Environmental performance

The environmental performance data published in our 2008 Annual Report and on the Novartis.com website covers ongoing Novartis operations at the end of the 2008 reporting year. Breakdown of the figures for Divisions is provided where meaningful.

The 2008 environmental and resource data published in the Annual Report and on our website is valid data for the period from January through September and represents our best estimate for the period October through December, which will be updated with actual data in the first quarter of 2009. Significant deviations will be reported on our website and restated in next year’s Annual Report.