DRIVIN G ROWTH - Dr. Reddy's

SHE PRACTICES HAVE EVOLVED FROM AN
END-OF-PIPE APPROACH— TREATING
GENERATED WASTE—TO ONE THAT ATTEMPTS
TO MINIMISE POLLUTANTS AT THE SOURCE.
BULK MANUFACTURING
FACILITIES
DR. REDDY’S BULK
MANUFACTURING facilities aim at a
robust waste management infrastructure
that is not product specific. The target is to
continuously upgrade the facilities.
This effort is reflected in its investments.
In 2001-2002, the SBU Bulk Actives of the
Company spent more than 15 % of its
capital expenditure on setting up
Environment Management Systems. A
similar proportion is targeted this year as
well. The results are visible in reduced
water consumption and lower effluent
discharges. One of our units is progressing
towards zero effluent discharge facility. All
the bulk facilities have streamlined solid
waste disposal to a secured landfill site and
to authorised third parties. The organic
fraction of the solid wastes are reprocessed
as fuel at some of our facilities.
The environmental impact of any new
activity needs to be evaluated before its
commencement. At the bulk facilities, a
process named “Symphony” assesses the
environmental impact of each product from
the initial stages of product development.
GENERICS PLANT
DR. REDDY’S GENERICS FACILITY
meet the highest international standards in
drug manufacture. Its desire to match this
on the environmental front led to its
implementing the Environmental
Management System (ISO 14001 Standard).
The facility has obtained ISO 14001
certification in the month of May 2002.
EMERGING BUSINESSES
CYTOTOXIC DIVISION
The Cytotoxic division is being built to meet
the USFDA standards. SHE practices are
integrated into the design, covering every
aspect of handling the product in both bulk
and formulation stages. The facilities are
being designed with total containment
philosophy, to ensure minimal exposure of
the product to the person.The facility is
being continuously evaluated from the
engineering process angles to avoid and
minimize the discharge impact from the
inception of the facility.
DR. REDDY’S LABORATORIES LTD. | SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT | ANNUAL REPORT 2001-2002
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