Dear Valued Stakeholders,
At Colgate-Palmolive India, sustainability is not a parallel agenda. It is an enabler of our business strategy, helping us build resilience, strengthen trust, and create lasting value.
For nearly 90 years, Colgate-Palmolive has been making India smile. As we approach this significant milestone, FY 2025–26 marks an important moment in our sustainability journey. It represents the successful culmination of our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy and lays the foundation for our next chapter of growth and impact.
Smiling Back on 2025
Five years ago, we set ourselves ambitious goals across social impact, environmental stewardship, and responsible business practices. We are proud of the progress we have made against these commitments, while recognizing that the challenges facing communities and the planet continue to evolve.
This report shares the final outcomes of our 2025 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy and introduces the next phase of our journey through an enhanced 2030 roadmap designed to accelerate impact and create long-term value.
Smiles Powered by Purpose
As sustainability becomes increasingly central to business success, we continue to embed it deeper into our decision-making, operations, innovation processes, and value chain partnerships.
Our efforts remain focused on three enduring ambitions: Driving Social Impact, Helping Millions of Homes, and Preserving Our Environment.
Advancing oral health awareness and education continues to be one of the most important ways we create positive impact. Through collaborations with governments, healthcare professionals, educational institutions, and community organizations, we are helping drive behavioural change at scale and improve access to oral health knowledge across India.
At the same time, we continue to strengthen our environmental performance. This year, we achieved 100% plastic waste neutrality and increased renewable energy usage across our manufacturing facilities to 50.38%, reinforcing our commitment to circularity, climate action, and resource efficiency.
Making Sure Every Stakeholder Smiles
As we transition to our 2030 Sustainability & Social Impact Strategy, we are guided by a simple but powerful principle: creating outcomes where consumers win, the business wins, and the planet wins.
Consumers win when they have access to products that are trusted, effective, and increasingly sustainable. The business wins when innovation, operational excellence, and resilient partnerships support long-term growth. The planet wins when we reduce environmental impact and preserve resources for future generations
This principle reflects our belief that sustainable growth is achieved when value creation is shared across all stakeholders.
A Future Full of Smiles
As we look ahead to 2030, we do so with optimism and determination. By further integrating sustainability into our business, accelerating innovation, and working collaboratively across our ecosystem, we can continue delivering measurable impact while building a stronger and more resilient future.
This report reflects both the progress we have achieved and the opportunities that lie ahead. More importantly, it reflects our belief that responsible growth is the confluence of reducing impact and creating enduring value for people, communities, and the planet.
I thank all our stakeholders for their continued trust and support. Together, we will continue making India smile responsibly, sustainably, and for generations to come.
Warm regards,
Shilpashree Muniswamappa
Director - ESG & Communications