Sustainability

Corporate Citizenship Report:

Protecting the Environment

Corporate Citizenship Report Improving Communities Creating Opportunities Protecting the Environment Caring for Associates

As a leading medical device manufacturer, we take the responsibility of continuously minimizing the environmental impact of our operations seriously. While circumstances and programs vary by country, all Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies offices strive to reduce and recycle waste, conserve water, and reduce our carbon footprint through energy efficiencies.

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Recycling and Waste Management

Water Conservation

Energy Use and Carbon Footprint

Improving Associate Safety

Recycling and Waste Management

United States

Operating a solid waste diversion program, including recycling of vinyl, sheeting, vinyl tubing, trays, plastic bags and waste, cardboard/paper and wood waste, which diverts approximately 65% of waste annually from landfills, including:

900,000 pounds of plastic
550,000 pounds of cardboard and paper
215,000 pounds of wood

Recycling more than 10,000 pounds of machine parts annually
Recycling more than 2,500 pounds of used IT assets annually

India

Reusing or recycling 100% of PVC scrap and other waste through approved agencies in cooperation with the Central Pollution Control Board and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Vietnam

Recycling 1,365,308 pounds of plastic
Recycling 596,691 pounds of cardboard and paper
Recycling 137,980 pounds of wood
Recycling 167,451 pounds of waste hazardous
Recycling 340,669 pounds of residual food from canteen

Contributing both financially and through volunteer hours, we were proud to support two key environmental projects in India 2018.

The objective of the Udhyanam project was to ensure that garbage is not dumped in parts of the city through community engagement.

The project Udyanam, is now progressing very well with the financial assistance of Terumo which have created a paradigm shift in waste management systems.

The responsibility of sanitation is now getting shared by the public especially the youth. Carbon emissions, climate change and sustainability has gone into the day-to-day vocabulary of the public. Incidentally, we could also clean up around 15 major dump sites each of average 1000 kg mixed waste.

Pelican Foundation and BAI register their gratitude to Terumo Penpol for not only funding this project but also for hand holding its management.

The objective of the My Lake, My Future #Vellayani Lake project was to create awareness on the importance of water bodies, wetlands and their conservation. Our associates volunteered their time to support the cleanup efforts of Vellayani Lake and hosted environmental awareness workshop at local schools.

Water Conservation

Reducing water use by 6.2% in 2018 at our Larne, Northern Ireland plant
Reducing water consumption by 40% at our operations in India from FY 2014 to FY 2018, which was accomplished by:

Improving water recycling
Eliminating unnecessary processes and improving other procedures
Adding sensor taps in critical areas and replacing the on/off taps with push-type taps
Installing and utilizing a rain water harvesting system

Recycling wastewater at our Vietnam manufacturing plant for irrigation of the onsite gardens

Energy Use and Carbon Footprint

Ongoing efficiencies in our operations in India since 2014 have resulted in a 20% reduction in the use of furnace oil and 12% reduction in electricity consumption, accomplished largely through equipment upgrades, monitoring energy consumption and optimizing heating, ventilation and air systems
Since 2014, we have reduced tanker water consumption by 87% in India by constructing an open well and ensuring maximum availability of municipal water, which has also reduced CO2 emissions through minimal use of trucks previously used to transport water
Utilizing a multi-column distillation unit hot water return reuse at our canteen in India saved approximately 5.5 tons of liquified petroleum gas in FY 2018
Generating biogas from food waste to fuel the cafeteria cooking stoves at our facility in India
Installing solar panels at our Vietnam manufacturing facility canteen for hot water, which reduced liquid propane gas consumption by 20%
Installing LED lighting throughout our Larne, Northern Ireland facility
Providing all Lakewood, Colorado associates with a free EcoPass to encourage use of public transportation to commute to and from work

Encouraging Green Commuting

In 2018, our headquarters in Lakewood, Colorado added 14 dedicated parking spots on our campus for electric vehicles (EV). Facilities chose the location of the new 10 dedicated spaces based on proximity to our campus electrical grid to keep the cost of the project as low as possible.

Lakewood followed the lead from our Zaventem, Belgium office, which added four electric charging stations to that campus in 2017. This is just the newest benefit in our commitment to encouraging sustainable transport on campus, adding to the RTD Light Rail passes and the covered and secure bike parking.

In Larne, Northern Ireland we also added 5 dedicated parking spots for electric vehicles.

Improving Associate Safety

Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies identifies higher-risk work tasks through continuous hazard analysis, injury trending and feedback from associates. One of the bonding tasks were identified as a regular source of repetitive motion injuries and concerns. It was determined that adding cobots to the manufacturing line would reduce stress on associates’ hands.

In November 2018, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies implemented its second cobot system to reduce repetitive motion injury and improve quality and efficiency. This project added six additional cobots and automated parts delivery systems to three of our manufacturing lines in our Lakewood, Colorado, cleanrooms. Eleven high-ergonomic risk bonds were eliminated once all cobot systems were in place, reducing manual bonds by 15% on these flow lines — reducing bonds by 30 million.

We will continue to assess risk workstations and identify potential opportunities for additional cobots on the manufacturing floor.

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