The company's long-term goals call for all manufacturing plants to be completely powered by renewable energy, emitting no fossil-fuel-based carbon dioxide or toxic chemicals, using 100 percent renewable or recycled materials, and having zero consumer and manufacturing waste go to landfills.
Among P&G's recent environmental advances is the development of technology that allows for less use of paper pulp in its Pampers product, resulting in a disposable diaper that is 20 percent thinner. It also requires its own suppliers to continually reduce their environmental impact and recently completed a sustainability scorecard to measure their progress.
Many suppliers during the past half-decade have followed the lead of customer Wal-Mart Stores in reducing packaging sizes and eliminating other forms of waste.
