Climate Change Data

West Pharmaceutical Services and Corning Incorporated

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2016

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

  • 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

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • 25% energy intensity improvement by 2020
  • 15% water intensity improvement by 2020
  • 20% emission intensity improvement by 2020
Short-term Goals:
  • 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

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

  • 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

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

Total Carbon Emissions:13,643 tons CO2 (Scope 1) + 1,635 tons CO2 (Scope 2) reduction achieved through projects; total absolute emissions 118,700 tons CO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:28,261.3 Metric Tons CO2 Equivalent
Scope 2 Emissions:106,165 Metric Tons CO2 Equivalent
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:1,523,358,791 MJ
Water Consumption:240,622,000 gallons
Waste Generated:24,950,000 lbs
Carbon Intensity:0.65 in 2019

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

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

Long-term Goals:
  • Science Based Target in line with a 1.5 or 2°C or lower scenario
Medium-term Goals:
  • Science Based Target in line with a 1.5 or 2°C or lower scenario
Short-term Goals:
  • 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

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

  • 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

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