CSL Limited Annual Report 2022/23 46 8 Environment Our commitment to a healthier worldmeans delivering for both people and our planet. For a century we have strived to provide our life-savingmedicines in an efficient, inclusive and environmentally respectful way. In addition to material topics featured, our strategic sustainability focus areas are listed below: • Integrate sustainability considerations into business decisions. • Reduce carbon emissions. • Minimise end-to-end production of waste through removal, reduction and recycling. • Reduce waste and emissions across our supply chain. Promoting environmental protection CSL recognises that responsible management and efficient use of natural resources is key to its sustainable growth and ability to enable efficient and reliable supply of our life-saving medicines. CSL has an Environment, Health, Safety (EHS) function, which ensures our facilities operate to industry and regulatory standards. This strategy includes compliance with government regulations and commitments to minimise the impact of our operations on the environment. Our EHS Management System provides the platform for policies, procedures and guidelines, which manage our business processes. In April 2023, CSL’s facility in Wuhan, China, was issued a violation by the environmental protection agency (EPA) for failing to meet discharge limits of chemical oxygen demand (COD) as outlined in the site’s discharge permit. The penalty issued was US$16,548 (RMB120,000). Earth Day on Saturday, 22 April, is an annual reminder of the impact human activity has on the environment and the need to invest in our planet to protect the future. For Earth Day in 2023, several CSL sites across North America took part in volunteer activities in their communities, reinforcing both the business and personal commitment to the environment. South Carolina Our CSL Plasma facility in Union, South Carolina, proudly signed-up as part of the local county’s ADOPT-A-ROAD program – adopting Old Petrie Road in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The ADOPT-A-ROAD program is designed to keep the county’s roadways litter-free. CSL has adopted a two-mile section of road and for the next two years will have volunteers working to pick up litter along the roadway across the year. North Carolina For the second year in a row, CSL Seqirus in Holly Springs, North Carolina, celebrated Earth Day by helping clean up Bass Lake Park. Over 100 employees volunteered to spread mulch and collect rubbish on trails and along the lake. CSL Seqirus, Holly Springs in North Carolina celebrating Earth Day by helping to clean up Bass Lake Park. Illinois At CSL Behring in Kankakee, Illinois, members of the leadership team and EHS volunteered at the Willowhaven Park Nature Center Earth Day event. During the event there was a grand opening for the new arboretum trail, a rubbish collection activity and a children’s gardening program. At Waltham, Massachusetts, CSL Seqirus ran a photo contest to celebrate environmental consciousness, sustainability and preservation. Photos of nature, conservation efforts and environmental activismwere encouraged. The final winner was selected based on photos demonstrating the impacts of litter and garbage on local wildlife. Creating an impact on Earth Day
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