The event saw participation from world-renowned
Conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall,
who shared how corporations can drive real change in the world.
P&G announced progress toward its Ambition 2030 goals at its
regional Sustainability Summit.
SINGAPORE,
Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/
-- Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) today announced that it
hosted its 2022 Sustainability Summit for the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa (AMA) region. Built on the theme
"Hope for our Home", the Summit explored how corporations,
non-profit organisations, governments and the wider community can
work together to drive real change, bring hope to the world, and
make it a better place to live.
Hosted virtually, the event featured world-renowned Ethologist
and Conservationist Dr Jane
Goodall, Circulate Capital Ocean Fund chief executive
Rob Kaplan, as well as United
Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador, Dia Mirza, who came together to address key
issues surrounding climate change.
At the summit, Dr Jane
Goodall debunked the belief that corporations and
non-profit organisations are standing at opposite sides. In a
fireside chat with P&G Chief Brand
Officer, Marc Pritchard,
she shared that large corporations like P&G can take positive
steps forward, create ripple effects around the globe, and
encourage more consumers to take small, sustainable actions in
their everyday lives.
"With annual GDP growth seemingly more important than our
grandchildren's future, the time is now to choose what sort of
impact we can make. As more and more organizations like P&G
drive change and join forces, there is hope. It's time to get a new
mindset and to see things differently. Everything is connected, and
every one of us can make a difference," said Dr Jane Goodall.
During the Summit, P&G also
announced regional progress made toward its
Ambition 2030 Goals. With P&G President for Asia
Pacific, Middle
East and Africa, Magesvaran
Suranjan, announcing the following progress made:
- In May 2021, P&G pledged to
launch 12 pilot reforestation projects in 12 months for its Forests
for Good initiative. P&G has since launched more than 20
pilot reforestation projects in areas including the Jebal Ali
Reserve Mangrove Forest in UAE, the Sierra Madre Mountain Range
Forest in Philippines, the Embu
Region in Kenya, along with other
AMA countries including Uganda,
Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand.
- P&G will continue investments in programs to conserve
landscapes, protect species, and improve sustainable farming
practices. These include working with the World Wildlife Fund
Malaysia and the Emirates Marine Environmental Group in UAE to
protect the Malayan Tiger and the endangered Hawksbill Sea Turtle
respectively. P&G established a Smallholder Farmers Program
across palm plantations in Malaysia since 2018, to help improve
sustainable farming practices and the wellbeing of farmers, their
families, and communities.
- P&G has declared its commitment to run more than 85% of its
plants across AMA on purchased renewable electricity by the end of
2022. To date, P&G has already achieved 87% with its AMA
manufacturing sites.
- Apart from 100% of P&G's manufacturing sites being Zero
Waste to Landfill, the company has also celebrated a significant
milestone of having its first Zero Waste office in AMA, located
in the Dubai site. P&G
will progressively have more of these Zero Waste offices across the
AMA region.
- P&G has announced support for the Jane Goodall Institute
and its flagship Roots & Shoots Program, which encourages
and enables youth action to implement projects within P&G and
in local communities that help animals and the planet.
Magesvaran Suranjan said: "We are fully committed to
making a positive impact in the world and creating a sustainable
future for generations to come. By integrating sustainability into
the way that we do business every day, all of us at
P&G are empowered to make a meaningful difference for our
environment."
P&G AMA's Executive Sponsor of Sustainability, and Senior
Vice President of P&G Japan, Standa
Vecera commented: "We've already made significant
progress over the past 10 years to reduce the environmental impact
from our operations, and we know that we can do more. P&G has
also set an ambition toward net zero greenhouse gas emissions by
2040 and will continue to step up with science-based targets to
guide our efforts in being a Force for Good."
Circulate Capital Ocean Fund CEO Rob
Kaplan, and Actor, Producer and United Nations
Environment Goodwill Ambassador, Dia Mirza, also shared their thoughts on
encouraging sustainable actions
Rob Kaplan
commented, "Nobody can stay on the side line. Sustainability
is a team sport. It has to be at the core of both the company
strategy and the operations in order to drive meaningful change. By
working together there is hope."
Dia Mirza said: "The
Sustainable Development Goals are the North Star and if they are
adopted and implemented everywhere we have a genuine chance of
solving some of the biggest problems we face within this decade.
Brands find a way into so many hearts and homes. If more brands
like P&G leverage their power to drive change, there is hope
for the planet."
P&G is committed to accelerating action on climate change
toward net zero GHG emissions by 2040.
P&G has set a new ambition to achieve net zero
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its operations and supply
chain, from raw material to retailer, by 2040 as well as interim
2030 goals to make meaningful progress this decade.
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