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verslag aan de samenLeving 2012

Earthwards™ is a program specific to Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for the development and marketing of greener products through life cycle considerations. J&J aims to have no less than 60 products by 2015 with the Earthwards™ label, 10 of which within the pharmaceutical division. 

Any product with the Earthwards™ label should show an improvement of at least 10% in at least 3 of the 7 target areas:

  • less raw materials;
  • less packaging;
  • less energy;
  • less waste;
  • less water;
  • positive social impact or advantage;
  • product innovation.

Learn more at:p://www.jnj.com/responsibility/environment/product-stewardship/earthwards.

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Buprenorfine

Buprenorfine is the seventh pharmaceutical product to receive this label. It is a narcotic painkiller which is used both for acute and chronic pain control and for the treatment of narcotic drug addiction. The multi-disciplinary team which developed and implemented the third generation process was able to drastically reduce the consumption of raw materials, water and energy by eliminating a number of isolation and drying steps in the production process. This caused a significant reduction of the amount of waste.  

  • Materials: 42% reduction of Process Mass Intensity, 64% raw material reduction during cleaning;
  • Water consumption: 71% reduction;
  • Waste: 28% reduction of hazardous waste;
  • Energy: 85% reduction (by eliminating 3 drying steps).

Thema: Ecological
sustainability

For Janssen, ecological sustainability starts from the development of new products, with the application of green chemistry and green technology.

During the production of our medicines, we aim to continuously improve our environmental performance. At the end of the life cycle of our medicines, we take a careful and responsible line in this context.

In this broad field of action, we aim to reduce our ecological footprint as much as possible: fewer raw materials, efficient production through reduced water and energy consumption, and production of less waste and emissions.

This leads to a win-win situation: Janssen minimizes its impact on the environment from the outset, while, at the same time, saving a lot of time and money in the long run.