West Pharmaceutical Services and Corning Incorporated
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023)
Reporting Period: 2016
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Compliance and Ethics
- Philanthropy
- Diversity
- Health and Safety
- Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Achievements
- 20% emission intensity improvement by 2020 (achieved in 2016)
- 25% energy intensity improvement by 2020
- 15% water intensity improvement by 2020
- Achieved EcoVadis Gold Standard (top 5% of reporting companies)
Social Achievements
- Expansion of WIN (Women Investing and Networking) group to Scottsdale and Germany
- West Food Drive exceeding expectations, collecting over 42,000 pounds of food
- Employee giving totaling nearly $600,000
Governance Achievements
- Established a Code of Business Conduct with annual employee training
- Implemented an Integrity Helpline for reporting concerns
- Executive Compliance Oversight Committee overseeing the Compliance and Ethics Program
Climate Goals & Targets
- Not disclosed
- 25% energy intensity improvement by 2020
- 15% water intensity improvement by 2020
- 20% emission intensity improvement by 2020
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- Not disclosed
Mitigation Strategies
- Not disclosed
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: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- EcoVadis Gold Standard
Reporting Period: 2017
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Compliance and Ethics
- Philanthropy
- Diversity
- Health and Safety
- Environmental Sustainability
- Quality
Environmental Achievements
- Achieved 2020 goals for both water and emission reduction
Social Achievements
- Team members collected over 40,000 pounds of food for the Global Food Drive (68% increase from previous year)
- Provided emergency relief to Puerto Rico team members after Hurricane Maria
- Corporate and Foundation giving reached over $1.8 million, and team member giving totaled nearly $530,000
Governance Achievements
- 99% completion rate for global 2017 Code of Business Conduct training
- Implementation of a new HSE Management System
Climate Goals & Targets
- Not disclosed
- Not disclosed
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- Not disclosed
Mitigation Strategies
- Not disclosed
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Business Partner Code of Conduct
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- EcoVadis Gold Standard
Reporting Period: 2019
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Compliance and Ethics
- Diversity and Talent
- Health and Safety
- Philanthropy
- Environmental Sustainability
- Quality
Environmental Achievements
- Improved energy efficiency by 3.03% over 2018
- Reduced absolute CO2 emissions by 1.46% compared to 2018
- Improved Carbon Disclosure Project rating
- Increased environmental score with ISS
- Maintained Gold Standard from EcoVadis (top 5% of reporting companies)
- 17.3% improvement in waste-to-landfill over the previous year, bringing our global waste diversion rate to 52%
- 3.99% reduction in absolute water consumption
- 98% of waste recycled at West’s Contract Manufacturing sites in 2019
Social Achievements
- Recordable Injury Rate (RIR) of 0.7, the lowest rate ever for West (66% reduction since 2015)
- Held first annual global Safety Week with over 1,100 entries in a safety slogan contest
- Expanded EBRG structure to include MOSAIC and VALOR
- West without Borders team member-led giving program raised nearly $565,000 (9.5% increase over 2018)
- Global Food Drive collected over 65,000 pounds of food (17% increase from 2018)
- Over 8,000 team member volunteer hours
- Launched West Employee Emergency Fund, with approximately $130,000 donated by team members and matched by the company
- Continued support of the American Red Cross with the purchase of an Emergency Response Vehicle
Governance Achievements
- Over 25% women on the Board of Directors
- Over 35% women and/or U.S. minorities in the Executive Leadership Team
- 98% training completion and Code recertification rate
- Compliance and Ethics Program ranked in the 4th Quartile against over 150 other companies
- Enhanced cybersecurity awareness with a global simulated phishing attack and speaker events
- Implemented Multi-Factor Authentication, Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems and other privacy access controls
Climate Goals & Targets
- Not disclosed
- Reduce RIR to under 0.30 by 2023
- Improve energy efficiency by 15%
- Reduce absolute emissions by 10%
- Reduce water consumption by 10%
- Reduce waste-to-landfill by 90%
- Year over year 10% reduction in manufacturing related defects
- Customer response rate of 10 days or less
- Reduction in OOS Customer Complaints of 10% each year
- 15% reduction in the Cost of Poor Quality
- Increase our ability to attract, develop, and retain underrepresented talent at all levels of the organization, with a particular focus on women
- Deepen culture competence to enhance inclusivity in the workplace
- Recordable Injury Rate (RIR) of 0.60 in 2020
Environmental Challenges
- Reducing absolute CO2 emissions further
- Reducing waste-to-landfill
- Improving energy efficiency
- Reducing water consumption
Mitigation Strategies
- Sustainability Program targeting reductions in CO2 emissions, waste, energy, and water usage
- Partnership to begin a test recycling program
- Energy management program
- Global collaboration and sharing of best practices among West’s manufacturing sites
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Over 300 customer audits in 2019
Responsible Procurement
- Business Partner Code of Conduct with requirements for environmental risk management, compliance with human rights, equal opportunities, and occupational health and safety
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
The five-year corporate responsibility goals align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Newsweek’s America’s Most Responsible Companies
- Top 50 ESG Company by Investor’s Business Daily
- Faces of Philanthropy award from the Philadelphia Business Journal
Reporting Period: 2020
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
Environmental Achievements
- Established a revised 2023 target to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 emissions by 10% from 2018 baseline
Climate Goals & Targets
- Science Based Target in line with a 1.5 or 2°C or lower scenario
- Science Based Target in line with a 1.5 or 2°C or lower scenario
- Reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 emissions by 10% from 2018 baseline by 2023
Environmental Challenges
- Physical risk to plants (flooding, storms, drought)
- Supply chain disruptions due to adverse weather
- Stronger carbon reduction goals from countries of operation
- Stakeholder pressure on climate response
Mitigation Strategies
- Business continuity and disaster recovery programs
- Working towards a Science Based Target (SBT) in line with a 1.5 or 2°C or lower scenario
- Active stakeholder engagement
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Flooding
- Stronger storms
- Drought
- Other adverse weather events
Transition Risks
- Stronger carbon reduction goals from countries of operation
Opportunities
- Operational cost reductions from energy efficiency improvements
- Reduction in energy dependencies and lesser emission production through renewable energy
- Identifying and developing more carbon-friendly products
- Increased demand for healthcare products due to climate change impacts
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: TCFD, GRI
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Waste Reduction
- Supply Chain Sustainability
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced material waste by 20% with Corning® Viridian™ vials
- Reduced CO2e emissions by up to 30% with Corning® Viridian™ vials (up to 15% even with 100% renewable electricity)
- Eliminated around nine tonnes of glass from landfill waste (extrapolated to 10 million vials)
Social Achievements
- Not disclosed
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
- Not disclosed
- Not disclosed
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- High glass waste in pharmaceutical vial production
- Significant CO2e emissions from pharmaceutical manufacturing and supply chain
- Balancing sustainability with maintaining product safety, efficacy, and operational efficiency
Mitigation Strategies
- Developed Corning® Viridian™ vials, reducing material waste and CO2e emissions without compromising performance
- Collaboration with Optima to demonstrate improved fill-finish efficiency with Viridian™ Vials
- Conducted a third-party lifecycle assessment (LCA) by Sphera to validate emission reduction claims
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: Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Sphera (third-party LCA)
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Corning® Viridian™ vials
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed