Environment Support

Johnson and Johnson

Johnson and Johnson is an international pharmaceutical and consumer goods company that started in 1886. It is also one of the companies that consistently rank high in the Harris Interactive’s Corporate Reputation survey. Johnson and Johnson’s board is currently composed of the following people:

Part of the company’s success in leaving such a positive impression on the public lies in the fact that they have been able to participate heavily in efforts to preserve the environment. Johnson and Johnson not only believes in the idea that the quality of our environs and the potability of the water that we drink ultimately determine the quality of human health, but also that the biggest health issue is rate of the degradation of the environment on a global basis.

Their efforts to reduce energy consumption and paper in their packaging have paid off by giving them an average savings of $30 million per year.

Moreover, Johnson and Johnson also believes that ensuring the sustainability of the planet is a good business practice. As such, the company has put environment policies in place to ensure that the operations of its subsidiaries are in line with proper environmental practices. It actively inculcates its employees with environmental values and included environmental issues in its “Next Generation" goals.

This set of goals was fully achieved in 2005 but the company didn’t stop there and decided to up its self-imposed standards: Johnson and Johnson has decided to go beyond what is expected of them. This new set of goals for the next half of the decade has been dubbed “Healthy Planet 2010." The group’s official website lists the following Healthy Planet 2010 goals:

Several projects and programs have been implemented by Johnson and Johnson to ensure that these goals are met. One of the major initiatives that the company has enacted since the inception of the Next Generation goals is the implementation of a climate-friendly energy policy. This policy was set in place to ensure that all business units under the Johnson and Johnson reduce their energy use by 4% by 2005 (which has already been achieved at the time of writing) and a 7% reduction by 2010, with 1990 as the base year. Aside from compelling its business units to conduct conscious efforts to reduce their consumption, they are also encouraged to be able to co-generate or recover the heat produced by their operations to be used in other areas, as well as to actively search for renewable energy sources with no carbon emissions. Other initiatives include buying green power whenever it is available to cut down their dependence on electricity generated by non-renewable and emission-heavy sources. Moreover, it also has integrated these goals into all the stages of their operations from research and design to manufacturing.

Externally, the company is visible as a major corporate sympathizer to the climate cause. Johnson and Johnson allied itself with the United States’ EPA to help the company align their goals with the country’s environmental policies. It has received the EPA’s Partner of the Year multiple times, namely in the years 2003 and 2005-7. The same group has also awarded the Climate Protection Award to Johnson and Johnson for its successful achievements in reducing its total greenhouse gas emissions through the extensive use of green power and conservative energy use.

Aside from the EPA recognitions, several groups have also looked at Johnson and Johnson’s environment initiatives with high regard. In 2005, the Robert W. Campbell Award was given to the company in recognition of its excellence in environment and health management.

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