It includes a look at how the company is working with key stakeholders
and employees to further its sustainability progress.
The report (www.pg.com/sustainability) details how P&G is on track
to meet or exceed the five-year goals it established in 2007. They
included specific, measurable objectives for developing sustainable
innovation products, improving the environmental profile of P&G
operations and facilities, and im-proving lives through the company’s
Live, Learn and Thrive corporate social responsibility programs.
During the last year, P&G reported that its operations reduced
water consumption by 7 percent, energy usage by 6 percent, CO2
emissions by 8 percent, and waste disposal by 21 percent (per unit of
production). Including last year’s results, P&G has reduced water
consumption by 51 percent, energy usage by 46 percent, CO2 emissions by
52 percent, and waste disposal by 50 percent since 2002 (per unit of
production).
“The progress we’ve made this past year would not have been possible
without the dedication and conviction of P&G’s employees
worldwide,” said Susan Arnold, president of P&G’s global business
units and executive sponsor of sustainability. “Combining their efforts
with P&G’s global scale benefits our consumers and retail customers
around the world, while simultaneously improving our sustainability
profile.”
Len Sauers, vice president of global sustainability, added, “With our
science-based, business-building approach, we’re bringing a steady
stream of product and operational innovations that allow consumers to
make more sustainable choices, without having to accept trade-offs in
performance or value.”
P&G’s sustainability report was prepared using the Global Reporting
Initiative’s (GRI) G3 guidelines. The GRI report is the most widely
used sustainability reporting framework that includes the principles
and indicators global organizations use to measure and report economic,
environmental, and social performance. (Reprinted with permission from
P&G.)
