
to take the kids through an exciting session on admaking.
During the event, the children and the volunteers
came together to play a fun quiz, painted their
dreams on the canvas, danced on their favourite
tunes, and even took a happy stroll around theoffice.

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EQUALITY & INCLUSION
We believe in an equal tomorrow. Therefore, we aspire to create a company and a world whereequality and inclusion is achievable for all; where respect and inclusion are the cornerstones of ourculture; where equal access and opportunity to learn, grow, succeed, and thrive are available toeveryone. We believe in creating value and driving growth for our employees, through our brands,
with our partners and in communities.

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At P&G, equality and inclusion is not just our
Citizenship focus area, but a guiding force which
propels us forward towards our aim of creating
an equal tomorrow. It is ingrained in our purpose,values, and principles. We see it as an inseparable
part of our existence and continue to advocate
for a more equal and diverse tomorrow where
gender biases and stereotypes are quashed before

Mrinalini Srinivasan

they arise. We focus our equality and inclusion

Executive Sponsor, Gender
Equality and Senior Director,
Finance, P&G India

efforts in three main areas where we can makemaximum impact: leveraging our significant voicein advertising and media, removing barriers to
education for girls and economic opportunities
for women, and creating an equal, gender-neutral
environment both inside and outside P&G.

22 • Procter & Gamble India“If you’re not inclusive,
the question you should pose
to yourself is, are you
human enough?”
Ms. Smriti Irani
Hon’ble Minister for Women & Child
Development and Minority Affairs,
Government of India

We See Equal 2023
We hosted the 4th edition of our annual flagshipequality and inclusion summit – We See Equal.
The event convened distinguished advocates andpersonalities to discuss the challenges that thesociety faces on equality and inclusion, and how
different stakeholders can accelerate progress
together. From addressing the business of equality
and reimagining gender empowerment for womenin small town India, to redefining inclusion from‘them’ to ‘us’ and driving everyday inclusion for the
LGBTQ+ community – the summit put a spotlighton a variety of topics discussed by some of the mostnotable influencers from across the country.
Built on the theme ‘Unique and United’, this We See

Equal summit was anchored on the underpinningthought that “Our power lies in our uniqueness, Ourstrength lies in our togetherness.”
Ms. Smriti Irani, Hon’ble Minister for Women & Child
Development and Minority Affairs, Government ofIndia, graced the summit with her presence, where
in a chat with LV Vaidyanathan, MD and CEO, P&G
India she infamously quoted, “If you’re not inclusive,
the question you should pose to yourself is, are you
human enough?”. Ms. Irani’s journey with Procter& Gamble India started 25 years ago, with Whisper
being her first-ever brand association. This journeyof breaking stereotypes and biases hasn’t stopped
ever since for her or for P&G India.

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OUR ACTIONS TO
INSPIRE CHANGE

At the Summit, we also announced newcommitments to challenge the current
discourse and commit to the actions
needed for progress, as well as shared
updates on the commitments made in
the past

P&G India introduced
an Infertility Treatment
Support policy formore inclusive familyplanning

Ms. Irani’s journey with Procter &Gamble India started 25 years ago,
with Whisper being her first-everbrand association

P&G India
achieved 50%
representation of
female directors
behind thecamera for thecompany’s brandadvertisements
this year

We will partner with50+ educational
institutes toShareThePride

Whisper India
educated over2 crore girlsin 2 years, on
menstrual health& hygiene against
a commitment of
2.5 crore girls by
2024

P&G India, with Project
Pragati, will provide
digital upskilling
opportunities to
5 lakh women

P&G India
worked with
100+ Institutes(Vs target of 50)
for P&G Shiksha
BetiyanScholarship

We invested
400+ croresin businessowned andled by womenover 2 years24 • Procter & Gamble India

Digital upskilling of 5 lakh
women from lesser privileged
communities over 5 years with
Project Pragati
We introduced Project Pragati to impart digitalupskilling opportunities to marginalized womenacross the country, together with Pratham Infotech
Foundation, in line with our collective aspiration ofcreating an equal and inclusive world for all, both
inside and outside of P&G. Through the digitalupskilling initiative, our aim is to help enhance theemployability of these women and set them up fora self-sufficient future, by equipping them with core
digital skills that have become critical in the age oftechnology.
Recently, P&G India, with NGO partners andemployee volunteers, committed to impart a diverse
range of digital skills to 5 lakh women from lesser
privileged communities over 5 years, to enhance
employable opportunities as part of Project Pragati.

P&G India achieved 50%
representation of female
directors behind the camera
for the company’s brandadvertisements this year
We achieved this significant milestone one year
ahead of the commitment timeline of 2024. We willcontinue to work towards maintaining an equal
representation of female directors behind thecamera through a comprehensive set of actions tobuild, fuel, and connect a pipeline of diverse female
talent in advertising, media, and content.

Our brand Whisper educatedover 2 crore girls in India on
puberty & hygiene over last two
years
In 1995, Whisper introduced its ‘Whisper Menstrual
Health & Hygiene School Program’ to educate
girls on menstrual hygiene practices and build
their confidence to overcome the overwhelming
challenges they face during puberty. As part of this,Project Pragati
imparts digitalupskilling
opportunities tomarginalized womenacross the country

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Whisper educated over 2 crore girls on puberty andhygiene over last two years, against a commitmentof educating 2.5 crore girls by 2024.

