2005-2006 Sustainability Report This report builds on the developments, commitments and goals described in our 2004 Environmental Performance Report. It also expands the scope of our reporting to include our Employee Health, Safety and Wellness programs and performance.
In our 2004 report, we committed to using an expanded set of indicators and a broader data set to provide a more complete picture of our performance. In this year's report, you will find the following new data:
Waste In 2004, we committed to expanding our report to include metrics on additional waste streams not included in the 2004 report. The 2005/2006 data table shows figures for hazardous and other US-regulated wastes and for non-regulated wastes.
Employee Health and Safety Recognizing that our working environment is very much a part of the larger environment in which we operate, we have now included key metrics 1 related to employee health and safety.
Year-Over-Year Trends To give readers a dynamic view of our environmental progress over time, we have included charts showing progress towards our sustainability2 goals.
In 2006, we updated our Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) policy statement, and we explain in this report how we have strengthened our policy commitments. As we grow, it is vital that we have proven EHS compliance assurance and risk management processes in place to deliver on our EHS Policy commitments. In this report, we describe an EHS risk management system rating and guidance tool that several Genentech organizations are adopting known as the isrs7 (formerly known as the International Safety Rating System and owned and supported by Det Norske Veritas of Norway). The isrs7 will help us measure improvements in our EHS management practices during the coming years of expected growth. We look forward to sharing with you our progress towards implementing use of this isrs7 rating tool in future issues of this report.
While our goals for water and energy use efficiency remain the same, we have decided to approach our commitment to biotechnology stewardship in a new way given the rapid growth that the company is experiencing. You can learn about this change in the Biotechnology Stewardship section.
As you read through this report, you will find case studies on significant environmental and employee wellness projects that the company undertook in 2005 and 2006, from employee commuting to a new fitness center to enhanced waste reduction and recycling.
1 The means for measuring environmental, health and safety performance information. Examples include volume of water consumed, number of workplace injuries, and weight of waste generated.
2 Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
2005/2006 Sustainability Report
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