Health, Safety & Environment

Supplier Code of Conduct

Suppliers aim to ensure a safe and healthy working environment and to act in an ecological and sustainable manner.

Employee Protection

Suppliers must protect employees of all genders and ages from excessive exposure to chemical, biological and physical hazards and physically demanding tasks in the workplace and in company accommodations. Appropriate controls, safe work practices, preventive maintenance, and necessary engineering controls must be in place to mitigate health and safety hazards. If hazards cannot be adequately controlled in this way, employees shall be provided with appropriate personal protective equipment. In accordance with the continuous improvement program, steps for accident prevention are to be determined, evaluated and initiated.

Process safety

Suppliers must have programs in place to prevent or mitigate the accidental release of chemical or biological agents during operations and processes. The programs must be risk appropriate to the facilities.

Emergency preparedness and response

Suppliers must identify and assess emergency situations in the workplace and in company shelters, and minimize their impact, through prevention, emergency plans, and response procedures.

Hazard information

Safety information related to hazardous materials * including active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates must be available to instruct, train and protect employees from hazards.

Suppliers must operate in an environmentally conscious and efficient manner and minimize negative environmental impacts. They are encouraged to conserve natural resources and contribute to sustainability, reuse and recycling, and to avoid hazardous substances when possible.

Environmental Permits

Suppliers must comply with all applicable environmental regulations. All necessary environmental permits, licenses, information approvals and restrictions shall be in place and operational and reporting requirements shall be followed.

Waste and Emissions

Suppliers must have systems in place to ensure safe handling, disposal, storage, transportation, reuse or control of waste, air emissions and wastewater discharges. The release of active pharmaceutical ingredients (PIE) into the environment is a particular concern and shall be minimized to scientifically sound standards. Waste, wastewater, or emissions with a potential negative effect on human health or the environment must be appropriately disposed of, controlled, and treated prior to release into the environment.

Spills and releases

Suppliers must have systems in place to prevent and mitigate accidental spills and releases to the environment to prevent negative impacts on local communities.

Resource use, decarbonization and traceability

Suppliers shall take measures to increase efficiency and reduce consumption of natural resources. A system shall be established to record and minimize CO2 emissions in accordance with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, (Protocol on Greenhouse Gases). The origin of critical raw materials shall also be carefully verified to promote legal and sustainable sourcing.