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Community		2.6
Employees		2.8
Environment		3.7
Governance		2.9

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Baxter International Inc.

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Baxter International Inc., through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures and markets medicals products and pharmaceuticals for the treatment of hemophilia, immune disorders, infectious diseases, kidney disease, trauma, and other chronic and acute medical conditions. These products are used by hospitals, kidney dialysis centers, nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, doctors' offices, clinical and medical research laboratories, and by patients at home under physician supervision. Baxter International has manufacturing facilities in over 25 countries and sells its products in more than 100 countries worldwide.

Ticker:	BAX	ISIN:	US0718131099
Address:	Baxter International Inc., USA, Deerfield IL, 60015	Website:	Baxter International Inc.
Phone Number:	1-847-9482000	CSR Web Area:	Subscriber info

Basic corporate social responsibility ratings

	Overall	Community	Employees	Environment	Governance
Baxter International Inc.	67	63	68	70	67
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All company average	48	47	48	46	51
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Special issues:	Military Contractor, Animal Test User, Gay & Lesbian Sensitive

Data sources for this company

Asset4

BSR Member

Carbon Disclosure Project 2008

Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data

Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data

Carbon Disclosure Project--all respondents

Ceres

Chicago Climate Exchange Members

Climate Counts

Climate Counts 2011

Corporate Knights Global 100 - 2011

CorporateRegister.com

Covalence Ethical Quotient

CRO 100 Best Corporate Citizens

CR’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2011

Environmental Investment Organisation

EPA Climate Leaders

Equal Opportunity 2010

Equal Opportunity 2011

Ethisphere

Glassdoor

Global 100 List 2010

Global Reporting Initiative 2010

Global Reporting Initiative 2011

Goodness 500

Governance Metrics International

Human Rights Campaign 2011 List

IW Financial

MSCI ESG Intangible Value Assessment

MSCI Global Compact +

NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index

Newsweek Top 500 Global Green Companies 2011

Newsweek Top 500 Green Companies 2010

Newsweek Top 500 Green Companies 2011

The CSRI 50--2011

Trucost

Understanding Animal Research

Vigeo

3 report(s) may be available

Ratings history

Subcategory CSR ratings

	Governance			Community
	Board	Leadership Ethics	Transparency & Reporting	Community Dev & Philanthropy	Product	Human Rights & Supply Chain
Baxter International Inc.
Medical Equipment & Supplies Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical & Medicine Manufacturing
CSRHub average	52	52	48	47	45	51
USA

	Employees			Environment
	Compensation & Benefits	Diversity & Labor Rights	Training, Health & Safety	Energy & Climate Change	Policy & Reporting	Resource Management
Baxter International Inc.
Medical Equipment & Supplies Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical & Medicine Manufacturing
CSRHub Average	43	47	47	44	46	46
USA

Special issues that affect this company

	Military Contractor		Animal Test User		Gay & Lesbian Sensitive
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Medical Equipment & Supplies Manufacturing
Pharmaceutical & Medicine Manufacturing
Overall database
USA

