Climate Change Data

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2017

Environmental Metrics

Climate Goals & Targets

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Stewardship
  • Social Responsibility
  • Governance

Environmental Achievements

  • Invested in a geothermal energy system at Brookhaven, NY facility, significantly reducing carbon emissions, water use, and electricity consumption.
  • Implemented a Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer (RTO) at Brookhaven, NY facility to minimize emissions.
  • Waste reduction program at Brookhaven, NY facility.
  • Various initiatives at Glasgow, KY facility to reduce energy use (LED lights, electric equipment, smart battery technology), promote circular economy practices (recycling), and source low-carbon power.

Social Achievements

  • Donated nearly 6 million doses of medicine to Dispensary of Hope in 2020.
  • Launched SPARK (Stories of Parkinson’s) Program.
  • Employee volunteerism with Parkinson & Movement Disorder Alliance (PMDA).
  • Raised $50,000 for Americares’ COVID-19 relief efforts.
  • National Corporate Sponsorship with Marine Toys for Tots.
  • Supported COVID relief organizations in India.
  • Installed three oxygen plants in Indian hospitals.
  • Assisted Indian manufacturers in securing API for Remdesivir.
  • School Support Program providing education to over 2,100 children in India.
  • Niswarth Scholarship Program providing scholarships to over 30 students in India.
  • Funding mobile health clinics in India, providing services to nearly 180,000 patients.
  • Community environmental conservation efforts in India (rain roof harvesting systems, tree planting).

Governance Achievements

  • Established an enterprise-wide Comprehensive Compliance Program (CCP).
  • Adopted a Code of Conduct.
  • Implemented an anti-corruption policy.
  • Multifaceted speaking up program (Ethics & Compliance hotline).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • COVID-19 pandemic impact on employees and communities.
  • Meeting global regulatory standards for pharmaceutical industry.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Strategic task force to guide COVID-19 response.
  • Implementation of health and safety protocols.
  • Enhanced employee benefits.
  • Remote/alternate work arrangements.
  • Robust quality and safety programs to meet regulatory standards.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Awards & Recognition

  • Best CSR Award for 2019 (County Tipperary Chamber of Commerce)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Stewardship
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  • Good Governance Practices

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced electric consumption by 976,257 kilowatt hours (kWh) per year at Brookhaven facility through geothermal energy system.
  • Reduced operational expenses of the Brookhaven facility by 58% from 2020 by diverting purified water to an on-site leaching field.
  • Initiated a project to remove unnecessary cardboard partitions from shipper boxes to reduce waste and storage space.

Social Achievements

  • Launched AmWell, a personalized digital wellbeing program, with 34.8% of U.S. employees enrolled by year-end.
  • Launched Amneal Leadership Lab program for 200 senior and mid-level leaders.
  • Launched company-wide LinkedIn Learning platform.
  • Recognized over 4,400 colleagues through Amneal Applause program.
  • Launched global CEO Awards program.

Governance Achievements

  • Enhanced cybersecurity programs by hiring a dedicated lead, implementing mandatory training, and developing an education portal.
  • Operates an enterprise-wide Corporate Compliance Program with annual training for employees.
  • Achieved NABP’s Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors® (VAWD®) Program accreditation.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Global pandemic (COVID-19) and its impact on operations and workforce.
  • Challenging labor market impacting talent acquisition.
  • Supply chain disruptions.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Strategic task force to manage COVID-19 response.
  • Uniting TA capabilities and resources, gathering market intelligence, adjusting hiring practices, implementing flexible work policy, and offering sign-on bonuses.
  • Proactive response to labor market challenges including increased recruitment advertising, university relationships, and optimized TA tools.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Affordability and accessibility of essential medicines
  • Environmental responsibility
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB)
  • Good governance, ethics, and compliance

Environmental Achievements

  • Created and convened a global Environmental Working Group
  • Created an initial manual Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions inventory
  • Initiated rollout of global health and safety system
  • Recycled more than 21,200 pounds of cardboard and 23,000 pounds of shrink-wrap plastic

Social Achievements

  • Saved patients over $10 billion in the U.S. with generic and biosimilars medicines
  • Launched Amneal Listens employee engagement strategy
  • Hosted first-ever global employee volunteering event focused on health and hygiene kit-making
  • DEIB training for 200 senior managers
  • Donated more than 20 million doses of medicines to U.S. patients in need

Governance Achievements

  • Appointed a second female board member
  • Completed a second board diversity survey
  • Aligned Global Supplier Code of Conduct with the United Nations Guiding Principles
  • Aligned 2022 ESG update with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Align environmental disclosures with the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
Short-term Goals:
  • Quantify greenhouse gas emissions baseline (Scope 1 and 2)

Environmental Challenges

  • Data collection gap in global carbon emissions
  • Need to enhance gender diversity in India
Mitigation Strategies
  • Selected a carbon accounting solution to systematize data collection, analysis, and goal setting
  • Launching AmnealWomen ERG program and leadership diversity trainings to increase women in the global workforce

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Global Supplier Code of Conduct aligned with UN Guiding Principles

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: UN SDGs, SASB

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Amneal's mission to improve health and well-being inherently aligns with the SDGs, primarily contributing to Goal 3.

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Product Quality & Patient Safety
  • Access to Medicines
  • Employee Well-being
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Governance and Compliance

Environmental Achievements

  • Recycled 66,000 pounds of plastic and cardboard, saving landfill space, trees, water, and electricity, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 131 metric tons of carbon dioxide.
  • Transitioned from paper-based to digital medication guides, saving 43.5 tons of paper (equivalent of 3,600 trees).

Social Achievements

  • Launched AmWell employee wellness program, providing access to digital applications for nutrition, financial, physical, and mental well-being.
  • Expanded Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) AmnealWomen and launched AmnealEarth.
  • Supported various community initiatives, including hygiene kit distribution, career guidance programs, and partnerships with non-profit organizations.
  • Hired 1,689 new employees and offered 735 promotions.

Governance Achievements

  • Refreshed Code of Business Conduct.
  • Implemented a new GHG accounting software.
  • Conducted a Materiality Assessment (results to be shared in next year's report).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Accurately tracking and analyzing Scope 3 emissions.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Planning to work on Scope 3 data tracking through 2024 and beyond.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Quality agreements with all major suppliers; routine audits.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SASB (Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals Standard), UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Certifications: ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) and ISO 50001 (Energy Management) in Ireland

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • e-Med Guide initiative