Shattering Stereotypes To#KeepGirlsInSchool
Whisper unveiled a new-thought provoking film
titled ‘The Missing Chapter’ as part of the fourth
edition of its long running #KeepGirlsInSchool (KGIS)
movement. The new film aims to educate motherson the biology of periods so that they, in turn, caneducate their daughters on periods including
menstrual hygiene and using sanitary pads during
their monthly cycles.
Studies show, 1 in 5 girls drop out of school every
year in India due to lack of period education.

Studies have also found that 7 in 10 mothers don’tknow the biology of periods and consider it ‘dirty
or impure’, often passing this to their daughters.
With mothers being the first teachers of theirchildren, it is important they educate their young
daughters correctly about the natural process of
periods and about using the right products. In mostparts of India, mothers themselves are unaware
about the biological workings of their body during
menstruation leaving 71% of the girls in India notaware about periods when they first get them. As aresult, young girls have limited knowledge on how
to manage their periods and prefer to stay homeduring period days every month.
Whisper India also partnered with UNESCO India to
introduce teaching-learning modules, addressing
the challenges related to menstrual health andhygiene management, including in relation todisability, gender, teachers and educators, young
adults, and nutrition. The teaching-learning
modules, titled Spotlight Red, provide learners,
educators, menstruators, and community leaderswith resources and strategies for comprehensive
understanding and skill development in managing
menstruation and driving awareness about its
societal impact. They aim to empower adolescentsof diverse groups, including girls with disabilities,
with access to period and puberty education andcreate a supportive environment with interventions
at the school, state, and national level to help themcontinue their education.

Whisper India
partnered with
UNESCO India to
introduce teachinglearning modules,
addressing
the challenges
related to menstrual
health andhygienemanagement

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P&G India invested over INR 400
crore deliberately working withwomen-owned and women-led
businesses in India
The investment was made over the last two years
through proactive and deliberate efforts which
continue to be on track, helping us over-deliver
against the commitment of investing INR 500 crorefrom 2021 to 2025 on these businesses.

Gender Equality Program
It has been our mission to foster an environment
within P&G where every employee feels valued andrespected. We have a vibrant community for women
connected through our quarterly dialogue sessions
and through Lean in Circles, helping ensure thatwomen’s skills and insights are well represented at
all levels of leadership. The Gender Equality teamorganizes events and programs that promotementoring, sponsorship, development of leadershipskills, flexibility and increasing representation of
women throughout the Company.

Ariel Is Advocating Equality In
Households, Urging Men To See
The Sign and #ShareTheLoad
Ariel has been sparking relevant conversations on
gender equality within households, through its

powerful #ShareTheLoad movement since 2015. This
year, Ariel launched the 6th edition of the campaign
with an aim to highlight that the foundation of astrong relationship is equality where both partners
share equal responsibility for household chores. The
film spotlights the long-term impact of unequal
distribution of chores on relationships and urges
more men to See The Signs and #ShareTheLoad.
It is based on a survey which revealed that 78% of
women feel like withdrawing from the relationshipbecause of the load they face. It also underlinesthat the foundation of a strong relationship is basedon equality, where both partners feel respected,
appreciated, and valued. Our recent survey showedthat 93% couples believe that doing chores together
will improve their relationship. Therefore, withthis film Ariel is urging all to see the signs and#ShareTheLoad to grow together.

In 2015,
when we launched
ShareTheLoad, 79% men
thought household chores
are a women’s job. Overthe years, this has kept
reducing and now, it isdown to 26%.

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Ariel was one of the first brands to raise the topic ofequality within the household. Over the years, wehave had men from across the country pledge toshare the load – and we see it in the numbers too.
In 2015, when we launched ShareTheLoad, 79% men
thought household chores are a women’s job. Overthe years, this has kept reducing and now, it is down
to 26%.

We continue to raise pertinent conversations at
strategically relevant forums and drive strategicinterventions to bust these barriers and advanceequality in STEM.

Empowering Marginalized Girls
Through Education
In partnership with Save The Children, we areworking towards breaking gender-biased barriers to
education faced by girls in Rajasthan.

Our Shopfloors Are Championing
Gender Equality
Our manufacturing plant in Goa introduced
Project Saksham, which enabled the first fully
female production crew at the plant. As part ofthe program, we partnered with key government
stakeholders to enable women to work beyond justday shift hours where needed, in a legally compliant
manner in the state. We also came up with new
recruiting avenues for the on boarding program
to be more cognizant of the local ecosystem andworked with its internal Supply Chain teams tocreate flexible operating strategies. Further, we
also made deliberate efforts to drive sensitization
among its people on gender-inclusive mindset,
behaviour, and practices to create a more inclusive
environment at the workplace for women
As a result, ahead of International Women’s Day,we were bestowed with the 2023 Gartner ‘Power of
The Profession’ Supply Chain Award in the ‘People
Breakthrough of The Year' category, for Project
Saksham.

Women continue to be underrepresented in STEM
curriculum, leading to underrepresentation in
manufacturing. The reasons often lie in deep-rooted
stereotypes and biases that hold back women from

Advancing Inclusion For STEM
FieldsResearch indicates that More than 43% of in Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
graduates in India are women, which is one of thehighest in the world. But, despite studying scienceand mathematics together at the school-level, men
continue to outnumber women in STEM fields,
particularly at higher levels of the professions.
Women’s share in STEM jobs in India is a mere 14%.
One of the reasons for this, is the deep rooted onground, perception-based and opportunity-linked
barriers in advancement of women in STEM roles.

