EPA Applauds Pfizer's Efforts to Reduce GHG Emissions

Energy Resource, Oct 8, 2008

ENERGY RESOURCE-8 October 2008-EPA Applauds Pfizer's Efforts to Reduce GHG Emissions(C)2008 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored Pfizer Inc. today for its Energy and Climate Change Program, which reduced total greenhouse gas emissions by 43 percent per million dollars of revenue from 2000 to 2007.

The reductions, which exceeded Pfizer's original goal of 35 percent, were achieved in partnership with the EPA's Climate Leaders Program.Climate Leaders is a public-private initiative in which the EPA works with companies to develop comprehensive climate change strategies.

"Climate change is the world's greatest global environmental challenge and has the potential to adversely impact the health of millions of people," said Natale S. Ricciardi, president of Pfizer Global Manufacturing. "As the largest research-based biomedical and pharmaceutical company, we have a responsibility to act proactively on environmental health issues. By voluntarily reducing our GHG emissions and promoting energy conservation, we hope to increase awareness and encourage others to do the same."

Pfizer exceeded its GHG reduction goals by implementing more than 1,000 projects during the duration of the goal. The projects included installing a combined heating and power system at its Singapore facility; a geothermal system at its Freiburg, Germany, site; a photovoltaic (solar panel) system at its LaJolla, Calif., facility; and boiler efficiency upgrades at its Kalamazoo, Mich., site, as well as many smaller projects.

Pfizer has also taken steps to improve the fuel efficiency in its sales fleet through several approaches including raising driver awareness of efficient driving methods and increased use of fuel cards, dual-fuel, and hybrid vehicles in certain markets.

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