Why P&G is the Most Sustainable Manufacturing Company
Proctor & Gamble (P&G) is a global leader in the consumer market, owning household name brands such as Pampers, Febreze, Always and Fairy.
It aims to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its supply chain and operations by 2040 and has already achieved a 52% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions.
The company's sustainability efforts have scored it fourth position in Sustainability Magazine's Top 250 Most Sustainable Companies report in 2025.
Virginie Helias, Chief Sustainability Officer at P&G, says: "We are committed to improving people's lives with innovation that delivers irresistible performance and is more sustainable."
P&G's sustainability initiatives
The company uses 97% renewable electricity for its operations and is promoting circularity, with 80% of its consumer packaging designed to be recyclable or reusable.
Partnering with other organisations, P&G also supports the development of waste management infrastructure.
All of the company's plants have achieved zero manufacturing waste to landfill.
Using its three tier risk assessment, P&G identifies high water risk sites, the company requires any sites that are in tier three to create an action plan and address key challenges surrounding the watersheds in the area.
The business is also committed to no deforestation and is developing a portfolio of projects that will protect, restore and improve more than 1.5 million acres of land.
Virginie says: “I facilitate monthly candid calls called All In On Sustainability, which are open to all employees.
“These virtual forums provide a platform for individuals to ask questions on any sustainability-related topic and receive unscripted answers.
“With broad attendance ranging from 100 to 300 participants for each call, these sessions offer valuable insights into the organisation’s pulse and help inform our internal engagement strategies.”
Diversity and inclusion at P&G
P&G says it is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce alongside creating an inclusive workplace through its Affinity Networks and Employee Resource Groups.
Outside of its own organisation, P&G has promoted inclusion through its various brands:
- Always partnered with Bontle Modiselle to create the BloodSisters dance to raise awareness around period stigma
- Herbal Essences, Head and Shoulders, Olay and Gillette partnered with Perkins School for the Blind, providing products and accessible grooming services for the schools graduating students
- P&G established the Queen Collective with Queen Latifah to provide mentorship, production and distribution support for multicultural filmmakers.
Juliana Azevedo, President, Home Care and Professional Executive Sponsor, Gender Equality at P&G, says: “It takes a conscious effort from all of us to ensure that everyone feels represented and heard and that they belong.
“An inclusive workplace is the basis to better innovate and serve all our consumers.
“I am personally committed to making P&G an inclusive workplace where each and every one of our colleagues can be their authentic selves and achieve their full potential.”
P&G's circularity and waste initiatives
P&G is also driving circularity through three core sustainable solutions:
- VersoVita - A recycling process that removes the majority of imperfection from scrap polypropylene and polyethylene, returning it to virgin quality
- AeroFlexx - Inflatable flexible packaging that can be used as a replacement for blow moulded PET or HDPE bottles using 50-70% less plastic
- Plastipack - recyclable aerosol packages that can reduce products' carbon footprints by 50-60%.
P&G's circularity and waste initiatives
P&G is also driving circularity through three core sustainable solutions:
- VersoVita - A recycling process that removes the majority of imperfection from scrap polypropylene and polyethylene, returning it to virgin quality
- AeroFlexx - Inflatable flexible packaging that can be used as a replacement for blow moulded PET or HDPE bottles using 50-70% less plastic
- Plastipack - recyclable aerosol packages that can reduce products' carbon footprints by 50-60%.
