Disaster Relief at P&G

P&G’s commitment to help rebuild lives after widespread disasters is a natural expression of our Purpose to improve lives. Through our people, our products and our partners, we rely on our strengths and our disciplined process to ensure that all of our efforts—both immediate and long-term—are making a meaningful difference.

Our global disaster response approach allows us to respond quickly and effectively. Our first concern is for the safety and welfare of our employees. Within hours, we are also in contact with our humanitarian partners to understand the scope and impact of the crisis, and how best to respond.

The most immediate way we often help is to provide P&G Purifier of Water packets. Natural disasters can leave places that typically have safe drinking water suddenly without it. These packets transform dirty, unsafe water into clean drinking water in 30 minutes, so they can be very useful in times of crisis. We have worked closely with several of our partners to strategically place depots of P&G packets around the world, making them more readily available when needed.

In addition to cash donations, we often provide products. From our soap and personal hygiene products to our laundry, diaper and cleaning products, our brands can help restore a sense of normalcy to the disrupted lives of those caught in the aftermath of a disaster.

P&G’s Recent Disaster Response Efforts

P&G’s Commitment to Haiti Disaster Relief

P&G immediately started working with many disaster relief partners to move P&G packets into Haiti. Dr. Greg Allgood, Director of our P&G Children’s Safe Drinking Water program, traveled to Haiti to help train field personnel how to use and deploy the purifier packets. Many of our employees around the world generously contributed to a special Company-matched fund that was distributed to these partners for the most urgent needs. We also donated products—brands like Pampers, Duracell, Always, Crest, Oral-B and Pantene.

P&G’s Commitment to China Earthquake Relief

Some P&G employees worked to provide P&G packets, products and monetary contributions. Others worked to repair our facilities and get them operational again in just two weeks. Restoring our operations back to full function helped our employees, suppliers and customers get back into the rhythm of everyday life.

P&G employees participated in many volunteer activities, including a trip that 56 employees took to Villa Prat, a town located three hours from Santiago. While there, some of our employees distributed building materials. Others played football, danced and painted with the local children to give their parents a break from the stress of living in temporary housing.