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 as employment protection.



• 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 keep the public informed about our protective programmes and activities and frequently exchange information and experiences with authorities, local councils and interested associations.