Seven Straight Years - P&G Ranked Top of Industry Group by Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Newcastle, England (ots/PRNewswire) - The Procter & Gamble Company
(P&G) has been selected as the "Personal & Household Goods" Super
Sector Industry Leader in the global Dow Jones Sustainability Index
(DJSI) listings for the seventh year in a row.

The Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), launched in 1999, are
the first global indexes tracking the sustainability performance of
the leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. Only the top
10% of the 2,500 largest companies are selected as components of the
DJSI World based on their performance in the three areas of
sustainability: social responsibility, environmental protection and
economic development. P&G has been a component of the index since its
conception and industry leader for the Personal & Household Goods
market sector since 2000.

"Procter & Gamble is strongly committed to the concept of
sustainable development, and continues to lead its industry in that
regard." - DJSI

Through sustainable innovation of products, communication and
marketing models, P&G strives to improve the quality of life of
consumers around the world. P&G has identified Water and Health &
Hygiene as two areas where it has the biggest potential for making a
positive difference in people's lives. For example, P&G has
researched and developed PUR Purifier of water, a low-cost and
easy-to-use technology to purify even heavily contaminated drinking
water. This product is designed specifically for the developing world
where over 1 billion people currently lack access to a safe source of
drinking water.

To access the DJSI 2006/07 Sustainability Leader report: http://ww
w.sustainability-indexes.com/djsi_pdf/Bios07/Procter_Gamble_07.pdf

About Procter & Gamble [NYSE: PG]

Three billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people
around the world. The company has one of the strongest portfolios of
trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Pampers(R), Tide(R),
Ariel(R), Always(R), Whisper(R), Pantene(R), Mach3(R), Bounty(R),
Dawn(R), Pringles(R), Folgers(R), Charmin(R), Downy(R), Lenor(R),
Iams(R), Crest(R), Oral-B(R), Actonel(R), Duracell(R), Olay(R), Head
& Shoulders(R), Wella, Gillette(R), and Braun. The P&G community
consists of over 135,000 employees working in over 80 countries
worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and
in-depth information about P&G and its brands.

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Contact:
P&G Media Contacts: Chris Smith, P&G Global Sustainability, Procter &
Gamble, Cobalt 12 A, Cobalt Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE27
0QW, +44-191-297-6243. P&G Investor Relations Contacts : Allison
Kirkby, P&G Investor Relations, Procter & Gamble, Rusham Park
Technical Centre, Whitehall Lane, Egham, Surrey TW20 9NW,
+44-1784-49-8569