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Social Impact & Sustainability Report
The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) is committed to driving impact within our business, across our brands and throughout our communities around the world.
Our annual Social Impact & Sustainability (SI&S) Report tracks our progress on goals and commitments over the past year. The report details our programmes and contributions in these areas and provides deep dives that tell the story and strategy behind several of our key initiatives.
Download Our Fiscal 2023 SI&S Report
ELC’s latest SI&S Report covers priority focus areas during Fiscal Year 2023 (1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023). This report spotlights our social impact and sustainability strategy, programmes and initiatives, and year-over-year progress toward our goals and commitments.
Key Statistics
- 71%Of our packaging1 is recyclable, refillable, reusable, recycled or recoverable
- $15MELC Charitable Foundation’s commitment to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation over five years
- 100%Carbon neutral across Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions
- $162MOur FY23 spend with women-owned businesses, surpassing our $150M goal
- 100%Renewable electricity sourced globally for our direct operations for the 4th consecutive year2
- 18%Reduction in water withdrawal from direct manufacturing sites3
1 Product packaging is defined as any item to be used for the containment, protection, handling and presentation of products and delivery to ELC’s distribution centres that is included on the bill of materials. Excludes DECIEM.
2 Electricity consumption for all global activities with ELC operational control. Renewable electricity consumption reflects on-site solar generated and consumed at ELC locations, renewable off-site generation (utility contracts), Energy Attribute Certificates (EACs) purchases and a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA).
3 Reduction is from a fiscal 2019 baseline of 1.5 million cubic metres water withdrawal at ELC operated manufacturing sites. Excludes brands acquired by ELC during or after fiscal 2020 and any manufacturing sites that are not fully operational within the target timeline.