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pursuing and advancing in STEM careers. This year,
to challenge these barriers and triggering curiosity
among the girls from a young age we createdspecialized STEM labs at the Kasturba Gandhi Balika
Vidyalaya to provide girls with the necessary tools
to implement hands-on project‐based learning of
key STEM concepts. These labs are equipped withSTEM related experimental equipment and visual
aids, and help to provide a practical experience ofthe theoretical understanding they receive as part oftheir curriculum. Being residential schools, the girls
have access to the STEM labs all through the day.
They are now seeing this as an integrated fun-andearn element of their co-scholastic experiences.

These labs were installed at schools across Tonk,
Bundi, Chittourgarh and Jodhpur districts ofRajasthan.

Bridging Gender Divide In STEM
Education Through P&G Shiksha
Betiyan Scholarship
We launched P&G Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship
Program last year with the aim to break suchbarriers for girls who aspire to pursue careers in
STEM, in partnership with Centre for Civil society.
This year, we supported over 350 students acrossover 30 institutes in the country as part of theProgram.

Women in STEM Caravan
Together with CCS, we also flagged off a first-ofits-kind ‘Women In STEM Caravan’ - a multi-cityroadshow that brought together key stakeholders
to advance women's participation in Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
trades. The roadshow, officially recognized as a partof the G20 events, commenced in New Delhi on
International Day for Women and Girls in Science,with a high-powered ‘Women in STEM: Policy,

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Practice & Interventions’ roundtable conference
focused on policy provisions, ground realities, roleof corporates and direct interventions for advancing
women’s representation in STEM opportunities.
The roadshow then traveled across Himachal
Pradesh and Telangana where P&G India recognized
and awarded the scholarships to girl students,
before culminating at the P&G NITIE Equality
Summit in Mumbai where P&G India awarded fullscholarships to girls pursuing their master’s degree
at the prestigious National Institute of Industrial
Engineering (NITIE).

P&G NITIE Equality and Inclusion
SummitWe partner with the National Institute ofIndustrial Engineering (NITIE) to host the P&GNITIE Equality Summit every year with an aim tospark conversations on issues that perpetuatea glass ceiling for women, uncover deep-rooted
stereotypes that still exist, and motivate change
specifically linked to equal representation in STEM
and Supply Chain. This year, the one-day summit
convened key stakeholders from the government,
corporate sector, and academia to deliberate on
topics pertaining to advancing gender equality
in supply chain and busting myths associatedwith representation of women in STEM (Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers.
During the event, we recognized and awarded P&G
Shiksha Betiyan Scholarship to five girl students

pursuing STEM courses at NITIE.

P&G Women In Tech Summit
The third edition of the ‘Women in Tech’ summit
sparked conversations on gender equality in techand IT, through nuanced panel conversations
among thought leaders from different walks oflife. During the engaging rounds of conversations,the speakers shared their journey, experiences
and shared their thoughts on building a genderequal workplace. P&G continues to be committed
towards building digital and technological capabilityof women across its external network (including
customers, retailers, agency partners, among
others).

We awarded
P&G Shiksha Betiyan
Scholarships to five girls
pursuing their master’s
degree at the prestigious
National Institute ofIndustrial Engineering(NITIE).

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At P&G, we truly care for our people and their families.
We are also committed to accelerating the pace towards
an equal and inclusive tomorrow, by building equality &inclusion into the core of our business, unlocking value,and driving growth. For us, every individual matters. We
know that a one-size-fits-all approach will not and does
not work. Therefore, we keep upgrading our bouquet ofpolicies and programs to cater to our diverse workforce
so that every single person can bring their whole,

Srinivas P.M.
Vice President and Head - Human
Resources, P&G India

authentic selves to work every day.

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Upgrading our bouquet ofpolicies and benefits to be moreprogressive and inclusive
At P&G, we believe that inclusive policies are
essential at the workplace as they promote diversity,
representation, and equality. By providing equal
opportunities and representation for individuals
from diverse backgrounds, inclusive policies createa culture of inclusivity that prevents discrimination
and bias. They also foster innovation, creativity, andcollaboration by encouraging employees to bring
their authentic selves to work and contribute uniqueperspectives.

Supporting Our People
Holistically In Their Caregiving
Needs
We announced the ‘Lead With Care’ programthat offers a holistic support to employees whoare caregivers to children with disabilities andspecial needs. The program enables employees
to avail early preventive care and treatment forchildren impacted by specific neurodevelopmental,
cognitive, behavioral, or physical impairments.
The Program includes medical coverage acrossdiagnosis, doctor consultations, treatment, costof medicines and devices, Additionally, we arefacilitating specialized and trained day-care
support via certified partners and providing an

employee assistance program (EAP) available 24x7
to all employees and their families to navigate thisjourney.
With this, P&G India is pioneering a holistic support
to employees who are caregivers to children withdisabilities and special needs, not just for theindustry in India, but also for P&G globally, serving as
a learning ground for other markets.

