{"id":42205,"date":"2022-01-25T11:10:09","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T11:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pr.asianetpakistan.com\/?p=85825"},"modified":"2022-01-25T11:10:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T11:10:09","slug":"dr-jane-goodall-delivers-an-important-message-of-hope-at-the-2022-procter-gamble-ama-sustainability-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricahorizon.com\/dr-jane-goodall-delivers-an-important-message-of-hope-at-the-2022-procter-gamble-ama-sustainability-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr Jane Goodall delivers an important message of hope at the 2022 Procter & Gamble AMA Sustainability Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"
The event saw participation from world-renowned Conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall, who shared how corporations can drive real change in the world. P&G announced progress toward its Ambition 2030 goals at its regional Sustainability Summit.<\/i><\/p>\n
SINGAPORE, Jan. 25, 2022 \/PRNewswire\/ —\u00a0Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) today announced that it hosted its 2022 Sustainability Summit for the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa (AMA) region. Built on the theme “Hope for our Home”<\/b>, the Summit explored how corporations, non-profit organisations, governments and the wider community can work together to drive real change, bring hope to the world, and make it a better place to live.<\/p>\n
Hosted virtually, the event featured world-renowned Ethologist and Conservationist Dr Jane Goodall<\/b>, Circulate Capital Ocean Fund chief executive Rob Kaplan, as well as United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador, Dia Mirza, who came together to address key issues surrounding climate change.<\/p>\n At the summit, Dr Jane Goodall<\/b> debunked the belief that corporations and non-profit organisations are standing at opposite sides. In a fireside chat with P&G Chief Brand Officer, Marc Pritchard,<\/b> she shared that large corporations like P&G can take positive steps forward, create ripple effects around the globe, and encourage more consumers to take small, sustainable actions in their everyday lives.<\/p>\n “With annual GDP growth seemingly more important than\u00a0our grandchildren’s future, the time is now to choose what sort of impact we can make. As more and more organizations like P&G drive change and join forces, there is hope. It’s time to get a new mindset and to see things differently. Everything is connected, and every one of us can make a difference,” said Dr Jane Goodall.<\/p>\n During the Summit, P&G also announced\u00a0regional\u00a0progress made\u00a0toward\u00a0its Ambition 2030 Goals. With P&G President for\u00a0Asia Pacific,\u00a0Middle East\u00a0and\u00a0Africa<\/b>,\u00a0Magesvaran Suranjan,\u00a0<\/b>announcing the following progress made:<\/p>\n Magesvaran Suranjan<\/b>\u00a0said: “We are fully committed to making a positive impact in the world and creating a sustainable future for generations to come. By integrating sustainability into the way that we do business every day,\u00a0all\u00a0of us at P&G are empowered to make a meaningful difference for our environment.”<\/p>\n P&G AMA’s Executive Sponsor of Sustainability, and Senior Vice President of P&G Japan, Standa Vecera<\/b>\u00a0commented: “We’ve already made significant progress over the past 10 years to reduce the environmental impact from our operations, and we know that we can do more. P&G has also set an ambition toward net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 and will continue to step up with science-based targets to guide our efforts in being a Force for Good.”<\/p>\n Circulate Capital Ocean Fund CEO Rob Kaplan<\/b>, and Actor, Producer and United Nations Environment\u00a0Goodwill Ambassador, Dia Mirza<\/b>, also shared their thoughts on encouraging sustainable actions<\/p>\n Rob Kaplan commented,\u00a0“Nobody can stay on the side line. Sustainability is a team sport. It has to be at the core of both the company strategy and the operations in order to drive meaningful change. By working together there is hope.”<\/p>\n Dia Mirza said:\u00a0“The Sustainable Development Goals are the North Star and if they are adopted and implemented everywhere we have a genuine chance of solving some of the biggest problems we face within this decade. Brands find a way into so many hearts and homes. If more brands like P&G leverage their power to drive change, there is hope for the planet.”<\/p>\n P&G is committed to accelerating action on climate change toward net zero GHG emissions by 2040. <\/b><\/p>\n\n