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      Environmental sustainability

      At Johnson & Johnson, our environmental stewardship is guided by our Credo and inspired by our Purpose to profoundly change the trajectory of health for humanity. We know that human health and environmental health are fundamentally linked, and healthy people need a healthy planet.
      Our social commitment
      29 October, 2024

      Our Credo

      “We must maintain in good order the property we are privileged to use, protecting the environment and natural resources.”
      — Johnson & Johnson Credo
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      Our approach to environmental sustainability

      We continually strive to improve the environmental footprint of our operations, our products, and our value chain. Building on more than two decades of climate action, we are committed to sourcing 100% renewable electricity and reducing emissions across our global operations, while also working with our suppliers to do the same.

      In addition to our climate goals, we also have a longer-term ambition to reach net zero emissions across our value chain by 2045.

      Decarbonize our operations and our value chain

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      Delivering more sustainable products and solutions

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      Together for a healthy Switzerland

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      Our approach in Switzerland

      We align our work with our environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy to improve access and affordability, create healthier communities, and put a healthy mind, body and environment within reach of everyone, everywhere.
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      Decarbonize our operations and our value chain

      Decarbonize our operations and our value chain

      In Switzerland, we engaged in emissions reduction more than 20 years ago through voluntary commitments. In 2018, we switched to renewable electricity across all Swiss locations with operational control, and by 2022, all our European sites1 achieved 100 % renewable electricity.

      Johnson & Johnson’s global goals on our road to decarbonization

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      Source 100% of our electricity needs from renewable sources by 2025²

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      Reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 44% by 2030 from a 2021 base year2

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      80% of J&J suppliers by emissions covering purchased goods and services and upstream transportation and distribution will have science-based targets by 2028

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      Delivering more sustainable products and solutions

      Recycling single-use devices

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      Johnson & Johnson MedTech

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      Johnson & Johnson MedTech is committed to shaping a sustainable and value-based healthcare system through sustainable solutions, technologies, and products. With around 30% of hospital waste coming from operating rooms, there is an important opportunity to advance recycling processes.
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      To help reduce medical waste, we are working with hospitals to recycle select components from medical instruments designed for single use while digitally capturing and communicating the environmental impact of salvaged.
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      From our first pilot in 2021 to collaborating with over 50 Swiss hospitals in 2024, we facilitated the collection of over 9,600 Kg of materials and the recycling of over 8,000 kg3, including metal, aluminum, and plastic.
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      In further collaboration with our recycling partner Mr. Green, 20 tons of non-contaminated materials are being recycled from operating rooms every year.

      Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

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      Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is taking action to develop more environmentally sustainable products and solutions to support a healthier planet.
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      From making our packaging easier to recycle and supporting product take-back programs - to integrating principles of green chemistry and technology into our pharmaceutical development process.
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      In 2022 we launched Safe Returns in Switzerland, a program designed with patients and planet in mind. At the Reuters Pharma Awards, the Swiss initiative was named the winner in the “Sustainability” category.
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      Safe Returns is a simple, safe, and convenient way for patients to dispose of home-administered self-injectable devices.
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      We invested in a facility in Switzerland that, when operational, should allow us to disassemble devices received through Safe Returns in Europe and then recycle some of the materials from the devices.
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      Return envelopes are sent through regular mail, in collaboration with the Swiss Post.
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      Together for a healthy Switzerland

      We understand that it requires collaboration to accelerate planetary health. In addition to our subject matter experts driving sustainability within MedTech and Innovative Medicine, we partner cross-sector to scale up our impact and progress towards the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Together with our partners, we collaborate towards finding solutions to sustainability challenges in healthcare, recycle and reuse precious materials from electronics, co-develop decarbonization roadmaps, or exchange learnings and successes with other organizations, supporting the sustainability journey.

      Eliminating food waste

      One example is the food waste tracking solution offered by our facilities management partner. This was first launched in 2019 and since then, it was expanded across all the J&J Switzerland canteens. During the first 5 years, the program has prevented over 31’000 kgs of food waste from occurring and avoided 219 tons of CO2.
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      Empowering our employees

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      Healthy Planet

      Healthy Planet is a digital application that allows us to connect employees from across the world to take environmentally sustainable actions with a gamified approach. Over 7,800 self-reported actions have been completed by our employees in Switzerland.
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      WeSustain

      WeSustain is an internal network where employees from different sectors, functions, and seniority levels unite to drive local activations and community volunteerism. Six teams are active in Basel, Bern, Oberdorf, Schaffhausen, Zug, and Zuchwil, inspiring colleagues and driving sustainability projects such as energy, water, and waste reduction, awareness campaigns, tree planting, clean-up days, and many more.

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      1. This includes: Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom
      2. Includes all Johnson & Johnson owned sites, all manufacturing, and R&D sites, and leased administrative or warehouse sites over 50,000 sq ft, where Johnson & Johnson has operational control, unless otherwise noted.
      3. We share this information in good faith but do not have access to the raw data and therefore are unable to guarantee the accuracy of the results/calculations shown. Our partners weigh the material collected and calculate the material recycled. Results presented may also have been influenced by other factors not described, controlled, or fully understood.