Env Brochure 2008

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A Heritage ofEnvironmental Science Success

Protecting Earths Water, Air and Soilfor More than Half a Century


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Believes that designing safety into our products is essential atevery stage of product development

Partners with the entire Company to provide products and servicesthat dont require the consumer to make choices between sustain-ability and their needs for performance and value

Achieves excellence through inter-disciplinary collaboration thatprovides environmental solutions which enable product, package,manufacturing and go-to-market innovation

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The Environmental Science Communityat Procter & Gamble

P&G was one of the first companies in the world to actively study theenvironmental impact of high-volume ingredients in consumer

products. Environmental safety is an integral part of product qualitythat consumers expect.

What happens to ingredients in products like Tide, Pantene, orCrest after being used by a consumer? How much of theseingredients pass into the environment? What impact, if any, dothese ingredients have on plants, animals, and bacteria?

These are just a few of the many questions that Procter &Gambles Environmental Community asks before any of ourproducts go to market. Everything we produce must pass throughan Environmental Assessment process to ensure that consumersnever need to choose between safety, sustainability and their needsfor performance and value.

A Legacy of Environmental Safetyand SustainabilityP&Gs commitment to safety and sustainability is not new.P&G has been working to protect the environment since the1950s and has long been responsive to the consumerdesire for greener products. We have a long history ofsustainable innovation, spanning the development ofproducts, packaging, and raw materials. The Environmen-

tal Community is a long-standing contributor to theseefforts thanks to innovations in green chemistry, productLife Cycle Analysis, and investigation of emerging andfuture needs in environmental risk assessment.

Today, P&Gs environmental initiatives are supported bymore than 500 professional scientists worldwide. Eachone of us is dedicated to the same goal: making sureevery product we produce is safe for both ourconsumers and the environment.

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Procter & Gamble has a long tradition of under-standing how ingredients and products mayenter and impact the environment. In the early1960s, the Environmental Water Quality Labora-tory was established to research the effects ofphosphates and cleaning agents from detergentsin lakes and rivers. The EWQL developed newmethods to support the emerging science ofenvironmental safety assessment. Toxicity testingof algae, small aquatic animals and fish and new

methods to identify the biodegradability ofchemicals had their earliest roots in this depart-ment. A track record of developing new testmethods and safety assessment approaches bycooperating with leading academic, governmentand other industry scientists are all part of thistradition. The result? Sustainable developmentof chemicals with improved environmentalprofiles, safe use, and new tools for environmen-tal scientists globally.

Early Beginnings



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Environmental Science TodayThe heart of the P&G Environmental Community is the Central Product Safety Departmentwith many other members present throughout the Business Units and other functions. Ourenvironmental scientists work closely with product developers, technologists, and colleaguesfrom every Business Unit to make sure that safety is an integral part of every stage of productdesign and development.

In addition, CPS is active outside of P&G, collaborating with scientists at universities, worldgovernments, and industry associations to improve environmental science and safety world-wide. P&G scientists routinely share their findings in scientific meetings and in peer-reviewedscientific publications, and are recognized internationally for their expertise.

Key Elements of our Safety CommitmentCompany-wide policies ensure product safety and sustainability

Pre-market, science-based assessments made of all ingredients. Compounds that fail tomeet environmental standards are not used

Rigorous control of production cycle, including raw material specifications, formulationmanagement, process and quality control

Safe operations that protect the life, health, and environment of employees and thesurrounding community

Full compliance with all applicable product safety, labeling, and regulatory requirements(including transportation, waste management, and product disposal)

Transparency of communication. Safety and sustainability information is made freelyavailable to everyone

Collaboration and leadership in industry-wide safety and sustainability efforts

Health and environmental data recorded to confirm pre-market research and measure

improvements to health and environment Ongoing assessments made of all processes to improve future products

DID YOU KNOW?

The energy savings potential of Tide Coldwaterhas been officially recognized by the US EPA



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Protecting Water, Air and SoilFrom the average consumers perspective, the life cycle of a P&G product ends when it iswashed down a drain or tossed in the trash. Knowing what happens after disposal is one ofthe most important priorities for P&Gs Environmental Science Community.

Long before any new product is released, our scientists are working to determine wherewaste material will go into the environment, how much of it will reach each habitat, and howlong it will remain.

Environments of interest include:

Drain and flush disposal/wastewater treatment

Landfill

Soil and terrestrial

Surface water and sediment

Groundwater and drinking water

Atmosphere

Ingredients must be safe in relevant environmental compartments where they may

be disposed or occur Assessment must be made for all relevant pathways

Evaluations are confirmed by environmental monitoring studies



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The Science of Environmental Risk Assessment

The objective of the Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) is to demonstrate that our ingredientsand products are safe for the ecosystem. ERA is one of several tools used by P&G to evaluateingredients before and after being placed on the market.

Leave No TraceThe goal of Environmental Risk Assessment is to make sure that chemicals used in our productswill not harm the environment. To achieve this goal, it is essential to understand two things:

1. What is the potential hazard posed by a chemical or compound that could affectorganisms in the environment?

2. How much of this ingredient is expected to be present in the environment?

Simply put, the ERA ensures that the concentration of any ingredient that enters theenvironment will be significantly lower than the concentration that could cause harm tothe environment.

The assessment begins with simple laboratory screening tests and progresses to increas-ingly more realistic experiments based on actual use. Assessments are performed for everydisposal path, including wastewater, rivers, soil, sediment, ground and surface water, andemissions into the air.

The ERA process does not end when a product is placed on the market. Scientists world-wide continue to monitor the environment on an ongoing basis to confirm the outcome ofthe risk assessment.

Our methodologies have evolved over the years, thanks to collaborative work with industry,government, and academic scientists. Many of our methods have become standardizedand are now used by the scientific community worldwide.

DID YOU KNOW? P&G scientists worked with the

International Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Developmentto develop tests for environmental fate



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Over 50 Yearsof Environmental InititativesProcter & Gamble has a long and proud history of developingproducts that meet the needs of consumers all over the world. Oneof these needs is the assurance that products, packaging, and mate-

rials associated with P&G products are safe for the environment. Sowhile P&G develops new and innovative products, a companioneffort to understand their characteristics in relevant environmentalconditions is also undertaken. Environmental science advances andtechnology innovations led by P&G are highlighted here in thecontext of significant global environmental events and productswith which they are associated.

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Biodegradability AssessmentOver time, organic waste materials break down and are safely renewed by naturea processknown as biodegradation. Biodegradability is an important property of ingredients that enter theenvironment. Scientists study each environment a product might enter in order to understand whyand how materials decompose. These environments include sewers, wastewater treatment plants,landfills, rivers, soil and more. Understanding why and how materials may decompose minimizestheir entry into the environment in the first place.

Biodegradability of ingredients is evaluated with simple laboratory tests and more sophisticatedsimulations if needed. Many of these tests, which are now widely used by other companies andgovernment scientists worldwide, were originally developed by experts working within P&G. Thisincludes the Ready Biodegradability Test and the newest (2008) OECD Wastewater Simulation Testseries.

Toxicology AssessmentUnderstanding the environmental effects of every substance we use is funda-mental to the development of risk assessment and the management of chemi-

cals. This is especially critical during the development of new chemicals thathave not yet been used by the consumer.

When necessary, measurable environmental benefits can be achieved byconducting toxicology studies with algae, invertebrates, and fish. The toxicol-ogy lab can accommodate organisms from freshwater, marine and sedimentenvironments.

IIn addition, ongoing research is underway to minimize and even eliminate theneed for fish in toxicity testing without compromising consumer or environmental safety.The Fish Embryo Toxicity Test and new cellular and subcellular-based assays for bioaccumulationare among these.

Computer ModelingP&G and its partners collect vast amounts of data on the physical and chemicaleffects of ingredients used in consumer products. Computer models allow usto predict the properties of similar chemicals for which data are not available.These models also help prioritize and thus minimize testing.

The same data are also used to predict the concentrations of chemicals thatmay occur in various ecosystems such as rivers, estuaries, soil and the air. This inturn allows the safety of a proposed product to be assessed in detailat the local,regional, national, and worldwide scaleprior to its release.

Flushability AssessmentP&Gs Flushability Lab is a unique facility created in 1993. Thousands ofproducts and prototypes have been tested here to evaluate compatibility withwaste disposal systems in Europe, North America, and Asia.

The Lab conducts extensive field and home-usage tests to determine eachproducts effect on toilets, drain lines, sewage pumps, septic tanks, andaerated on-site systems, as well as municipal collection and treatment systems.Products designed to be flushable are fully evaluated before they are placed onthe market.



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Life-Cycle AssessmentLife-Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a tool used by P&G scientists to broadly understandpotential environmental burdens of products and services. This comprehensive processmonitors the use of resources, and energy (inputs) as well as production of greenhousegases, solid waste, eutrophication and summer smog (outputs) to determine a productspotential impact on the environment.

A typical product life cycle includes the following stages:1. Production of raw materials and components2. Manufacturing of a functional product3. Use of the product4. Treatment and disposal of residual waste, including packaging5. Transportation between each of the above stages

All input and output factorsthroughout the entire life cycleare combined to evaluate how agiven product might affect theecosystem.

LCA in Action: Cold-Water WashingAfter many years of conducting LCAs on our products, we realized thatwe could reduce the energy associated environmental impact of thelaundering process by 60-80 percent. Our analysis showed that the vastmajority of energy consumed was used to heat the wash water (see figure below) in theconsumers home.

This conclusion led to the development of Tide Coldwater and Ariel Actif froid, both launched in2005. These products provide the same performance consumers expect from P&G detergents at a

much lower temperature. The consumer seesan immediate benefitsaving energy and itsassociated costswhile actively contributingto the protection of the environment.

Cold-water laundry detergent products arenow available throughout North America andacross Europe. Importantly, these and otherproducts are designed to provide the samevalue as their less environmentally-friendlycounterparts. There is no tradeoff for theconsumer.

This LCA of hot-water laundering revealed that themajority of the environmental burden comes from heatingthe water. These findings led to the development of

products that reduce this burden by up to 80%.

DID YOU KNOW?

P&G plants eco-efficiency has reached 95.6% in 2007

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Wide-Ranging Expertise, All-Inclusive ProtectionProcter & Gambles environmental commitment is one of the most comprehensive of anycompany worldwide. Our staff of more than 500 Ph.D. scientists and professional researchersmust ensure that every product is safe for the environment and complies with all applicableregulations worldwide.

To meet this commitment, the Central Product Safety team has experts in fields that are critical

to protecting the ecosystem, including:

Over the years, P&Gs interdisciplinary approach to environmental science has been instru-mental in advancing consumer safety and the science of environmental risk assessment.Key focus areas and achievements include:

The creation of internationally-accepted methods to understand the ultimate fate of chemi-cals in consumer products in all ecosystems; and what effects, if any, they may cause

Reducingand in some cases eliminatingthe need for animal testing by developingcellular and sub-cellular models to measure the buildup of potentially harmful substancesin living organisms (bioaccumulation)

The development of new test strategies and methods to replace, refine, or reduce the use

of fish in other forms of toxicity testing, without compromising the effectiveness of riskassessments

A state-of-the-art flushability laboratory to help designers understand and assess thetransport of flushable products. Flushability methods pioneered by P&G are now used asworldwide standards

Life-cycle assessment tools to guarantee the best environmental compatibility at everystage, including product development, packaging, and transportation

Computer modeling tools that can predict environmental exposure to consumer productingredients and identify factors affecting the biological health of rivers and streams

Laboratory approaches to predict potential influences of products in the environmentworldwide before they are marketed

Analytical Measurement

Aquatic and Terrestrial Toxicology

Atmospheric Chemistry

Biochemistry

Biodegradability and Compostability

Bioaccumulation

Ecology

Environmental Engineering

Flushability

Life Cycle Assessment

Predictive Modeling

Risk Assessment

Wastewater Treatment

DID YOU KNOW? P&Gs risk assessment expertise helped in the developmeof the original Japanese METI GHS risk assessment guidancefor all consumer products



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Giving BackP&G is committed to advancing environmental science around the globe by providing financialsupport, managing funds and research proposals, sharing the results of its scientific research,conducting studies on behalf of other organizations, and by encouraging eco-friendly govern-ment regulations worldwide. Many practices commonly used today by environmental scien-tists around the globe were first developed at P&G.

