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PROFILES IN COMMITMENT
Addressing Climate Change
Climate change is real. There is compelling evidence from the scientific
community that human activity is responsible — that the greenhouse
gasses (GHG) our society emits are contributing to global warming.
We believe that, gone unchecked, a changing climate will pose significant
threats to human health. We have been taking action to reduce the GHG emitted
from our operating companies for many years. In 1999, we set a goal to reduce GHG
emissions from our facilities worldwide. This goal became the basis for our Climate
Friendly Energy Policy (see our website) that was approved by our Executive Committee
in 2003. Johnson & Johnson’s Senior Director of Global Energy, Dennis Canavan,
spoke with us about the Company’s commitments in this area.
Dennis, Johnson & Johnson has an aggressive
Q: goal to reduce emissions of its primary GHG,
carbon dioxide (CO2). Are you using renewable energy
sources to do that?
CANAVAN: Yes, that’s one of the ways. Our goal for 2010 is to
be 7 percent below our 1990 levels in absolute terms. This is
aggressive in a growing company and achieving it requires
actions on a number of fronts. It begins with our operating
companies implementing engineering changes and equipment
upgrades to reduce energy consumption. Next, we look for
opportunities to install cogeneration systems on our sites,
whereby we generate electricity and recover the heat from the
process to maximize the overall efficiency. We have also
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