Nycomed Annual Report 2008 - Takeda Pharmaceuticals ...

Nycomed Annual Report 200827Through the Nycomed Academy, managersand senior levels of staff are offered theopportunity to continuously develop and excelin important management and leadershipskills, as well as globally align their knowledgeand understanding of the corporate strategy.To ensure Nycomed is proactive in aconstantly changing environment, our changemanagement training courses prepare andequip management to be key drivers in thechange process. In addition to the trainingand development initiatives, the Academyoffers management the opportunity toexchange knowledge and experience in aninterdisciplinary and international manner,these events offer participants an effectivesetting to develop internal networks ensuringthe capturing and sharing of best practice.Safety, Health & EnvironmentNycomed adheres to the extensive andstringent environmental protection and safetyregulations in Europe as well as in the othermarkets in which we are active.In light of increasing costs and competitivepressure, efficient environmental protectionis becoming more and more important. Thusappropriate management systems help us toimprove our resource and energy efficiencyand to avoid waste, resulting in a systematicallyexploited cost reduction potential relevantto environmental protection.Nycomed embraces the idea that everyaccident is avoidable and we aim for aworking environment free of accidents.Adequate management systems help us toreduce the number of absence days and thenumber of events causing severe damage inorder, ultimately, to minimise risks and toimprove the company’s economic efficiency.Business activities to achieve our SHE-standardsare managed by the local site manager andinvolve management and employees byencouraging them to act in a sustainableway, whilst at the same time maintainingprofitability and competitiveness.Following the aquisition of Altana Pharma,the company is working to align its Safety,Health & Environment (SHE) policies tocover the full extent of our activities. Inaddition we will implement the principles ofSHE-Management-Systems of “ResponsibleCare” – a worldwide initiative aimed atprotecting natural resources. Two of ourCompetence Centers and our German R&Dunit are already certified in accordance withEMAS and ISO14001.Nycomed has implemented a worldwidequality standard for Safety, Health andEnvironment, which is a part of theNycomed quality management system.