Enabling Inclusive Opportunities
For Family Planning ThroughInfertility Treatment Support
PolicyWe recently announced a new ‘Infertility Treatment’
policy to support our people and their partners withmore inclusive opportunities for family planning.
Under this policy, we are covering the expenses
borne by employees and their partners for availinginfertility treatments including Intrauterine
Insemination (IUI) and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
among others.
This policy supports employees of diverse gender
identities, sexual orientations, and family structures,in line with our continued commitment towards
fostering and reinforcing an equal and inclusive
workplace for our people through inclusive policies,
with CARE being at the core of everything we do.
At P&G, we recognize that family planning can bea deeply personal and challenging experience for

We believe that
inclusive policies
are essential at theworkplace as they
promote diversity,
representation, andequality. By providing
equal opportunities
and representation for
individuals
from diverse
backgrounds, inclusive
policies createa culture of inclusivity
that prevents
discrimination
and bias.

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individuals and couples. Further, we understand theimpact this can have on employees and believe thatby providing access to infertility treatments, we can
support employees in their family-planning goals,
while also looking after their overall well-being
holistically. The policy includes coverage for both inpatient (IPD) and out-patient (OPD) expenses borne
for the infertility treatments by employees and theirpartners.

Happy Minds 2.0
Happy Minds 2.0 shifts thefocus from mental healthto mental well-being

During the year, we further bolstered our mental
well-being initiatives with the ‘Happy Minds 2.0’
program. The program shifts the focus from mental
health to mental well-being, and comprises of abouquet of initiatives, including counselor services
at the workplace, preventive mental health checkups, enhanced awareness among leadershipto identify mental well-being impact indicators
within workgroups, and increased flexible working
arrangements for employees, among others.

The is helping build resilience within workgroups,
along with empowering and enabling employees
to feel more comfortable to raise conversations
about the subject freely within and outside theorganization.
As part of this, we are comprehensively assisting
our people by providing one-to-one counsellingsessions for every team member. For this, theCompany has empaneled a counselor who will beavailable for tele-consultations as well as in-person
consultations at the workplace. This is in addition to
the existing 24x7 Employee Assistance Programme(EAP) service available for all P&G employees andtheir family members. The Mental-Health FirstAiders task force continues to be the first lineof response to signs of distress. The company’swellness allowance also reimburses employees for
expenditure on mental health. Further, our ‘We Care
Helpdesk’, is dedicated to addressing mental wellbeing needs of employees as and when needed.

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ENABLING OUR PEOPLE WITH
INCLUSIVE POLICIESOur inclusive policies are available to all our people and their partners, and have continued
to strengthen the culture of equality and inclusion at P&G India. These include:

Our 'Share the Care'
inclusive parental leave
policy provides all newparents including biologicalparents, domestic partners,
adoptive parents, parents
in same-sex couples to 8
weeks of fully paid parental
leave.

Medical benefits andhospitalization coverpartners of LGBTQ+
employees

We offer emergency
financial assistanceto our employees andtheir partners in case ofnatural calamity, demiseor hospitalization of animmediate family member
to cover expenses notcovered in the company’s
existing medical policy. Our
people who belong to the
LGBTQ+ community canavail this facility for theirpartners.

The company provides
additional fixed allowances
to its employees to meettheir personal and familyneeds. LGBTQ+ employees
can also avail this benefit
for their partners.

The company also extends
the relocation benefit,
including financial support
and transfer related
assistance arising out
of a company-initiatedrelocation to partners of
LGBTQ+ employees.

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We believe that it is our responsibility to ensure that
all our people get equal opportunities to thrive andsucceed, without any biases or barriers. And all our
people share these responsibilities with us, with utmost
pride and vigor. Our roots in LGBTQ+ inclusion andadvocacy are built on the example set by our people.
We honor the individuality and unique contributions ofour people to enable them in bringing their authentic

Ankur Bhagat
Executive Sponsor - LGBTQ+
Inclusion; and Vice President & Chief
Supply Chain Officer, P&G India

self to work every day and feel safe in doing so. We truly
believe in being a #ForceForGood, as we continue towork towards our ambition of creating an equal andinclusive tomorrow.

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Inspiring Inclusion Through
Education
We continue to make several deliberate efforts
to ensure P&G is an inclusive workplace for ourpeople from the LGBTQ+ community, by spreadingawareness and widening our ally network. We
conduct dedicated sessions to educate our people
within the Company right from the leadershipteam, managers to technicians on the shop floor,
on inclusive behaviors, role modeling inclusion andadvocating support. Now, LGBTQ+ sensitization
training is part of the onboarding programs forour new hires and interns. With this, they get
inducted into inclusion right from Day 1. This helps
establish our zero-tolerance policy towards any

discrimination, and also helps them come to termswith their conscious and unconscious biases andaddress them. This year over 400 employees were
newly trained across our offices in the country on
LGBTQ+ inclusion and allyship.

Everyday Inclusion At P&G
The everyday work culture at P&G India is designed
to be inclusive so that everyone can bring theirtrue authentic selves to work right from Day-1. We
believe that safe spaces and positive markers ofinclusion are crucial in the workplace as they create
an environment where employees feel safe, valued,
and included. By fostering a sense of belonging andmutual respect, these practices encourage open
communication, collaboration, and innovation for

We continue
to make several
deliberate
efforts toensure P&G isan inclusive
workplace forour people fromthe LGBTQ+
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our people. At P&G, we believe that prioritizing safe
spaces and positive markers of inclusion not only
benefits individuals but also contributes to a thriving
and successful organization.
We have continued to undertake several measures
to proactively drive everyday inclusion at P&G India.

Making Allyship VISIBLE, VOCALand VIBRANT!
P&G has evolved its infrastructure to foster allyshipwithin its offices across the country. This includes
the incorporation of positive markers such as diverse
visuals and pride colors at various touchpoints
to reinforce safe spaces. At P&G India, specificinitiatives have been implemented, such as theintroduction of gender-neutral restrooms, inclusive
signages and content on screens, and much more.
All our sites welcome our people as well as visitorswith a very clear rainbow crossing sign that says –Everyone is welcome here. These visible displays
demonstrate the company's commitment to being
proud allies to all employees and visitors.

Individual Expressions of Allyship
Recognizing that allyship can be expressed inunique ways, P&G encourages its employees
to showcase their support for safe spaces andinclusivity. This includes meaningful positive

indicators like incorporating allyship messages inemail signatures, wearing rainbow lanyards, anddisplaying ally stickers, among other personal
expressions.

Promoting Allyship throughEmployee Connects
Within the company's quarterly employee connects,
P&G prominently features stories from OUT-leaders(LGBTQ+ individuals) and allies. – both from P&G andexternal speakers. By sharing their experiences,these individuals inspire and encourage meaningful
allyship among employees, fostering a culture of
support and inclusivity.

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Creating a Community for theCommunity
P&G has established an affinity group in India called
the "Out and Proud chapter" to empower and unite
employees from the LGBTQ+ community. This
community provides a safe space for individuals tocome together, offering support, encouragement,,
maintaining 100% confidentiality of the people,
even for those who have chosen to be selectively
out in the organization. It is a group that is by
the community, of the community and for thecommunity.

P&G actively celebrates significant
occasions and topicalities that
promote inclusivity acrossits locations in the
country.
We also facilitate regular sharing of personal
journeys by LGBTQ+ members and allies, bothfrom within the company and external leaders,through Pride PODCasts. These podcasts aim toaddress common misconceptions and stereotypes
surrounding the LGBTQ+ community, providing
insight and fostering understanding.

Celebrating Occasions andDriving AwarenessP&G actively celebrates significant occasions
and topicalities that promote inclusivity acrossits locations in the country. For example, thecompany's largest manufacturing site in India
in Hyderabad, hosted its first-ever Equality andInclusion roadshow. The event aimed to raiseawareness among employees, with sessions
focusing on identifying biases, breaking barriers,
and committing to a more inclusive environment.
Additionally, P&G commemorates events like
National Coming Out Day and International Day
Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia,
using these opportunities to drive sensitization andencourage more individuals to become visible andproud allies.

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Extending Our Efforts
Beyond P&G
While we drive inclusion for the community within
the Company, we are also extending our efforts inthe communities we serve to advance inclusion foreveryone.

Vanavil: P&G - IIT Madras
Equality Summit

Global Representation andConnections

Pertinent Conversations at#WeSeeEqual

As a proud sponsor of the Sydney WorldPride andSydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in 2023, P&G
invited representations from multiple countries
to join the parade as official representatives. Out
leaders from India proudly represented the country
and the organization, and their participation was
aimed at championing LGBTQIA+ visibility andinitiating societal change. This sponsorship also
allowed P&G to establish broader connections for
its OUT leaders, connecting them with a global
network of OUT leaders and allies and sparking new
ideas for further advancements in allyship initiatives.

Under the #WeSeeEqual initiative, P&G has actively
facilitated meaningful discussions with credible
external and internal voices to shed light on thechallenges, stories, and achievements of the
LGBTQ+ community in India. During the recent
Summit, influential personalities and advocates of
the community convened for a thought-provoking
conversation focused on driving everyday inclusion
for the LGBTQ+ community. The summit provided
a platform to discuss and address important issues,
fostering greater understanding and progress
towards a more inclusive society.

This year, together with the Indian Institute ofTechnology, Madras, we hosted the first-ever‘Vanavil: P&G - IIT Madras Equality Summit’ toadvance equality and inclusion for the LGBTQ+
community in colleges and workplace. The summit
brought together a host of distinguished speakers
who shared thought inducing insights and personal
stories with the students at the campus, to spark
meaningful conversations around various issues ofcontemporary as well as historical relevance to thequeer community. A timely conversation for the
students soon to enter the workforce, was on themarkers of an equal workplace as this transition
marks an important change in the life journey ofyoung queer aspirants.
This marked a new chapter in our journey of driving
inclusion for LGBTQ+ community, with this first-everengagement with one of our campus partners –IIT-M, and their student-run LGBTQIA+ support andsensitisation group -Vannam.

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We partnered with
Humsafar Trust for ‘Saksham’- an exclusive job fair for the
LGBTQ+ community

Promoting LGBTQ+ Hiring And
Digital Upskilling

Continuing PartnershipWith Pride Circle

We partnered with Humsafar Trust for ‘Saksham’- an exclusive job fair for the Transgendercommunity as well as any other people fromthe LGBTQ+ community who belong to lesser
privileged backgrounds or have faced unfair life
experiences. We also went beyond inclusive hiring
as we introduced ‘Pragati For Pride’, a digitalupskilling initiative for the transgender community
in partnership with Humsafar Trust and Pratham
Infotech Foundation. The program is an extensionof Project Pragati, the digital upskilling arm of P&G
Shiksha, and aims to help enhance the employabilityof the beneficiaries. Through the program, we are
imparting core digital skills to the community, tohelp them gain meaningful employment.

We have continued to partner with Pride Circle
for ‘RISE’, India’s premier LGBTQ+ job fair andconference, where LGBTQ+ job seekers can meetcompanies, interact with the recruiters, learn aboutjob opportunities, and get interviewed from the
comfort of their home. This is part of our endeavor to
not only foster a diverse workplace but also create apositive societal impact and inspire change.

At P&G, our ability to achieve equality has been
made possible by our conscious efforts ofrecognizing and tackling barriers. We are also
committed to accelerating the pace towards anequal and inclusive tomorrow, by unlocking value
and driving growth. We truly believe in being a#ForceForGood, and to create an environment
where every single person can bring their whole,authentic selves to work.

Partnership with 50+ educational
institutes to ShareThePrideAt P&G. we realize the importance of safe spaces.
While we continue to put in efforts to create safe
spaces and VISIBLE Allyship within the organization,
we have committed to taking this approachoutside of P&G as well. We have committed topartnering with 50 educational institutes including
undergraduate colleges and post-graduate
universities across the country to create and visibly
demarcate safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community.
We will take up efforts to sensitize students,
faculty, and staff. Along with this, we will will also
partner with institutes to evolve their ecosystem toincorporate positive markers of an inclusive space.

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INDIA-SUBCONTINENT
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Environmental sustainability is embedded in how we do business. It is core to our purpose of
improving lives now and for generations to come.

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At P&G, we believe that while it is our responsibility
to create and deliver superior products and value
to our consumers to improve their lives, it is also our
responsibility to do so in a way which minimizes ourenvironmental footprint. We ensure this by focusing
on technologies, processes and improvementsthat matter for the environment and are basedon our endeavor of being a force for good for the

Pawan VermaHead – Purchases and Executive
Sponsor for Sustainability,
P&G India

planet. Our efforts build on the strength of sciencebased pillars — Climate, Waste, Nature and Water,
to help solve some of the world’s most pressing
global challenges where we can make the biggest
difference.

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Ambition 2030
During Earth Week in 2018, we announced our
global sustainability goals called Ambition 2030.
These goals support our company and brand’s
ability to positively impact our homes, ourcommunities, and our planet. At its foundation
is improving the livelihoods of people across ouroperations, supply chain and the communities weserve. We are continuing to create products thatencourage responsible consumption, reduce ourmanufacturing footprint, and strive for more circularapproaches in our supply chain. We cannot achievethese goals alone. This will require partnership
across the private, nonprofit, and public sectors andinvolve every aspect of our business.

CLIMATEWATER

Our Pledge To Be ‘Net Zero’ by2040
We have put forth a new ambition to achieve netzero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across ouroperations and supply chain, from raw material toretailer, by the year 2040. P&G’s actions on climate
began over a decade ago, and we know there ismore work to do. Our plan to net zero will prioritize
cutting most of our emissions across our operations
and supply chain, from raw material to retailer. For
residual emissions in these categories that cannot
be eliminated, we will use natural or technicalsolutions that remove and store carbon.nds Ariel
and Tide continue to be phosphate free.

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Water strategy
We recently announced a global water strategy
which aims to restore water in 18 water-stressed
areas around the world for people and nature,
responding to water challenges through innovationand partnerships, and reducing water in ouroperations. Out of these 18 water-stressed areas, 5
are in India.

We are progressing in our focus
areas in India
We have made significant progress across our
focus areas of climate, water, and waste. Five ofour manufacturing sites have already achieved the2030 target of 35% water efficiency. Further, all oursites in India, including our India headquarters in
Mumbai are zero waste to landfill, which meansthat no manufacturing waste is discharged into
the environment. We have also installed electronic
vehicle (EV) charging stations at our India
headquarters to facilitate our people as they make atransition towards greener commuting.

Collecting, Recycling andProcessing Plastic Packaging
Waste
We continue to be compliant with the government’s
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) guidelines

on plastic packaging waste collection, recycling,
and processing. In line with this, this year we havecollected, processed, and recycled more than 23000
MT of plastic packaging, which is over and above thequantum of plastic packaging used in our products
and that mandated for the year under the EPR
guidelines.

three in-house solar plants at their manufacturing
sites and helps to leverage the power of renewableenergy and contribute towards safeguarding theenvironment.

Harnessing The Power of Solar
EnergyThe P&G India brands have also stepped forward
towards environmental sustainability.

We have continued to be committed to leveraging
renewable sources of energy in our operations. Inline with this, we are already operating two in-housesolar plants at our manufacturing sites in Hyderabad
and Goa, with a third underway in Mandideep. Thisputs us among the few companies in India that have

Our Brands Are Championing
Sustainability

 Our Baby Care and Feminine Care products
continue to use recycled material in their productpackaging Our brand Oral-B uses 80% post-consumer
recycled plastic (PCR) in its toothbrushes
 Our brand Vicks transformed its sore throat
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frequency retailers in India to 100% post-consumer
recycled (PCR) plastic – reducing dependence on
traditional, virgin plastic and creating a recycleready product Our brand Venus is made of 30% recycled plastic
and uses fully recyclable packaging
 Our brand Ariel uses a recyclable bottle for liquid
detergents Our brands Ariel and Tide continue to be
Phosphate free Our brand Herbal Essences continues to be
Sulphate free

Leveraging Partnerships
We are also leveraging strategic partnerships in
our ambition towards a greener tomorrow. P&G
is a founding investor in the $112 million Circulate
Capital Ocean Fund (CCOF), the world’s firstinvestment fund dedicated to preventing plastic
pollution and advancing the circular economy
in South and Southeast Asia. To date, Circulate
Capital has invested in 7 start-ups in India to drive
transformation across the recycling and circular
plastics value chain. Beyond financing, Circulate
Capital is also working closely with our teams toprovide mentoring and technical assistance to help
the portfolio companies scale their business as well
as social and environmental impact.

Planting Forests With ‘Forests
For Good’
We partnered with Flipkart, India's prominent
e-commerce platform, to plant four forests in
Karnataka, which were made open for consumers toe-adopt as part of our initiative - ‘Forests For Good’.
With the intention to create sustained impact, thepartnership with Flipkart sought to not just raiseawareness, but also invite consumers to partake inthis sustainable journey. Under this unique initiative,
four thousand trees were planted in Karnataka inpartnership with renowned social and technology
enterprises who helped execute the Forests For
Good initiative. The platform with which consumers
could partake in e-adopting the trees is equippedwith blockchain technology, ensures traceability,
and aims to offer full transparency with treeplanting projects, allowing everyone to view theirtree, when was it planted, name the tree, track its
locations and maturity.

Leveraging Rainwater To Fulfill
Water Needs
As part of our water conservation efforts in waterstressed regions in the country, we installedrainwater harvesting (RWH) infrastructure at P&G
Shiksha supported schools across nine cities in the
country. The initiative was executed in partnershipwith Round Table India, across Kota, Ahmedabad,
Jodhpur, Baddi, Udaipur, Bhopal, Chennai, Raipur,
and Pondicherry. This is in line with our endeavour tocontribute towards building a water positive future
through sustainable practices and interventions.
With this, the rainwater harvesting infrastructures
will cumulatively help preserve an estimated 10 lakh
liters of water annually, which can then be used by
the schools for non-potable purposes.

P&G and Solvay Join Forces inIndustry-leading Effort to Double
the Global Supply of Sustainable
Guar Farmed in India
Guar is a natural ingredient with many uses inpersonal care products like shampoos and lotions.
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than 21,000 people and promote sustainable guar
production within the Bikaner district of Rajasthan,India — one of the world’s largest resources for guar.
Through this partnership P&G Beauty will: Double production of sustainably farmed guar in
India, expanding the program’s reach and impact
into 24 new villages.
 Train more than 5,200 farmers in the adoption ofgood agricultural practices.
 Double the scale of support for women, by
training and empowering 1,800 additional womenfarmers, including workers and members offarming households and entrepreneurs.
 Create a new Johad (community-owned rainwater

storage pond) to supply water for household andirrigation purposes.
 Support the establishment of a new Farmer
Producer Organization to help support theeconomic stability of the farmers and theirfamilies.

Tide In SpaceNASA needs a low-resource laundry solution to help
enable deep space exploration. P&G’s Tide brandis eager to learn how to clean effectively with lesswater to help protect our home planet. In 2020, Tide
formally signed the multi-year Space Act Agreementwith NASA. The first prototype, Tide Infinity, wassent to the International Space Station (ISS) for
testing in December 2021 in collaboration with
NASA and the ISS National Laboratory. Tide to Go
Pens and Wipes have also completed testing aboard
the ISS to understand the cleaning power of thebrand’s ingredients in microgravity. We can’t wait tocontinue exploring how to apply the results of thesetests for laundry solutions on Earth and beyond.

Our People Are Doing Their Bit
For A Greener Tomorrow
At P&G, our people share our commitment towards
the environment and contribute towards a greener
tomorrow, in their own unique ways. This year, ourpeople and their wonderful families came together
for a beach clean-up drive initiated in partnershipwith NEPRA - a waste management and recyclingorganization and the Mahim Beach Clean Up
movement in Mumbai, India.
Through the volunteering drive, wearing T-shirts
made from recycled bottles with pride, we pickedup and prevented nearly 600 Kilograms of wastefrom making its way into the sea. This waste
was then segregated and recycled by our waste
management partner. During the drive, we also
took the opportunity to share individual actions
that could be taken to manage waste, to collectively
create a larger impact. We also encouraged andeducated our people about the sustainable choices
they can make every day, to further strengthen our
resolve of sustainability.

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ETHICS & CORPORATERESPONSIBILITY
As we serve hundreds of millions of consumers in India with our brands, we believe in and have publicly
committed to doing what’s right and being a good corporate citizen.

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At P&G our people are our greatest asset.
Every single P&Ger across the globe holds
and imbibes our Purpose, Values andPrinciples (PVPs) every day as they lead thebusiness with passion, diligence, and utmost
accountability. Our people are the backboneof our culture of strong ethics, the drive to do
the right thing and upholding the integrity ofthe organization. This is what truly makes us

Ghanashyam Hegde
Chief Legal Officer, P&G India

a Force for Growth and a Force for Good.

