Baxter Summary

Brief Description of Baxter:

Baxter is a global medical products and services company, which provides therapies for people with life-threatening conditions. The company’s products and services include bioscience (biopharmaceuticals, vaccines, bio-surgery and transfusion therapies), and medication delivery and renal therapy, and are used by health-care providers and their patients in more than 100 countries.  Baxter is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.  In 2001, it had revenues of $7.7 billion and employed 48,000 people. Visit Baxter's Web site for more information.   

Baxter is a member of the Pew Center on Global Climate Change Business Environmental Leadership Council, a group of major companies that demonstrate leadership by establishing and meeting greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets; investing in more efficient products, practices and technologies; and supporting domestic and international action to achieve cost-effective emissions reductions. Read the guiding principles of the Business Environmental Leadership Council.


Baxter's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Targets:

• Reduce energy use and associated GHG emissions by 30 percent per unit of product value from 1996 levels by 2005.

All Business Environmental Leadership Council Targets

CEO:

Robert L. Parkinson, Jr.


What Baxter Has to Say About Climate Change:

“We appreciate the important balance between supplying vital products and services, such as medical therapies, and using resources in a sound, efficient manner. All of us—governments, industries, citizens—must do our part to leave a legacy for future generations to enjoy.”
Robert L. Parkinson, Jr., CEO Baxter