Objectives Relating to Focal Area “Health & Safety”
| Objectives | Status |
| Further development of alternative test methods that make no use of animals. | Further development, validation and promotion of non-animal test methods: Initiation of and participation in cross-company programs, to promote the research, establishment and international adoption of non-animal test methods even more effectively in the future. |
| Continuous further development of skin models for testing efficacy so that consumer benefit can be increased. | Innovative face care products have been successfully launched. Example: Diadermine AgeExcellium. |
| Preparation for the European Union’s new Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) system. | Completed. See Implementation of EU Chemicals Regulation. |
| Replacement of parquet flooring adhesives with a high solvent content by low-emission alternatives, thereby contributing to environmental and health protection. | Because they are much easier to use, the solvent-free silane-based parquet adhesives have now established themselves in Germany – they have replaced nearly 67 percent of solvent-based artificial resin parquet adhesives and are considerably kinder to the environment and to health. |
| Elimination of lead-containing soldering pastes in the electronics industry, thereby contributing to environmental protection. | The proportion of lead-free products has been increased from 5 percent in 2004 to more than 55 percent. |
| Long-term objective: Zero occupational accidents. | 2007: 1.7 occupational accidents per one million hours worked. |