CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY DATA SUMMARY 2012
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2012 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY DATA SUMMARY
ABOUT
This Report
Avon is committed to making the world a more beautiful
and healthy place—through our products, our people,
our environmental sustainability actions and our ability to
empower millions of women around the world through our
global philanthropy efforts (Avon Breast Cancer Crusade
and Speak Out Against Domestic Violence).
This report provides a summary of the 2012 data updates
made to the online corporate responsibility report on
avoncompany.com. Avon published its last full report in
2011 and will publish its next full report in 2014, which will
reflect 2013 data updates.
AVON 2012 Corporate Responsibility Data Summary | ABOUT 2Progress on
Below is an update on our progress
toward achieving our goals in 2012. GOALS
Supply Chain Giving Packaging
GOAL: GOAL: GOAL:
$1 billion Discontinue
Conduct audits for
95%
of third-party manufacturers
in total funds donated by 2013 the use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in beauty
packaging across all markets by 2015
(TPMs) by 2015
PROGRESS: PROGRESS: PROGRESS:
$910 million Efforts
Conducted audits of
60%
of TPMs (1,164 TPMs)
in 2012 (ongoing)
donated through the
end of 2012 (ongoing) underway
to achieve this goal (ongoing)
AVON 2012 Corporate Responsibility Data Summary | PROGRESS ON GOALS 3Environment
GOAL: GOAL: GOAL: GOAL: GOAL:
100%
of our paper purchased
20%
total GHG emissions on
5% 10%
waste management
7%
water overall intensity
increase in recycling
from certified and or post an absolute basis from intensity reduction by reduction by 2012
of materials from
consumer recycled content Avon operations by 2012 (base year 2008) (base year 2008)
manufacturing by
sources by 2020 with a 2020 (base year 2005)
2012 (base year 2008)
certification preference of FSC
(Forest Stewardship Council)
PROGRESS: PROGRESS: PROGRESS: PROGRESS: PROGRESS:
75%
of Avon’s brochure paper
25%
reduction achieved
25% 3%
increase achieved reduction in waste
14%
water use per unit
meets the Avon Paper Promise in 2012 (achieved) in recycling rate per unit in 2012 in 2012 (achieved)
(as of the end of FY2012) and (achieved) (not achieved)
55 percent sourced from FSC- 2020 GOAL: REDUCE
certified forests (ongoing) WATER INTENSITY BY 40%
AVON 2012 Corporate Responsibility Data Summary | PROGRESS ON GOALS 4Avon is fully committed to living up to our mission to be “the
company for women” worldwide. In addition to providing
economic opportunity for Avon Representatives, we are
committed to recognizing, empowering and advancing
women within our ranks. The company’s strategic focus Our
PEOPLE
on women’s empowerment aligns with the nature of its
products and expectations of its diverse customers and
stakeholders, as well as with its core mission.
Workplace Diversity Associate Resource Groups
Women
54.4%
of Associates at the Manager
Associate Resource Groups (ARGs) are
voluntary groups, led by Associates and
level or higher are women
sanctioned by the company. Avon’s
60.6% 45.5% ARGs are change agents for greater
engagement, business improvement,
44.7%
of women of of Board of Directors
total workforce who are women and talent development across the
of Associates at the Director organization. Avon has four Associate
level or higher are women Resource Groups in the United States:
the Asian Network, Black Professionals
Ethnic Minorities
Association (BPA), AHORA Latino
Network and the PRIDE LGBT (Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Network.
37.8% 24.1% 18% The Global Inclusion Office, which
of US-Based Associates of US-Based Associates at of Board of Directors manages the ARGs, is actively working
who identified their the Director level or higher, who are people
to expand the networks and locations
ethnicity are people who identified their ethnicity of color
of color are people of color of the groups to other Avon geographies.
AVON 2012 Corporate Responsibility Data Summary | OUR PEOPLE 5Avon’s environmental sustainability
goals focus on absolute GHG
emissions, waste, water and
green building. We will continue
SUSTAINABILITY
to evaluate how to reduce the
impact of our operations and in
the manufacturing of our products.
Ongoing Commitment to Reforestation Initiative: Palm Oil
Environmental Goals Hello Green Tomorrow
Below is Avon’s historical performance to As a significant consumer of paper, Avon Although Avon is not a significant user
meet our goal of 20 percent GHG emissions is committed to helping end deforestation of palm oil, because of its impact on
reduction by 2020. through internal efforts and our reforestation the environment and communities, we
fundraising initiative benefiting our partners, recognize the threat palm oil production
In addition to GHG emissions, although Avon
The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife poses and are committed to playing a
did not build any new facilities in 2012, we
Fund. Projects include helping save two of leadership role and driving influence
remain committed to building all new facilities
the most critically endangered ecosystems within its sphere. In 2012, Avon supported
according to LEED certification standards. Our
on earth: the Atlantic Rainforest and the the production of 16,200 metric tons of
goals for water and waste can be found on
endangered forests of Borneo and sustainable palm oil production through
page 4 of this data summary.
