Helping to Protect Critical Ecosystems: Learn About P&G’s Ambition for Nature

At P&G, the success of our business is intricately linked to the health and sustainability of the natural environment. We believe it is important to help protect and restore critical ecosystems that help sustain our operations, support the wellbeing of people and help protect the long-term health of our planet.

Our approach focuses on:

• Advancing responsible sourcing in our supply chain: We are committed to responsible sourcing of our forest commodities, including no deforestation in our wood pulp, paper packaging and palm oils supply chains. We identify and promote best practices for sustainable production and agriculture and ensure respect for people and communities within our supply chains. In this work, we partner with our suppliers, our customers, other companies and certifying bodies (e.g., RSPO, FSC), landowners, farmers, local communities, Indigenous Peoples and civil society groups.

• Protecting, restoring and improving ecosystems in landscapes important to our business: We are advancing nature-based projects important to P&G, people, climate, and biodiversity by developing a portfolio of projects in partnership with leading conservation organizations that will protect, restore or improve more than 1.5 million acres of land in priority landscapes. We are also advancing Natural Climate Solutions projects to balance any remaining greenhouse gas emissions from our manufacturing operations that are not eliminated by 2030.

• Partnering on solutions for ecosystems in landscapes important to the broader industry: We are supporting transformative solutions that help protect and build the resilience of ecosystems in landscapes critical to the broader industry in which P&G operates. We are engaged with initiatives such as Rimba Collective, Rainforest Alliance Forest Allies, The Arbor Day Foundation Evergreen Alliance, and WWF Forests Forward.

This post addresses the top frequently asked questions about our approaches for nature, natural climate solutions and responsible sourcing.

1. How does P&G approach responsible sourcing?

We are committed to no deforestation in our wood pulp, paper packaging and palm supply chains, and we are delivering on our responsible sourcing goals. Together with our suppliers and partners, we are working with farmers, landowners, Indigenous peoples and local communities to improve environmental practices and livelihoods in our supply chains.

2. Does P&G use third party certification schemes for your forest commodities?

P&G is committed to responsible sourcing of key commodities such as wood pulp, palm oil and paper packaging. Robust certification schemes can play an important role in responsible sourcing but only when they are part of a broader program of engagement and due diligence. P&G aims to use 100% Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oils (RSPO) certified palm oils in our brands, a goal we first achieved in 2021.

We have met our ambition to source 100% of our wood pulp from certified suppliers through globally recognized certification systems. Our responsible sourcing extends to paper packaging, where 100% is either recycled or third-party certified, with a goal of having 50% of our virgin paper packaging certified by the Forest Stewardship Council™ by 2025.

3. What initiatives does P&G have to protect and restore ecosystems?

We have a portfolio of projects in partnership with leading conservation organizations that aim to protect, restore or improve more than 1.5 million acres of land. We include landscapes in regions near our existing supply chains, and areas considered critical for conservation. We’re also advancing natural climate solutions projects to balance any greenhouse gas emissions from our manufacturing operations that are not eliminated by 2030. Projects committed to date get us more than 75% of the way to our Natural Climate Solutions ambition.

4. How does P&G support biodiversity?

Our nature strategy outlines efforts to help support the health, abundance and resilience of the biodiversity and ecosystems critical to people, the planet and P&G. We recognize the importance of going beyond responsible sourcing to support natural landscapes’ biodiversity and ecosystems, and the people who rely on them.

One example is our work with Conservation International to help restore one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. The Mantalingajan Landscape on the island of Palawan in the Philippines provides habitat to a variety of species found nowhere else on the planet. It’s home to more than 1,000 plant and animal species and 12,000 Indigenous Peoples, many of whom rely directly on nature for their livelihoods. In partnership with Conservation International, we are advancing a project focused on protecting and restoring the upland forests and mangroves to help ensure these ecosystems continue to support local communities, biodiversity and contribute to greenhouse gas emissions reductions. We have established initial goals and programs and continue to work externally to help advance the science, methodologies, tools and partnerships necessary for society to address nature and biodiversity loss. As we go forward, we will continue to be guided by science, our expert partners and our stakeholders.

5. Does P&G use responsibly sourced palm?

Our policies and expectations create a foundation of shared understanding of the practices we expect our suppliers to follow when conducting business on our behalf.

For palm sourcing these include sharing our commitments to No Deforestation, No Peat, No Exploitation (NDPE). All suppliers are expected to comply with our applicable policies including P&G Forest Commodities Policy, P&G Responsible Sourcing Expectations For External Business Partners, P&G Human Rights Policy Statement which cover both our environmental and social expectations. We expect our direct suppliers to communicate these expectations to their supply chain partners linked to P&G sourcing. Our direct suppliers are expected to be members of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and comply with RSPO Principles & Criteria (P&Cs).

6. Does P&G use responsibly sourced wood pulp?

P&G purchases wood pulp for tissue, towel and absorbent hygiene products. Though we do not own or manage forests, we have a responsibility through our procurement practices to ensure the sustainability of the world's forest resources. As such, we are committed to understanding our pulp fiber sources, transparency in sourcing and ensuring that sustainable forest management practices are used. To deliver on this commitment, please see P&G’s Forest Commodities Policy.

P&G requires 100% of the wood pulp we source to be certified by a globally recognized certification system (Forest Stewardship Council^TM, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, and programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification, which include criteria related to protecting both environmental and social values of forests. By producing all our products with 100% certified pulp, we are helping to promote forestry practices that leave a smaller environmental footprint, protect vulnerable species and make a positive impact on communities that depend on them.

7. How does P&G collaborate with partners to enhance sustainability?

We are supporting transformative and systemic solutions that help protect and build the resilience of ecosystems in landscapes critical to the broader industry in which P&G operates. We are engaged with initiatives such as Rimba Collective, Rainforest Alliance Forest Allies, The Arbor Day Foundation Evergreen Alliance and WWF Forests Forward.

Explore our ESG Investor Portal to learn more about P&G’s nature and forestry initiatives along with progress towards achieving our 2030 Ambitions.