Sustainability management of Reckitt Benkiser

Reckitt Benckiser Joins The Sustainability Consortium

RB is governed by a corporate responsibility framework comprising our Code of Business Conduct plus policies, control arrangements and reporting. Policies are available on rb.com, and include:

•  Environmental Policy
•  Occupational Health & Safety Policy.
•  Global Manufacturing Standard (GMS) Policy and GMS Detailed Requirements 
•  Responsible Sourcing of Natural Raw Materials Policy
•  Product Safety Policy
•  Animal Testing Policy
•  Whistleblower Policy
•  Anti-Bribery Policy

Earlier in 2012 RB announced achieved their Carbon20 target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent eight years early.  This performance is based on reducing emissions throughout a RB product’s lifecycle, from raw material sourcing to disposal, and is equivalent to taking 3 million cars off the road.  RB was also named to the 2012 Carbon Disclosure Project’s Global 500 Carbon Performance Leadership Index.Other recent achievements highlighted in RB’s most recent Sustainability report include:     
   - 16% reduction in fresh water usage (per unit of production) versus 2000       
   -  5.4 million trees planted since 2006 as part of Trees For Change, effectively making             RB’s manufacturing sites  carbon neutral        
    - 23% reduction in accident rate versus 2010 (92% reduction versus 2001)   
    - 775,000 children reached with Save The Children since 2003 (175,000)

The reporting criteria of the company is as follows:

• Parameter: Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from energy use in manufacturing and warehouse facilities

• Parameter: Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from energy use in R&D

• Parameter: Water consumption at manufacturing and warehouse facilitiesParameter: Water discharges at manufacturing 

• and warehouse facilities

• Parameter: Total waste at manufacturing and warehouse facilities

• Parameter: Waste to landfill from manufacturing and warehouse facilities

• Parameter: Hazardous waste at manufacturing and warehouse facilities

• Parameter: Energy use at manufacturing and warehouse facilities

• Parameter: Top five raw materials used 

• Parameter: Significant spills (not part of the RB sustainability data assurance process)

• Parameter: Biodiversity (not part of the RB sustainability data assurance process)