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Haleon Sustainability Actions

Joined major sustainability index

In February 2024, Haleon was added to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe, a stock-market index that tracks companies with strong sustainability performance. It was also included in S&P’s 2024 Global Sustainability Yearbook, which highlights top performers in the index. The company was said to rank in the top decile for the personal products industry in Europe, meaning it was among the best-scoring companies in that group. This suggests Haleon has built a visible ESG (environmental, social, and governance) profile since becoming a standalone business.

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Published ESG reporting firsts

Haleon’s legal and sustainability leadership said the company published its first Responsible Business Report after separating from GSK in 2022. It also published its first Climate Action Transition Plan, which is a roadmap showing how a company plans to cut emissions over time. These reports are meant to show progress on ESG topics and make the company’s approach easier to track. The material also says Haleon created ESG knowledge platforms and a dedicated intranet site to help staff work with the company’s sustainability rules and updates.

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Set a 2040 net zero goal

Haleon says it aims to reach net zero carbon emissions from source to sale by 2040. Net zero means cutting emissions as much as possible and balancing the rest, usually with removals or offsets. The company links this goal to The Climate Pledge and Race to Zero, two climate initiatives that push businesses to reduce emissions quickly. It also says it wants to make packaging more sustainable, source ingredients more responsibly, and build water stewardship and waste circularity into its operations. The company reported a first water-neutral site in Cape Town in 2023.

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Strengthened human rights controls

Haleon said it rolled out an updated Human Rights Programme to improve how it manages labour and rights risks in its business and supply chain. The changes included better contract clauses, stronger codes, more due diligence, training, audit processes, and remediation steps. Due diligence means checking risks before problems happen. Remediation means fixing issues when they are found. The company also said it uses data to track how well these controls are being put into practice. This points to a more formal approach to worker and supplier standards.

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Used carbon pricing in procurement

Haleon’s legal leadership said the company developed a carbon pricing strategy for supplier tenders. Carbon pricing means putting a cost on emissions so lower-carbon options can compete more fairly in buying decisions. The aim is to give suppliers a reason to cut emissions if they want to win business. The same source says Haleon also launched sustainability product claim standards, which are rules for how teams describe product sustainability claims across markets. That kind of standard can help reduce confusion and keep claims more consistent.

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Backed inclusive health projects

Haleon has supported projects that focus on health inclusion. One example is the Advil Pain Equity Project, which aims to address unequal access to pain relief in the United States, especially for Black communities. Another is support for Economist Impact’s Health Inclusivity Index, which looks at barriers that stop people from getting better everyday health. The company also said it wants to empower 50 million people a year by 2025 to be more included in opportunities for better everyday health. These actions link sustainability with social impact and access to care.

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