Principle 7

Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges

Novozymes' management system – including values, relevant policies, etc.	Novozymes' actions and results in 2005	Reference to GRI indicators

The Novozymes Touch Vision, values and fundamental principles Support for the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity Support for the United Nations Global Compact Environment and bioethics policy Position on antibiotic resistance genes in GMMs Position on detergent enzymes Position on enzymes produced by GMMs Position on gene technology in connection with food/feed production Position on the labelling of enzymes	Continued focus At Novozymes a precautionary approach to environmental challenges is particularly relevant in the use of modern biotechnology. The precautionary approach forms part of the management system. Novozymes uses gene technology, and production is to a large extent based on genetically modified organisms. Research, development and production follow fixed safety procedures. See also the article Biotechnology offers new possibilities.	3.13
	Dialogue Novozymes is dependent on general trust in its use of gene technology. As a result Novozymes attaches importance to openness and maintains an ongoing dialogue with its stakeholders on the use of gene technology.
	See also Discover biotech at www.novozymes.com.