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SKILLMAN, N.J. — Kenvue is affirming its commitment to its Healthy Lives Mission, the company’s environmental, social and governance strategy, designed to advance the well-being of both people and planet. Kenvue plans to share progress towards its goals and commitments in its inaugural Healthy Lives Mission Report in June 2024.
“Consumers are increasingly prioritizing sustainability, looking for solutions that are healthier for their families and better for the planet,” said Pamela Gill-Alabaster, Global Head of ESG & Sustainability. “Our Healthy Lives Mission is focused on nine priority topics for which we have set goals and commitments to hold us accountable for progress and help drive impact in the areas where we are positioned to make a difference for both people and planet.”
The Healthy Lives Mission aims to build lasting positive change for people, communities, and the planet through three pillars:
- Healthy People: Kenvue aims to advance the well-being of the communities in which the company operates and equips them with innovative products and actionable information to make healthier decisions every day.
- Healthy Planet: Kenvue strives to enrich a healthy planet by making responsible and renewable choices to help safeguard the earth’s health and resources while managing the impacts the company creates.
- Healthy Practice: Kenvue believes in promoting a culture of integrity, ethics, and transparency to build trust and create meaningful, long-term value.
In support of these pillars, Kenvue set the following 19 goals and commitments:
Healthy People Goals & Commitments
- Diversity, equity & inclusion
- Strengthen the representation of women at all management levels to reflect the markets in which we operate
- Strengthen ethnic representation3 within our U.S. workforce at all management levels to reflect the markets in which we operate
- Pay all Kenvuers4 equitably based on role, experience, market competitiveness and performance
- Achieve a company-wide Inclusion Index Score5 in the top quartile
- Public health
- Advance community health and well-being by fostering a culture of caring through volunteerism
- Help restore the dignity of everyday care for vulnerable and displaced people around the world
- Create positive environmental and social impacts through brand purpose programs led by Kenvue’s top brands
Healthy Planet Goals & Commitments
- Climate change
- Reduce absolute Scope 1 & 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 42% by 2030, from a 2020 baseline year
- Suppliers covering ≥67% of emissions from Scope 3 will set Science Based Targets (SBTs) by 2028,
- Set long-term net zero emission targets, informed by the SBTi Net Zero Standard
- Use 100% renewable electricity for our operations by 2030
- Plastics
- 100% recyclable or refillable packaging by 2025
- 25% reduction of virgin plastic in packaging by 2025 (versus 2020)
- 50% reduction of virgin plastic in packaging by 2030 (versus 2020)
- Biodiversity, land & forests
- Kenvue is committed to zero deforestation and to ensuring the paper-based packaging we purchase directly originates from low-risk sources. Specifically, we aim to achieve 100% certified or verified recycled paper and wood fiber packaging by 2025
- Maintain 100% Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification for the palm-based ingredients we purchase through a combination of RSPO certified physical supply chains and RSPO Book & Claim credits
- Purchase at least 75% of our volumes from RSPO physical supply chains by 2025 and 100% by 2030
Healthy Practice Goals & Commitments
- Sustainable product innovation
- 75% of new product development, using eco-design scientific principles, will have an improved environmental performance by 2030
- Product transparency
- Provide greater product transparency, beginning with our ingredients
- For more information about the Healthy Live Mission, including examples of how Kenvuers are using their talent, passion and resources to advance the strategy, please visit www.kenvue.com/our-commitments.
