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Environmental health: Our climate action
Environmental health: Our climate action
t Johnson & Johnson, we know that human health and environmental health are fundamentally linked—healthy people need a healthy planet. For more than two decades, we have set and achieved carbon reduction goals. Our current climate goals, which build on more than two decades of climate action, focuses on the transition to 100% renewable electricity and carbon neutrality in our global operations, in addition to reducing upstream emissions by engaging our suppliers. We also recognize that our opportunity to drive positive change extends beyond our value chain, so we are working with like-minded partners to accelerate and scale solutions to help tackle today's global health challenges, including climate change and health inequity.
Climate change – the biggest threat facing humanity
Climate change – the biggest threat facing humanity
According to the WHO, climate change is the single biggest health thread facing humanity, and climate-sensitive health risks are disproportionately felt by the most vulnerable and disadvantaged.1
1. WHO Climate change and health. Published 30 October 2021. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/climate-change-and-health. Accessed: 6 June 2023
Johnson & Johnson is now procuring the equivalent of 100% of its electricity from renewable sources for all our current sites in Europe, an important step towards our climate goal of 100% renewable electricity globally by 2025.
Our global climate goals
To do our part, we’ve set three public goals to reduce GHG emissions across our value chain:
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Renewable EnergyBy 2025, source 100% of our electricity needs from renewable sources. -
Carbon neutralityBy 2030, achieve carbon neutrality for our operations, going beyond our Science-Based Target to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions 60% from 2016 levels. -
Reduce Scope 3 emissionsBy 2030, reduce absolute upstream value chain (Scope 3) emissions 20% from 2016 levels.
Latest progress towards our goals
Our environment sustains us, and if it isn’t healthy we are all at risk. Improving the environmental footprint of our business is a vital part of our work to support and protect people’s health.
