Johnson Johnson Strives to Implement Best Practices by Year 2000

摘要

Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive broadly-based manufacturer of health care products. Utilizing a decentralized management philosophy, the 188 operating companies around the world operate independently. Although Johnson & Johnson is not an energy intensive company, we have had a coordinated energy program since 1972. In the 1990s, however, a renewed focus, prompted by the link between energy usage and pollution, led to some very aggressive energy reduction goals to be completed by the end of the year 2000. To assist the operating companies in meeting these goals, a comprehensive set of Best Practices was developed. They cover all facility energy-using equipment and maintenance practices. Inputs included projects completed at Johnson & Johnson facilities worldwide, best practices from several US government voluntary programs, and recommendations from consultants and engineering firms. The end product is now being used worldwide to benchmark our progress. To ensure that these Best Practices are incorporated into new construction as well as our existing facilities, we developed our "New Facility Design Criteria" which is in the format that architectural/engineering firms can easily utilize. We originally validated the Best Practices in two retrofit pilots and two new buildings. They all achieved significant energy savings. As of April 1999, we have completed 62% of the Best Practices at our 96 facilities in the US and Puerto Rico. Twenty-four of these facilities had achieved an 80% completion level in 1998 and were recognized with our internal recognition plaque. Through full implementation of these Best Practices, we at Johnson & Johnson feel confident that we will be able to meet our Year 2000 energy reduction goals.