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ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND SAFETY POLICIES

At Abbott, sustainability means managing the company to deliver long-term impact for the people we serve — shaping the future of healthcare and helping the greatest number of people live better and healthier lives. As champions for health, we also take targeted actions to help protect a healthy, sustainable environment. Our policies and technical standards governing our climate, water, waste, and health and safety programs are aligned with best practices and help to ensure we operate in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements. 

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND SAFETY POLICY

Our Global Environment, Health, and Safety Policy outlines the commitment across our businesses to help preserve a healthy environment and safe workplaces through diligent, responsible business practices.  Key objectives outlined in our policy include continual improvement, monitoring for accountability, and reporting on strategies and progress toward targets.

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND SAFETY STANDARDS

Our Global Environment, Health, and Safety Standards set consistent technical expectations for Abbott sites worldwide.

ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH, AND SAFETY DATA ASSURANCE STATEMENT

We engage a qualified, independent assurance provider to conduct assurance of select environmental and safety data annually. A copy of the most recent statement is provided here.

ENERGY AND
EMISSIONS

ENERGY AND EMISSIONS
ENERGY AND EMISSIONS
ENERGY AND EMISSIONS

GLOBAL ENERGY POLICY

At Abbott we believe that a healthy environment is essential to helping people around the world live healthier, fuller lives. Our Global Energy Policy communicates our approach and internal requirements associated with reducing energy use and carbon emissions. Our approach focuses on energy efficiency in manufacturing operations, low-carbon energy investments and increasing energy awareness across relevant stakeholders.

SCIENCE-BASED TARGETS

Reducing climate impact is key to a healthy planet. We’re working to deliver results against near-term science-based targets to reduce carbon emissions. Our targets are approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and shared in our Abbott 2030 Sustainability Plan. These targets cover both our direct operations (greenhouse gas Scopes 1 and 2) and value chain (Scope 3) and build on our past achievements in reducing our greenhouse gas footprint.

WATER STEWARDSHIP

WATER STEWARDSHIP
WATER STEWARDSHIP
WATER STEWARDSHIP

POSITION STATEMENT ON ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER

Water is a critical natural resource that is essential to life and human health. Water is also essential to our business continuity, manufacturing operations and our products. Our Position Statement on Access to Clean Water details our commitments to improving access to clean water in communities around the world and to reducing and efficiently managing our company’s own use of water.

ALLIANCE FOR WATER STEWARDSHIP COMMITMENT STATEMENTS

We aim to manage risks at high water-impact Abbott manufacturing sites operating in water-stressed areas through the effective water stewardship practices detailed in the Alliance for Water Stewardship Standard. These Alliance for Water Stewardship Commitment Statements reflect our commitment to responsible water stewardship.

 

 

 

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