Climate Change Data

Genentech

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2009, 2010-2016, 2015, 2019)

Reporting Period: 2009

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:195,238 tCO2e/year (Scope 1 & 2)
Scope 1 Emissions:70,800 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:107,480 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:32,470 tCO2e/year (Business Air Travel) + 32,802 tCO2e/year (Employee Commuting)
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:2,544,000 GJ/year
Water Consumption:2,492,582 m3/year
Waste Generated:14,240 tons/year (non-hazardous)
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Energy Efficiency
  • Climate Change
  • Water Conservation
  • Waste Management
  • Health, Safety, and Wellness
  • Employee Commuting

Environmental Achievements

  • Met 2010 goals for reducing energy-related CO2 emissions and water use per unit of production early (in 2008), achieving 53% and 44% reductions respectively compared to 2004 baseline.
  • Achieved a 5% improvement in energy efficiency (per square foot) between 2008 and 2009.
  • Increased waste diversion rate from landfill from 32% in 2005 to 47% in 2009.
  • Reduced disposable water bottle purchases by nearly 30% in 2009 compared to 2008.
  • Reduced paper use by 20% per employee in 2009 compared to 2008.
  • Vacaville site reduced irrigation water use by 82% by replacing grass with drought-resistant landscaping.
  • Oceanside facility reduced process water use by 34% through optimizing Clean in Place methods and using reclaimed water in boilers.

Social Achievements

  • Maintained inclusion on the FORTUNE ‘Best Companies to Work For’ list for 12 consecutive years.
  • Implemented a successful employee training and self-assessment program to reduce ergonomic injuries (8% fewer than the previous year).
  • Introduced nutritional labeling in cafeterias, resulting in a 15-20% increase in salad bar usage.
  • Implemented a Research Allergen Awareness Program.
  • Provided pandemic education and TamiFlu to employees during the H1N1 outbreak (85% completed education, 75% participated in TamiFlu program).

Governance Achievements

  • Integrated accountability for key Safety, Health, and Environment (SHE) goals into business line management.
  • Nominated Energy Managers and SHE Officers at each site.
  • Formed a Genentech Sustainability Council in early 2010 to ensure effective collaboration among sites and support monitoring and reporting of progress towards corporate goals.
  • Requires full environmental impact assessments for all projects, alongside financial, technical, and capacity considerations.

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Improve energy efficiency by 20% by 2019.
  • Increase the proportion of renewable energy used to 20% by 2020.
  • Improve eco-balance by 15% by 2020 (from a 2010 baseline).
  • Reduce the toxicity of discharged wastewater by 20% by 2020 (from a 2015 baseline).
  • Reduce the Roche Accident Rate (RAR) to 0.07 and work-related accidents per million working hours to below three by 2015.
  • Achieve an annual average of four hours of SHE training per employee beginning in 2010.
Short-term Goals:
  • Improve energy efficiency (gigajoules per employee) by 10% by 2014.

Environmental Challenges

  • Integration activities associated with the merger with Roche.
  • Water constraints in California, impacting biotechnology operations.
  • Air emissions from traffic congestion in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  • Increase in reported injuries and illnesses in 2009 (attributed to increased reporting from contract workers, allergen exposure, and a chemical release from a neighboring business).
  • Increase in total waste produced, partly due to more comprehensive reporting.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Expansion of the company’s gRide program to reduce single-occupancy vehicle commuting.
  • Implementation of various water conservation projects (detailed in the report).
  • Health, safety, and wellness programs to mitigate risks (detailed in the report).
  • Establishment of a program to reduce the amount of waste produced, including a third-party waste assessment of the South San Francisco site.
  • Ongoing energy efficiency efforts at various sites.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: U.S. EPA Climate Leaders

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2010-2016

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:155,603 tCO2e (2016)
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Less than 1% (2016)
Total Energy Consumption:2,267,000 GJ (2016)
Water Consumption:2,495,000 m3 (2016)
Waste Generated:2,553 tons (2016) landfill
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Energy Use
  • Transportation
  • Water
  • Waste

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced GHG emissions from onsite energy use by 11% since 2010.
  • Achieved a 30% reduction in landfill waste compared to the 2010 baseline (more than 1000 metric tons prevented from landfill).
  • Reduced water use in 2016 by 24 million gallons compared to 2015.

Social Achievements

  • Expanded Genenbus program, resulting in a 3% reduction in GHG emissions per employee in 2016 compared to 2015.
  • Improved landfill diversion rate from 53% in 2010 to 73% in 2016.
  • Opened a new SSF Employee Center with greywater reuse system.

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Increasing trend in GHG emissions from air travel.
  • Increased water use driven by manufacturing activity (prior to 2016).
  • Need to further reduce potable water use.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investment in virtual meeting technologies and training to reduce air travel.
  • Implementation of water-saving measures and wastewater reuse projects.
  • Longer-term solutions to reuse and recycle water internally at Californian sites.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2015

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

  • Environmental Sustainability

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced CO2 emissions from onsite energy use by 15% compared to 2010 levels.
  • Reduced CO2 emissions from commuting and sales fleet by 14% since 2010.
  • Reduced potable water use by 5% compared to 2014 (16 million gallons saved).
  • Reduced irrigation water usage by 27%.
  • Reduced landfill waste per employee by 47% compared to 2010 levels.

Social Achievements

  • Green Genes employee club with 3,400 members in 2015.
  • Participation in CERES Connect the Drops campaign.

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce CO2 emissions from onsite energy use by 30% compared to 2010 levels by 2020.
  • Reduce CO2 emissions from transportation by 10% compared to 2010 levels by 2020.
  • Reduce potable water use by 20% compared to 2010 levels by 2020.
  • Reduce waste to landfill per employee by 80% compared to 2010 levels by 2020.

Environmental Challenges

  • Increase in air travel partially offsetting reductions in commuting and sales fleet emissions.
  • Total water use increased despite improved water efficiency in manufacturing.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Prioritizing reversal of upward trend in air travel.
  • Expanding compost collection and lab plastic recycling to meet water reduction goals.
  • Implementing internal treatment and reuse of wastewater, greywater reuse system, and purple pipes in new construction.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Sourcing more environmentally-friendly chemicals

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2019

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:140,550 tCO2e (Scope 1 & 2 location based)
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:63,436 tCO2e (location based)
Scope 3 Emissions:77,100 tCO2e (estimated from report)
Renewable Energy Share:80% (SSF campus)
Total Energy Consumption:2,164,000 GJ
Water Consumption:2,081,660 m3
Waste Generated:2,095 tons (landfill)
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Water Conservation
  • Waste Reduction

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced GHG emissions from onsite energy use by 30% since 2015 and by 16% compared to 2018.
  • Reduced water use by 20% since 2015 and by 7% compared to 2018.
  • Increased renewable energy share at SSF campus to 80% in 2019 from 65% in 2018.
  • Improved Genentech-wide waste diversion rate to 73% in 2019, diverting 12.7 million pounds of compostable and recyclable material from landfill.

Social Achievements

  • Reduced total commute emissions at SSF campus by 8% compared to 2018, and by 30% since 2010.
  • Reduced emissions per employee by 48% since 2010.
  • Added fully electric commuter buses to the fleet.

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Increasing business air travel emissions.
  • Ongoing water quantity and quality challenges in California.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Investing in virtual meeting technologies and developing an app to track air travel impacts.
  • Implementing longer-term solutions to reuse and recycle water internally.
  • Installing purple pipes for reclaimed water reuse at SSF campus.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed