In order to support the achievement of Group targets, our businesses
are encouraged to develop their own site-specific targets e.g.
for greenhouse gas emissions, water and waste. The Group EHS
Committee will be reviewing the achievement of these targets
in view of the major structural changes that have taken place
in the Group.
| Group
Target |
|
Progress |
| Implement
Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs). |
|
Partially
completed. North American businesses have EAPs in
place; others implement EAPs in line with priorities. |
| Integrate
business driving into Smiths’ Health and Safety
programmes. |
|
Completed. Guidance
has been developed and adopted by one of our largest businesses
- Smiths Aerospace in Cheltenham, UK. |
| Undertake
Health and Safety audits of all major operations worldwide
by end of 2003. |
|
On
track. 72 major sites had completed at least one
audit using the AuditMaster™ system by July 2003. |
| All
major sites worldwide to achieve Health and Safety audit
scores of at least 60%. |
|
Partially
completed. 48 major sites (67% of the total) have
completed an audit score of at least 60%. |
| Reduce
the current absence rate for our UK and EU businesses. |
|
Ongoing. Absence
data is collected for UK and EU businesses. We are investigating
whether a single, worldwide framework for collecting this
data can be developed. |
| All
major manufacturing sites to achieve ISO 14001 certification
by the end of 2003. |
|
On
track. By July 2003, 77 facilities – 96 per
cent of the targeted total - had achieved certification. |
| Set
quantified reduction targets for key aspects of performance. |
|
On-going. Targets
are:
- Reduce greenhouse gas emissions by
5% per £million sales by 2006 (2001 baseline). On
track.
- Reduce water consumption by 10% per £million
sales by 2006 (2001 baseline). Consumption increased
- to be reviewed by Group EHS Committee.
- Reduce waste to landfill by 20%
per £million sales by 2006 (2001 baseline). Achieved in
2003. The Group EHS Committee will consider future waste
reduction targets.
|
| Sign up to
Make A Corporate Commitment (MACC2). |
|
Completed. Signed
up to MACC2 in June 2003. Further information can be found at www.macc2.org.uk. |
| Publish
a full Environmental Performance Report in 2003. |
|
Completed by
publication of the printed report and the full Smiths EHS Report
2003 on this website. |
| Develop
an environmental award scheme to recognise, reward and promote
best practice. |
|
Postponed. Work
to develop this award scheme has been delayed pending improvements
in the quality of our EHS data. |
Further information on performance against targets can be found
in the Performance section
of this website.
