A healthy future for people and the environment
As a healthcare company, we are committed to the well-being of people. Consequently, we want to help preserve the fundamentals necessary for life and protect the environment. At the same time, we know that Fresenius Kabi’s business activities exert significant impacts on the environment. That’s why we are striving to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and waste, promote the efficient use of resources, invest in environmentally friendly technologies, and introduce more sustainable practices.
Our environmental management
We are continually assessing and identifying potential risks to minimize the impacts of our activities on the environment, and we carry out relevant measures to meet our goals. This process focuses on the fields of action we have defined.
Fields of action for our environmental management
Energy and emissions
Our energy management system primarily focuses on improving energy efficiency, as well as the procurement and company-owned generation of renewable energy. Read more here.
Water and wastewater
Our water management measures reduce the volumes of our water and wastewater. We also monitor the water quality and the approved withdrawal and discharge of wastewater to increase our water use efficiency. Read more here.
Waste and recycling
When it comes to waste and recycling, we tackle our measures with the following priorities: avoid, reuse, recycle, recover, and remove. Read more here.
Fresenius Kabi’s environmental management adheres to global environmental guidelines. These provide the framework for environmental protection in all of its organizations. The guidelines include general principles for managing and mitigating environmental risks, as well as preventing environmental pollution. We also expect our suppliers to treat nature and its resources carefully and responsibly, as defined in the Third-Party Code of Conduct.
Fresenius Kabi also uses an environmental management system in accordance with the international standard ISO 14001 and an energy management system in accordance with ISO 50001, in order to improve environmental and energy performance. The management system focuses on reducing energy and water consumption, as well as wastewater, waste, and emissions – depending on the total production amount.
Our goal for environmental management
Up to 2026, the environmental management system (ISO 14001) will be progressively introduced at all of Fresenius Kabi’s production sites throughout the world. In 2023, 84% of our sites were already certified in accordance with ISO 14001.1
In capable hands: Organization and responsibilities
Environmental management at Fresenius Kabi is organized according to a centralized model. The Global EHS (Environment, Health, and Safety) department is responsible for its implementation. We have established functions within this structure that monitor our relevant environmental impacts and plan measures to improve. More information is provided in the EHS Management chart.
The global functions and top management define Group-wide environmental targets, develop suitable standard procedures, and support our certified local units by implementing and monitoring the management systems. The local production units define concrete and effective targets, implement appropriate measures, and monitor their effectiveness.
EHS Management
Best Practice exchange for energy, water, and waste management
The Global Competence Cluster Energy, Water & Waste Management was established in 2019 alongside existing management systems. The objective is to offer experts from all our production sites a platform where they are able to share innovative ideas and proposals for enhancing efficiency in the defined categories and work together on solutions. The GCC promotes innovations and provides resources for their implementation. As a highlight, the best ideas for implementation are awarded prizes by the global EHS team and members of the Executive Leadership Team as part of the annual Championship Day. In addition to the exchange of experts, the GCC offers other interested employees the opportunity to participate, e.g. through awareness days and topic-related events, in order to learn from each other and further increase awareness of the topics.
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1 On the date of publication, ISO 14001 had already been implemented at 94% of the sites. Certification of the remaining 10% is currently being implemented.