http://www.environmentalleader.com The Executive's Daily Green Briefing Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/23/lilly-meets-energy-efficiency-goals-ahead-of-schedule/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/23/lilly-meets-energy-efficiency-goals-ahead-of-schedule/#comments Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:22:55 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=26096 Eli Lilly, a global pharmaceutical company, has reached its energy goal two years early, improving its energy intensity (energy used per dollar of sales) by more than 35 percent and cutting its absolute energy use by 5.8 percent from 2004 to 2008. Over the same period, the company also cut its absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/23/lilly-meets-energy-efficiency-goals-ahead-of-schedule/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/07/pfizer-exceeds-emissions-reduction-goals-misses-clean-energy-target/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/07/pfizer-exceeds-emissions-reduction-goals-misses-clean-energy-target/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:20:41 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=23193 Pfizer has achieved three of its four public environmental goals to reduce emissions, according to the company’s 2009 corporate responsibility report (PDF). The pharmaceutical company exceeded its goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 35 percent on a relative basis from 2000 to 2007, cutting emissions by 43 percent in 2007 and an additional [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/07/pfizer-exceeds-emissions-reduction-goals-misses-clean-energy-target/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/02/merck-slashes-energy-demand-by-25-water-use-by-15/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/02/merck-slashes-energy-demand-by-25-water-use-by-15/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:05:26 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21967 Merck has achieved and exceeded its corporate goal to reduce energy demand by 25 percent from a 2004 baseline and its water use by 15 percent between 2004 and 2008, according to the company’s 2008 global corporate responsibility report (PDF). To reduce energy consumption, Merck has implemented several energy-efficiency projects including the installation of variable speed [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/10/02/merck-slashes-energy-demand-by-25-water-use-by-15/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/17/abbott-to-launch-40-sustainable-packaging-initiatives/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/17/abbott-to-launch-40-sustainable-packaging-initiatives/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:24:18 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=21193 Abbott is in the process of launching more than 40 sustainable packaging initiatives across its nutrition, pharmaceutical and medical product businesses to help achieve its five percent reduction target in the amount of packaging used in key products by 2013. The initiatives are focused on the increased use of lighter and sustainable materials in package design, [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/09/17/abbott-to-launch-40-sustainable-packaging-initiatives/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/30/group-wants-pharma-firms-to-take-back-unused-meds/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/30/group-wants-pharma-firms-to-take-back-unused-meds/#comments Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:25:17 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=18961 In a move reminiscent of the push for electronics manufacturers to take responsibility for e-waste recycling, the National Association of Counties (NACo), the nation’s largest local government organization, unanimously adopted a policy supporting producer responsibility for unwanted medicines. The resolution was created to address the public safety impact of unused medicines in homes, and the [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/07/30/group-wants-pharma-firms-to-take-back-unused-meds/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/06/05/in-pharma-sustainability-astrazeneca-johnson-johnson-rate-high/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/06/05/in-pharma-sustainability-astrazeneca-johnson-johnson-rate-high/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:12:26 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=16121 On a scale of 1 to 100, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson are the only pharmaceutical companies to rate above 70 in a recent survey of sustainability practices in the sector. At 76 and 75, respectively, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson lead the first-ever review of the pharmaceutical sector by Climate Counts. Other firms scoring highly are [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/06/05/in-pharma-sustainability-astrazeneca-johnson-johnson-rate-high/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/05/novo-nordisk-cuts-co2-emissions-9/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/05/novo-nordisk-cuts-co2-emissions-9/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:46:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/?p=9589 Novo Nordisk, a Denmark-based Healthcare company, released its annual report on  financial, social, and environmental performance. The non-financial part of the report, which follows current international standards for mandatory and voluntary reporting, includes a section on environmental policy and social responsibility, and restates the company’s commitment to improvement. According to the report, the company reduced CO2 emissions [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/02/05/novo-nordisk-cuts-co2-emissions-9/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/08/06/sacred-heart-medical-center-designed-with-green-in-mind/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/08/06/sacred-heart-medical-center-designed-with-green-in-mind/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:28:20 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/08/06/sacred-heart-medical-center-designed-with-green-in-mind/ The new Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Oregon is touting itself as one of the nation’s greenest hospitals. The facility incorporates energy efficiency features and reduces the amount of chemicals typically used in a hospital. The American Society for Healthcare Engineering and Johnson Controls, recently released the 2008 Healthcare Energy Efficiency Indicator study, which [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/08/06/sacred-heart-medical-center-designed-with-green-in-mind/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/21/environmental-measures-mean-healthy-returns-for-hospitals/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/21/environmental-measures-mean-healthy-returns-for-hospitals/#comments Sat, 21 Jun 2008 20:49:32 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/21/environmental-measures-mean-healthy-returns-for-hospitals/ More hospitals are discovering the economic and environmental benefits of greening their operations, Nurse.com reports. Hospitals face fines beginning at $40,000 per day if pharmaceuticals are not recycled n compliance with requirements set by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. In 2007, Parish Healthcare Center, in Port St. John, became the first hospital in Florida to receive [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/21/environmental-measures-mean-healthy-returns-for-hospitals/feed/ 0 http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/10/bayer-releases-csr-report/ http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/10/bayer-releases-csr-report/#comments Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:13:27 +0000 Environmental Leader http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/10/bayer-releases-csr-report/ According to Bayer’s 2007 Sustainability Report, while company growth caused an increase in GHG emissions from 7.52 million metric tons in 2006 to 7.6 million tons in 2007, it has reduced its GHG emissions by 37 percent worldwide since 1990. The company says it aims to reduce its GHG emissions by 25 percent per metric ton [...]]]> http://www.environmentalleader.com/2008/06/10/bayer-releases-csr-report/feed/ 0