Partnerships and Collaborations

As a global, leading hygiene and health company, Essity plays an important role in contributing to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We focus on goals 3, 5, 6, 12, 13 and 15. This is where we have our expertise and we are able to contribute the most. We support the UN Global Compact and we are working to overcome global challenges through collaborations and partnerships.

In the last 3 years more than 80,000 children and adolescents in Mexico have benefited from the "Hygiene is our Rights"-program. Through the program Essity together with UNICEF promotes awareness of the importance of good hand hygiene and works to break taboos around menstruation in Mexico. The program aims to improve health habits among children and adolescents through better menstrual hygiene and WASH practices, raise awareness among educational authorities, mothers, and fathers about the importance of these issues and contribute to shape public policy. The Essity brands Saba and Tork are participating in the project. Essity and Saba have collaborated with UNICEF in Mexico since 2016 to increase dialogue about menstruation and hygiene issues among young.

At Essity, collaboration is key to constantly improving our products, services, and solutions to provide a more sustainable choice for our consumers. One example of how we collaborate with policymakers is that the European Commission has selected Essity in making a voluntary pledge to support sustainable consumption Sustainable Consumption Pledge - European Commission (europa.eu). The initiative sets actions beyond what is required by law. It is part of the European Commission's New Consumer Agenda, which presents a vision for EU consumer policy, for example, underlining that consumers rightly expect to be empowered to make informed choices and play an active role in the green and digital transition whenever and wherever they are in the EU.

Essity's Sustainable Consumption Pledge covers carbon emissions reductions, improved circularity of our packaging, and gender balance targets.