We think sustainable development is a very simple idea. It's about ensuring a better quality of life for everyone, now and for generations to come. This idea is at the heart of P&G's Purpose, which – for more than 170 years – has been focused on improving people's lives with branded products and services they use every day. In fact, in 2009, we were proud to be selected as one of the "Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations" by Corporate Knights Inc. and Innovest Strategic Value Advisors Inc. See News Release
By incorporating sustainability into the rhythm of our work, we delight consumers who want to make sustainable choices but do not want to make trade-offs in performance or value. We see this as an inspiring business challenge and are confident that our unwavering commitment, along with our unrivaled global scale and scope, will allow us to better integrate economic progress, social development, and environmental concerns into everything we do. See Our Sustainability Video
One of the most important ways we fulfill our sustainability efforts is by working hard to improve lives in the communities where P&G people live and work through corporate and volunteer support of humanitarian and social cause efforts. For example, P&G is keenly focused on the development of children in need, ages 0-13, through our global cause, P&G Live, Learn and Thrive™. See Video.
The global signature program for P&G Live, Learn and Thrive is Children's Safe Drinking Water. This program addresses the more than 5,000 children who die every day from diseases caused by drinking unsafe water. As part of this program, P&G has developed a low-cost technology ("PUR" packets) to purify contaminated water. To date, P&G has provided "PUR" packets to global relief groups, yielding more than 200 million liters of safe drinking water, which is helping reduce illness and death among children in some of the poorest parts of the world. See Video. Read latest News.
Some other ways P&G has made a difference globally include:
- Reducing cavities by 60% in Poland and Russia through efforts by our Crest brand
- Saving one life per hour through the Children’s Safe Drinking Water Program
- Giving 100,000 children an education in India
- Building and remodeling schools: 300+ in Mexico, 100+ in China, 50 in Egypt, 23 in Pakistan and other countries
- Teaching personal health habits to 80 million children in China
- Giving over $100 million each of the last two years to philanthropic projects
- Donating 8.2 million meals to children in need
P&G also participates in many global programs dedicated to improving children’s lives. Below are a few examples:
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Operation Velo: Helping Kids Get to School in Rural Morocco
Through a partnership with a local NGO, Operation Velo donates bikes to children in villages far from their rural Moroccan school, helping them gain uninterrupted access to their education.
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Buen Comienzo: Giving a Good Start to Children in Latin America
P&G Latin America has established an ongoing, multi-stakeholder program to enhance the development of children ages zero to six.
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Manchay Vive: Building a Culture for Healthier Infants in Peru
The Manchay Vive program was created to reduce infantile morbidity in Manchay, Peru, offering preventive activities and instruction to generate a culture of health.
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Eliminating Barriers: Supporting Physically Challenged Students in Costa Rica
In Costa Rica, P&G’s “Eliminating Barriers” program helps remove physical, psychological and attitudinal barriers that prevent disabled children from receiving an education.
We are also extremely proud of our individual employees and all the efforts they have made in the sustainability arena. By taking personal responsibility for delivering on our sustainability goals as well as getting involved in their local communities, they are initiating positive change both inside and outside the Company.
Learn more about how some of P&G’s employees are bringing our sustainability goals home with them.
P&G’s new long-term sustainability vision aims to ensure a better quality of life, now and for generations to come. We recently added specific ten-year goals that we plan to achieve by 2020 towards this end. This chart will report our updated progress, and reflects our continued commitment to our vision.
