Our commitment to EHS is an integral part of the business strategies and processes. The vision, tools and responsibilities for EHS are defined at corporate level. In accordance with the corporate strategy, Aventis businesses set and meet their own specific objectives. The first EHS Progress Report includes our EHS policy, Highlights and EHS performance achievements as well as the principles of our EHS corporate governance. Although environmental protection is a necessary component of sustainability, alone it is not sufficient to address the 'triple bottom line' of economic, social and environmental performance.
Sustainable development aims to satisfy the fundamental needs of human beings in a lasting way.
Aventis sees its contribution to sustainable development in creating innovative solutions for coping with the health and nutritional problems of a growing and increasingly ageing population. We consider it of primary importance, that these innovations be developed within a framework of sustainability. In addition to the scientific challenges, Aventis seeks also to meet the economic and social callenges in the respective markets. We conduct research and produce goods for markets that are largely determined by specific cultural value systems and political frameworks. We have to help shape these influences in a sustainable way.