- link Copy Url - [ Share on twitter ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Doing the Right Thing with Our Supply Chain https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/234201?absolute=1&via=3blnews "link to 3 B L Media's Twitter") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/234201?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/234201?absolute=1 "link to 3 B L Media's Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=Doing the Right Thing with Our Supply Chain&body=ESG News from Procter & Gamble (P&G) https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/234201?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Supply Chain & the Circular Economy](/CSR-News/supply-chain-circular-economy) # Doing the Right Thing with Our Supply Chain Dec 18, 2018 11:30 AM ET Campaign: ![](/sites/default/files/styles/carousel_2x/public/images/Screen_Shot_2018-12-18_at_10.31.08_AM.png) *Read more in the **[2018 Citizenship Report](https://www.pg.com/citizenship2018/index.html#/)*** Our supply chains are the backbone of our products, and we are making intentional choices to leverage the footprint of our suppliers, buyers and manufacturing sites to be a driver for good. From transparent sourcing practices that aid consumer decisionmaking to growing shareholder value through innovation-driving programs like global supplier diversity, P&G is proud to be a leader in supply chain responsibility. This work is built on three pillars: Responsible Sourcing, Supplier Diversity and Sustainable Innovation, all managed by a dedicated Supplier Citizenship team in Purchases. Our External Business Partner Guidelines establish clear expectations of our direct business partners, including an expectation to respect internationally recognized human rights, comply with all applicable laws and conduct their business ethically and responsibly. We will not knowingly condone or contribute to adverse human rights impacts caused by the actions of our business partners. When we become aware of an adverse impact, we will engage to be part of the solution to address the issue or dilemma, including seeking to prevent or mitigate the adverse impact. We also support our business partners in providing remedy to the affected individuals. Since 2010, P&G has tracked the performance and improvement of key partner-related environmental measures via the Supply Chain Environmental Sustainability Scorecard. In 2017, we launched our inaugural Supplier Citizenship Scorecard, which builds on the strong legacy of the Environmental Sustainability Scorecard and incorporates all five focus areas of P&G’s Corporate Citizenship Strategy: Ethics & Corporate Responsibility, Community Impact, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender Equality and Environmental Sustainability. Developing this new Scorecard allowed us to leverage a more holistic approach to understanding Citizenship efforts in our supplier ecosystem that could allow strategic collaboration while equipping our external business partners with resources that they can use to advance their own Citizenship efforts so that we may all be a force for good and a force for growth. More than 120 of our strategic partners completed the scorecard, and the results were invaluable. Our partners confirmed that they are actively engaged in their communities, with 87% of them having well-established initiatives such as supporting children’s health and education, empowering women economically, protecting the environment, fighting against hunger and poverty and many others. More than 75% of our partners have a documented responsible sourcing plan or are working toward developing one, and more than 60% have programs to recycle, reduce and reuse potential waste materials. **Responsible Sourcing** Responsible Sourcing is a critical pillar in our Citizenship program, and one that every P&G buyer touches through his or her work to drive environmental sustainability and human and social rights. Our vision is to be the company with the most responsible, ethical and transparent supply chain. We are continually assessing risks in our supply chain and driving clarity and resolution if needed. This is part of our desire to be a force for good. We execute this vision by focusing across the global business, with greater emphasis on high-risk countries and spend areas. Our partnerships with key NGOs and suppliers ensure we are focusing on the most critical areas. This external input was strengthened by our mapping of our salient issues, and we now have developed strategies to reduce risk and protect our environment and people who work in the supply chains. We empower responsible supply chains through a supplier education and audit system. Our risk-based program supports this effort by assessing partners through third-party audits that identify and remediate issues with labor standards, health and safety concerns, environmental issues and business ethics. To date, we have completed two waves of social audits with more than 400 suppliers, with a third wave already underway. We screen new vendors through a robust third-party risk management process to identify and remediate top risks before hiring. In these and other efforts, we build a robust system of business partners that is fully integrated and synchronized with P&G’s business and values. [Sustainability Guidelines for External Business Partners](https://us.pg.com/policies-and-practices/supplier-sustainability-guidelines/) *Read more in the [2018 Citizenship Report](https://www.pg.com/citizenship2018/index.html#/), which highlights the Company's progress in its Citizenship priority areas of Community Impact, Diversity & Inclusion, Gender Equality and Environmental Sustainability, all of which are based in a foundation of Ethics and Corporate Responsibility.* [![](/sites/default/files/Clients/PGPhaseLogo.jpg)](/profiles/pg) ### More from Procter & Gamble (P&G) ###### [The Label to Look for When Shopping for Responsibly Sourced Paper Products ](/news/label-look-when-shopping-responsibly-sourced-paper-products) Mar 30, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [Restoring Forests Affected by Natural Disasters: Charmin and P&G Partnered With the Arbor Day Foundation to Plant 1 Million Trees ](/news/restoring-forests-affected-natural-disasters-charmin-and-pg-partnered-arbor-day-foundation) Mar 13, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [Linking Collaboration Across the Value Chain to Get to Circularity](/news/linking-collaboration-across-value-chain-get-circularity) Jun 4, 2024 1:30 PM ET ###### [Made Better, Made to Save](/news/made-better-made-save) Apr 26, 2024 9:30 AM ET ###### [Tide’s Loads of Hope Celebrates National Laundry Day With Donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities® (RMHC) Canada](/news/tides-loads-hope-celebrates-national-laundry-day-donation-ronald-mcdonald-house-charitiesr) Apr 23, 2024 1:00 PM ET ###### [Study the Consumer Job-to-be-Done to Spark Product Innovation](/news/study-consumer-job-be-done-spark-product-innovation) Mar 19, 2024 11:00 AM ET ###### [How Women and Girls Inspire Superior Innovation by Our Brands](/news/how-women-and-girls-inspire-superior-innovation-our-brands) Feb 9, 2024 9:00 AM ET ###### [Crest and Oral-B Team Up With Jesse Williams To Discuss the Importance of Oral Care Supplies for Back-to-School 2023](/news/crest-and-oral-b-team-jesse-williams-discuss-importance-oral-care-supplies-back-school-2023) Aug 23, 2023 2:00 PM ET