The welfare of our employees whether on manufacturing sites or in offices is an important priority for us. Our Health and Safety Manual and Policies and Procedures are compliant with local legislation. Training, audits and risk assessments occur regularly and we maintain strong local relationships with government Health and Safety bodies. Consultative processes are in place in both manufacturing sites to encourage employee reporting and involvement in Health and Safety issues. This year we have published Health and Safety incidence rates for our manufacturing sites in Wales and Australia. BTG has an excellent safety record with no fatalities and only four minor incidents during 2009/10.
| Manufacturing site in Wales: |
4 minor incidents |
| Manufacturing site in Australia: |
No incidents |
Our environment policy is incorporated into the Code of Conduct. We recognise that our product supply chain involves international transportation over long distances. Wherever possible we use ship rather than air freight for product distribution to reduce its carbon footprint. Company policy is to adopt best available techniques not entailing excessive cost ('BATNEEC') and best practicable environmental option ('BPEO') at all times to prevent pollution to the air, land and water. Our manufacturing site in Wales has an Integrated Pollution and Prevention Control ('IPPC') permit from the Environment Agency and has achieved the Green Dragon Environmental standard Level 2. We’re installing a waste water treatment plant in Wales which should be fully functional next year. Our manufacturing facility in Australia has already installed a 50,000 litre rainwater tank to collect and recycle grey water from gutters.
Sustainability is a central CR ethos. We offer recycling of paper, cardboard, plastic and metal and food waste at each of its sites and we aim to source local materials, suppliers and contractors wherever possible, provided these offer equivalent quality and value for money. Last year our London office received a Merit Award in the 2009 Clean City Awards Scheme which recognises good waste management practices in the City of London.
We monitor electricity and gas consumption at our manufacturing site in Wales and try to reduce carbon emissions and increase energy efficiency wherever possible. We have started to report consumption with an aim to increase efficiency over the longer term. We aim to include figures for our manufacturing site in Australian in next year’s report.
Water, Electricity and Gas Consumption at our Manufacturing Facility in Wales in 2009
| Water usage: |
18800 m³/year |
| Specific water consumption: |
23m³ water/L of Drug Substance |
| Electricity usage: |
3687 MWh/year |
| Specific energy consumption: |
4.5 MWh energy/L of Drug Substance |
| Gas oil usage: |
260 tonnes/year |
Our office space is rented so we have limited ability to control environmental impacts but wherever possible we try to influence landlords and managing agents to provide energy efficient systems. Additional initiatives are in place to reduce our carbon footprint. Videoconference and teleconference systems and net meeting software provide an alternative to business travel. Our manufacturing facility in Wales operates a Car Sharing initiative to encourage efficient travel to work for employees. Our manufacturing facility in Australia is working towards a Green Biz Certificate, designed to give small and medium organisations ways to measure eco efficiency footprints.
2010/11 Targets
- Complete installaton of a new waste water treatment plant at BTG’s manufacturing site in Wales, which should be fully operational early in the next financial year.
- Achieve a Green Biz Certificate at our manufacturing facility in Australia, which is designed to give small and medium organisations ways to measure eco efficiency footprints.