2007 Sustainability Report - Baxter Sustainability Report

EHS 2007 Year in ReviewENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE AT-A-GLANCE— In 2007, Baxter concluded itssecond year of progress on its 2010 environmental goals and launched a set of longer-termsustainability goals. See the complete set on page 5. As the graph below indicates, Baxteris on target to meet or exceed its water usage, energy usage and greenhouse gas (GHG)emissions goals. However, progress toward the total waste-reduction and environmentalincidents-reduction goals slowed due to increased waste generation at Baxter’s manufacturingoperations in Puerto Rico and a significant number of wastewater exceedances at a singlelocation in Europe.Progress and goals indexed to revenue,except environmental incidents2005 Baseline100% —Total Waste2007 Progress –1%2010 Goal –30%2007 Progress2010 Goal90% —80% —70% —60% —50% —EnvironmentalIncidents2007 Progress –17 %2010 Goal –50 %————————40% —30% —20% —10% —————————————Water Usage2007 Progress –18%2010 Goal –20%————————————————GreenhouseGas EmissionsEnergy Usage2007 Progress –14%2007 Progress –12%2010 Goal –20%2010 Goal –20%HEALTH AND SAFETY PERFORMANCE AT-A-GLANCE—In 2007, Baxter’s casesIndicator 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2010 GoalCases with Days Lost Rate 1,2 0.56 0.45 0.30 0.31 0.25 0.22 3Days Lost Rate 1,2 10.46 11.37 7.08 6.94 5.45 5.00 4Recordable Case Rate 1,2 1.93 1.60 1.52 1.35 1.41 1.27Restricted Days Rate 1,2 24.95 18.74 22.80 16.80 15.72 n/aEmployee/Contractor Serious Injuries (total number) 4/1 3/0 9/0 4/0 12/1 n/aEmployee/Contractor Fatalities (total number) 0/0 0/0 2/2 0/1 0/0 n/aWorldwide Workers’ Compensation Est. (dollars in millions) $ 21.0 $ 22.4 $ 20.6 $ 15.2 $ 14.9 n/a1 All rates based on 100 full-time employees (FTE) working one year. 100 FTEs working one year equals 200,000 work hours. For tracking purposes, Baxter applies U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration recordkeepingpractices worldwide.2 Cases with days lost - Work-related injuries or illnesses that cause an employee to lose at least one full day after the date of the incident. Days lost - Number of days lost due to work-related injuries and illnesses. Recordable cases -Work-related injuries or illnesses requiring medical attention beyond first-aid, including cases with days lost. Restricted days - The number of days an employee is unable to work full duty due to a work-related injury or illness. The dateof injury and date of return to full duty are not counted as restricted days.3 2010 goal for cases with days lost rate was modified from 0.23 to a more ambitious rate of 0.22 based on outstanding 2007 safety performance.——with days lost rate and days lost rate improved while its recordable case rate worsened.Additionally, during the year, 12 employees and one contractor sustained serious occupationalinjuries requiring surgery or hospitalization. Baxter is enhancing its hazard identificationand risk assessment process and is strengthening preventive safety practices companywide.——16 BAXTER 2007 sustainability report | Environment, health and safety