2008 Sustainability Overview: Designed to Innovate... Sustainably
P&G At a Glance
Three billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. And P&G people work to make sure those brands live up to their promise to make everyday life just a little bit better, now and for generations to come.
P&G is recognized as a leading global company, including a #5 ranking on Fortune’s “Global Most Admired Companies,” a #8 ranking on Fortune’s “America’s Most Admired Companies,” the #2 ranking on Fortune’s “Top Companies for Leaders” survey, the #2 ranking on Barron’s “World’s Most Respected List,” a #8 ranking on Business Week’s list of “World’s Most Innovative Companies,” listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index through 2008, the “Advertiser of the Year” award at the 2008 Cannes International Advertising Festival, and a consistent #1 ranking within our industry on Fortune’s Most Admired list for 23 of 24 total years and for 11 years in a row.
P&G ranks among the top companies for Executive Women (National Association for Female Executives), African Americans (Working Mother and Black Enterprise Magazines), and Diversity (Diversity Inc. Magazine).
Supplier diversity is a fundamental business strategy at P&G. In 2008, P&G again spent over $1.9 billion with minority- and women-owned businesses. Since 2005, P&G has been a member of the Billion Dollar Roundtable, a forum of 14 corporations that spend more than $1 billion annually with diverse suppliers.
| GBU | Reportable Segment | Key Products | Billion Dollar Brands | Net Sales by GBU(1) (in billions) |
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(1) Partially offset by net sales in corporate to eliminate the sales of unconsolidated entities included in business unit results. |
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| Beauty | Beauty | Cosmetics, Deodorants, Hair Care, Personal Cleansing, Prestige Fragrances, Skin Care | Head & Shoulders, Olay, Pantene, Wella | $27.8 |
| Beauty | Grooming | Blades and Razors, Electric Hair Removal Devices, Face and Shave Products, Home Appliances | Braun, Fusion, Gillette, Mach3 | |
| Health and Well-Being | Health Care | Feminine Care, Oral Care, Personal Health Care, Pharmaceuticals | Actonel, Always, Crest, Oral-B | $19.4 |
| Health and Well Being | Snacks, Coffee and Pet Care | Coffee, Pet Food, Snacks | Folgers, Iams, Pringles | |
| Household Care | Fabric Care and Home Care | Air Care, Batteries, Dish Care, Fabric Care, Surface Care | Ariel, Dawn, Downy, Duracell, Gain, Tide | $37.7 |
| Household Care | Baby Care and Family Care | Baby Wipes, Bath Tissue, Diapers, Facial Tissue, Paper Towels | Bounty, Charmin, Pampers | |
Membership and Awards
P&G has been a member of the FTSE4Good and Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) since their inception, having led our market sector in the DJSI for seven of the ten years it has been in existence. In 2008, we were recipients of the European Business Award for Corporate Sustainability, which honors organizations that demonstrate a company-wide commitment to corporate sustainability. For our efforts in Children’s Safe Drinking Water, we received the Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership, the only presidential award to recognize companies for the exemplary quality of their relationships with employees and communities.
