Health, Safety & Environment

Suppliers shall provide a safe and healthy working environment, including any company‑provided living quarters.

Worker Protection

Suppliers shall protect workers of all genders and age from overexposure to chemical, biological and physical hazards and physically demanding tasks in the workplace and in any company‑provided living quarters. Suppliers shall provide appropriate controls, safe work procedures, preventative maintenance and necessary technical protective measures to mitigate health and safety risks in the workplace. When hazards cannot be adequately controlled by these means, suppliers shall provide employees with appropriate personal protective equipment.

A continuous improvement program to identify, measure and take actions to prevent accidents/incidents shall be in place.

Process Safety

Suppliers shall have programs in place to prevent or mitigate unintended releases of chemical or biological agents associated with operations and processes. Programs shall be commensurate with the facility risks.

Emergency Preparedness & Response

Suppliers shall identify and assess emergency situations in the workplace and any company-provided living quarters, and minimize their impact through prevention and by implementing emergency plans and response procedures.

Hazard Information

Safety information relating to hazardous materials*, including pharmaceutical compounds and pharmaceutical intermediate materials shall be available to educate, train and protect workers from hazards.

Suppliers shall operate in an environmentally responsible and efficient manner to minimize adverse impacts on the environment. Suppliers are encouraged to conserve natural resources, contribute to sustainability, avoid the use of hazardous materials where possible and engage in activities that reuse and recycle.

Environmental Authorizations

Suppliers shall comply with all applicable environmental regulations. All required environmental permits, licenses, information registrations and restrictions shall be obtained and their operational and reporting requirements followed.

Waste and Emissions

Suppliers shall have systems in place to ensure the safe handling, disposal, movement, storage, recycling, reuse or management of waste, air emissions and wastewater discharges. The release of active pharmaceutical products to the environment (PIE) is a particular concern and shall be minimized to scientifically sound standards. Any waste, wastewater or emissions with the potential to adversely impact human or environmental health shall be appropriately managed, controlled and treated prior to release into the environment.

Spills and Releases

Suppliers shall have systems in place to prevent and mitigate accidental spills and releases into the environment and to avoid adverse impacts to the local community.

Resource Use, De-carbonization and Traceability

Suppliers shall take measures to improve efficiency and reduce the consumption of natural resources. In addition, suppliers shall establish a system to measure and minimize CO₂ emissions according to Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Suppliers shall carry out due diligence on the source of critical raw materials to promote legal and sustainable sourcing.

Footnotes

* According to the UN GHS 
(United Nations Globally Harmonized System)