Gillette_India_Limited_AR_20

Annual Report 2019-20 23 Company Overview Board's Report MD&A Corporate Governance Financial Statements Gillette India Limited partners in achieving gender equality inside and outside the Company. Through this effort, men better understand the impact that stereotypes, unconscious bias and male-dominant culture have on women’s career progression. The Human Rights Policy statement extends to all the employees and all stakeholders associated with the Company. No complaints with respect to Human Rights violation were received by the Company during the Financial Year. Principle 6 : Environment We have a responsibility to make the world better — through the positive impact our brands and Company can have in communities worldwide. Our goal is to create brands that enable consumers to make more sustainable choices. We have integrated sustainability into our business practices, operations, innovation, brand building and culture. The environment sustainability guidelines of the Company cover both the Company and other people associated with the Company. Environmental sustainability is embedded in our Purpose, Values, Principles, and in how we do business. We are committed to improving lives, now and for generations to come by ensuring that our products, packaging and operations are safe for employees, consumers and the environment. We ensure this with a focus on technologies, processes and improvements that matter for the environment. As a responsible corporate citizen, environmental sustainability is one of our focus areas and we continue to positively impact the communities we operate in. For your Company, acting responsibly is core to the way we do business. Our purpose is to make superior products that not only delight consumers but are also produced responsibly. Your Company’s broad-reaching environmental sustainability goals designed to enable responsible consumption and sustainable manufacturing are as follows: a. All our products will enable responsible consumption through packaging that is 100% recyclable or reusable by 2030; and b. By 2030, 100% of our manufacturing sites will cut greenhouse gas emissions in half as compared to our 2010 baseline. In line with our ‘Ambition 2030’ goal of creating a positive impact on the environment and society, P&G India has set-up an ‘Environmental Sustainability Fund’ to collaborate with external partners offering environmentally sustainable business solutions. We made this announcement at the second edition of ‘P&G vGROW External Business Partner Summit’ which focused on identifying and implementing step- changing environmentally sustainable solutions like packaging innovations, renewable sources of energy and reducing carbon footprint. Within our operations, we strive to grow responsibly, continuously improve our efficiency while reducing our carbon footprint. All the manufacturing plants in India are ‘zero waste to landfill’ sites which means that there is no manufacturing discharge into the environment. The manufacturing plants took several employee engagement initiatives to drive an energy saving mindset. As a result, in the last five years, both the plants reduced their carbon footprint significantly on energy, water usage per unit of production, emissions and waste generated per unit of production. Your Company is committed to help reduce the flow of plastic by making changes now and bringing long-term solutions. In India, we have put in place a system to recover and recycle multi-layered plastic packaging waste. We are working with various waste management companies and the industry to collect, segregate and recycle multi-layered plastic packaging waste. In 2019, P&G joined forces with more than 40 companies globally that make plastic, use plastic in their products and packaging, and those who recycle and manage plastic waste to form ‘The Alliance to end Plastic Waste.’ Your Company strives to enhance the overall state of cleanliness and waste management by making sustainability a part of everything we do. In partnership with our stakeholders and employees, we are helping build a more sustainable future for us all, a cause we strongly feel and believe in. Principle 7 : Business Policy & Advocacy As a corporate citizen, your Company often engages in efforts to affect legislation or government policy on issues that could impact our business and society at large. Your Company ensures that all its advocacy activities are consistent with its Purpose, Values & Principles and applicable laws. Your Company is a member of following trade and chambers of association, through which advocacy was conducted in listed areas: – Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)