The Pharmaceutical Industry Principles for Responsible Supply Chain Management: Environment
The Principles
Download the Principles (PDF)
- English
- Principios de la industria farmacéutica para la administración responsable de la cadena de suministros (Spanish)
- Princípios do setor farmacêutico para a gestôo responsável da cadeia logística (Portuguese)
- 制药工业“负责的供应链管理”原则 (Chinese, Simplified)
- 製藥工業負責的供應鏈管理原則 (Chinese, Traditional)
Download the Implementation Guidance Document (PDF)
- English
- Guía de Implementatión (Spanish)
- Diretrizes de Implementação (Portuguese)
- 实施指南 (Chinese, Simplified)
- 實施指南 (Chinese, Traditional)
Suppliers shall operate in an environmentally responsible and efficient manner to minimize adverse impacts on the environment. Suppliers are encouraged to conserve natural resources, to avoid the use of hazardous materials where possible and to engage in activities that reuse and recycle. The environmental elements include:
- Environmental Authorizations: Suppliers shall comply with all applicable environmental regulations. All required environmental permits, licenses, information registrations and restrictions shall be obtained and their operational and reporting requirements followed.
- Waste and Emissions: Suppliers shall have systems in place to ensure the safe handling, movement, storage, recycling, reuse, or management of waste, air emissions and wastewater discharges. Any waste, wastewater or emissions with the potential to adversely impact human or environmental health shall be appropriately managed, controlled and treated prior to release into the environment.
- Spills and Releases: Suppliers shall have systems in place to prevent and mitigate accidental spills and releases to the environment.