Procter & Gamble

🚨 Reasons for Boycotting Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble (P&G) is the world's largest consumer goods company, owning brands such as Pampers, Gillette, Head & Shoulders, Pantene, Oral-B, Ariel, Tide, Always, and Fairy. While P&G does not sell weapons directly, it is deeply embedded in the genocidal israil state's settlement economy through its supply relationships with companies operating in illegal settlements, its official innovation hub in Tel Aviv, and a strategic partnership with the israel Innovation Authority. Additionally, its largest shareholders - Vanguard and BlackRock - are among the largest investors in the weapons companies supplying the israeli occupation military.

1. Substantial Supply Relationship with Avgol - Manufacturing in the Barkan Settlement: P&G was the largest customer of israeli company Avgol Nonwoven Industries, accounting for 36.4% of its revenue in 2021 (and 29.7% in 2020). Avgol produced its materials at its factory in the Barkan Industrial Zone - an illegal settlement industrial park in the occupied West Bank, near the Ariel settlement. Avgol's 2020 annual report directly documented that its Barkan production line supplied a specific product to P&G (Pampers diapers). Although Avgol vacated Barkan in March 2021 and relocated to the Negev desert, the commercial relationship continued, and P&G received a "Supplier Excellence Award" from Avgol in 2022. P&G's payments therefore helped sustain a company that operated at the heart of israil's settlement infrastructure.OpenIntel: P&G Economic AuditRepublika: Pampers is one of Avgol's largest clients
2. Official Innovation Hub in Tel Aviv (P&G israel House of Innovation): In 2007, P&G established an official R&D center in Tel Aviv known as the "P&G israel House of Innovation (IHI)". This center - founded by then-CEO Bob McDonald - aims to "create alliances between P&G and israeli innovators." It collaborates with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (which carries out more than one-third of all academic scientific research in israil) and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world's largest generic drug manufacturer. According to rights organizations, this center is linked to military and surveillance research, where the "transformation of military technology for civilian application" occurs.Forbes: Procter & Gamble Explains Why israel is THE Startup Nation (2012)Boycott Directory: P&G operates its israel House of Innovation R&D hub in Tel Aviv
3. Formal Agreement with the israeli Chief Scientist (Innovation Authority): P&G signed a bilateral agreement with the Office of the israeli Chief Scientist (now the israel Innovation Authority), which provides israeli startups collaborating with P&G "favorable access to governmental funding." This means P&G not only benefits from the israeli tech ecosystem but also acts as a channel for directing israeli public funds to companies that collaborate with it, deepening its integration into the israeli economy and supporting the innovation infrastructure that feeds military and settlement industries.Forbes: P&G signed bilateral agreement with israeli Chief ScientistGlobes: P&G israel Innovation Center collaborates with Office of the Chief Scientist
4. Primary Shareholders: Vanguard and BlackRock - Largest Investors in israeli Weaponry: According to shareholder data, P&G's largest shareholders are The Vanguard Group (10.20%) and BlackRock, Inc. (7.89%). Both firms are explicitly named in an official United Nations report (OHCHR) by Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, identified as being "among the largest investors in arms companies pivotal to the genocidal arsenal of israel." Specifically: BlackRock is the second largest institutional investor in Palantir (8.6%) and third largest in Lockheed Martin (7.2%) and Caterpillar (7.5%); Vanguard is the largest institutional investor in Caterpillar (9.8%) and second largest in Lockheed Martin (9.2%) and Elbit Systems (2.0%). Consequently, the profits P&G generates flow to these two funds, which channel billions of dollars into the weapons industry used by israil in its genocidal war on Gaza.UN OHCHR: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories (2025)FS Sustainability: BlackRock, Vanguard bankroll 'genocide', illegal occupation: UNInvesting.com: Procter & Gamble Ownership (Vanguard 10.20%, BlackRock 7.89%)
5. Disregard for Divestment Calls: Despite repeated calls from the BDS movement and international legal institutions to divest from companies supporting the occupation, P&G and its primary shareholders (Vanguard and BlackRock) have completely rejected these demands. P&G continues to maintain operations in israil and relationships with israeli companies, while Vanguard and BlackRock continue to channel billions of dollars into weapons and occupation companies, demonstrating that both entities view the destruction of Gaza and global militarism as corporate profit opportunities.War on Want: BlackRock and Vanguard have channelled billions into arms companiesSwissinfo: UN Rapporteur Albanese accuses multinationals of profiting from Gaza genocide

🌐 Sources

Official and verifiable sources detailing P&G's and its shareholders' involvement with israil:

• OpenIntel: Procter & Gamble — israel Complicity Index (BDS-1000 Score)
• OpenIntel: Procter & Gamble — Economic Audit (Avgol sourcing, Barkan production line, 36.4% revenue)
• Forbes: Procter & Gamble Explains Why israel is THE Startup Nation (israel House of Innovation, Hebrew University, Chief Scientist agreement)
• UN OHCHR: Report of the Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese (BlackRock & Vanguard listed as largest investors in israeli arsenal)
• Investing.com: Procter & Gamble Ownership (Vanguard 10.20%, BlackRock 7.89%)
• Republika: Ramai Boikot P&G, Ternyata Penyumbang Royal israel (Avgol Barkan factory, Pampers client)
• War on Want: BlackRock and Vanguard channelled billions into arms companies involved in israel's genocide

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