Environmental Responsibility

Stewardship of the environment... protection of the health and safety of our employees and neighbors...
It is one thing to state, as we do in The Roche Group Policy on Safety, Health and Environmental Protection, that everyone in the organization must work under optimal conditions of health and safety, and that we maintain high ethical and social standards when it comes to protecting the environment. But it is another to transform this worthy intention into reality.
 
In addition, the standards we set for ourselves often go far beyond legal and regulatory requirements. For over 20 years, the Nutley site has been involved in highly successful programs to reduce energy consumption and eliminate air and water pollution. Take, for example, the issue of global warming. Scientists believe that greenhouse gases may be contributing to gradual warming of the earth's atmosphere, threatening species, climates and human health. Between 2001 and 2006, Roche reduced its greenhouse gas emissions at the Nutley site by more than 40%. This translates into preventing some 59,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases per year from being released into the atmosphere.
 
Our commitment to environmental protection, health and safety remains unabated and is illustrated by a number of ongoing programs: conserving energy, protecting water resources, contributing to clean air, saving resources through recycling, preparing for an emergency and remediation.