Our approach to climate action

We are wasting no time making progress towards our renewable electricity goal, because we know there is no time to waste. Today, over 65% of our global electricity use comes from renewable sources. We have built more than 50 on-site renewable energy systems on properties in 20 countries and have executed 15 contracts for off-site renewable electricity procurement. Additionally, we have finalized multiple a deals in the U.S.², Canada and Brazil that, when operational, will allow us to source the equivalent of 100% renewable electricity for our operations in these countries.

We are now producing or procuring the equivalent of 100% of our electricity in our European operations* from renewable sources. In total, 12 countries where we have J&J MedTech and Janssen operations are included: Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

This achievement comes thanks to three deals that led to the construction of two new wind farms and one new solar field in Spain, adding to our existing on-site and off-site electricity projects.

^{*Johnson & Johnson property sites larger than 50,000 ft2 where the company has operational control}

Through our CO₂ Capital Relief Program we allocate up to $40 million per year for energy efficiency programs at our most energy-intensive manufacturing and R&D sites. Each project must show the potential for both emissions reductions and a financial return of at least 15%. Since we started the program in 2005, we’ve completed approximately 270 projects that have helped us avoid around 320,000 metric tons of GHG per year.

For decades we have been focused on driving energy efficiency across our operations, but reaching our climate goals will require us to go beyond efficiency projects and renewable electricity. For example, we continue to expand our use of geothermal energy to provide substantial reductions in GHG emissions. At our Janssen campus in Beerse, Belgium multiple wells, each approximately 1.6 miles deep, were completed and will use innovative geothermal energy to help heat and cool buildings across the site. At our Ethicon campus in Cincinnati, Ohio (U.S.), we installed a closed-loop, geothermal system with the capacity to provide heating and cooling to the entire 45-acre campus while substantially reducing emissions.