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About Our Environmental Practices
VOLUNTARY PARTNERSHIPS
Johnson & Johnson believes partnerships
are an effective way to achieve common
goals, help shape public policy and set
an example for other companies. We
have a history of being among the first
companies to participate in voluntary
programs from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). For example,
we participated in EPA’s first voluntary
program, the 33/50 Program, which
targeted emission reductions for priority
chemicals. It was the Agency’s hope that
the voluntary program would bring
about targeted reductions more quickly
than would regulations alone. In fact,
the program achieved its goal one year
ahead of schedule. Today, our partnerships
with the EPA include the SmartWay
Program (see discussion on page 20),
the Green Power Partnership, Climate
Leaders, and the National Environmental
Performance Track Program (PT).
The Green Power Partnership encourages
organizations to buy green power
as a way to reduce the environmental
impacts associated with purchased
electricity use. Johnson & Johnson is a
founding Green Power Partner and an
ongoing member of the Green Power
Leadership Club. We have been honored
as a Green Power Partner of the Year
in 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007 and we
received a Green Power Leadership
Award in 2002 and 2004. We participate
in this program because we believe that
our investment in green power helps
support the development of renewable
generation capacity in the U.S. while
protecting the environment. It is also a
good business decision, providing the
Company with a reliable and stable supply
of energy. (See page 16 for a more thorough
discussion of our energy commitment.)
The Performance Track program
recognizes and drives environmental
excellence by encouraging facilities
with strong environmental records to go
above and beyond their legal requirements.
Each participating facility (there
are 38 in the program from our Family of
Companies) sets four public, measurable
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goals to reduce its environmental impacts.
In addition, Johnson and Johnson was
invited to become one of the first, and
to date, one of only five companies to
gain recognition as a Corporate Leader,
which includes committing to additional
Corporate-wide targets. More information
on Johnson & Johnson’s involvement
with this partnership, and the improvement
targets we have set, can be found
at www.epa.gov/performancetrack.
WASTE LIABILITIES
Johnson & Johnson has been named
a potentially responsible party for
26 hazardous waste sites, and we have
accrued approximately $7.1 million in
environmental liabilities. Our involvement
in these sites is the result of either
past waste management practices that
were standard industry practice at the
time, or of improper handling of our
wastes by companies with which we
contracted. During 2007, we expended
approximately $5 million to address
remediation issues at 23 existing and
divested properties. To date, we have
filed for closure at three sites. We have
approximately $44.9 million in reserves
set aside for all future cleanups.
WASTE REDUCTION
By eliminating or reducing waste, we
not only decrease our environmental
impact, we also reduce the associated
costs and risks/liabilities from transportation,
treatment and disposal. We set a
Healthy Planet 2010 goal to reduce our
hazardous and non-hazardous waste by
10 percent against our 2005 baseline
levels. Since 2005, our operating
companies have achieved a 10 percent
reduction in non-hazardous waste,
largely through increased recycling and
reuse of their waste and some innovative
composting projects. Similarly, increased
recycling and reuse of waste have
allowed us to achieve a four percent
reduction in hazardous waste since 2005.
Hazardous
Waste
Million kg
35.2
38.9
33.8
05 06 07
Non-hazardous
Waste
Million kg
60.0 57.2 54.0
05 06 07
Figures reflect the acquisition of Pfizer Consumer
Healthcare and the corresponding adjustment of
the 2005 baseline. They also include small corrections
as a result of routine auditing of our data.
WATER USE
Diminishing water supplies and decreasing
water quality are pressing environmental
challenges, as evidenced by the water
shortages observed in many parts of
the world this past year. As competing
demands for water continue to grow,
this problem is likely to become more
acute. At Johnson & Johnson, we
have been reducing our water use for
many years. We realized a 16 percent
absolute reduction in our water use
from 2000 – 2005, at a time when sales
increased 56 percent. To ensure that we
continue to identify and maximize our
water conservation, we set a Healthy
Planet 2010 goal for a further 10 percent
absolute reduction in water use from
2005 – 2010. As of the end of 2007,
we achieved a six percent reduction.
Water Use
Million m 3
12.5 13.0
11.8
05 06 07
Figures reflect
the acquisition of
Pfizer Consumer
Healthcare and
the corresponding
adjustment of the
2005 baseline.
They also include
small corrections
as a result of routine
auditing of our data.
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