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- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
\nby 40% and electricity intensity by 30% before 2030<\/i><\/li>\n- Restore 10,000 perfect smiles by providing free surgeries to kids with cleft lips and palates by 2030<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n <\/p>\nHONG KONG SAR –\u00a0Media OutReach<\/a>\u00a0– 15 March 2021 –\u00a0A.S. Watson Group<\/a> and its 13 global retail
\nand manufacturing brands today announce the launch of their refreshed Social
\nPurpose along with 2030 Sustainability Vision. <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/release.media-outreach.com\/release.php\/Images\/Thumb\/500x0\/131875\/Watson-eng.jpg#image-131875\")
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\n <\/p>\nMalina Ngai,
\nGroup COO of A.S. Watson Group & CEO of A.S. Watson (Asia & Europe)<\/b>, says, “As the world’s largest international health and beauty
\nretailer, we have a strong sense of responsibility to create a better world
\nthrough our global operations. Our social purpose “to put a smile on our
\ncustomers’ faces” is a core value to our business and deeply rooted in our heritage,
\nfrom giving free medicines to the needy in the early days, to protecting
\npeople’s health against COVID19 by producing medical masks and supporting
\nvaccination programmes.”<\/p>\n
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\n <\/p>\nShe adds, “We
\nserve over 5.9 billion customers every year around the world and we are
\nthankful to have a powerful community to do good together, to help build a
\nbetter and more sustainable world.”\u00a0
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\n <\/p>\nA.S. Watson Group has been a
\npurpose-driven company with social purpose enshrined in every action over the
\npast 180 years. The spirit of
\ngiving goes back to A.S. Watson’s first dispensary which provided free medicine
\nto the needy and is something that lives on in the business today. Last year, the
\nGroup gave a helping hand to the vulnerable and offered over HKD60m assistance
\nto 1 million underprivileged people around the world, as well as converted
\ntheir manufacturing facility in Hong Kong to produce masks and helped the NHS
\nCOVID-19 vaccination programme in the UK by offering vaccinations in Superdrug
\npharmacies. With a wide array of sustainability and community needs across 27
\nmarkets, its brands embrace their own social purpose launch plans to address
\nthe local needs to put a smile on our customers’ faces.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n
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\n <\/p>\nA Better World with A.S. Watson 2030
\nSustainability Vision<\/u><\/b><\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\nA.S. Watson Group also announces its 2030 Sustainability Vision, with
\nclear visions for the decade to come on social and environmental
\nsustainability.<\/p>\n
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- Energy<\/b>: Achieve electricity intensity reduction
\nby 30% against 2015 baseline by 2030<\/li>\n- Greenhouse Gas<\/b>: Reduce GHG emissions (scopes 1 and 2) by 40% from 2015 baseline by 2030<\/li>\n
- Plastic<\/b>: Eliminating unnecessary packaging by 2030, avoiding over-packaging and phase out PVC, 20% recycled plastic content in plastic packaging by 2025<\/li>\n
- Community<\/b>: Through A.S. Watson’s Give a Smile Campaign, we target to restore 10,000 perfect smiles by providing life-changing free surgeries to kids with cleft lips and palates by 2030<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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\n <\/p>\n180 Years, 180
\nCaring Actions <\/u><\/b><\/p>\n
\n <\/p>\nA.S. Watson
\nbelieves a simple smile can have big impact so the Group launched the Smile
\nCommunity to celebrate its 180th<\/sup> anniversary, not only to promote mental
\nwellness but also bring positivity to people around them. We are pleased to
\nannounce that the Smile Community has achieved its target to reach a 1.8
\nmillion smile index by 20 March 2021, to coincide with the United Nations’
\nInternational Day of Happiness. <\/p>\n
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\n <\/p>\nFurthermore,
\nthe Group has pledged to organise 180 caring actions around the world to help
\ngive the anniversary celebrations a greater depth of meaning. A.S. Watson
\nbelieves that every little smile and action will add up to a big and positive
\nimpact on people around us and community at large.<\/p>\n
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\n <\/p>\nMalina <\/b>adds, “At A.S. Watson, we believe the
\nworld is better when people are smiling. Our planet is reaching its limits and
\nmillions of people’s lives are impacted by extreme climate and serious pollution.
\nThe A.S. Watson 2030 Sustainability Vision is a promise we pledge to our planet
\nand community to make the world a better place to live. People’s mental health
\nhas been inevitably stressed by the pandemic and by putting a smile on the face
\nof everyone we touch, we are grateful to have all of our people working
\ntogether to aim at a higher purpose for the long term.”<\/p>\n - Greenhouse Gas<\/b>: Reduce GHG emissions (scopes 1 and 2) by 40% from 2015 baseline by 2030<\/li>\n
- Restore 10,000 perfect smiles by providing free surgeries to kids with cleft lips and palates by 2030<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n