Our Focus on Environmental Responsibility

Heinz’s Global Innovation and Quality Center

Managing for Excellence
As Heinz drives for continued improvement in our environmental performance, we have policies and practices in place to ensure compliance with local, state, and national regulations and laws, and our own stringent requirements. The Heinz Global Environmental Policy provides common standards for all of our facilities, including implementation of our Environmental Management System. Our systematic approach includes employee training and education, setting annual goals and targets, and working with suppliers and contractors to reduce their environmental impact. Twenty-two of our locations around the world have been certified to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 environmental management system, and several others are in progress. It is our intention to continue to structure our environmental program around the ISO 14001 standard.

With a strong foundation in place, Heinz is making environmental stewardship a living, breathing part of our culture in many other ways. At our Heinz 57 Center in downtown Pittsburgh, we retained architects to design and create a “green roof” that provides a serene, natural setting on top of the 14-story building. Our green roof is used for employee meetings and other functions. At a number of facilities, we have installed skylights to provide natural light and reduce our use of electricity. Heinz also distributed energy-saving light bulbs to all 1,300 of our Pittsburgh employees in April 2007, reflecting our support of Earth Day.

While Heinz has a historically strong track record of environmental compliance, there are some instances when noncompliance is brought to our attention. Heinz incurred fines and penalties of approximately $187,000 in Fiscal 2006 and $13,700 in Fiscal 2007 associated with noncompliance with environmental laws and regulations. The majority of these fines were associated with violations in the disposal of industrial process water. When we become aware of any noncompliance, remedial steps are taken immediately.

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