The P&G environmental community regularly seeks collaboration with international scientists,academia, government, industry partners and even competitors. In addition, P&Gs worldwidereputation for environmental innovation has encouraged others interested in protecting theenvironment to call upon our expertise for scientific and technical advice.

Representative Collaborations withP&Gs Environmental Community

Organizations:

ACCAmerican Chemistry Council

Arlington, Virginia

AISEInternational Association for Soaps, Detergents, andMaintenance ProductsBrussels, Belgium

CEFICEuropean Chemical Industry CouncilBrussels, Belgium

ColipaEuropean Cosmetics AssociationBrussels, Belgium

Japan CRMJapanese Research Institute of Science for Safety andSustainability

Tsukubu, Japan

ECVAMEuropean Centre for the Validation of Alternative MethodsIspra, Italy

DEFRAUK Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsLondon, England

ECETOCEuropean Centre for Ecotoxicology and Toxicology of ChemicalsBrussels, Belgium

EDANAInternational association serving the nonwovens and relatedindustriesBrussels, Belgium

Environment CanadaOttawa, Ontario

ERASMEuropean Risk Assessment and ManagementBrussels, Belgium

Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg, Germany

HESIHealth and Environmental Science InstituteWashington, DC

INRAFrench National Institute for Agricultural ResearchParis, France

JSDAJapan Soap and Detergent AssociationTokyo, Japan

Miami UniversityOxford, Ohio

NIWANational Institute of Water and Atmospheric ResearchChristchurch, New Zealand

OECDOrganization for Economic Cooperation and DevelopmentParis, France

Ohio EPAOhio Environmental Protection AgencyColumbus, Ohio

RIVMDutch National Institute for Public Health and the EnvironmentBilthoven, Netherlands

SETACSociety of Environmental Toxicology and ChemistryBrussels, BelgiumGulf Breeze, Florida

University of BernBern, Switzerland

University of North TexasDenton, Texas

University of WalesBangor, UK

USEPACincinnati, OhioGulf Breeze, Florida

WERFWater Environment Research FoundationAlexandria, Virginia

Wright State UniversityDayton, Ohio

WWFWorld Wildlife FundWashington, DC



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Looking to the FutureAt Procter & Gamble, its not enough for us to merely comply with existing environmentalregulations. Our philosophy is grounded in the belief that we should be a leader in our indus-try, preserving and improving the environment for future generations.

Environmental progress is a never-ending journey that requires continuous effort and improve-ment. For this reason, we never stop working to improve the environmental quality of our

products, packaging, and operations around the world.

P&Gs environmental community is working hard to create new innovations for the future,including:

Partnering with P&G resources, customers, and consumers to provide technical solutionsto new sustainability questions

Understanding the safety of new sustainably-sourced chemicals

Reducing, replacing, and if possible eliminating the use of animal testing without com-promising safety to the consumer or the environment

Developing approaches to combine all sources of environmental safety information intogeographically integrated assessments for all forms of environmental stressors

Want to Learn More?P&G believes strongly in transparent communication of its research for the benefit of globalscience. Our environmental scientists have published nearly 800 peer-reviewed papers andbooks since the late 1960smore than any other consumer product company. These publica-tions cover a wide range of environmental topics, including the environmental fate of chemi-cals, exposure, effects, chemistry, ecology, and the physiology of organisms.

To review a sampling of these landmark papers, or for additional information on P&Gs envi-ronmental initiatives, we invite you to visit the following web sites:

www.scienceinthebox.comwww.pg.com

www.pgperspectives.com

www.pgbeautyscience.com

http://www.pg.com/company/our_commitment/product_safety.jhtml

www.greenguarantee.com/index.htp

DID YOU KNOW?P&G led the environmental assessmentof detergent alcohols used by the industry



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DID YOU KNOW? P&G pioneered environmental auditing ofits manufacturing sites in the early 1970s

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