BILLERICA, Mass., May 10, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Millipore Corporation (NYSE:MIL), a leading provider of technologies, tools and services for the global life science industry, today released its second annual Sustainability Report, which discloses the company's environmental and social responsibility accomplishments and reaffirms its commitment to delivering on its ambitious sustainability goals.

"I am proud of the substantial progress we have made in making sustainability a core part of the way we do business," said Martin Madaus, Millipore Chairman, President and CEO. "In 2009, we built on our success over the past four years, taking further steps to reduce our consumption of non-renewable resources, eliminate waste and adopt behavioral changes that support long-term sustainability. Despite global economic uncertainty, we sustained our investment in reducing our carbon footprint, and we made substantial inroads in three critical areas: climate and energy, products and packaging, and employee engagement." The Sustainability Report details a number of achievements in these areas: In 2009 Millipore reduced its total global energy consumption by six percent (11 percent over the past four years), and reduced its global water consumption by 12 percent (22 percent since 2006). In addition, over the past four years Millipore has decreased its total greenhouse gas emissions by 15 percent--close to its goal of 20-percent reductions from 2006 levels.