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Committed to a
Sustainable Future
the commitment to
advancing health includes being good stewards of the environment.
Pfizer's Green Journey
Our "green journey" program focuses on three areas key to our business: helping to mitigate climate change and its impacts; minimizing the environmental impact of our products and processes by advancing stewardship across the supply chains and life cycles of our products; and managing water resources in a sustainable way. We take an entrepreneurial approach to sustainability practices that produce measurable value for our business and society in reducing reliance on energy and water and looking for innovative ways to better manage waste.
For a comprehensive view of our contributions to a sustainable future, see here.
20%
Met a second, five-year public goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20% after only four years.
25%
Obtained 25% of our Electricity from Solar, Wind, Hydro and Cogeneration.
Achieved outstanding sustainability ratings in the health care sector from influential groups: #1 Bloomberg Maplecroft, #6 Newsweek, #3 CDP Performance, #10 CDP Disclosure.
Celebrated a decade of Green Chemistry leadership, recognizing significant solvent and waste reductions, safer chemistry methods and greener processes.
A Milestone on Pfizer's Green Journey
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Issued guides for colleagues to adopt greener practices in travel, printing, and energy savings.
Mapped locations for operations in water scarce areas, including top suppliers.
Participated in creating industry carbon footprint guide for the National Health Service.
Pharmaceuticals
in the
Environment
Pfizer has an active program to assess and address the issues associated with pharmaceuticals in the environment. We help to educate patients on the proper disposal of medicines, and we participate in product take-back programs in locations that operate them. To aid U.S. hospitals and health care clinics on responsible disposal of unused medicines, Pfizer, in collaboration with Waste Management, introduced an online guide listing disposal information for our products—a first in the industry.
For more on our approach to pharmaceuticals in the environment, see here or go directly to Pfizer's Position Statement on the topic and to the Pfizer Responsible Disposal Advisor.
Managing
Environmental
Risk
People at all levels of our company are involved with managing environmental risk and liabilities, beginning with oversight by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, governance by our Environmental Sustainability Council, and execution through teams at each of our major sites.
For more information on our environment, health and safety program, including compliance and environmental remediation, please see www.pfizer.com/ehs.
