Energy & water consumption
Crucell is fully committed to being a good corporate citizen and conducting business in an honest and ethical way with the lowest possible environment footprint.
Total energy consumption
(in kwh)
Total water consumption
(in m3)
The first graph reflects the total energy consumption in kWh at Crucell facilities involved in product manufacturing and development, which represent over 90% of our global employees base. A 5.8% increase of energy consumption compared to 2007 can be noted. This increase can be explained by a general increase in activity worldwide, but especially by the start-up of operations at our new Valerio building in the Netherlands. In the future we expect energy efficiency gains as a result of this new building.
Energy use includes electricity, natural gas, oil, and other fuels as gasoline and diesel, all of which are converted to kWh. Compared to an average household (using 3400 kWh and 1650 m3 of natural gas), Crucell’s total energy consumption for 2008 resembles that of some 3502 households (in 2007: 3309 households).
The second graph depicts the total water consumption in cubic meters (m3) at Crucell facilities involved in product manufacturing and development, which represent over 90% of our global employees base. A 15% increase of water use compared to 2007 can be noted. This comes down to some 221 m3 of water use per employee annually in 2008 (in 2007: 194 m3).
Crucell has taken measures to reduce work-related travel, implementing a travel policy and actively encouraging employees to make use of a virtual conferencing system. Crucell’s new travel policy defines the principles our employees should adhere to in order to travel in a safe and cost‑effective manner as they conduct company business. It is the company objective to simultaneously reduce travel costs while supporting business development.