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"P&G respects internationally recognized human rights as defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Associated Covenants, and the International Labor Organization (ILO) Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. We expect our external business partners to respect these internationally recognized human rights. Child Labor P&G’s external business partners will not use child labor Employment must be voluntarily and freely chosen...External business partners must comply with all applicable wage and hour laws, including minimum wage,...Discrimination will not be tolerated...External business partners must respect their employees’ right to choose to join or not to join a trade union, or to have recognized employee representation in accordance with local law."

"The P&G Independent Smallholders Program is focused on the smallholders within our oleo-chemicals supply chain in Malaysia. We are committed to achieve two strategic objectives: 1) transform their livelihoods through more efficient and sustainable farming practices, and yield increase, a key element of our Ambition 2030 program, 2) develop capability and capacity of independent smallholders to be sustainable suppliers meeting P&G Palm Responsible Sourcing Policy which is based on the RSPO RISS. Key highlight on our focus areas are: i) The Center for Sustainable Small-owners (P&G-CSS) established in 2019 in collaboration with the Malaysia Institute for Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) and University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM). It has been playing key leadership role and “one-stop shop” resource center with researchers, agronomists and field workers collaborating with supply chain teams to drive progress in the independent smallholder program on the ground. The Center for Sustainable Small-Owners aims to reach 8,000 Smallholders Farmers within 5 years. We want to help them drive up yields (+30-50%) to the Malaysian average, making a positive difference to people and communities and embedding sustainable, responsible practices within a key component of our supply network"

"Discrimination based on race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, medical condition (e.g., HIV/AIDS status, pregnancy, etc.), or any other legally protected factor will not be tolerated. External business partners must not discriminate in their hiring and employment practices (e.g., pay/promotion) and must follow all employment laws. Employment decisions must be based on merit, skills, and work experiences."

"In addition to establishing this renewed policy to respect human rights, we're committing to: Improving our due diligence to identify, prevent, mitigate, and report infringements across our end-to-end supply chain, and Expanding processes to remediate any adverse impacts that we cause or contribute to. This policy supports our long-standing legacy of doing the right thing in a way that supports winning with consumers and customers around the world."

"P&G is committed to ensuring our suppliers meet RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C) 2018 and have the necessary policies and procedures in place to ensure: • Respect for land tenure rights, including rights of indigenous and local communities to give or withhold their free, prior and informed consent for development of land they own legally, communally or by custom"

In their 2021 RSPO ACOP report Proctor and Gamble report they consumed 141304 Metric Tonnes of palm oil, 7.22% of which was RSPO Certified. [...] In their P&G Responsible Palm Oils Data document published in September 2021 they state that 96% of P&G Brand's palm oil was RSPO Certified and 69% of P&G overall (P&G Brands & P&G Oil) was RSPO certified.

In their 2021 RSPO ACOP report Proctor and Gamble report they consumed 141304 Metric Tonnes of palm oil, 7.22% of which was RSPO Certified. [...] In their P&G Responsible Palm Oils Data document published in September 2021 they state that 96% of P&G Brand's palm oil was RSPO Certified and 69% of P&G overall (P&G Brands & P&G Oil) was RSPO certified.

"Our palm oil sourcing policy requires suppliers to ensure no deforestation and no development on peatlands."

State in CDP Forests that cutoff date is 2015

"We're part of the Palm Oil Coalition Group (POCG) working with Tier 3 Palm Oil mills to implement No Deforestation Peat Exploitation tracking and progress reporting system. The specific engagement is with PO mills and refineries to track fresh fruit bunch supply chains and their practices. We are in the Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) Forest Positve Coalition, together with key NGO and palm oil industry partners, to develop landscape program and monitoring & response framework to establish consistent and efficient approach to address and mitigate deforestation risks"

"Consistent with our responsible sourcing policy, we protect the environment and the people that depend on those ecosystems for their livelihood. P&G protects the High Conservation Value (HCV) areas and High Carbon Stock (HCS) forests relies on the areas as identified by the approaches developed by the High Conservation Value Network (hcvnetwork.org) and the High Carbon Stock Approach Steering Group (http://highcarbonstock.org/). Global Forest Watch provides data related to deforestation and Intact Forest Landscapes. This data helps P&G to determine risk levels in sourcing regions on reviews for new suppliers or species used in production. We work with our suppliers to maintain IFLs at a level to protect their conservation attributes."

"P&G reserves the right to conduct audits to assure compliance with these guidelines and also reserves the right to discontinue any relationship should the external business partner violate, fail to correct, or have a pattern of violating these guidelines [...] External business partners must comply with all applicable environmental laws, rules and regulations."

