Environment
The environment is the ultimate human health issue. As the world’s largest health care company, Johnson & Johnson recognizes the critical interdependence between human health and the health of our planet. View Environment Overview
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Environmental Management
As a global health care company with diverse operations around the world, managing our impact is complex and far reaching. We aim to do this through good stewardship of natural resources, controlling and reducing where feasible any substantial harmful impact of our products and processes.
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Because climate change can negatively affect human health, we have taken sustained action to address our greenhouse gas emissions and to encourage our supply chain to do the same.
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Johnson & Johnson set its first environmental goal – “Reducing Toxic Emissions” – more than 20 years ago. While we are proud of our performance so far, we recognize there is much yet to do.
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Green Building
For Johnson & Johnson, sustainable buildings have become a natural extension of our commitment to environmental sustainability and an important part of meeting our Credo responsibilities to employees, communities and the environment. To this end, our dedication to green building and LEED certification (or its equivalent outside of the US) is an important priority.
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Product Stewardship
At Johnson & Johnson, product stewardship means recognizing and addressing the potential environmental and social impacts of our products throughout their life cycle, from design and development to the selection of the materials from which our products are made and the transportation of those materials, through production and packaging, and product use and disposal. To do this, we have designed and implemented tools for our businesses to assess products, processes, and packaging for environmental impacts, and set goals to drive enhanced performance.
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Employees of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day throughout the world. We do this through our products and services, our philanthropic programs and other corporate initiatives.
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Social Responsibility
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Human Rights
Governments have the duty to protect the rights of all people. As a corporation, Johnson & Johnson has a responsibility to respect these rights, especially those of the more than one billion people we touch with our products and services every day, including our customers, employees and the people who support our businesses.
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Through our giving, we strive to improve the lives of others and the world around us. In 2009, the Company supported nearly 650 programs in more than 50 countries, contributing over $588 million in cash and products. The work we do is inspired by Our Credo, our responsibility to the communities of which we are a part and the commitment of hundreds of partners that share our mission of making life-changing, long-term differences in human health.
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Global Health
There are many aspects to consider under the idea of global health; from research on neglected disease, pandemics, addressing diseases of the developing world, patents and licensing, to healthcare infrastructure, capacity and systems, as well as health education. As a leading health care company, Johnson & Johnson is directly engaged in research and development, manufacture and sale of a broad range of products that impact human health and well-being. In addition, we look beyond our businesses for opportunities to encourage medical progress, advocate for effective health care systems, and act to improve access to health care and health care products.
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Our Employees
Johnson & Johnson is known for the high level of commitment and caring that employees of our worldwide companies bring to their work. Around the world, our companies share the values of Our Credo [LINK] and reflect a culture that celebrates diversity and diverse perspectives, fosters a balance between work and home life and supports employee efforts to have a positive impact on communities.
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Workplace Safety
Zero illnesses. Zero injuries. Zero fines. These are the goals that underscore our commitment to provide our employees with a safe place to work.
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Since the beginning, the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies has been a pioneer in the research and development of new products, pharmaceuticals and medical devices that contribute to the health and well-being of people around the world. We are committed to meeting the highest standards in product quality and stewardship, ethical research and responsible sourcing.
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At Johnson & Johnson, the quality and safety of our companies’ products is our top priority. Every product we sell must meet our rigorous standards for purity, safety and efficacy.
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Supply Chain
Opportunities to reduce our impact on the environment exist all along our value chain, from minimizing our own footprint to supporting our external manufacturers and suppliers to do the same. While we don’t have direct control over our external supply chain, we are committed to ensuring operations conducted on our behalf are consistent with our values.
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For 125 years, Johnson & Johnson has been privileged to play a role in helping millions of people around the world live better, healthier lives. Our Family of Companies is connected by Our Credo, which sets forth our core values and business philosophy. It is the moral compass that guides our responsibilities as a citizen of the world.
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Caring for the world, one person at a time... inspires and unites the people of Johnson & Johnson. We embrace research and science - bringing innovative ideas, products and services to advance the health and well-being of people. Our approximately 115,000 employees at more than 250 Johnson & Johnson companies work with partners in health care to touch the lives of over a billion people every day, throughout the world.
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Johnson & Johnson is a company of enduring strength. We credit our success to a Credo-based approach to managing our business, and to the character of our people and our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors is a diverse group of individuals who are elected by our shareholders each year.
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Since Johnson & Johnson was founded in 1886, we have been privileged to play a role in helping millions of people the world over be well and stay well through more than a century of change. Today, we continue to be guided by the values defined by General Robert Wood Johnson in Our Credo, which he wrote in 1943. Our values remind us that, “…our first responsibility is to the doctors, nurses and patients, to mothers and fathers and all others who use our products and services.” Our brand represents that promise.
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Johnson & Johnson is committed to the ethical principles embodied in Our Credo. To help ensure that our employees conduct business according to these principles, we have policies and procedures that define what we expect of our people throughout the world.
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- Code of Conduct for Directors and Executive Officers
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- Compliance with Laws and Regulations
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Stakeholder Engagement
Johnson & Johnson recognizes our responsibility to customers, employees, communities and shareholders, as outlined in Our Credo. We also know there’s much we can learn from our stakeholders and we seek to work with them toward common goals.
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People all over the world rely on Johnson & Johnson not just for our products and services but also for the many other ways we positively impact their lives and communities.
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As a member of the global health care community, we have a responsibility to advance quality health care and work with others to help shape effective health care systems. To do this, we support the development of sound public policy through the policy positions we advocate for and, where political contributions are permitted, the contributions we make to political parties and related institutions.
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Our consumer products, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and diagnostics play a role in helping millions of people be well and stay well every day. In addition, Johnson & Johnson has been a valuable part of people’s investments for more than 60 years. Because all of our stakeholders depend on us, we understand the importance of identifying and managing our risks.
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