Environment

We believe a healthy environment is crucial for a healthier future. That’s why we’re consistently making measurable progress toward our SMILE-Based Targets. These environmental goals focus on key areas like reducing emissions, conserving water, improving packaging, and minimizing waste.

Today, our packaging is designed to be recyclable, reusable, or compostable, and we’re committed to making most of it sustainable as we play our part in shaping a better tomorrow.

At Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd., our commitment to sustainability is clear. We’re pursuing our goals for Net Zero Water at all water-stressed manufacturing sites, and TRUE® Zero Waste certification for all our manufacturing plants.

To achieve our environmental goals, our strategy fully integrates sustainability into daily operations, focusing on energy, emissions, waste, packaging, and water. We’ve also harmonized our sustainability management systems across all locations, embedding best practices into our everyday work.

In the 2024-25 fiscal year, we continued to strengthen our on-ground execution by integrating sustainability into everyday operations. In energy and emissions, we deepened our focus on efficiency and advanced our transition toward cleaner power sources across all our plants.

On the waste front, ‘Zero Waste’ remained a top priority, while in packaging, we made significant progress toward circularity by scaling up the use of recyclable materials and reducing the environmental footprint of our product designs.

Our water strategy comprising conservation, rainwater harvesting, and responsible usage, helps us move closer to our Net Zero Water goals. In all these areas, our teams continue to push boundaries, guided by science.

We are committed to addressing climate change for a healthier, more sustainable future. Our strategy involves boosting energy efficiency, cutting emissions, and consistently moving towards clean energy. These efforts not only align with our business goals but also fully comply with all environmental regulations and standards.

Colgate-Palmolive is making significant strides in sustainability. We have reduced our manufacturing energy footprint by 35% and contributed in reducing carbon emissions since 2010. To further green our operations, we’re expanding our use of renewable energy, growing from 6% solar coverage today to 9% by 2030. We also engaged our people across Colgate’s operations to participate in our Energy Treasure Hunt program, searching for energy waste and brainstorming opportunities to drive continuous improvement.

The Sundar manufacturing plant installed and commissioned its in-house solar facility in December 2024 and it became operational from January 2025. The new system is expected to generate 367 MWh of green energy annually, boosting renewable energy usage and reducing 132 tons of CO2 emissions annually.

We are committed to decarbonizing our operations to align with global warming goals. Our target is to help avoid GHG emissions up to 20% by 2027 against a 2010 baseline and we encourage Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd. manufacturing facilities to achieve this goal.

Furthermore, with ongoing efforts to reduce environmental impact, we have successfully planted over 60,000 trees in the past four years, helping to reduce carbon emissions. Beyond that, we have optimized our logistics to save 309,404 liters of fuel, which has led to a further reduction in our carbon footprint.

Since our initiative and dedication toward responsible sourcing, we have transformed sourcing of palm oil and its derivatives solely from RSPO-certified origins during the year. The company has moved all its palm oil and its derivatives suppliers to comply with RSPO standards.

Promoting water stewardship is one of the key sustainability actions of Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Ltd. Currently we are working for water resilience across our value chain, protecting ecosystems and supporting water access. Our goal is to achieve net zero water at our manufacturing sites in water-stressed areas by 2030.

Our water-saving projects are making efficient progress. We have already conserved approximately 30 million gallons of water through current re-use and recycling initiatives. Looking ahead, we are currently working on water treatment/recycling plant at our manufacturing facilities, which will enhance our water consumption efficiency by fifty percent, allowing us to recycle more wastewater.

We are accelerating our efforts towards plastic reduction to address climate change by setting short-term and long-term objectives, to achieve environmental targets across our entire operations and supply chain. As part of our 2025 sustainability goals, we’re aiming more than 90% of our operations to achieve TRUE® Certification for Zero Waste.

Since our initiative, efforts to reduce plastic consumption have led to an impressive 630,000 kg reduction. We’re also pioneering the shift to recyclable toothpaste tubes, aiming to convert our entire oral care portfolio and redirect 470,000 kg of plastic into the recycling stream in the coming year. These initiatives directly support SDG 12: Responsible Production and Consumption.