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Plastics Leadership Leadership Message Footprint Our Business Our Business in 2020 Plastics have offered society a multitude This is why we aspire to develop This ambition includes efforts to cut the plastics* While we don’t have all the answers, we of benefits, but the world's ability to cope innovative materials and alternatives footprint of our products and packaging by recognize that in order to thrive as a business with plastic waste is being overwhelmed, to traditional plastics while supporting 50% by 2030—a complex and challenging today and for generations to come, it is prompting growing environmental concerns development of the circular economy. undertaking that requires incorporation of imperative that we address these challenges. and demands from governments, NGOs, and systems thinking, partnerships, and collaboration consumers for more sustainable alternatives. from sourcing through to end-of-life. *virgin, fossil-fuel-based polymers Our Strategy for the the for Our Strategy Decade Decisive Making Making Better Lives Plastics Footprint Forest Footprint Carbon Footprint Smallest Environmental Environmental Smallest Footprint Water Footprint Program Ambition The challenges associated with preventing plastic pollution That’s why we are collaborating across our research, engineering The complexity of the interconnected environmental Leadership Leadership Message are highly complex - ranging from the cost-competitiveness and marketing teams and with our commercial partners to find challenges also requires that our approach be informed by of alternative materials to variability in regulatory schemes ways to reduce our use of traditional plastics, to accelerate science, so we are continuing to use life cycle assessment to lacking or ineffective recycling infrastructure – however, development of renewable and recycled substitutes, and to to help us understand potential tradeoffs and co-benefits we believe that consumers shouldn’t have to compromise contemplate alternative product solutions. We’re also working associated with our plastics reduction efforts. These between the essentials they rely on to make their lives better with key external partners to promote and inform the transition to assessments deepen our understanding of environmental every day and caring for the environment. a more circular economy. This requires a deep understanding of impacts across the value chain, from raw materials to Our Business Our Business in 2020 how products are not only designed, but how they are used and production and distribution to use and beyond. disposed of in the diverse markets and cultures around the world. Enabling Circular Business Models g in g a k c a Our Strategy for the the for Our Strategy Decade Decisive P Reduce/ Derived from Design with & free-of nature circularity in mind s t c u d o r P Circular business model Making Making Better Lives ent m p lo e v e Stakeholder Local market Scaling partnerships D p engagement activation for impact i h s r e n t r a Plastics Footprint P Forest Footprint Carbon Footprint Smallest Environmental Environmental Smallest Footprint Water Footprint Strategic Focus Our strategic focus includes three key areas: Packaging, Product and Circular Systems. Leadership Leadership Message Packaging Circular Systems While 82% of our packaging is currently reusable, We know we will only be successful in our ambitions Our Business Our Business in 2020 recyclable, or compostable, we know there are if we support development and maturation of ongoing challenges associated with packaging waste management infrastructure in both emerging films, and we’re engaging key suppliers to replace and mature markets. These systems are essential virgin, fossil-fuel-based polymers with more recycled to furthering the recovery and processing of our content. Availability of supply can be challenging products and packaging after use. To identify where recycling systems are not well established, but suitable solutions for local contexts, we’re focused on we anticipate that growing demand signals will play a establishing collaborative external partnerships with role in accelerating collection and recycling. We also waste management experts, NGOs, and communities. Our Strategy for the the for Our Strategy Decade Decisive continue to explore new compostable, recyclable, and renewable packaging options. Product Making Making Better Lives Currently, 71% of the material in our products is biodegradable, recovered, or recycled, but we must focus on shifting from traditional plastics to renewable or recovered materials while maintaining the high standards of quality and performance our consumers expect from our trusted brands. We are also considering how we can design our products to Plastics Footprint be more recyclable, biodegradable, or compostable. Forest Footprint Carbon Footprint Smallest Environmental Environmental Smallest Footprint Water Footprint Goals and 82% 2.8% Performance Progress Leadership Leadership Message In 2020, we continued to make Reduce our 100% 50% progress and drive meaningful of our packaging footprint reduction in change through our efforts to plastics reusable, recyclable, or new, fossil-fuel-based reduce plastic in our products and compostable plastics by 2030 from packaging and divert manufacturing footprint by by 2025 a 2019 base year Our Business Our Business in 2020 waste from landfills. 