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P&G Releases 2015 Sustainability Report

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CINCINNATI—The Procter & Gamble Co. released its 17th annual sustainability report, detailing the progress it is making to reduce its environmental footprint and improve social conditions for those in need.

The report reinforces the company’s commitment to operating sustainably and details the progress against the company’s long-term vision of producing products that consumers love while maximizing the conservation of resources, powering all its plants with 100 percent renewable energy, using 100 percent renewable or recycled materials for all products and packaging and having zero consumer and manufacturing waste go to landfill.

The report highlights P&G’s recent efforts to address climate change, including a new goal to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2020 and two new partnerships with Constellation Energy and EDF RE which will increase the company’s use of renewable energy. The report also details the company’s commitment to responsible sourcing of wood fiber and palm oil and the progress being made in this area.

Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program

In addition, P&G continues to invest in the community and those in need through its Children’s Safe Drinking Water (CSDW) Program by delivering more than 8 billion liters of clean water to children and families who do not have clean water. P&G announced it will deliver 15 billion liters by 2020 working in partnership with humanitarian and emergency partners around the world. P&G has also been actively helping those impacted by natural disasters, and this year responded with provision of in kind product and monetary donations to more than 25 disasters globally.

“At P&G, we have a long history of introducing innovations that improve our environmental footprint and the communities where we live and work,” said Martin Riant, Group President and P&G Executive Sponsor of Sustainability. “Sustainability is integrated into the way we do business, and this report details the progress we have made in conserving resources, protecting the environment and improving social conditions for those who need it most. We are making great progress in increasing our use of renewable energy and are partnering with like-minded companies that are focused on innovation and cost effective solutions to address climate change.”

The report details P&G’s work on climate. For example, P&G updated its goal to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2020. Since 2010, P&G has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 4 percent. P&G met its goal of delivering a 20 percent reduction in truck kilometers per unit of production achieving a nearly 25 percent reduction since 2010. In addition, within North America, the company has met its commitment to convert more than 20 percent of truckloads to natural gas vehicles by 2016. This represents more than 14 million truck miles using cleaner burning natural gas while at the same time delivering several millions in cost savings. P&G also met its fiber sourcing goal to have 100 percent third-party certified virgin fiber in its tissue towel and absorbent hygiene products.

Progress on Packaging

P&G exceeded its water reduction goal for manufacturing by delivering a 21 percent reduction since 2010. Over the past three years, P&G has increased the number of zero manufacturing waste to landfill sites from 10 percent to nearly 50 percent of its manufacturing sites globally. P&G continued its efforts on packaging optimization such as moving Pampers from boxes to bags in most parts of Western Europe. This initiative resulted in more than an 80 percent reduction in packaging material weight per diaper saving more than 6,000 tons of packaging material or the weight of approximately 4,000 mid-size cars.

P&G is on track to reach its 2020 Children’s Safe Drinking Water goal to provide 15 billion liters of clean drinking water by 2020 and helped improve the lives of an estimated 50 million people particularly through programs that empower women and girls with its brands.

“Sustainability is a responsibility and a business opportunity,” said P&G Vice President of Sustainability Len Sauers. “Since 2007, we have realized a cost savings of nearly $2 billion through waste and energy savings and have reduced our environmental impact. It is exciting to see the changes we are making in our operations, the benefits created for the business and the progress we are making against our sustainability goals.”

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