Procter & Gamble is a Cincinnati-based multinational FMCG company manufacturing household, personal care, and health products including diapers, toilet paper, shampoo, and detergents.
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P&G achieves strong operational emissions reductions but masks a fundamentally unaligned business model. Scope 3 emissions rising 22.7% annually puts the company on a +3°C trajectory. Five active greenwashing lawsuits, NRDC SEC complaint, and documented boreal forest degradation reveal systematic misleading of investors on core sustainability claims.
The Procter & Gamble Company scores 26/100 (Significant gaps) on SINK's independent climate assessment, scored from public data only. Fees pay for the review, never the result. Last verified May 2026.
That places The Procter & Gamble Company joint 710th of 847 companies scored, and 43rd of 45 in FMCG / Consumer Goods.
Where The Procter & Gamble Company sits among fmcg / consumer goods peers.
Among the 45 major fmcg / consumer goods brands we've scored, The Procter & Gamble Company sits 43rd of 45.
Its three lowest-scoring questions, and what the evidence didn't show.
100% RSPO palm and FSC certification do not prevent core forest damage.
InfluenceMap found limited climate policy engagement; P&G member of obstructive trade associations (US Chamber, AFPM).
Scope 3 targets are intensity-based per unit production, not absolute — a structural weakness for a growing revenue company.
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Get in touch →Strongest on Carbon Footprint — Operations and Energy Source (8/10, 8/10). Weakest on Nature & Biodiversity Impact and Controversies & Red Flags (2/10, 3/10).
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SINK = (0.3 × Base + 0.7 × Performance) × Scale17 sources used in this assessment. All publicly available. Each row shows which of the ten questions it informed.
10 of 17 sources are independent of the company.
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Procter & Gamble is a Cincinnati-based multinational FMCG company manufacturing household, personal care, and health products including diapers, toilet paper, shampoo, and detergents. With $84.3bn revenue and 105,000 employees, P&G is among the world's largest consumer goods manufacturers, selling through supermarkets and retailers globally.
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