Health, Safety and the Environment

Sustainable Opportunity Policy

Our Sustainable Opportunity Policy is based on the principle that by integrating health, safety and environmental considerations into all aspects of our business, Honeywell protects its people, communities and the environment; achieves sustainable growth and accelerated productivity; drives compliance with all applicable regulations; and develops technologies that expand the sustainable capacity of our world.

This policy is deliberately and directly embedded into our company-wide operating system, a blueprint for continuous operational improvement. Endorsed by our CEO and senior leadership, the policy is posted in every facility and communicated to all employees and contractors.

Environmental and Safety Commitments

We show our dedication to safety and environmental stewardship through our commitments and ongoing efforts in our operations.

Reducing Global Greenhouse Gases

Honeywell is committed to being carbon neutral in its operations and facilities¹ by 2035. This initiative represents a continuation of the company’s sustainability efforts since 2004, setting us well on our way to achieving this commitment.

Boosting Energy Efficiency

We take a systems-based approach using technology, operational excellence and employee engagement aligned with our operating system to drive continuous improvements. Since 2010, our facilities have implemented more than 6,800 sustainability projects including building automation and controls, lighting and mechanical upgrades.

Conserving Water

Honeywell’s global inventory of water usage data supports the identification of conservation opportunities. We strategically target water conservation projects in areas experiencing “water stress,” as defined by the World Resources Institute.

Reducing Waste

Honeywell manages waste in accordance with all regulatory requirements while also seeking to minimize waste generation and environmental impacts. Each of our strategic business units is required to establish annual targets for reducing hazardous waste and diverting waste from landfills.

Providing a Safe Work Environment

Safety Always is a Honeywell foundational principle, guiding all our operations and decision-making processes to protect our employees, customers, and the environment. Utilizing U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Honeywell’s safety record is more than four times better than the weighted average Total Recordable Incident Rate or TRIR (the number of occupational injuries and illnesses per 100 employees) of the industries in which we operate.

Creating Eco-Efficient Products

Our priority is health, safety and environmental protection, both in how we do our work and in our results. As we invent new tools and solutions, we take deliberate, strategic steps to improve each innovation’s eco-efficiency.

Responsible Remediation

Like other companies with long, successful histories, many of its former operations are now considered brownfields. We are responsibly addressing those issues using world-class science, design and engineering to protect human health and the environment.

Honeywell has invested more than $5 billion over the last 20 years to remediate and restore approximately 3,100 acres to productive community use. We work closely with local governments and other stakeholders, leveraging our design and engineering expertise to develop solutions that help protect human health, preserve natural resources and improve the environment.

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Responsible Care

Process Automation and Technology (PA&T) business is a participant in the Responsible Care program of the American Chemistry Council. It is a global, voluntary initiative developed by the chemical industry to drive continuous improvement in health, safety and environmental performance, together with open and transparent communications with stakeholders. Participating PA&T locations are certified RC-14001 by an external ISO registrar.

Health, Safety, Environment, Product Stewardship and Sustainability Management System

Our Health, Safety, Environmental, Product Stewardship and Sustainability Management practices are managed by a global team of trained professionals with extensive knowledge and hundreds of years of collective experience.

We use third-party-certified standards, including ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, and industry best practices, which are fully integrated into our operating system. Compliance is monitored through a comprehensive governance process. The timely development and implementation of process improvement and corrective action plans are closely monitored.

Core Standards of Health, Safety, Environment, Product Stewardship & Sustainability

HSEPS Management System Manual

Policy and Leadership Commitment

Organizational Roles, Responsibilities, Accountabilities and Authorities

Aspects and Impacts

Compliance Obligations

Emerging Issues

Management of Change

HSEPS Objectives

Management Plans

Competence, Training and Awareness

Communication and Participation

Document and Records Management

Operational Planning and Control

Emergency Management

Behavior and Culture

Monitoring, Measurement, Analysis and Evaluation

Internal Audit

Management Review

Incident, Nonconformity and Corrective Action

HSEPS Management System Operational Controls

As part of our management system, we have established clear operational standards and requirements to control and address risk, environmental aspects and compliance obligations that are common to our global operations.

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¹ Scope 1 & 2