EHS External Supply: Commitments and Actions

Commitments:

• To consider EHS criteria when buying goods and services.
• To apply internal EHS risk management standards to suppliers of materials and services, ensuring sufficient resources and systems to avoid or mitigate potential EHS impacts from activities conducted on Pfizer's behalf.
• To assess EHS and labor practices, focusing on research and development, production of active pharmaceutical ingredients, finished-dosage-form medicines and key logistics centers before outsourcing activities.
• To perform subsequent EHS supplier reviews routinely, assuring acceptable performance has been maintained and developing improvement plans if needed.
• To provide training and coaching to suppliers of materials and services if warranted, improving EHS skills and sharing knowledge.
• To engage with other pharmaceutical companies to help our suppliers apply and sustain Pharmaceutical Industry Principles for Responsible Supply Chain Management.

Actions and highlights:

• Assessed EHS performance of nearly 400 new or existing supplier facilities through onsite inspections during the last five years.
• Provided 77 training sessions on improving EHS performance at supplier facilities throughout China, India, Latin America and Europe since 2007.
• During 2009, 107 onsite assessments of supplier facilities were completed, with additional visits to closely monitor performance and verify targeted improvements.

Assessment of 400 supplier facilities identified approximately 10 percent as requiring corrective actions to lower risk. Facilities requiring improvement are visited frequently to monitor corrective action plans. Depending on risks identified, we engage Pfizer's coaching and capacity building programs, along with development of exit strategies to alternate suppliers.

Pfizer is notified or made aware of EHS incidents within the supply chain. In most cases, Pfizer reviews incident investigations to understand root causes and corrective actions. Where possible, Pfizer EHS colleagues visit suppliers for to verify investigation findings and provide needed guidance.

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