Original data values

Data source name	Data source element name	Minimum value	Value provided by datasource	Maximum value
Carbon Disclosure Project 2008	% of purchased electricity from renewable sources
Global 100 List 2010	% Tax Paid
Carbon Disclosure Project 2008	(i) Has the information reported in response to Questions 2(b)- (c) been externally verified or audited or do you plan to have the information verified or audited?
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 7 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 4 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 7 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 39 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	14.1. Do you consider that the grid average factors used to report Scope 2 emissions in question 13 reflect the contractual arrangements you have with electricity suppliers?
Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	14.1. If your goods and/or services enable GHG emissions to be avoided by a third party, please provide details including the estimated avoided emissions, the anticipated timescale over which the emissions are avoided and the methodology, assumptions, emi
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 3 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 3 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 3 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 3 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	16.2. Please provide details including the anticipated timescale over which the emissions are avoided, in which sector of the economy they might help to avoid emissions and their potential to avoid emissions.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 7 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	17.1. Please provide your total carbon dioxide emissions in metric tonnes CO2 from the combustion of biologically sequestered carbon i.e. carbon dioxide emissions from burning biomass/biofuels.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 4 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	17.2. Please explain why not.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 9 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 3 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 3 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	19.2. Please explain why they have varied and why the variation is significant.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 6 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	2.1. Attachments
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	2.1. Describe your company’s process for identifying significant risks and/or opportunities from climate change and assessing the degree to which they could affect your business, including the financial implications.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 13 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 5 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 11 items available from this source.
Climate Counts 2011	2011 Total Score
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 3 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 7 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	21.3. What is your strategy for complying with the schemes in which you participate or anticipate participating?
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	21.4. Has your company originated any project-based carbon credits or purchased any within the reporting period?
Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	21.4. Total CO2 emissions for 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008 for facilities which you operate or own as a % of total revenue.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 3 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 4 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	22.2. In your Annual Reports or other mainstream filing? (If so, please attach your latest publication(s).)
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 3 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	22.3. Through voluntary communications such as CSR reports? (If so, please attach your latest publication(s).)
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 34 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	3.1. Do current and/or anticipated regulatory requirements related to climate change present significant risks to your company?
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 9 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	4.1. Do current and/or anticipated physical impacts of climate change present significant risks to your company?
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 9 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	5.1. Does climate change present other significant risks - current and/or anticipated - for your company?
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 9 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	6.1. Do current and/or anticipated regulatory requirements related to climate change present significant opportunities for your company?
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 9 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	7.1. Date selected is
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	7.1. Do current and/or anticipated physical impacts of climate change present significant opportunities for your company?
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 3 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 10 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 3 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 10 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	9.2 Details of any assumptions made.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	9.2. Do you have a current emissions reduction target?
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	9.3. Please explain why not and forecast how your Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions will change over the next 5 years. (If you do not have a target)
Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	9.4 The global warming potentials you have applied and their origin.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	9.4. Please give details of the target(s) you are developing and when you expect to announce it/them. (If you are in the process of developing a target)
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 3 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 6 items available from this source.
Global Reporting Initiative 2010	Application Level
CRO 100 Best Corporate Citizens	Board
Ceres	Ceres Member
Chicago Climate Exchange Members	Chicago Climate Exchange member
CR’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2011	Climate Change Rank
Global 100 List 2010	CO2 Productivity
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Comms Index
CRO 100 Best Corporate Citizens	Community Dev & Philanthropy
BSR Member	Companies that are committed to improving its sustainability performance may join BSR
CRO 100 Best Corporate Citizens	Compensation & Benefits
CR’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2011	Corporate Governance Rank
Corporate Knights Global 100 - 2011	Corporate Knights Canada Global 100 2011
CorporateRegister.com	Corporate Report Count
[+] Global Reporting Initiative 2010	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
Newsweek Top 500 Green Companies 2011	Disclosure
Newsweek Top 500 Global Green Companies 2011	Disclosure
CRO 100 Best Corporate Citizens	Diversity & Labor Rights
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2008	Click here to see the 6 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 4 items available from this source.
CR’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2011	Employee Relations
CRO 100 Best Corporate Citizens	Environmental Policy and Reporting
CR’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2011	Environmental Rank
Newsweek Top 500 Green Companies 2011	Envtl. Impact
Newsweek Top 500 Global Green Companies 2011	Envtl. Impact
EPA Climate Leaders	EPA Climate Leader Partner Companies
Equal Opportunity 2010	Equal Opportunity top 50 companies 2010
Equal Opportunity 2011	Equal Opportunity top 50 companies 2011
Covalence Ethical Quotient	EthicalQuote Rank
Ethisphere	Ethisphere most ethical companies
Goodness 500	Executive Diversity
CR’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2011	Financial Risk
Carbon Disclosure Project 2008	General and regulatory risks management
Glassdoor	Glassdoor Employer Ratings
Global 100 List 2009	Global 100 member 2009
Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Governance Index
Newsweek Top 500 Green Companies 2011	Green Score
Newsweek Top 500 Global Green Companies 2011	Green Score
Global Reporting Initiative 2010	Guidelines
Human Rights Campaign 2011 List	HRC Rating
CRO 100 Best Corporate Citizens	Human Rights & Supply Chain
CR’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2011	Human Rights Rank
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2008	Click here to see the 4 items available from this source.
[+] Covalence Ethical Quotient	Click here to see the 3 items available from this source.
Global Reporting Initiative 2010	Integrated
Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	ISIN
Global 100 List 2010	Leadership Diversity
CRO 100 Best Corporate Citizens	Leadership Ethics
Understanding Animal Research	List of companies that have publicly posted policies on animal research
Global Reporting Initiative 2009	List of companies who submit their annual CSR reports to GRI
NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index	NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index
[+] Newsweek Top 500 Green Companies 2010	Click here to see the 3 items available from this source.
Global Reporting Initiative 2010	OECD
Goodness 500	Percentage of Profit
CR’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2011	Philanthropy Rank
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2008	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
Climate Counts	POLICY
Climate Counts 2011	Policy Stance
CRO 100 Best Corporate Citizens	Product
Global Reporting Initiative 2010	Publication Year
CR’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2011	Rank
Global 100 List 2010	Rank
Newsweek Top 500 Green Companies 2011	Rank
Newsweek Top 500 Global Green Companies 2011	Rank
Climate Counts	REDUCE
Climate Counts 2011	Reduce
Global Reporting Initiative 2010	Region
Climate Counts	REPORT
Climate Counts 2011	Report
[+] Global Reporting Initiative 2010	Click here to see the 3 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Reporting Historical Data
Carbon Disclosure Project 2008	Response State
Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Response State
Carbon Disclosure Project--all respondents	Response to CDP questionnaire
Climate Counts	REVIEW
Climate Counts 2011	Review
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 7 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
Climate Counts 2011	Scorecard Level
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2008	Click here to see the 3 items available from this source.
[+] Global Reporting Initiative 2010	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
Carbon Disclosure Project 2009 Full Data	SEDOL
[+] Global Reporting Initiative 2010	Click here to see the 2 items available from this source.
[+] Carbon Disclosure Project 2010 Full Data	Click here to see the 3 items available from this source.
Climate Counts	TOTAL
CR’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens 2011	Weighted Average Score
Covalence Ethical Quotient	Working Conditions