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 2024 SI&S Report
ELC’s latest SI&S Report covers priority focus areas during Fiscal 2024 (July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024). 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 packaging is recyclable, refillable, reusable, recycled, or recoverable1
- 81%Of our global workforce is female
- 23%Reduction in water withdrawal from direct manufacturing sites, achieving our 2025 goal ahead of schedule2
- 100+Ingredients featured in ELC's corporate ingredient glossary
- 70%of scientists and technical professionals across ELC are women, and women lead all our R&D and Innovation Centres
- 60+Organisations supported worldwide through ELC's Breast Cancer Campaign
Climate Transition Plan 2024 Progress Update
Our Climate Transition Plan 2024 Progress Update highlights the recent progress and future planning toward meeting our 2030 science-based targets across our Climate Action Workstreams. For a further understanding of our strategic framework and ongoing initiatives, we also invite you to explore our 2023 Climate Transition Plan.
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.
2 Reduction is from a fiscal 2019 baseline of 1.5 million cubic meters water withdrawal at ELC operated manufacturing sites. EXCLUDES ANY MANUFACTURING SITES NOT FULLY OPERATED BY ELC WITHIN THE TARGET TIMELINE.
