Procter & Gamble continued its long history of leadership innovation launching three of the most successful new products of 2012. Crest Complete Multi Benefit (#5), Febreze CAR Vent Clips (#8) and Olay Body Collections (#9) placed in the Top 10 of IRI’s New Product Pacesetter list for the non-food product category.

P&G also earned three additional spots in the Top 20 with Downy UNSTOPABLES (#11), Pamper’s Sensitive Wipes (#12) and Clairol’s Nice N Easy more...

Throughout our 175-year history, we’ve gone to great lengths to innovate and develop products that make your everyday routines just a little bit better. You can find our products in homes all around the world. 

But you might be surprised to learn that we’ve even taken our thirst for innovation, well …out of this world… thanks to a partnership with NASA that allows us to study the properties of some of our products in space, with experiments currently being conducted at the International more...

P&G Beauty Care Group President Deb Henretta is featured as the cover story in the influential Women’s Wear Daily’s (WWD) Beauty Inc. leadership issue published today. The upbeat feature describes Deb as the right person to lead P&G’s Beauty Care business back to strong growth and shares her unique take on the industry. more...

Top 100 Global Innovators 

P&G was included in the Thomson Reuters 2012 Top 100 Global Innovators list. The IP & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading provider of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, honored 100 corporations and institutions around the world responsible for generating a sizeable amount of innovation.

There’s no question that companies, institutions and society in general face significant challenges. And while there’s no one solution, many of the challenges are highly responsive to innovation.

Forbes recently ranked P&G at #27 on its list of the 100 most innovative companies in the world. 

Forbes uses what it calls an “Innovation Premium” to compile the list. The formula is based on a company’s income, anticipated growth and cash flow valuations, among other factors.

Forbes analysts singled out people, process and philosophies as key factors in a company’s ability to be innovative. more...

Perhaps there’s no better time to talk about hair removal than during the summer, when warm temperatures mean shorts and swimsuits are the attire of choice for many. 

Thanks to P&G’s newest innovation -- Naked Skin^® -- women can safely achieve beautiful, longer-lasting smooth skin at home with convenience and privacy, without an expensive trip to the spa or the doctor’s office. more...

Last month, P&G Asia claimed two coveted awards at the 2012 Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards held in Boracay, Phillippines, emerging as one of the most-awarded companies at the event. 

At first glance, the connection between a sake brewery and “the secret” to skincare perfection is not immediately evident. But take a closer look, and you’ll discover the secret behind SK-II, our prestige line of skin care products that became one of two P&G brands to recently achieve billion-dollar status.

P&G’s Chief Technology Officer Bruce Brown recently sat down with Forbes and shared his thoughts on how P&G keeps our innovation edge alive. 

“The magic in a big company is how to create space for connections, so an idea person can bump into a technology person,” Brown told Forbes. “At P&G we create communities of cross-discipline practice so you connect and share. We have found that some of the best innovators at P&G are the best connectors.”

What do state governors, a Fortune 500 Company and a visiting scholar have in common? A desire to help entrepreneurs succeed.

That topic and more were covered at The National Governors Association (NGA) meeting in Washington, D.C., February 24-27, featuring as a guest speaker Jeff Weedman, P&G’s vice president of Global Business Development. P&G is a Corporate Fellow Member of the NGA, a bipartisan group of U.S. governors. (Jeff is shown speaking in the photo below, courtesy of more...