Annual & ESG Report 2023-2024

Driving Social Impact

We are committed to helping to ensure the wellbeing of all people, building an equi e and inclusive culture and creating meaningful opportunities for all people to succeed inside and outside of Colgate.

 
Actions Material Topics Targets Status
(As of 31st March 2024)
WE Inspire Our People
to Make a Difference

We motivate and enable our people to
reach their full potential and perform at
their best every day by valuing people for
their contributions and sharing in the
success we create together.
Health and
Safety of
Our People
Continue providing
access to meaningful
mental and physical
well-being programs
to 100% of our
employees.
100% of our employees
are covered under
benefits that encompass
wellbeing and work-life
integration.
WE Create a
More Inclusive World

We will ensure all Colgate People
feel they belong and are
supported to achieve their
potential. We will drive
representation across all
organizational levels with a
focused, consistent effort and a
target to achieve parity with
qualified labour force availability.
Human
Rights
Advance respect for and
adherence to human rights
by promoting awareness
mechanisms that support
and enable zero human
rights violations in our
business operations and
the value chain.
- Human Rights policy
is embedded in all
agreements.
- Capacity building sessions
conducted for identified
stakeholders (employees,
suppliers etc.)
- Conducted Human Rights
Due Diligence for 100% of
our direct business
operations.
Diversity and
inclusion
By 2025, increase women
representation in
management positions to
25%.
26% Women representation
across the company in
management roles.
WE Help Children,
Their Families and
Communities Thrive

We advance the health and
wellbeing of children, their
families and communities by
investing in innovations that
empower them for healthy and
bright futures.
Community
Development
Impact additional 10Mn
Children on Oral Health &
Well-being by 2025.
Engaged with over 5.2 Mn
children through Colgate
Bright Smiles, Bright
Futures® (BSBF).
Impart Digital & Financial
Literacy to 100k+ Women
and Persons with
Disabilities (PwD) by 2030.
Positively impacted 60k
beneficiaries across 240
villages and created
linkages to government
policies worth J 600 Mn.
Enable Water Access &
Augmentation in 100 water
stressed villages by 2025.
Enriched lives of 100k+
beneficiaries across 102
villages through improved
access to clean water for
drinking, sanitation and
agriculture.