It is smart to be environmentally responsible. You will likely save money by helping the environment. U.S. companies understand the importance of being green for both their bottom line and for the environment. This is why they have developed innovative ways to reduce their environmental footprints.
Consumers and companies who wish to be more environmentally-conscious can turn to these innovative companies for ideas. Roche pharmaceuticals is a great example of a company that has succeeded in reducing its greenhouse gases emissions. The company actually met this goal twice.
Many years ahead of schedule,
was established with the U.S.
Climate Leaders Program (http://www.Environmental Protection Agency)www.epa.gov/climateleaders/
Roche’s pharmaceutical division reduced energy and waste in many ways such as:
– Boniva (ibandronate), packaging changed from plastic to recyclable. “blister wrap.”
– Converting their system for submitting papers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to an electronic submission process. This saves reams and energy that could have been spent shipping the materials.
– It offers its pharmaceutical sales staff the opportunity to choose a hybrid vehicle to drive, thereby saving over 80,000 gallons of gasoline per year.
Roche introduced co-generation at its Nutley headquarters in New Jersey. This allows you to simultaneously generate steam and electricity. The costs and emissions of co-generation were decreased, but enough electricity was generated to meet the site’s 65 percent electricity requirements.
