Johnson and Johnson
Johnson & Johnson, employing approximately 119,000 people worldwide, is engaged in the manufacture and sale of a broad range of products in the health care field in many countries of the world. Johnson & Johnson’s primary interest, both historically and currently, has been in products related to health and well-being. Johnson & Johnson was organized in the State of New Jersey in 1886.
Mission Statement “Our purpose is to improve the health and well-being of families everywhere. To fulfill this goal, we must protect the environments in which we work and live. A healthy planet and a healthy community go hand in hand. We set high standards for our operating companies in the area of environmental responsibility — striving for performance that does not merely comply with regulations but reduces our environmental impacts. We have a responsibility to take care of our planet and preserve its beauty, resources and strength for future generations.” http://www.jnj.com/connect/caring/environment-protection/ Healthy Planet 2010 Goal Categories
- Energy Use—Carbon Dioxide Reduction
- Water Use
- Paper and Packaging
- Waste Reduction
- Product Stewardship
- Environmental Literacy
- Transparency
- Biodiversity
- Compliance
- External Manufacturing
Energy Use – Carbon Dioxide Reduction Goal: Absolute reduction in CO2 emissions of seven percent from 1990–2010. Actual: 12.7 percent decrease from 1990–2007. Goal: Reduce fleet total CO2 emissions per mile driven by 30 percent Actual: Minimum fuel efficiency requirements for their fleet were established by vehicle category. In addition, the U.S. fleet had 978 hybrid vehicles at March, 2008. As yet, there is no overall improvement in emissions per distance driven. Paper and Packaging Goal: Eliminate PVC in primary, secondary and tertiary packaging in the Consumer segment by year-end 2007. Eliminate PVC in secondary and tertiary packaging in the Medical Devices & Diagnostics (MD&D) and Pharmaceutical segments by year-end 2007. Actual: Eliminated 84 percent of our secondary and tertiary PVC packaging across the company. Goal: To have 90 percent of office paper and 75 percent of paper-based packaging containing more than 30 percent post-consumer recycled (PCR) content or containing fiber from certified forests by 2010. Actual: 93 percent of packaging and 83 percent of office paper contain more than 30 percent PCR or fiber from certified forests.