"We deeply value feedback—especially when we’re notified by someone of an allegation, finding, report, event or discovery that suggests that there may have been a violation of: 1) the law; 2) our Worldwide Business Conduct Manual (WBCM); or 3) a Company policy. "Report a Concern By Phone: US, Canada, PR: 1-800-683-3738All Other locations: Go to www.pg-helpline.com, and click on “Report a concern by phone. ”Online: www.pg-helpline.comBy Postal Mail: WBCM Helpline P&GPMB, 3767, 13950 Ballantyne Corporate Place Charlotte, NC 28277"

P&G report in their " ESG P&G Responsible Palm Data 8-3-21 document" that they consumed 604,906 Metric Tonnes of palm oil in 2020-2021. In their RSPO ACOP Report 2021 they report that they consumed 152304 Metric Tonnes of palm oil that year.

"We strive to implement and improve systems in business relationships across our supply chain in order to mitigate the risk for impacted rights holders. We openly engage with our business partners, social partners, and other stakeholders to identify areas of concern and develop solutions where there are risks of adverse impacts."[...]"In addition to establishing this renewed policy to respect human rights, we're committing to:Improving our due diligence to identify, prevent, mitigate, and report infringements across our end-to-end supply chain, andExpanding processes to remediate any adverse impacts that we cause or contribute to.This policy supports our long-standing legacy of doing the right thing in a way that supports winning with consumers and customers around the world."

"At P&G we recognize the importance of Supply Chain Traceability to help us ensure Responsible Sourcing and on-going Compliance Monitoring. We also understand the importance of sharing information about our Supply Chain transparently. The following information will be published bi-annually:P&G Tier 1 Palm Supplier List:covering ~ 98% of all P&G direct palm oils purchased (circa based on 2020 purchases: 520,000/580,000 MT). For the latest List:Click Here P&G Palm Mill Supply List:Covering 98% traceability of Palm Oils supply to Mills. For the latest List:" The suppliers list includes the following information: mill name, company, group company, country and location coordinates.

"The Company’s Board of Directors and its Audit Committee have oversight responsibilities for our Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) program. Sustainability issues are included in the ERM process, so the Audit Committee also considers forestry-related issues via their oversight of the ERM process....The Enterprise Risk Framework is designed to examine risk on a global level for current and potential sourcing locations... P&G also uses an internal geographic information system mapping to overlay sourcing regions and forests to identify priority areas at risk for detrimental impacts like deforestation or degradation of high conservation value areas. In addition to annual audit of RSPO certified supply chain to monitor compliance risk, we use a combination of World Resources Institute Global Forest Watch Pro and other preparatory tools to over lay the risk factors on the Palm Oil mill level assessment to understand areas of high risk in our supply chain. The ongoing results of the framework help guide procurement and sourcing decisions. This includes decisions on decreasing or increasing purchased volumes from a supplier or region, selection of suppliers sourcing from high risk areas. We also carry our Internal Control Audit conducted by an independent risk auditing department within the company to ensure that the published policies are being put into practice at the executional level"

"If we find a supplier is violating any of the above requirements, and if that supplier does not acknowledge and take action to resolve the concern, P&G will suspend or eliminate palm oil purchases from that supplier. A supplier would need to have a documented action plan and demonstrate meaningful progress to be considered for reinstating supply agreements."

"P&G respects internationally recognized human rights as defined by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Associated Covenants, and the International Labor Organization (ILO) Declaration on the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. We expect our external business partners to respect these internationally recognized human rights. Child Labor P&G’s external business partners will not use child labor Employment must be voluntarily and freely chosen...External business partners must comply with all applicable wage and hour laws, including minimum wage,...Discrimination will not be tolerated...External business partners must respect their employees’ right to choose to join or not to join a trade union, or to have recognized employee representation in accordance with local law."

"P&G is partnering with The Nature Conservancy as part of the Working Woodlands Project to develop management plans for smallholders and get FSC certification in the United States. Read more about the Working Woodlands Project here: https://www.nature.org/en-us/aboutus/where-we-work/united-states/working-woodlands/ P&G is also part of the Carolinas Working Forest Conservation Collaborative to work with smallholders to sustainably manage their lands to protect and improve wildlife habitat. Part of this work is to provide a sustainable wood supply through FSC certification. Read more about the initiative here: https://www.forestfoundation.org/carolinas-collaborative-project/ P&G continues to partner with Domtar to support the Four States Timberland Association. This project provided smallholders access to foresters and other natural resource professionals. This has resulted in 256,208 hectares of smallholder forest to be FSC certified. Read more about the initiative here:"

"Discrimination based on race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, medical condition (e.g., HIV/AIDS status, pregnancy, etc.), or any other legally protected factor will not be tolerated. External business partners must not discriminate in their hiring and employment practices (e.g., pay/promotion) and must follow all employment laws. Employment decisions must be based on merit, skills, and work experiences."

"In addition to establishing this renewed policy to respect human rights, we're committing to: Improving our due diligence to identify, prevent, mitigate, and report infringements across our end-to-end supply chain, and Expanding processes to remediate any adverse impacts that we cause or contribute to. This policy supports our long-standing legacy of doing the right thing in a way that supports winning with consumers and customers around the world."

