Maker of iconic brands such as Neutrogena®, Listerine®, Aveeno® and Tylenol® shares progress on its Environmental, Social and Governance goals in first year as an independent company.
SKILLMAN, N.J.–BUSINESS WIRE–
Kenvue Inc. (NYSE: KVUE) (“Kenvue” or the “Company”), the world’s largest pure-play consumer health company by revenue, today released its first-ever Healthy Lives Mission Report and shared how the Company advanced the well-being of both people and planet in 2023.
“We recognize that human health is inseparably linked to environmental health and our commitment to everyday care extends to the planet we call home,” said Thibaut Mongon, Chief Executive Officer. “As we established Kenvue as an independent company, we also recommitted to our Healthy Lives Mission, our Environmental, Social and Governance strategy, and positioned our portfolio of iconic brands and Kenvuers around the world to build lasting positive change.”
In 2023, the Company deployed its science, operations, team members and brands to advance its Healthy Lives Mission focused on nurturing healthy people, enriching a healthy planet and maintaining healthy practice.
“In the past year, we have made meaningful progress with our Healthy Lives Mission, reduced our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and virgin plastic footprint, advanced the sustainable sourcing of paper, and developed values-led policies and programs to positively impact individuals and communities,” said Pamela Gill-Alabaster, Global Head of ESG & Sustainability. “As a global leader in consumer health, we will continue to draw on our brands, resources and platforms to help shape a healthy future for both people and planet.”
Highlights from the inaugural report include:
Healthy People: Kenvue equipped the communities in which it operates with innovative products and actionable information to make healthier decisions.
- We start with our team and take actions every day to foster an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace culture and to create a sense of belonging for all. We’re committed to strengthening representation at all management levels.1 At the end of 2023, our global workforce was approximately 50% male and 50% female, and 36% of our U.S. employees identified as racial or ethnic minorities.2
- Through diversity of backgrounds and perspectives, we collaborated on innovations and product experiences that reflect the needs of our global consumers, including the Neutrogena® Purescreen+™ Mineral UV Tint Face Liquid Sunscreen range in the U.S. designed to be inclusive of varying skin tones with four flexible shades and the Johnson’s® Blackinho Poderoso line in Brazil for children with curly hair.
Healthy Planet: Kenvue helped safeguard the earth’s health and resources while managing the impacts it created.
- Investments in energy efficiency and decarbonization projects have resulted in Scope 1 and 2 GHG3,4,5 reductions of 26% since 2020.
- We’ve increased our use of renewable electricity6 to 65% through 18 onsite solar-powered electricity systems and offsite renewable electricity6 procurement contracts.
- Using circular economy design principles, we increased our use of recyclable7 or refillable8 packaging9 to 71% of our portfolio and reduced the volume of virgin plastic10 in packaging9 by 21%.
- Of our total paper and wood fiber packaging,11 94% of the volume sources were certified12 or verified recycled13 paper and wood fiber.
Healthy Practice: Kenvue also continued to promote a culture of integrity, ethics and transparency to build trust and create meaningful, long-term value.
- We’re committed to optimizing the environmental performance14 of our products using scientific lifecycle design principles15 and tools such as our Sustainable Innovation Profiler (SIP), which aims to future-proof products by promoting the adoption of sustainable ingredients and packaging materials in our innovation process.
- We’re expanding access to product information through digital platforms and technologies like our Neutrogena® Glossary of Ingredients and Johnson’s® Baby digital transparency tool with the intention of empowering consumers to make the best choices for themselves and their loved ones.
To read the Kenvue Healthy Lives Mission 2023 Report, visit www.kenvue.com/hlm-report-2023.
About Kenvue
Kenvue is the world’s largest pure-play consumer health company by revenue. Built on more than a century of heritage, our iconic brands, including Aveeno®, BAND-AID® Brand, Johnson’s®, Listerine®, Neutrogena® and Tylenol®
