Novartis announces energy award winners
04 Dec 2008
Novartis has announced the winners of its 2008 Energy Excellence Awards.
The four winning projects - from Austria, Germany, Indonesia and Switzerland - were chosen from a selection of 46 entries submitted by Novartis sites around the world.
Criteria for success in the competition included supporting business growth while reducing CO2 emissions, lowering energy costs and increasing the use of renewable energy.
"The Energy Excellence Awards are very effective in mobilising our associates' creativity to contribute to this global effort," commented Thomas Wellauer, head of corporate affairs and a member of the executive committee at Novartis.
He added that the awards form an "integral part" of efforts to reduce the firm's carbon footprint.
Meanwhile, the company has said its research strategy is yielding effective results.
Novartis stated that the number of new molecular entities in its exploratory pipeline is now 40 per cent higher than in 2005.
