Environmental health: Our climate action
At Johnson & Johnson, we know that human health and environmental health are fundamentally linked—healthy people need a healthy planet. For more than two decades, we have set and achieved carbon reduction goals. Our current climate goals, which build on more than two decades of climate action, focus on the transition to 100% renewable electricity and carbon neutrality in our global operations, in addition to reducing upstream emissions by engaging our suppliers. We also recognize that our opportunity to drive positive change extends beyond our value chain, so we are working with like-minded partners to accelerate and scale solutions to help tackle today’s global health challenges, including climate change and health inequity.
Climate change – the biggest threat facing humanity
According to the WHO, climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity, and climate-sensitive health risks are disproportionately felt by the most vulnerable and disadvantaged.1
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100% renewable electricity is now powering our operations in Europe
Johnson & Johnson is now procuring the equivalent of 100% of its electricity from renewable sources for all our current sites in Europe, an important step towards our climate goal of 100% renewable electricity globally by 2025.
Our global climate goals
To do our part, we’ve set three public goals to reduce GHG emissions across our value chain:
Renewable energy
By 2025, source 100% of our electricity needs from renewable sources.
Carbon neutrality
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.
Reduce Scope 3 emissions
By 2030, reduce absolute upstream value chain (Scope 3) emissions 20% from 2016 levels.
1. WHO Climate change and health. Published 30 October 2021. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health. Accessed: September 2024
2. 2022 Health for Humanity Report. Accessed 6 June 2023. Available here: https://healthforhumanityreport.jnj.com/2022/environmental-health/climate-action.html
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