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Environmental responsibility Partnering to reduce energy consumption in England In the early 1990s, BD’s plant in Plymouth, England, launched a combined heat and power program–the first of its kind in the U.K.–that enabled it to internally generate power to meet about 60 percent of its energy needs and all of its heating requirements. In 2006–the facility’s 25th anniversary–plant management joined in a public/private collaboration to reduce overall energy consumption.      The collaboration is a three-way partnership among BD; the Carbon Trust, a government organization that promotes energy efficiency; and the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), an initiative to enhance knowledge and skill transfer between universities and private industry.      Plant management hired Eva Espanol, a recent graduate of the University of London, to implement its energy efficiency program. In just a few months, Eva spearheaded several projects to increase the efficiency of on-site transformers, detect compressed air leaks and install intelligent fan speed controls. Simultaneously, plant management updated its energy policy and developed a communications program to raise associates’ energy awareness and enlist their help in the all-out effort.      Early in the program, the results are very positive. Lower energy demand is producing significant annual savings and an accompanying reduction in CO2 emissions. Initiatives save energy at BD facilities around the world BD’s Plymouth plant is just one of many locations around the world where BD is reducing energy use. These initiatives represent one dimension of a broad BD commitment to responsible corporate citizenship. An external analysis of BD’s sustainability leadership led to the Company being named this year to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, widely considered to be the premier socially responsible investing index. The Company was previously selected for the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index.      Among other energy conservation initiatives, BD’s plant in Tuas, Singapore, formed an Energy Audit Team in 2006. The team began by focusing on air compressors, chillers and air handler units–realizing improvements that have produced measurable reductions in energy usage.      In the United States, BD’s facility in San Jose, California, joined the Sustainable Silicon Valley coalition and quickly found ways to reduce energy demand by more than 10 percent, much of the improvement due to more efficient lighting. Across the country, BD’s plant in Canaan, Connecticut, is in a region that is growing economically but constrained by a lack of new generating capacity. Plant management is partnering with the local utility on a range of projects that promise to significantly reduce electrical demand.