Jean-François Bechtold
EHS Technician (Molsheim, France)Sustainability is about reducing our impacts, for example through recycling, to benefit future generations. By improving our environmental stewardship, we also improve customer perceptions and those of people living near our facilities. Merck Millipore strives to develop products with leading environmental practice, and to set an example within the industry.
Anthony Campana
EHS Engineer (Bedford, MA)Sustainability is about establishing sound, integrated, fool-proof, automated processes to utilize natural resources as efficiently as possible. Anyone can be a “one-hit wonder”, but we want to establish systems that withstand the test of time and regulation, customer audits and questions from the community. Merck Millipore has been around for a long time and we want this to continue.
Karen Cronholm
Field Marketing Manager (Bioprocess PMT US)As a company, we should design products that have limited impact on the environment, both for customers and for ourselves during manufacturing. I worked at the Jaffrey site for two years, and experienced the high level of environmental commitment there, for example related to water, waste and noise. This is an important way for Merck Millipore to be responsive to its communities and customers.
Steve Dark
Environmental Resource Manager (Jaffrey, NH)Sustainability is about recognizing that we have an obligation to minimize impacts on the environment while being a successful company. Merck Millipore accepts as part of its whole business philosophy that this obligation is real, and we must identify and work aggressively to minimize environmental impacts. We need to continually incorporate into our business planning the means to recognize and act on opportunities to improve environmental performance while making great products.
Keith Goggin
Applications Specialist (Bioscience Lab Water US)Environmental sustainability is about minimizing or counterbalancing any harm we do to our environment, so we can sustain resources and live a high quality of life for years and years.
On an ethical level, Merck Millipore has a Foundation which gives money to causes that benefit the greater society. This also benefits Merck Millipore by improving its reputation. Likewise, Merck Millipore needs to take responsibility for how our business practices impact the world's environment. More and more, our customers and communities expect Merck Millipore to be a good environmental citizen. Already, when our customers consider buying Merck Millipore products, they will request from us statements about our active environmentally beneficial programs.
Michael Landadio, CIH, CSP
EHS Manager (US East)Merck Millipore draws upon resources to make products and meet customer needs. We must make sure we treat those resources in a way that ensures they are available for future generations and not depleted or spoiled. We can conduct business without negatively affecting future generations.
Sustainability is in part an ethical issue – it’s the right thing to do – and reflects Merck Millipore’s values. It benefits the business as well. Although lots of companies talk the talk, Merck Millipore walks the walk, and has been doing so for years. This can be a real advantage for us as a company.
Natalia Olive
EHS Engineer (Corporate EHS)Sustainability, in essence, is what it takes to exist on the planet in harmony with its resources so that those resources are as available 100 years from now as they are today. This matters to Merck Millipore because people (such as employees and customers) matter to Merck Millipore. Maintaining a sustainable business model helps the company stay competitive and meet its goal of becoming a leader in the industry.
Michelle Stafford
Field Marketing Manager (Bioprocess PMT US)Sustainability means having a positive impact on the environment, by producing less waste and protecting the resources we have. For as long as I’ve worked at Merck Millipore, the company has always strived to have a positive influence on our customers and communities, not just through our products but also through our interactions.