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PUBLIC POLICY Many legislative issues affect Baxter’s business globally, including reimbursement, tax, trade and a variety of regulatory concerns. |
The company’s Government Policy and Reimbursement team works with lawmakers, governments and policymakers worldwide to support patient access to the company’s lifesaving therapies, improve the regulatory environment and reimbursement structure for Baxter’s therapies, increase understanding of the benefits of those ther... |
See Baxter’s details about the company’s political contributions as well as its membership in certain trade and industry groups. |
Act of technology association) and the Association for Accessible Medicines (the generic pharmaceutical and biosimilars association) supported U.S. Congressional passage of the Food and Drug Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017. |
This legislation is intended to improve the process for regulatory advancement and approval of new treatments, and will help enhance the innovation ecosystem for medical technology, biosimilars, generic pharmaceuticals, innovator pharmaceuticals and biologics. |
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of U.S. Congressional passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. |
Home Dialysis Baxter belongs to the Alliance for Home Dialysis, an organization focused on advocacy, policy and thought leadership. |
The company participated in the Capitol Hill Briefing in Washington, DC, to further the dialogue about the benefits of home dialysis for patients with end-stage renal disease. |
U.S. Congressional staff to discuss emerging policy opportunities to ensure patient choice in treatment. |
Home Delivery of Renal Products In the United States, state-level laws and regulations govern pharmaceuticals dispensing. |
to learn more about health disparities affecting diverse populations and engage key leaders about Baxter’s efforts to serve our patients with end-stage renal disease, which disproportionately impacts minority populations. |
CommunitiesIntroduction Baxter is committed to saving and sustaining lives. |
and in the communities where Baxter’s employees live and work. |
In collaboration with partners around the world, Baxter focuses on improving access to healthcare, fostering tomorrow’s innovation and community engagement. |
During Foundation donated nearly $21 million in products and cash. |
Of that amount, the company’s business units, functions and manufacturing facilities contributed more than $outside the United States). |
Baxter makes charitable contributions to organizations in the communities where its employees live and work. |
For example: NAACP ACE Baxter gave nearly $awareness and improve communication with African Americans about kidney disease prevention and treatment. |
During the second year of this partnership, contributions enabled attendees of town halls in the first year to educate people in their communities. College of Lake County The company contributed a total of $Baxter Innovation Lab at this community college in Grayslake, Illinois, where students, teachers and industry pro... |
The company takes a hands-on approach to developing the next generation of scientists, engineers and healthcare professionals by supporting teachers and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education; supporting employees to serve as mentors in communities worldwide; and creating diverse learning opportunit... |
to donate and responds to community and humanitarian aid partners as appropriate. |
**Subtotal is different than sum of segments, due to rounding. |
Complete two projects, including one by enhance sanitation in water-stressed areas where Baxter has an operational presence* *Baseline is 2015. |
CommunitiesIntroduction teacher training and student development in the health sciences. |
In two Baxter Innovation Labs, expanding the program beyond CPS for the first time. |
One opened at Lindblom Math and Science Academy, a selective enrollment high school in Chicago, Illinois, in December of that year. |
The second will open in late in Grayslake, Illinois (see above). |
Baxter is pursuing other opportunities to expand the program in locations where the company has a presence. |
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Baxter capitalizes on its global reach to serve communities in enduring ways through partnerships, donations, matching gifts and employee volunteering. |
In Fundación Solar in Guatemala to reduce natural resource use, improve community health, provide access to clean drinking water and empower women in Aguacatán, Huehuetenango. |
Other participants include the Guatemalan Ministry of the Environment, Universidad del Valle and the United Nations. |
The project will deliver community members water filtration tanks to purify harvested rainwater, wood-burning stoves that are safer and more energy-efficient than the traditional method of open-fire cooking, and education about natural resource stewardship. |
Disaster Relief In in Puerto Rico, significantly impacted the company’s communities, operations and employees. |
Immediately after the storm passed, Baxter began helping its more than such as gasoline, food, water and toiletries. |
The company coordinated multiple daily flights to transport approximately for employees. |
Baxter also distributed gas-powered generators and propane cooktops, and installed laundry stations at its manufacturing facilities to support employees’ personal needs. |
In addition, employees worldwide collected needed items for colleagues, and teams sent toys, games and other holiday gifts for employees’ children. |
The company continues to provide the communities around its manufacturing facilities with access to potable water as well as supplies and other aid. |
Baxter and the Baxter International Foundation provided short-term recovery grants to its partners American Red Cross, Americares and Direct Relief. |
The Baxter International Foundation also matched employee gifts made through the company’s disaster relief portal two-to-one. |
These funds were donated to help in the areas with the greatest need. |
Additionally, the company launched the Baxter Employee Disaster Relief Fund, a global program, that enables employees to donate funds to help fellow employees impacted by disasters. |
The Baxter International Foundation committed to provide startup funds as well, enabling all qualified employee applicants to receive a grant. |
A thirdparty agency evaluates student applications based on academic, extracurricular and employment accomplishments. |
Recipients receive a $award, and scholarships may be renewed for up to three additional years. |
In community events and volunteered more than 57,000 hours in 38 countries. |
Employees at each Baxter site select volunteer activities and organizations to support. |
Dollars for Doers In the United States, the Baxter International Foundation Dollars for Doers program provides grants to eligible organizations in recognition of Baxter employees who have volunteered at least 10 hours during the year. |
