Johnson and Johnson’s Supply Chain and Healthy Lives Campaign are Working Together

Johnson & Johnson believes human health and the health of the planet are not separate considerations, but rather depend on one another. This led the pharmaceutical and cosmetics giant to launch an $800 million Healthy Lives Mission in the latter part of 2020.

Nearly a year later the campaign is still going strong and has embedded itself firmly in the way Johnson & Johnson manufactures and delivers its thousands of products around the globe.

To reduce the number of shipments and storage space needed to deliver its products, Johnson & Johnson has eliminated 96,200 pounds of plastic and 3.2 million square feet of cardboard from the packaging of some of its most popular products.

“Our commitment to reducing complexity and waste in our product packaging allows us to reduce costs and associated environmental impacts,” said Worldwide Vice President of Supply Chain, Meri Stevens. The smaller and simpler packages can now be more efficiently stored and transported, reducing the number of shipments, and maximizing the value of each transport. Additionally, reviews of our logistics revealed opportunities to remove hundreds of trucks from the road without sacrificing supply and is estimated to have doubled our miles-per-gallon fuel savings.”

Johnson & Johnson also bake sustainability into the agreements it signs with its third-party logistics providers and is constantly monitoring, engaging, and collaborating with them to ensure standards are being maintained and identifying where additional improvements can be made.