Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Governance
• Social
• Environmental

Environmental Achievements

• Implemented several initiatives, such as optimizing energy consumption and reducing waste generation.
• Construction of a new Research and Development Center incorporating green building solutions (photovoltaic panels, rainwater harvesting, LED lighting, etc.).

Social Achievements

• Implemented several initiatives to promote employee well-being and professional development opportunities.
• Actively engaged in local communities through volunteerism and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
• Organized various wellbeing initiatives (sports challenge, mental health month, etc.).

Governance Achievements

• Implemented strong corporate governance practices to ensure operations are conducted with integrity, transparency, and accountability.
• Established a Code of Conduct outlining ethical principles.
• Regularly monitors compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Implemented an Anti-bribery and Anti-kickback Policy.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Maintaining a sustainable growth while respecting the environment.
• Managing a diverse workforce across multiple geographical locations and legal frameworks.
• Minimizing the environmental impact of operations, particularly waste generation and energy consumption.

Mitigation Strategies

• Internal audit of sustainability maturity of Group companies and work on policy in this area.
• Improving methodology for collecting data for reporting.
• Raising employees' sustainability awareness and knowledge.
• Implementing technical improvements and enhancing internal processes to increase efficiency in the ESG area.
• Implementing green building solutions in the new R&D center.
• Initiating activities to implement the Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) methodology.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Initial qualification for each new supplier; re-qualification every 3 years or when quality decreases; approximately 3000 suppliers.

Responsible Procurement

• Multiple sourcing options to mitigate risk.
• Focus on strategic vendors to obtain better commercial terms and build partnerships.
• Supplier Qualification Procedure.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: EU Taxonomy

Certifications: GMP (3 certificates), GLP, ISO 27001 (Ardigen)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
• Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Selvita's activities contribute to these goals through its drug discovery and development services and its commitment to employee well-being and sustainable practices.

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Governance
• Social
• Environment

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced total waste from 266 tons in 2022 to 256 tons in 2023; increased proportion of non-hazardous waste.
• Increased share of renewable energy in overall energy mix from 22% in 2022 to 29% in 2023.
• Construction of new Research and Development Center with environmentally friendly solutions (photovoltaic panels, LED lighting, heat recovery, water-saving systems).

Social Achievements

• Implemented global corporate Anti-harassment Policy and local procedures for counteracting discrimination.
• Organized various wellbeing initiatives (sports challenge, mental health month, workshops, charity runs).
• Provided training hours increased from 18,566 in 2022 to 23,231 in 2023.

Governance Achievements

• Implemented Continuous Process Improvement methodology, resulting in approximately 40 changes impacting all departments.
• Initiated development of Supplier Code of Conduct and internal Procurement Procedure.
• Implemented strong data protection mechanisms and system security requirements, achieving ISO 27001 compliance for Ardigen.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Significant challenges in 2023 made it less prosperous than 2022.
• Increase in greenhouse gas emissions due to economic growth and operational expenditures associated with the new R&D center.
• Supply chain disruptions (implicitly mentioned).

Mitigation Strategies

• Successfully completed strategic development projects and achieved planned milestones.
• Implemented approximately 40 process changes fostering continuous improvement.
• Diversified supplier portfolio to mitigate risk associated with local interruptions in raw materials supply.
• Developing an action plan for decarbonizing processes and enhancing measurement and data collection methods.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Periodic re-qualification every 3 years or when quality decreases; 26 audits in 2023

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier Qualification Procedure
• Developing Supplier Code of Conduct.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Climate change impacts on operations (implicitly mentioned).

Transition Risks

• Not disclosed

Opportunities

• Renewable energy sources.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: EU Taxonomy

Certifications: GMP, GLP, ISO 27001 (Ardigen)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
• Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all

Selvita's activities contribute to these goals through its focus on employee well-being, sustainable development, and economic growth.