Climate Change Data

WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2018, 2022, 2024)

Reporting Period: 2018

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:295,874.36 tCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:150,936.04 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:144,938.32 tCO2e
Total Energy Consumption:212,904.55 MWh
Water Consumption:1,602,517.89 m3
Waste Generated:808.63 tons (hazardous)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Healthcare Industry
  • Environment & Community
  • Employees

Environmental Achievements

  • 100% of air emissions and effluents in conformity with national standards
  • Assessment of 72 suppliers in terms of environmental, labor and ethical performance
  • STA improved its aerobic stage process for the effluent treatment, realizing sludge reduced by 50%, power consumption down by 11%, and effluent treatment capacity up by 28.5%
  • Effectively reduced VOCs emission through adding air emission collection before the aerobic stage, with VOCs removal rate increased to 99%

Social Achievements

  • Enabled over 1.4 million doctors nationwide through PICA
  • Won the award of “China Top 100 Employer Excellence” for four consecutive years and the “Model HR Management Team 2018”
  • Organized charity donations through our Help Fund, donating a total of over RMB2.5 million to disaster-affected areas

Governance Achievements

  • Successfully listed on both the A-shares and H-shares markets
  • Established a System and Compliance Department responsible for overall internal control, corporate governance and legal compliance
  • No material issue remaining in relation to the internal controls of the Company as of the Latest Practicable Date (August 14, 2018)

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Environmental impact of manufacturing activities
  • Maintaining high quality standards across global operations
  • Ensuring supplier compliance with ESG standards
Mitigation Strategies
  • Established environmental management system based on local regulations
  • Implemented comprehensive standard operating procedures for quality management
  • Incorporated CSR into supplier recruitment and assessment, conducting field evaluations and audits

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 72

Responsible Procurement
  • Measures for Management of Suppliers of WuXi AppTec
  • Integrity Agreement

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: HKEx ESG Reporting Guide, GRI Standards

Awards & Recognition

  • 2018 Company of the Year by C&EN magazine of American Chemical Society
  • Frost & Sullivan Global Integrated Drug R&D Services Competitive Strategy Innovation & Leadership Award
  • BayHelix Group Company of the Year
  • GoldenBee CSR Award – Growing Enterprise Award

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Scope 1 Emissions:19,453.58 tons of CO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:162,988.00 tons of CO2e
Scope 3 Emissions:347,248.63 tons of CO2e
Total Energy Consumption:81,657.87 tons of standard coal equivalent
Water Consumption:4,578,504 cubic meters
Waste Generated:82,630.11 tons of hazardous waste; 11,966.12 tons of non-hazardous waste
Carbon Intensity:13.09 kilograms of CO2e/1,000 CNY (Scope 1 and Scope 2)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Corporate Governance and Ethical Operation
  • Products and Services
  • Employees
  • Environment
  • Community

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced GHG emission intensity by 17.3%
  • Reduced energy consumption intensity by 19.0%
  • Reduced water consumption intensity by 23.4%
  • 73% of main operating sites obtained ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification

Social Achievements

  • Launched a new program to build 3,000 health stations in 2022 to 2024
  • 95% customer satisfaction rate
  • 1,503,314 CNY for global philanthropy

Governance Achievements

  • 100% passed regulatory authority inspections and clients' audits with no major findings
  • 27 audits conducted on business ethics with no major findings
  • 87% of main operating sites obtained the ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management System certification

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Strive to be landfill free for all productive hazardous waste by 2030
Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve 25% energy consumption intensity reduction by 2030 compared to the 2020 baseline
  • Achieve 30% water consumption intensity reduction by 2030 compared to the 2020 baseline
  • Achieve 25% GHG emission intensity reduction by 2030 compared to the 2020 baseline
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Climate change
  • Supply chain risks
  • Cybersecurity threats
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementing renewable energy, improving energy efficiency, promoting innovation, and monitoring carbon emissions
  • Developing a Supplier Code of Conduct, conducting ESG audits of key suppliers, implementing a dual sourcing strategy
  • Establishing comprehensive internal policies and processes, applying enhanced cybersecurity technologies and infrastructures

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 70 key suppliers participated in ESG audits

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier Code of Conduct
  • ESG factors embedded into supplier entry and management process
  • Dual sourcing strategy for critical raw materials

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Increased severity of extreme weather events
  • Rising average temperatures
Transition Risks
  • Policy and legal risks
  • Technology risk
  • Market risk
  • Reputational risk
Opportunities
  • Emergence of new technologies in energy sources
  • Increase revenue by improving business competitiveness through low-carbon initiatives

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards 2021, SASB, TCFD, UNGC

Certifications: ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO/IEC 27001

Third-party Assurance: TÜV SÜD Certification and Testing (China) Co., Ltd.

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 3: Good health and well-being
  • SDG 6: Clean water and sanitation
  • SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth
  • SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production
  • SDG 13: Climate action

The report details how various initiatives contribute to these goals.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Continuous manufacturing
  • Enzyme technology

Awards & Recognition

  • 2022 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index
  • 2022 Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index
  • 2022 CDP Environmental Leadership Award

Reporting Period: 2024

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change

Environmental Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Social Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

  • Established climate competence training for the Board of Directors; incorporated climate-related targets into the performance assessment of management team members.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Long-term management strategy encompassing overarching direction and objectives to solve climate change risks and foster climate change resilience; analysis and enhancement of long-term carbon reduction measures.
Medium-term Goals:
  • Comprehensive review and update of climate-related strategy every three years; 25% GHG emission intensity reduction; 25% energy consumption intensity reduction.
Short-term Goals:
  • Risk assessment and financial forecasting implemented annually; strategic development planned every one to two years with detailed climate mitigation and adaptation actions.

Environmental Challenges

  • Acute risks from extreme weather events; chronic risks from rising mean temperatures; transition risks including policy and legal changes, technology adoption challenges, market shifts, and reputational risks; unstable raw material supply due to climate change.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Established an early warning mechanism for extreme weather; implemented emergency planning; optimized refrigerating systems; developed context-specific adaptation strategies for new infrastructure; paid close attention to climate-related regulations; established and refined climate change governance; developed a roadmap for low-carbon technology adoption; implemented a dual sourcing strategy for raw materials; improved R&D and production processes; maintained close communication with customers; set GHG reduction targets and collaborated with suppliers; established a climate-related risk management process and maintained transparent disclosure.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Collaboration with suppliers to implement initiatives aimed at reducing carbon emissions throughout the value chain.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Increased severity of extreme weather events; rising mean temperatures
Transition Risks
  • Policy and legal risks; technology risks; market risks; reputational risks
Opportunities
  • Optimize energy efficiency and structure; low-carbon products and services

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: TCFD, IFRS S2

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed