Our goal is to have all facilities achieve 100 percent of the BEHSt standard by 2002. The company has made a commitment to obtain ISO 14001 certification for all manufacturing, research and development, and other major operations by 2002. Other Corporate Giving and Employee Involvement Baxter also works with international emergency relief organizations in underdeveloped nations and countries faced with crises, especially natural disaster and war. Below are examples of this outreach. A number of facilities have fitness centers.
Many facilities sponsor baseball, basketball, volleyball, golf and soccer teams.
Aibonito, Puerto Rico, hosts an annual interplant marathon in which employees island-wide participate. Worldwide, sites presented numerous programs on a variety of health issues, including diabetes, domestic violence, parasitism, fad diets, osteoporosis, learning disabilities, childcare and men's health. Macchi, Brazil hosted a conference on tuberculosis and AIDS education for all employees. Many sites provide employees with influenza, hepatitis B, tetanus and other vaccinations. Cali, Columbia sponsored a family-focused health fair during which vaccinations, oral health, nutrition orientations, audiologic evaluations and visual screenings were offered to employees' children.