Company: CRL
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001104659-25-030908
Chunk: 29

Company: CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-02
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 29
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 Plan, with the aim of moving toward world-class EHS&S performance. Governance . The Global EHS&S Group provides leadership, guidance, technical expertise, and oversight while facilitating the integration of EHS&S into our business processes, by aligning EHS&S initiatives to business goals and continually monitoring and evaluating our EHS&S performance. We have also initiated an EHS&S Advisory Council, which includes a designated business leader from each of our business units. The EHS&S Advisory Council meets quarterly to ensure EHS&S and business strategies are aligned. Team EHS&S . We utilize a collaborative management approach where the Global EHS&S Group solicits feedback and suggestions from our site-based EHS&S leaders, and have developed forums to share tools, resources, and best practices to advance our EHS&S efforts. Responsible Supply Chain Management. We are dedicated to sustainable and responsible supply chain management and we encourage the development and participation of all capable material and service suppliers. We consider our suppliers, contractors, consultants, and agents as a part of the Charles River team, and we rely on them to help us accomplish both our business and EHS&S objectives. Leverage Technology . We believe that optimizing processes and leveraging technology is a key component to operating more efficiently. We currently use resource tracking software to manage our energy and GHG emissions data and are working to obtain more robust site waste and water data via this tool to help determine our environmental footprint. We have also implemented an EHS&S Management Information System software solution that allows us to more efficiently manage our Incidents, Permits and Licenses, Audits and Inspections, and Occupational Health. Metrics . We focus on select key performance indicators—both leading and lagging—to track, measure, and manage our progress to achieve world-class EHS&S performance. As part of integrating working safely and sustainably into how we do business, EHS&S performance is included in our quarterly business reviews. For example, from a baseline of 2018, we have committed to a 50% reduction in GHG emissions from global Charles River facilities (Scope 1 and 2 emissions) by 2030, as well as a 15% reduction in value chain GHG emissions (Scope 3) by 2030. Our Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction goals are approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) and are in line with the Paris Climate Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Performance Assurance . We have two focus areas for EHS&S performance assurance: (