Environment, Health & Safety
- The Abbott Nutrition plant in Cootehill, Ireland, is known for its outreach initiatives involving young people and the environment. The plant was named as EHS Plant of the Year for its safety and environmental record, as well as outreach efforts.
We are strongly committed to the protection of human health, safety and the environment in all of our global communities where we operate.
We have set and are committed to meet five year goals to reduce water usage, carbon dioxide emissions, waste, employee injuries and commercial vehicle fleet accidents. By concentrating on these key areas, we will generate the greatest environmental, health and safety, and financial benefits for our company, employees and other stakeholders. We set more aggressive goals for two important areas, reduction in carbon dioxide emissions and reduction in lost time due to serious employee injury.
As part of this overall commitment, we also have a comprehensive Climate Responsible Energy Policy that outlines aggressive goals and concrete measures we are taking to conserve energy, preserve resources and protect the environment.
Global Environment, Health and Safety
Global Environment, Heath and Safety (GEHS) works with Abbott businesses to develop and implement programs designed to improve Abbott's overall environmental and employee health and safety performance (EHS). GEHS does this through the following objectives:
- Promoting continuous performance improvement through efficient and responsible EHS management.
- Creating a culture that strives for EHS excellence at all levels within the company.
- Implementing a uniform approach to risk assessments, management systems, and metrics.
- Using information technologies to improve efficiency and support global programs.
GEHS works to achieve these objectives through the following organizational structure.
- EHS Governance
- EHS Regional Support
- EHS Services
- Global Environmental Affairs