"FREE, PRIOR AND INFORMED CONSENT P&G respects the rights of indigenous and local communities to give or withhold their free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) for development of land they own legally, communally or by customary rights. On an ongoing basis, we require our suppliers to have the necessary mechanisms in place to respect, protect, and promote FPIC, particularly in the case of Indigenous Peoples. The FPIC processes should be done in a culturally appropriate manner and follow credible methodologies such as the UN-REDD (2012) Guidelines on Free, Prior and Informed Consent and FAO (2015) Free, Prior and Informed Consent Manual."

In 2021 P&G declare that 44% of the total paper packaging they used in 2021 was FSC Certified.

"P&G surveys pulp suppliers twice annually for harvesting origin on the state/province level. P&G also meets quarterly with direct suppliers and conducts biennial forest field assessments to monitor progress on goals. Suppliers report their systems in place to monitor origin and proof of legal harvesting. Responses are periodically audited by asking for documentation and evidences. Risk level of potential illegal origin is used to determine frequency of audits for specific suppliers and sourcing regions. [...] Timber products [...] Point to which commodity is traceable [...] 100%"

"P&G does not allow deforestation and does not permit forest degradation in our sourcing. The cutoff date after which deforestation or conversion is considered non-compliant is November 1, 1994. Permanent conversion of land from forests to non-forest increases greenhouse gas emissions and has negative effects on biodiversity and the local communities that rely on them. P&G works with suppliers and stakeholders to address deforestation concerns in high-risk areas. P&G’s commitment to increasing the use of thirdparty certification lowers the risk of deforestation and forest degradation within our supply chain."

"As part of our procurement practices, we require that all wood used for pulp supplied has undergone a risk assessment in accordance with the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) Controlled Wood standard. The FSC Controlled Wood risk assessments ensure that unwanted wood sources are avoided, and that wood harvesting is done legally per our procurement policy. Our preference for FSC makes use of both FSC Chain of Custody (FSC COC) and Controlled Wood (FSC CW) inputs."

"P&G reserves the right to conduct audits to assure compliance with these guidelines and also reserves the right to discontinue any relationship should the external business partner violate, fail to correct, or have a pattern of violating these guidelines [...] External business partners must comply with all applicable environmental laws, rules and regulations."

"We deeply value feedback—especially when we’re notified by someone of an allegation, finding, report, event or discovery that suggests that there may have been a violation of: 1) the law; 2) our Worldwide Business Conduct Manual (WBCM); or 3) a Company policy. "Report a Concern By Phone: US, Canada, PR: 1-800-683-3738All Other locations: Go to www.pg-helpline.com, and click on “Report a concern by phone. ”Online: www.pg-helpline.comBy Postal Mail: WBCM Helpline P&GPMB, 3767, 13950 Ballantyne Corporate Place Charlotte, NC 28277"

P&G report that in 2021 their total volume of ppaper packaging was 915,000 tons. Of which 44% was FSC certified

"We strive to implement and improve systems in business relationships across our supply chain in order to mitigate the risk for impacted rights holders. We openly engage with our business partners, social partners, and other stakeholders to identify areas of concern and develop solutions where there are risks of adverse impacts."[...]"In addition to establishing this renewed policy to respect human rights, we're committing to: Improving our due diligence to identify, prevent, mitigate, and report infringements across our end-to-end supply chain, and Expanding processes to remediate any adverse impacts that we cause or contribute to. This policy supports our long-standing legacy of doing the right thing in a way that supports winning with consumers and customers around the world."

"P&G will share on an annual basis our paper packaging suppliers. We believe that transparency helps us to build a more sustainable supply chain. Our direct supplier list accounts for in excess of 98% of the wood fiber-based packaging P&G purchased in 2020. This list includes all corrugate, folding cartons, displays, paper labels, and packaging."

P&G continuously reviews wood pulp suppliers to ensure they provide us with sustainably sourced fiber and follow this policy. To evaluate compliance suppliers are required to participate in: • Semi-annual sustainability desk-side audits • Biennial forest field assessments including management plan appraisal • Quarterly evaluations of sustainability efforts and plans. These processes include reviews of deforestation, biodiversity, high conservation value areas, and Indigenous Peoples’ rights, including FPIC. P&G meets with relevant Indigenous People and local communities to understand their perspective on the supplier’s free, prior, and informed consent process to ensure the engagement is taking place in a culturally appropriate manner, place, and time. When necessary, we will bring in expert third parties to assist in these evaluations.

"Alleged non-compliances to this and any P&G policies identified during any of these activities will follow our Forestry Grievance Process. This three-phase process of Evaluate, Investigate, and Remediate allows P&G to ensure our policies are being followed. Potential actions by P&G when non-compliances are confirmed are to engage, suspend, or terminate supplier relationships. Scale, scope, and irremediability of the allegation are used to determine the level of P&G response. More details can be found in the Forestry Grievance Process. We have and will continue to share the results and status of investigations, plans, and actions taken at P&G’s ESG for Investors website. All public disclosures will maintain confidentiality of anonymous grievance submitters and proprietary information."