50% through 96% reductions, renewables, 100% of our manufacturing and recycled Goals waste diverted from Our Strategy for the the for Our Strategy Decade Decisive landfill to beneficial uses substitutes, or by 2022 by introducing 71% 2.5% reusable Making Making Better Lives products 75% of the material in 20% or circular our products either average recycled biodegradable or content across solutions recovered and plastic packaging recycled by 2030 by 2025 Plastics Footprint Aspiration Forest Footprint Carbon Footprint Smallest Environmental Environmental Smallest Footprint Water Footprint Product and Packaging Innovations Leadership Leadership Message Our Business Our Business in 2020 Piloting paper-based Our Strategy for the the for Our Strategy Decade Decisive alternatives to flexible plastic packaging Applying advanced mapping Using 30% techniques to identify recyclable environmental and social risks Making Making Better Lives packaging in within our fiber supply chain DryNites Launched 30% recycled Focusing on renewable, content in secondary Introduced diapers in bio-based, and recycled- packaging in Korea North America made with content materials Pilot to remove plant-based ingredients Using bio-based packaging unnecessary plastic Removed handles on Transitioning from multi- for Kotex in Russia Packaging Exploring recycling baffles in the UK Andrex wrapped packs, layered materials to Plastics Footprint and recovery business Launched compostable reduced plastic waste saving 31 tonnes of mono-materials, which Forest Footprint Carbon Footprint Product models for our products FemCare pads in Korea by 82 tonnes per year plastic per year can be recycled Smallest Environmental Environmental Smallest Footprint Water Footprint Regional C Partnerships for a A B Leadership Leadership Message Circular Economy E F US Plastics Pact, Founding Activator (Consumer & KCP): Connecting the Trash Free Seas Our Business Our Business in 2020 ACollaborative initiative which seeks to unify stakeholder EAlliance (TFSA) with the Inclusive approaches to design, use, and reuse across the entire Waste Recycling Consortium G plastics value chain, with collective delivery of several (iWrc): Connecting our partners D commitments pledged by 2025. TFSA and iWrc to scale up and enhance visibility of the Social Fingerprinting standard and New Materials Institute (University of Georgia): Helps methodology to improve working industry and businesses adopt bio-based, fully conditions and worker financial Our Strategy for the the for Our Strategy Decade Decisive B biodegradable, or completely recyclable materials stability in the informal recycling sector Global and material-management systems that generate less while boosting the supply of recycled content. The waste and promote circularity. emphasis of this signature initiative is on creating end ReSource: Plastic: A global, multi-stakeholder markets for low-value plastics, like flexible packaging, initiative helping companies implement which are more likely to leak into the environment. strategies and solutions to end plastic UK Plastics Pact: Brings together businesses from across pollution and support circularity. Making Making Better Lives Cthe plastics value chain, the UK government, and NGOs to tackle plastic waste through the delivery of Waste Ventures: Hyderabad, India–based social Trash Free Seas Alliance, Steering Committee ambitious 2025 commitments. Fenterprise that educates and incentivizes waste member: A global partnership founded by the pickers to collect soft plastic packaging. Ocean Conservancy brings together industry, science, and conservation leaders to solve Kloof Conservancy: Collaboration with EDANA to ocean plastic pollution. Ddevelop community-based solutions for diapers in REDCycle: Sets up collection points where consumers Plastics Footprint informal settlements in South Africa. can drop off certain flexible plastic packaging used in Full list of our memberships Forest Footprint G Carbon Footprint Kleenex, Cottonelle, and Huggies. Smallest Environmental Environmental Smallest Footprint Water Footprint Operational Waste and Zero Waste to Landfill Leadership Leadership