Johnson Matthey Sustainability Report 2007/08Johnson Matthey Sustainability Report 2007/08

Performance Summary

Environment

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Environmental performance data is presented for the calendar year and has been restated to reflect changes in the business, for example divestments and site closure. The group sold its Ceramics Division on 28th February 2007 and, as such, the data presented below excludes any contribution from Ceramics Division.

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Bar chart showing energy consumption as GJ (’000) for 2003 through to 2007. Energy consumption as GJ (’000) per year was as follows; 2003 3,050, 2004 3,460, 2005 3,820, 2006 3,890 and 2007 3,787. Energy consumption as GJ per pound million sales excluding precious metals per year was as follows; 2003 2,953, 2004 3,422, 2005 3,483, 2006 2,907 and 2007 2,200.

Bar chart showing total global warming potential as tonnes CO2 equivalent (’000) for 2003 through to 2007. Total global warming potential as tonnes CO2 equivalent (’000) per year was as follows; 2003 273, 2004 310, 2005 333, 2006 326 and 2007 318. Total global warming potential as tonnes CO2 equivalent per pound million sales excluding precious metals per year was as follows; 2003 264.3, 2004 306.6, 2005 303.6, 2006 243.6 and 2007 184.8.

Bar chart showing total acid gas emissions as tonnes SO2 equivalent for 2003 through to 2007. Total acid gas emissions as tonnes SO2 equivalent per year was as follows; 2003 426, 2004 489, 2005 480, 2006 450 and 2007 416. Total acid gas emissions as tonnes SO2 equivalent per pound million sales excluding precious metals per year was as follows; 2003 0.4124, 2004 0.4837, 2005 0.4376, 2006 0.3362 and 2007 0.2417.

Bar chart showing total NOx emissions as tonnes NOx for 2003 through to 2007. Total NOx emissions as tonnes NOx per year was as follows; 2003 444, 2004 540, 2005 504, 2006 492 and 2007 448. Total NOx emissions as tonnes NOx per pound million sales excluding precious metals per year was as follows; 2003 0.4298, 2004 0.5341, 2005 0.4595, 2006 0.3676 and 2007 0.2603.

Bar chart showing total SO2 emissions as tonnes SO2 for 2003 through to 2007. Total SO2 emissions as tonnes SO2 per year was as follows; 2003 43.2, 2004 58.5, 2005 58.5, 2006 51.1 and 2007 31.8. Total SO2 emissions as tonnes SO2 per pound million sales excluding precious metals per year was as follows; 2003 0.0418, 2004 0.0578, 2005 0.0533, 2006 0.0382 and 2007 0.0185.

Bar chart showing total VOC emissions as tonnes VOC for 2003 through to 2007. Total VOC emissions as tonnes VOC per year was as follows; 2003 180.1, 2004 218.7, 2005 192.2, 2006 199.5 and 2007 207.1. Total VOC emissions as tonnes VOC per pound million sales excluding precious metals per year was as follows; 2003 0.1744, 2004 0.2163, 2005 0.1752, 2006 0.1491 and 2007 0.1203.

Bar chart showing water consumption as thousands m3 for 2003 through to 2007. Water consumption as thousands m3 per year was as follows; 2003 2,262, 2004 2,007, 2005 1,967, 2006 1,909 and 2007 2,038. Water consumption as m3 per pound million sales excluding precious metals per year was as follows; 2003 2,190, 2004 1,985, 2005 1,793, 2006 1,426 and 2007 1,184.

Bar chart showing total waste in tonnes for 2003 through to 2007. Total waste in tonnes per year was as follows; 2003 61,284, 2004 82,255, 2005 96,638, 2006 91,750 and 2007 98,764. Total waste in tonnes per pound million sales excluding precious metals per year was as follows; 2003 59.33, 2004 81.36, 2005 88.10, 2006 68.56 and 2007 57.39.

Bar chart showing total hazardous chemical waste in tonnes for 2003 through to 2007. Total hazardous chemical waste in tonnes per year was as follows; 2003 27,947, 2004 55,218, 2005 66,388, 2006 65,929 and 2007 66,890. Total hazardous chemical waste in tonnes per pound million sales excluding precious metals per year was as follows; 2003 27.06, 2004 54.62, 2005 60.52, 2006 49.26 and 2007 38.87.

Bar chart showing total non hazardous chemical waste in tonnes for 2003 through to 2007. Total non hazardous chemical waste in tonnes per year was as follows; 2003 20,486, 2004 16,748, 2005 14,153, 2006 16,010 and 2007 18,037. Total non hazardous chemical waste in tonnes per pound million sales excluding precious metals per year was as follows; 2003 19.83, 2004 16.57, 2005 12.90, 2006 11.96 and 2007 10.48.

Emissions Discharged to Water

Calendar year 2007: 360 tonnes

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