All Goals have a 2009 baseline unless otherwise stated.
1 Sustainable paper products include paper and packaging made from at least 30% post-consumer recycled content or from certified fiber.
2 Measured as percent of revenue from products with at least one sustainable packaging attribute.
3 Measured as percent of total solvent use that is recovered material.
4 Measured as percent of total nonhazardous waste generated that gets recycled.
5 Process mass intensity is a measure of how efficiently materials are used in the synthesis of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API).
6 Once the baseline is established for Merck's top APIs, an improvement target will be set.
- Reducing energy use to lower our GHG emissions will also reduce the water needed to generate the energy we use.
- As we reduce our energy use at our sites and within our fleet, we will generate fewer GHG emissions.
- Reducing energy use to lower our GHG emissions will also reduce use of natural resources needed to generate the energy we use.
- Reducing emmissions of VOCs, which can be harmful to human health, improves-air quality.
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Conserving water at our facilities supports water availability in the communities where we operate.
Chemicals that consume oxygen as they degrade and high levels of nutrients, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, can interfere with fish and other aquatic life. By reducing COD and nutrients in our discharges, we help support healthy water ecology. - Treating, moving, and heating and cooling water consumes energy. By using less water, we also conserve energy.
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Recycled paper uses less water and produces less water pollutants than making paper from trees.
When Merck uses paper products with recycled content, our suppliers use less water and generates less water pollution. -
It takes less energy to recycle paper from paper than making paper from trees. By Merck using paper and paper products with recycled content, our suppliers will use less energy than making paper from newly harvested wood.
Transporting products to our customers around the world consumes energy. Reducing the amount of packaging we use reduces the energy. -
Sustainable packaging uses less raw materials and resources than traditional packaging.
Producing paper products from sustainably managed forest prevents habitat destruction and soil erosion. By Merck using paper products with recycled content or our suppliers will preserve forest ecosystems. -
Making and disposing of PVC generates pollution that includes chemicals hazardous to human health and the environment.
If we don't purchase PVC, less PVC needs to be made and if we don't use it to package our products, less PVC will be disposed by consumers. - Increasing process material efficiency, reducing waste generation and increasing solvent and waste recycling all reduce the energy needed to produce the raw materials we use for our products.
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Increasing process material efficiency, reducing waste generation and increasing solvent and waste recycling all reduce the natural resources needed to produce the raw materials for our products.
Reducing waste also reduces impacts from landfilling. - Recycling solvents reduces the amount of hazardous waste generated by our operations.
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