As manufacturer of high-quality medicinal products and active pharmaceutical ingredients we have a special responsibility for human beings and their environment. Safety and a healthy environment are values which are closely related to health. Consequently we feel a special obligation to respect these values. Previous awards earned for outstanding achievements in environmental protection strongly motivate us to proceed with our proven policy.

• We consider economic and environmental interests as equally important corporate objectives.
• Consequently we develop and manufacture products which can be safely produced, used and disposed.


• We strive for avoiding or at least minimizing the environmental burden in production, storage, distribution and disposal by applying state-of-the-art technology.


• We operate our plants with care in order to achieve high standards of safety, health and environmental protection.


• We are committed to continuous improvements on environmental protection.


• We feel obliged to monitor and document our plants, products, emissions and disposals on our own authority.


• For us it is self understood not only to adhere to all legal requirements but, as far as possible and economically reasonable to implement additional protective measures.


• In order to achieve this, we frequently set ourselves new goals in developing and implementing challenging programmes for continuous improvements in environmental protection.


• We support all activities aiming at reduced consumption of raw materials and energy.


• Additionally, we foster and implement new scientific and technical developments in the field of environmental protection and healthy industrial safety.


• We demand from all our suppliers and contractors the same high standards in environmental and employment protection.


• We frequently inform and train all our employees with regard to environmental protection in order to improve their consciousness for their environment and safety.


• Furthermore we conduct an active, open and objective dialogue with authorities, associations and local government.
  
  
• We will openly inform the public on request about our environmental protection activities.

Uetersen, Oct. 22nd 2010

Dr. Jörn Tonne