Millipore Commits to Cutting Carbon Footprint

Millipore, the international biosciences company, has made a commitment to cut its carbon footprint by 20% over the next five years. The company’s plan specifically targets waste production and the consumption of non-renewable resources. The company has already began exploring a number of pilot programs, under the leadership of David Newman, Millipore’s director of sustainability.

Millipore has had a number of sustainability programs in place for several years (recycling programs, processing waste water, heat recovery systems, etc.) and the company’s three largest manufacturing sites are certified as ISO 14001. But, according to Newman, Millipore is taking it to the next level:

"We're replacing fleet vehicles with Toyota Prius and Camry hybrids, we've saved over 1 million kilowatt hours of electricity per year through energy efficiency programs, and we're matching 10 percent of our energy usage worldwide with renewable energy sourced from U.S. wind farms…Over the next few months we'll be stepping up our efforts in all of these areas and exploring additional ways to reduce our environmental impact -- through our products and packaging, manufacturing processes and LEED-certified building construction."

Millipore’s annual revenues are  $990 million a year and is listed on the S&P 500. Millipore has made a huge commitment to sustainability — and has also made a commitment to developing products geared towards a more sustainable world through environmental applications and healthcare.