Baxter World Environment Week Through Baxter World Environment Week, the company engages and educates employees about environmental sustainability. |
In conducted environmental preservation and restoration activities, including local cleanups, educational campaigns, tree planting events, recycling activities, and ecosystem rehabilitation projects. |
Baxter Renal Therapy Services (RTS) Colombia won the inspires employees to enhance and protect biodiversity in their region. |
RTS employees participated with their families in including educational visits to natural parks and botanic new scholarships 68 renewed scholarships 193 countries worldwide 23 gardens, the planting of 182 native species, and cleanups of local water sources. |
About half of RTS employees in the country participated. |
In initiative to RTS patients and their children, by engaging them in recycling and urban agriculture activities. |
Photos left to right: Employees from Baxter Taiwan planted and harvested vegetables for underprivileged families. |
A Baxter team in Portugal collected and delivered hygiene products to children at Casa Seis. |
A team of Baxter volunteers in South Korea cooked kimchi for underprivileged households in the community. |
(% of program criteria implemented across all manufacturing facilities, at year-end) Pre-requisite Bronze 91% 89% 92% Silver 77% 76% 80% Gold 64% 60% 64% Baxter's Global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions Footprint (Scope 1, 2, and 3) (metric tons CO2e). |
Political Contributions See Baxter’s 2017 Political Contributions Report for detailed data. |
The global average represent approximately 500 companies and approximately 11 million employees. |
As of the beginning of participation rate was 27%. |
The environmental data included in this report are based on warehouse, and 48 are pharmacies, administrative, clerical or other. |
For example, in 2017, Baxter’s 52 renal therapy sites in Colombia reported as a single entity. |
The EHS&S information reported covers 100% of Baxter’s operations unless noted otherwise. |
certain non-routine, non-production-related waste streams from its total waste performance data and progress against its 2020 waste goal. |
The company’s Scope reasonable assurance level by Bureau Veritas North America. |
For the past five years, Bureau Veritas North America has verified to a limited assurance level Baxter’s methodology and emissions factors for calculating Scope 3 GHG emissions. |
During the year, emissions from the Baxter-operated biomass boilers equaled 146,000 metric tons CO2. |
RESPONSIBLE PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS 1 Includes spending with women-owned businesses and minority-owned businesses. |
5 Work-related injuries or illnesses requiring medical attention beyond first-aid, including cases with days lost. |
(EHS&S) organization and the categorization of data in the EHS&S global information management system through 2017. |
BAXTER DATA SUMMARY (continued) 14 Baxter’s Lean Energy Program began in 2007. |
In 2017, Baxter reclassified a waste stream as wastewater, thereby excluding it from waste calculations. |
20 Fiscal year basis (October 1 through September 30 of the year noted). |
Other categories include disability-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, LGBT-owned, small disadvantaged, and HUBZone-certified businesses. |
Data for include spending from parts of Baxter that became Baxalta on July 1, 2015. |
relief response, the regulatory environment, manufacturing processes and changes in product mix and marketing. |
BAXTER VALUE CHAIN ENERGY USAGE AND GHG EMISSIONS (continued) benchmarking with industry. |
GHG emissions associated with using biomass fuel, principally wood/wood waste, as a boiler fuel at three Baxter locations. |
These emissions were calculated as 129,000, 148,000, and 146,000 metric tons CO2 in 2015, 2016, and 2017, respectively. |
13 Baxter used the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to estimate GHG emissions associated with reported fuel usage by companymanaged sales and distribution fleet vehicles and other vehicles. |
14 Refrigerant emissions represent reported CFC, HCFC and HFC refrigerant losses by each Baxter location. |
15 Estimated based on previous Baxter product LCAs as well as the company’s revenue by product type. |
17 Estimated based on production quantities and global warming potential information for certain types of products. |
Introduction and Objectives of Work Baxter engaged Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. (BVNA) of the Bureau Veritas Group to conduct an independent assurance of selected sections in Baxter’s Report). |
The work was planned and carried out to provide reasonable, rather than absolute, assurance of the Selected Information except for the Responsible Procurement and Logistics section of the Report, which was carried out to provide limited assurance. |
that Baxter has continued to improve its data collection and reporting processes. |
Based on the work conducted, we recommend that Baxter consider continuing to improve the efficiency of data collection at the facility level. |
and Competence Bureau Veritas is an independent professional services company that specialises in quality, environmental, health, safety and social accountability with over 185 years history. |
Bureau Veritas has implemented and applies a Code of Ethics, which meets the requirements of the International Federation of Inspections Agencies (IFIA)employees maintain integrity, objectivity, professional competence and due care, confidentiality, professional behaviour and high ethical standards in their day-to-day ... |
to corruption Selected operations are assessed on a rotational basis for corruption-related risks through a range of ongoing activities, including annual risk audits and assessments in selected locations and an automated compliance monitoring system that Baxter is launching in seven countries in 2018. |
GRI 402-1 Minimum notice periods regarding operational changes Minimum notice period varies by country. |
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This report contains forward-looking statements concerning Baxter, including with respect to compliance, performance and initiatives. |
These statements are based on assumptions about many important factors, including the following, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements: product development risks; continuity, availability and pricing of acceptable raw materials and component supply; failures ... |
In humanitarian organization Direct Relief to launch Driving Your Health (Manejando tu Salud), a free mobile health program that deploys medical teams to communities throughout greater Mexico City with limited access to health services. |
In its first year of operation, the program has provided direct access to health services for more than and has indirectly impacted nearly 140,000 people through medical consulting and educational resources. |
global, national and local industry associations and publications around the world. |
This report is based on activities in fiscal year 2017 to September 30, 2018). |
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