Allergan, Inc.:

In Practice

Partner Profile


Allergan is a leading manufacturer of eye care and skin care products, including the Botox cosmetic product.  Allergan is headquartered in California and operates R&D and manufacturing facilities in Europe and the U.S.   Allergan participates in the ENERGY STAR Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Focus, and has been an ENERGY STAR partner since 1996. 

Industrial Partner Since 1996

Awards & Recognition

  • Energy Management 2008

Allergan, Inc.

Contact Information:
 Allergan, Inc.
2525 Dupont Drive
Irvine, CA 92623-9534
714-246-5492

In Practice

4: Create Action Plan

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4.2: Determine Roles and Resources

Finding Opportunities through Program Assessment

Like many organizations, Allergan had an existing energy management structure, but believed it could achieve more. So, Allergan decided to compare their program with the framework outlined in the ENERGY STAR Guidelines for Energy Management to identify opportunities and gaps in their current system. To do this, they used ENERGY STAR's Energy Program Assessment Matrix to evaluate the different aspects of their energy program and determine areas where it could be strengthened. The matrix evaluation helped Allergan realize that while they had an energy program in place they did not have an energy policy endorsed by senior management. They also identified real time monitoring, training, benchmarking and goal re-evaluation as program areas to improve.

Based on this assessment, Allergan rounded out their energy program by updating and enhancing their awareness campaigns, and improving their training and certification programs for their engineers. Creating a new energy policy also resulted in the inclusion of the energy program as a topic in the corporation's Capital Committee. This allowed energy projects to compete for capital on the same level as other projects and helped the energy team understand their financial thresholds and challenges. Improving the overall quality of the energy program has enabled Allergan to build a new facility for energy intensive Research & Development work while simultaneously decreasing their energy intensity per square foot by +2%.

5: Implement Action Plan

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5.4: Motivate

Investing Energy Savings in Local Communities


Allergan motivates employees in their facilities through an internal Environmental Acheivements Awards program.  This program recognizes employees and employee teams who have taken extraordinary energy and environmental actions.  Employees are honored at special events, and winners choose a local environmental group that will receive a corporate donation.   The Environmental Health & Safety Department budget finances these awards and the charitable gift.  For example, in 2001 teams from Allergan's Waco and Guarulhos facilities were recognized for energy efficiency and water reduction.  Each team then donated $2,000 to local environmental initiatives in Allergan's name and gained further recognition from the community.

6: Evaluate Progress

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6.1: Measure Results

The cost of being average

To make energy savings numbers hit home for upper management, Allergan's energy team benchmarks the value of their energy program against the cost of being average.  Allergan's energy managers calculate the environmental and financial costs associated with only having average performance.  This value is used to demonstrate the true costs of energy inefficiency, and demonstrate the achievements of the energy program.  For Allergan the cost associated with not having an energy program thus far would have to be compensated by excess annual sales totaling $5.18 million.