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Our Purpose, Values andPrinciples

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Our Purpose, Values and Principles are thefoundation of who we are. Our Purpose is toimprove consumers’ lives in small but meaningful
ways, and it inspires P&G people to make a positive
contribution every day. Our Values of Integrity,
Leadership, Ownership, Passion for Winning, andTrust shape how we work with each other and with
our partners. And our Principles articulate P&G’s
unique approach to conducting work every day.
Our philosophy is that a reputation of trust andintegrity is built over time, earned every day and iswhat sets us apart. We operate within the spirit andletter of the law, maintaining high ethical standards
wherever we conduct business. We believe that
good governance practices contribute to better
results for shareholders. We maintain governanceprinciples, policies and practices that support
management accountability. These are in the bestinterest of the Company, our shareholders andall stakeholders, and they are consistent with theCompany’s Purpose, Values and Principles.

Committed to Doing the RightThing
For our Citizenship work to be credible andimpactful, it must be firmly rooted in our Purpose,
Values and Principles (PVPs). Most critical thoughis that our PVPs and standards come to life, byforming the basis through which our employees
work to improve consumers’ lives every day. At P&G,
we serve nearly five billion people around the world,
through operations in nearly 70 countries and haveone of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality
and leadership brands. As we serve the world’s
consumers, we are committed to doing what is rightand being a good corporate citizen.
We are thoughtful when establishing principledgovernance practices across all that we do. This
ranges from the design of our organizational
structure and leadership culture to our dailycommitment to operational discipline, which
impacts every action and decision that ouremployees take — from sourcing quality, safe andethically produced ingredients to distributing
products that prioritize safety, transparency andwell-being. It requires us to be thoughtful about
the communities and stakeholders with whom
we work and impact. Ultimately, our approach toleadership in Ethics & Corporate Responsibility is ourcommitment to earn your trust every day.

Good Governance
Our PVPs further inform our approach tocorporate governance. We believe that strong
governance practices contribute to better results forshareholders. We maintain governance principles,policies and practices that support Board andProcter & Gamble India • 49

Confidence and Trust

Employees and individuals within our
extended supply chain and operations
are encouraged to speak up andreport concerns
management accountability and serve the bestinterests of our Company, our shareholders and ourmany stakeholders.

Respecting Human Rights
Respect for Human Rights is fundamental to theway we manage our business. Our Human Rights
Policy Statement communicates our support
for the UN Guiding Principles on Business andHuman Rights, which respects and honors theprinciples of internationally recognized humanrights consisting of those rights expressed in theInternational 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 theInternational Labor Organization (ILO) Declaration
on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

We strive to promote a work environment ofconfidence and trust. Our Worldwide BusinessConduct Manual (WBCM) and Employee Rights
Policy provides employees with clear guidance on
specific situations they may face and directs themwhere to go when they have questions or concerns.
We are a recognized leader in providing a safe,
healthy, secure and productive work environment.
We are committed to maintaining a workplace thatis free of violence, harassment, intimidation or otherunsafe or disruptive behaviors or conditions dueto threats inside or outside of our facilities. Each
employee has a personal responsibility to theirfellow employees and to the Company to follow all
Company safety and security procedures, as well as
applicable laws and regulations.

Stakeholder Engagement
We acknowledge that improving transparency,
respecting human and labor rights and sourcing
responsibly is an enormous challenge and progress
will be made through a journey of collaboration andengagement with our stakeholders. Thus, we seek
meaningful collaboration and engagement with
our stakeholders including employees, investors,
shareholders, consumers, communities, externalbusiness partners, authorities, NGOs, industry andbusiness associations.

ABOUT OUR
CITIZENSHIP REPORTFORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain
statements in this report, including statements
relating to our environmental sustainability,
equality and inclusion, and other ESG targets,
estimates, projections, goals, commitments, andexpected results, and the assumptions uponwhich those statements are based, are “forwardlooking statements”

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RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS
We are proud of these recognitions that demonstrate our impact as a Force for
Growth and a Force for Good.
P&G India was recognized widely in the year by several leading organizations for a multitude of
initiatives as a Force For Growth.

Recognized for
Employee Excellenceby The Economic Times

Recognized among AVTAR
Seramount 100 Best
Companies For Women in
India in 2022 and 100 Best- Hall of Fame, for the 5thconsecutive year

Bestowed with the ‘Power of The
Profession’ Supply Chain Award inthe ‘People Breakthrough of The Year
Category’ by Gartner for our supply chain
gender equality initiative – Saksham.

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Recognized by The
Economic Times Best
Organizations For
Women

The Government of Rajasthan presented
our flagship CSR Program P&G Shikshawith the Shiksha Bhushan award for
promoting girl education in the state

Recognized as the ‘Factory of the
future’ at Promising Plant Awards
by The Economic Times

Our long-standing social movements aimed at sparking a long-term change as a Force For
Good– Ariel #ShareTheLoad, Whisper #KeepGirlsInSchool, Gillette #ShavingStereotypes and P&G
Shiksha were celebrated at esteemed forums, winning several accolades across multiple categories
including the prestigious Grand Prix at CANNES Lions International Festival of Creativity.

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ABOUT OUR CITIZENSHIP REPORTThis summary shares a few examples of the work being done across the Company in India. The information in this report covers activity which took place during
P&G’s 2022/2023 fiscal year, unless otherwise stated. More information on P&G and our family of brands can be found online at in.pg.com. All P&G brands areregistered trademarks and are proprietary to P&G, or other respective owners that have granted P&G the right and license to use such marks.
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