Product Responsibility - Baxter Sustainability Report

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Since July 2008, all product deliveries from Baxter's Northampton, United Kingdom, distribution center havebeen carbon-neutral. This has been achieved through investment in carbon offset projects, mainly renewablesin developing countries. In 2010, Baxter offset 2,485 metric tons related to this initiative.Measuring PerformanceIn 2010, Baxter improved alignment of data collection processes used by regional teams to measure fuelusage and calculate GHG emissions related to product transport. The company implemented regular reports toBaxter's Sustainability Steering Committee on regional activities to describe the company's efforts in this areaand encourage global participation. The company plans to have one global product transport emissionsmeasurement system in place in 2012.Annual GHG Emissions Reductions from Intermodal Transport in the United States2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Intermodal Loads 7,892 9,317 10,311 10,414 11,694Calculated Fuel Savings(liters)*Metric Tons of CO₂eSaved9,111,685 9,981,006 10,850,690 11,826,347 13,279,94024,602 26,949 29,297 31,931 35,856*Total calculated fuel savings is the difference between calculated fuel use of intermodal versus truck per load on same route.http://www.sustainability.baxter.com/product-responsibility/product-transport.html© Copyright 2011 Baxter International Inc. All Rights Reserved.
PackagingBaxter works to decrease the environmental impact of packaging by reducing the amount of packaging usedand substituting for environmentally-preferable materials. (See Priority Update: Baxter Will Drive Reductions inits Natural Resource Use.) The company implemented projects that achieved an annualized reduction of 140metric tons of corrugated cardboard consumption in 2010. Total annualized savings since 2007 equal 3,500metric tons. 1Packaging Reductions in Latin AmericaPeople with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) - irreversible kidney failure - need dialysis or a kidney transplantto stay alive. Due to a shortage of organ donors, most ESRD patients use dialysis to cleanse their blood oftoxins, waste and excess fluid normally removed by healthy kidneys. Patients who choose peritoneal dialysis(PD), a self-administered home therapy, store the solutions required for this treatment in their homes.In 2008, Baxter’s facility in Cuernavaca, Mexico started a project to reduce the packaging size for the Renalsolution cartons, decreasing corrugated waste by more than 1,500 metric tons annually by the end of 2010while saving money and enhancing packaging strength. Since the original supplier could not meet the newdesign requirements, Baxter worked with a new vendor to decrease the impact of transporting the product,reducing the total number of corrugate slip sheets required by 4-6%, depending on the box configuration.This example demonstrates how Baxter can successfully drive a greener product (via light weighting) in itsown supply chain, thereby creating more sustainable products.Building on this success, the Cuernavaca site also redesigned the cardboard boxes for Baxter’s 250mL and500mL intravenous (IV) bags for Baxter’s Medical Products business. The changes will save an estimated1,100 metric tons of packaging and $1.2 million annually.In Colombia in 2010, Baxter reduced foil consumption in a mini-cap used for Renal products, decreasingpackaging material use by 6 metric tons annually. Also in Colombia, Baxter redesigned packaging for theproduct Hemosol, saving 11 tons of HDPE plastic and 12 tons of corrugate during the year.United Kingdom Reduces Plastic Pour Bottle WeightIn Thetford, United Kingdom, Baxter has developed an efficient process to manufacture a pour bottle usedfor irrigation of open wounds after surgery, producing a container from plastic granules, and then filling andsealing it in one operation. Extra plastic from molding is then removed, re-ground and re-used. In 2009,the site launched an effort to further improve the procedure.1These savings represent the total savings attributable to identified projects across the company, counted only for the first year the packaging innovationwas implemented.http://www.sustainability.baxter.com/product-responsibility/packaging.html© Copyright 2011 Baxter International Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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