Key Sustainability Topics in the Pharmaceutical Industry

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Key Sustainability Topics in the Key Sustainability Topics in the Pharmaceutical IndustryPharmaceutical Industry

Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & JohnsonJanssen Global Citizenship & Sustainability Council

09.12.201309.12.2013

Presented to the Int’l Society of Pharmaceutical Engineers, East Rutherford, NJ – P. Dahlin

Introductory Thoughts and Qualifiers

Sustainability is about more than “green”

Pharma industry has a significant sustainability advantage

– WE HAVE A SOCIAL MISSION !

2ISPE Sustainability Presentation 09.12.2013

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What are the key S topics in pharma?

Depends on who you ask…

Insights into key S issues from the high-level stakeholder viewpoint

Highlight topics that are more actionable from the engineering community perspective


Economic & Governance

What issues are material to your business and its financial performance?



SASB S Model•Env. capital•Social capital•Human capital•Innovation•Governance

Economic & Governance Issues

• Economic viability of healthcare systems

• Drug safety

• Clinical trial oversight

• Ethical marketing

• Human rights and EHS performance in supply chain


Social Issues

• Access & Affordability

• Public Health Issues vs. “Commercial” Diseases

• Employee attraction, retention, productivity & wellness


Environmental Issues

• Pharma in the Environment (PIE) and Endocrine Disruption

• Green Chemistry

• Climate change & health impacts

• Resource efficiency

• Bio-based v. petroleum-based materials


How the Engineering community impacts S

Direct

• Resource efficiency improvements (water, energy, material savings, etc.) through smart design & retrofits (e.g., LEED)

• Enabling/implementing use of new processing technologies to minimize manufacturing footprint (e.g., continuous processing)

• Vetting of supply chain vendors to minimize ESGE risks


How the Engineering community impacts S cont’d

Indirect

• Controlling / reducing COGS (affordability)

• LEAN / Six Sigma (lean is green)

• Be a translator

• Taking personal responsibility for health & health promotion


Thank You

Janssen Global Citizenship & Sustainability Council


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