Third party environmental certifications can be a useful way to validate internal programs. We pursue those certifications that reflect our environmental goals. While there are numerous certifications that individual facilities or groups of Johnson & Johnson facilities may pursue, the following are the most common across our company.
International Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Standards
As a global company, we pursue certifications from internationally recognized and accepted environment, health and safety standards management systems. Of our manufacturing and research and development facilities around the world, 93 percent of our sites were certified to the International Standards Organization’s environmental management system (ISO 14001) and 25 percent of our sites had achieved the standards of the Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series management system.
Packaging Certifications
We continue to advance the use of post-consumer recycled (PCR) content or fiber from certified forests as an important part of our paper-based packaging goals.
As of the end of 2012, we have eliminated over 99.5 percent of PVC packaging, excluding over-the-counter and legacy pharmaceutical blisters. We are making progress in removing the remaining PVC. The elimination of PVC has been incorporated into our Global EHS Standards. We are committed to continue our PVC removal efforts from all packaging where technically feasible, except for legacy pharmaceutical blisters, by the end of 2015.
LEED Building Certifications
We have established a corporate policy that all new construction projects or renovations costing USD $5 million or more must be certified to the stringent U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building standard. Fifteen of our buildings have been certified to this standard. Our newest LEED certified buildings are in Mooresville, Indiana, Chennai, India and Hosham, Pennsylvania. .
