Our Impact

Our Responsible Business Strategy

Running a responsible business is a strategic imperative for Haleon and hardwired into how we do business. 

upholding our standards

 

 

 

 

Our responsible business strategy focuses on three interconnected focus areas: making everyday health more inclusive; reducing our environmental impact; and operating with ethical, responsible, and transparent behaviours and standards of conduct.


For information on our performance on ESG Ratings and Indices visit our ESG Reporting Hub


Brian McNamara

As a leading global player in consumer health, Haleon is well-positioned to recognise and understand the social and environmental barriers that hold people back from achieving better everyday health. We want to use our reach, expertise, and products to empower and support people to take charge of their health and wellbeing while having a positive impact on the world.

Brian McNamara

Chief Executive Officer


2024 Responsible Business Performance Highlights


Health Inclusivity:
 

50m+

people empowered to be more included in opportunities for better everyday health1

Tackling carbon emissions:
 

50%*

reduction in net Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions vs 20202

 

Making our packaging more sustainable:

74%*

of product packaging recycle-ready3,4

Sourcing trusted ingredients sustainably:

81%

of key materials are sustainably sourced and deforestation free3,5


Key Achievements


Health Inclusivity

  • Our brands are taking action to improve health inclusivity. We expanded Theraflu's 'Right to Rest and Recover' programme, a multi-year initiative in the U.S. and Poland to champion the right for workers to take time off when they fall sick. In 2024, we empowered over 7 million people* through engagement with the programme campaign.
  • In 2024, the Polident 'Smiles Can't Wait' programme expanded to Indonesia, aiming to improve denture access and care while addressing the stigma associated with tooth loss.

Environment

  • Launched toothpaste tube caps made from bioplastic in several markets across Europe, progressing our ambition to reduce virgin petroleum-based plastic packaging.
  • In 2024, we made progress toward certifying our manufacturing sites certified to the Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) standard with 10 additional sites becoming AWS core certified.

Upholding our standards

  • 87% of employees feel that Haleon is taking action to be socially responsible – one of the highest-scoring results in Haleon’s 2024 employee engagement survey. 
  • Haleon China was recognised as a 2024 Top Employer in China by the Top Employers Institute.

Key Collaborations

Manufature 20230
Action for sustainable derivitives
ellan macartheur foundation
energize
forum for the future
sustainable medicines partnership
the sustainable consortium
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BSR

1  2024 reporting period is 1 December 2023 to 30 November 2024. Where actual data on initiatives contributing to the goal has not been accessible, extrapolations have been applied in a conservative manner to determine indicative results.

2  2024 reporting period is 1 December 2023 to 30 November 2024. The baseline is 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.

3  2024 reporting period = 1 July 2023 – 30 June 2024.

4  Recycle-ready means product packaging and devices that are made of materials that are proven to be compatible with existing or emerging recycling infrastructure. In line with the CDP definition of ‘technical recyclability’ this does not take into account whether the collection, sorting, and recycling of the packaging or device happens in practice, at scale, and with reasonable economics.

5  Scope includes Haleon’s globally managed spend on key materials that are agricultural, forest, or marine-derived. Globally managed spend covers the majority of our internal spend and expands across some of our third-party manufacturing network.

6  Data as at 31 December 2024. In 2024, Haleon moved to a quarterly average methodology to track our gender representation in leadership. This measurement is taken at the end of the quarter (March, June, September, and December) and averaged across the four quarters.  We aim to achieve this goal without compromising our commitment to identify and recruit the strongest talent for the role. Scope includes employees within our compensation grades 0-5. These roles include members of the Executive Team, their direct reports (excluding administration support), heads of department and upper management.

*KPMG LLP has issued independent limited assurance over the selected data indicated using assurance standards ISAE(UK)3000 and ISAE 3410. Haleon's reporting criteria are available at www.haleon.com/our-impact/esg-reporting-hub.