Sumatra in Indonesia. the GreenPalm program, which is
Absolute GHG Emissions (CO2e) - Global Operations exclusively endorsed by the Roundtable
170,000
$2 million
160,000
158, 497
156,341
on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).
153,920
Metric Tonnes
150,000 142,722
141,801
136,751
140,000 136,050
130,000
118,408 donated in 2012 from Hello Green
120,000
110,000
Tomorrow (bringing the total raised
100,000 since 2010 to $5.5 million)
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
AVON 2012 Corporate Responsibility Data Summary | SUSTAINABILITY 6PRODUCTS
Supply Chain Product Labeling Animal Welfare
Our Supplier Code of Conduct guides all Avon’s Consumers trust Avon’s The safety of our consumers is of primary concern to
manufacturing processes, including Avon facilities products to be safe and Avon. We are committed to selling only safe products,
and third-party manufacturers. The Code focuses of high quality, and Avon using only safe ingredients in our cosmetics products
on product safety and quality, environmental aims to maintain that trust and complying with applicable regulations in the
performance and human rights; external audits through accurate labeling in more than 100 countries in which Avon products are
measure compliance with these standards. Our compliance with regulatory sold. Within this commitment, we also have a deep
aim is to conduct audits for all priority supplier guidelines. To ensure that respect for animal welfare.
facilities by the end of 2015. consumers know what
ingredients are used in Avon does not conduct nor request animal testing in
Approximately
products, as well as how order to substantiate the safety or efficacy of any of
50%
Externally, Avon
to safely use and dispose its products or raw ingredients. Some products may
has conducted
training sessions of them, Avon provides be required by law in a few countries to undergo
of Avon Supply Chain and seminars on information for 100 percent additional safety testing, including animal testing. In
Associates participated the Code with
of the beauty products both these instances, Avon will first attempt to persuade the
60%
in formal training on
the Code through online at avon.com and requesting authority to accept non-animal test data.
2012, with priority for directly on the packages.
those most directly of factories, with a
responsible for focus on the most Please visit avoncompany.com/corporatecitizenship
relevant activities. critical partners. for Avon’s full animal welfare policy.
AVON 2012 Corporate Responsibility Data Summary | PRODUCTS 7Corporate
GOVERNANCE
Avon believes good governance In addition, our Corporate Governance
serves as a foundation for corporate Guidelines describe the Board of
responsibility and is committed to Directors’ governance policies and
continually improving policies and practices, including standards for Board
practices to ensure transparency independence, qualifications for Board
and accountability of the company’s and Committee membership, and
management. Avon released a new the process for evaluating Board and
comprehensive Code of Conduct in CEO performance. You can learn
2013, which is intended to promote more about our Code of Conduct,
ethical and lawful behavior and proper Ethics & Compliance overall, and
conduct. We also require Associates our Board of Directors at
worldwide to participate in in-person avoncompany.com.
and online training focused on Avon’s
policies, procedures and compliance
with the law.
AVON 2012 Corporate Responsibility Data Summary | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 8Avon global philanthropy, led by the U.S.-based
Avon Foundation for Women, has donated funds in
more than 50 countries for causes most important to
Global
Philanthropy
women. Today, Avon philanthropy focuses on funding
breast cancer research and access to care through
the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade, and efforts to
reduce domestic and gender violence through its
Speak Out Against Domestic Violence program. Breast Cancer, Domestic Violence
Overall Giving and Grants
$910
million
in grants donated by Avon globally
through 2012 for programs to advance
breast cancer research and access
to care programs; and fund domestic
violence education, direct service
and prevention programs
AVON 2012 Corporate Responsibility Data Summary | GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY 9Breast Cancer Domestic Violence
$780 million $302 million $50 million
donated globally through 2012 from raised globally through 2012 from the sale donated globally through 2012 through
the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade of Avon fundraising Pink Ribbon products Avon Speak Out Against Domestic Violence
$29 million
raised globally through 2012 through the sale
of domestic violence Empowerment products
$436 million
raised in 2012 from Avon Walks for Breast
Cancer in U.S. and Avon Walk Around
18 million the World for Breast Cancer
500 agencies
U.S. Domestic Violence
women around the world through 2012
who have received free breast cancer received funds from the Avon Foundation for
screenings as a result of Avon’s breast awareness, education, direct services and
cancer programs prevention programs through 2012
$40 million 50 countries 891 grants
Domestic Violence
donated in 2012 by the Avon Foundation that held Avon Walk Around the awarded by the Avon Foundation for domestic
for Women to fund breast cancer research World for Breast Cancer events violence awareness, education, direct services
and access to care in the United States. and prevention programs through 2012
(73% access to care/ 27% breast cancer research)
AVON 2012 Corporate Responsibility Data Summary | GLOBAL PHILANTHROPY 10For more information, please visit:
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