Heritage & Recognition
Over 50 Years
of Sustainability
Progress
P&G has been values-based since its founding in 1837. The timeline illustrated below highlights sustainability progress over the last six decades.
2010s
- 2010
- P&G implements Supplier Environmental Sustainability Scorecard to reduce environmental footprint across the supply chain.
- 2010
- P&G announces new P&G Children’s Safe Drinking water commitment to “Save a life every hour” by 2020.
- 2010
- New long-term environmental sustainability vision and 2020 goals announced.
- 2010
- Since the inception of Children’s Safe Drinking Water, over 2 billion liters of safe drinking water have been delivered to families in need.
2000s
- 2009
- New commitment made to provide a total of 4 billion liters of safe drinking water in order to prevent 160 million days of diarrhea illness and save 20,000 lives.
- 2009
- New commitment made to Future Friendly, a natural resource educational initiative, in 50 million US households by Earth Day 2010; achieving placement of P&G Sustainable Innovation Products in 30 million US homes by the end of 2010
- 2009
- Won Presidential Green Chemistry Award for Sefose molecule
- 2009
- Bob McDonald becomes CEO and Business Sponsor for Sustainability
- 2009
- Increased goals for 2012. Ariel Excel Gel launched as “archetypal SIP”
- 2009
- P&G named to Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World
- 2008
- New commitment made to provide 330 million impressions from awareness campaign and 1 billion liters of safe drinking water
COMPLETED
- 2008
- EPA awards P&G’s Cincinnati corporate headquarters with the Energy Star Certification
- 2008
- P&G receives the European Business Award honoring commitment to corporate sustainability
- 2008
- OECD adopts P&G’s laboratory biodegradation test series
- 2008
- New commitment made at Clinton Global Initiative to provide 200 million Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus vaccines over 3 years to eliminate these diseases from the countries where they remain
- 2008
- New commitment made at Clinton Global Initiative for Always/Tampax over 4 years to reach 1 million African girls with feminine hygiene education and pads and provide 500 sanitary facilities
- 2007
- P&G awarded the Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership
- 2007
- New commitment made at Clinton Global Initiative to provide 2 billion liters of safe drinking water over 5 years
- 2007
- 2X compacted liquid detergents debut in the U.S.
- 2007
- P&G recognized by EPA for Children’s Safe Drinking Water program
- 2007
- New commitment made to provide 40 million maternal and neonatal tetanus vaccines to UNICEF
COMPLETED
- 2007
- Developed new Sustainability strategy, established goals for 2012, and updated Company statement of purpose
- 2006
- New commitment made at Clinton Global Initiative to reach 1 million children in school programs and provide 135 million liters of safe drinking water over 3 years
COMPLETED
- 2006
- P&G is National Inventor of the Year for the design and development of PūR purification sachets
- 2005
- P&G introduces its global corporate cause – Live, Learn and Thrive
- 2005
- Downy Single Rinse introduced, offering water savings in critical regions
- 2005
- P&G awarded Stockholm Industry Water Prize for providing safe drinking water
- 2005
- Tide Coldwater and Ariel Cool Clean are introduced, promoting low-temperature washing
- 2004
- P&G creates the Children’s Safe Drinking Water program, using the unique PūR purification sachets
- 2003
- Led the development of guidelines for flushable products published by The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF)
- 2002
- Science-in-the-Box Public Web site launched
- 2001
- FTSE4Good launched; P&G listed every year since inception
- 2000
- P&G ranked as a Sector Leader in Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI)
1990s
- 1999
- P&G forms a corporate sustainability department and publishes an annual sustainability report
- 1999
- P&G’s 500th peer-reviewed environmental publication is produced
- 1997
- Developed the Geo-referenced Regional Exposure Assessment tool for European rivers
- 1997
- P&G develops Japan’s first environmental exposure model for consumer products
- 1995
- P&G pioneers use of Life Cycle Assessment to design Municipal Solid Waste Management
- 1993
- The first P&G Annual Global Environmental Report is produced
- 1993
- P&G commits to sustainable forestry for sourcing pulp
- 1992
- United Nations World Environment Center Gold Medal recipient
- 1992
- P&G moves to elemental chlorine-free pulp for all of the Company’s paper products
- 1991
- P&G helps define new field of Life Cycle Assessment
- 1990
- P&G articulates its Company-wide environmental quality policy
1980s
- 1989
- P&G commits $20 million to assist the development of U.S. compost infrastructure
- 1987
- P&G environmental stream facility begins operation
- 1983
- Debut of Triple Concentrate Downy, one of P&G’s first products to reduce packaging and water use
- 1983
- P&G produces its 100th peer-reviewed environmental publication
- 1981
- P&G co-founds the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
1970s
- 1977
- P&G Environmental safety organization formed in Europe (Brussels)
- 1973
- Publication of the “Sturm Test,” the forerunner of the Ready Biodegradability Test
- 1971
- The P&G Corporate Environmental Safety Department is formed
- 1971
- P&G Safety and Regulatory is established as a separate entity from product development
- 1970
- P&G implements its first manufacturing plant environmental audit
1960s
- 1969
- Instream biological monitoring progam begins
- 1965
- P&G publishes its tenth environmental safety paper to support new biodegradability test methods
- 1964
- Switch to biodegradable anionic surfactant LAS begins
- 1964
- The P&G Environmental Water Quality Laboratory is established
1950s
- 1956
- The first environmental safety publication is created at P&G measuring surfactants in rivers
- 1952
- P&G establishes the Procter & Gamble Fund for distribution of money to U.S. charities
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