We had the chance to talk to Mauro Arrigoni, Head of Environment, Health &
Safety in the EMEIA region, who is based in Fornovo, as well as Soyanne Marion, one of our environmental
engineers in Brazil.
Both of your sites have now been declared carbon-neutral – congratulations! But what does this actually mean?
Marion: We are carbon-neutral in terms of scope 1 and scope 2. This basically means that
the carbon neutrality of our sites applies both to the energy we produce and source. To achieve this, we took
many steps over the past few years, with clear priorities: avoiding, reducing, and replacing greenhouse gas
emissions.
Arrigoni: In Italy, we take exactly the same approach. Actually, it is also not just our two
sites – and the other sites which have already been certified as carbon-neutral –, but everything is part of
Boehringer’s global MORE GREEN environmental sustainability program. Despite the global scope, we
still have enough freedom to drive our customized initiatives at these sites we deeply identify with. And it’s
not just about reducing emissions. We continuously drive the reduction of the environmental impact of our
operations.