Our environmental sustainability approach
Healthy people need a healthy planet. In fact, the World Health Organization states that there’s an “urgent need” to invest in strategies to reduce environmental risks in our cities, homes and workplaces, where such investments cannot only reduce health burdens associated with environmental conditions, but also lead to immediate savings in healthcare costs. This means that to create healthier societies, we must have an unwavering commitment to preserving our planet and the vital resources upon which we all rely, today and in the future.
Our Credo, written in 1943, and our aspiration of advancing health for everyone, everywhere, are at the heart of our commitment to environmental stewardship. We have a longstanding commitment to environmental health including two decades of public climate commitments. Johnson & Johnson’s new climate goals build on the legacy and achievement of our previous efforts, while accelerating action as part of the larger movement by the private sector, along with governments and civil society, to ramp up the ambition and implementation of climate goals during this new UN Decade of Action.
Our commitment to making a difference extends beyond our own operations. We are taking action to make the planet healthier—finding partners, change advocates and fellow visionaries to help us unlock change at the rate and scale needed to make better health a reality for more people, in more places.
Our Credo, written in 1943, and our aspiration of advancing health for everyone, everywhere, are at the heart of our commitment to environmental stewardship. We have a longstanding commitment to environmental health including two decades of public climate commitments. Johnson & Johnson’s new climate goals build on the legacy and achievement of our previous efforts, while accelerating action as part of the larger movement by the private sector, along with governments and civil society, to ramp up the ambition and implementation of climate goals during this new UN Decade of Action.
Our commitment to making a difference extends beyond our own operations. We are taking action to make the planet healthier—finding partners, change advocates and fellow visionaries to help us unlock change at the rate and scale needed to make better health a reality for more people, in more places.
Johnson & Johnson makes significant progress towards 100% renewable electricity goal with new wind and solar power purchase agreements
As a leader in the healthcare industry, we at Johnson & Johnson know that human health is inextricably linked to the health of the planet — healthy people need a healthy planet. That’s why we are committed to environmental health and the responsible use of natural resources to ensure a better, healthier world.
Our global goals
Johnson & Johnson has a longstanding commitment to environmental health including two decades of public climate commitments. Building on our strong legacy of climate action, in September 2020 we announced our next generation of climate goals.
By 2025, source 100% of our electricity needs from renewable sources
By 2030, achieve carbon neutrality for our operations, going beyond our Science-Based Target to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions 60% from 2016 levels
By 2030, reduce absolute upstream Scope 3 emissions 20% from 2016 levels
Carbon reduction plan
Using climate science as our guide, we are transitioning to renewable electricity and carbon neutrality in our global operations while also working with suppliers to reduce our upstream carbon emissions. We are also proud signatories of the United Nations-backed Race to Zero campaign, with an ambition to reach net zero emissions across our value chain by 2045. Our Carbon Reduction Plan has been prepared in response to the UK Government’s Procurement Policy Note 06/21
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