Climate Change Data

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ)

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

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:4,357 tCO2e (Scope 1, 2, and 3 business travel)
Renewable Energy Share:80% (Stockholm facility)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Commitment to patients
  • Responsible behaviour

Environmental Achievements

  • 80% renewable energy in Sobi operations

Social Achievements

  • Launched florio ITP, a digital diary for patients with ITP in the US in partnership with PDSA (Platelet Disorder Support Association)
  • 95% completed Code of Conduct training
  • Continued support for the WFH (World Federation of Hemophilia) Humanitarian Aid Program

Governance Achievements

  • Launched a new, updated Code of Conduct
  • Extended the whistleblower hotline to include external parties
  • Established a Corporate Compliance Committee

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve net zero emissions from sites and ground fleet by 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Reach twice as many patients with treatments by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Competitive challenges in most markets for Elocta and Alprolix
  • Failure to reach agreement on reimbursement in France for Doptelet
  • Generic competition impacting Orfadin sales
  • COVID-19 pandemic affecting employee health and operations
  • Conflict in Ukraine impacting operations in Russia
Mitigation Strategies
  • Take Control campaign to encourage patients to return to higher factor levels
  • Global omnichannel marketing project for Doptelet launched in early 2022
  • Promoting working from home and limiting international travel
  • Closely monitoring events in Ukraine to assess potential risks
  • Responsible Sourcing Programme to ensure supplier compliance with ethical, human rights, and environmental standards

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 75% of suppliers reporting in EcoVadis performed audits or assessments of suppliers on CSR issues

Responsible Procurement
  • Partner Code of Conduct
  • Supplier risk assessment and qualification
  • Performance management and monitoring
  • Membership in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative (PSCI)
  • Use of EcoVadis sustainability reporting platform

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:703,174 tCO2e/year (Scope 3)
Scope 1 Emissions:787 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:563 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:703,174 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:83%

ESG Focus Areas

  • Patient commitment
  • Responsible actions

Environmental Achievements

  • 83% renewable energy in Sobi operations
  • Completed mapping of Scope 3 emissions

Social Achievements

  • Launched company-wide DEI initiative
  • Increased access to medicines to approximately 75,000 full-time equivalent patients
  • Donated SEK 1M to the Red Cross in Sweden to support relief efforts in Ukraine
  • 97% of eligible employees completed Code of Conduct training

Governance Achievements

  • Implemented new global operating procedure governing compliance monitoring and self-inspections
  • Launched updated global Investigations policy in accordance with the EU Whistleblowing Directive
  • 12 compliance cases reported and investigated

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Achieve net zero emissions from its sites and car fleet no later than in 2030
Short-term Goals:
  • Reach twice as many patients compared with 2020 by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Significant geopolitical and macroeconomic uncertainty
  • Fundamental societal challenges
  • Competition in the market
  • Reduced sales in COVID-19 treatment
  • Generic competition to Orfadin and fewer people treated with Tegsedi
  • War in Ukraine affecting access to markets in Russia and Ukraine
Mitigation Strategies
  • Efficiency programmes (discontinuation of contract manufacturing, site consolidation, restructuring of functions)
  • Value-based pricing model
  • Close collaboration with stakeholders
  • Good relationships with supplier networks, close monitoring and maintenance of stock levels
  • Contingency plans including dual sourcing and multiple suppliers
  • Responsible sourcing programme
  • Closely following the situation in Ukraine to comply with rules and regulations and assess risks

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 75% of contract manufacturers reporting in EcoVadis

Responsible Procurement
  • Responsible Sourcing Programme
  • Partner Code of Conduct
  • EcoVadis sustainability reporting platform

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards 2021, TCFD, EU Taxonomy

Third-party Assurance: Ernst & Young AB

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:1551 tCO2e/year (Scope 1 & 2); 124,565 tCO2e/year (Scope 3)
Scope 1 Emissions:904 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:648 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:124,565 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:76%

ESG Focus Areas

  • Patient commitment
  • Responsible actions

Environmental Achievements

  • 76% of all electricity consumed originates from certified renewable energy sources.

Social Achievements

  • Company-wide DEI initiative further deployed; Global employee engagement survey showed improvement from 69 to 73 points; Established four international patient councils to advise on early clinical development; Trained 525 employees in patient-centric practices; Continued partnership with EUPATI and PFMD; Supported WFH Humanitarian Aid Program.
  • 95% of eligible Sobi employees completed Code of Conduct training; 91% completed anti-corruption and anti-bribery training

Governance Achievements

  • Updated Anticorruption policy and launched new training; 14 compliance cases reported and investigated; New global operating procedure governing compliance monitoring and self-inspections in place; Updated global Investigations policy launched in accordance with the EU Whistleblowing Directive

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Net zero emissions from its sites and car fleet no later than 2030

Environmental Challenges

  • Supply chain disruptions due to geopolitical instability and climate change; Competition in the market; Price pressure; Regulatory hurdles; Access to treatment; Maintaining high standards in new countries and with new employees; Ensuring patient safety; Managing risks related to third parties; Information and cybersecurity incidents; Workforce vacancies; Financial risks (currency, interest rate, liquidity, credit); Impairment of assets; Tax complexities; Sustainability reporting requirements; Litigation and other claims; IP protection; Compliance issues.
Mitigation Strategies
  • High focus on existing medicines, acquisition strategy, licensing and royalty agreements; Quality management systems, regulatory compliance, close management of clinical studies; Value-based pricing models, monitoring of healthcare systems; Collaboration with stakeholders, participation in the European Pharmaceutical Strategy; Good relationships with supply chain partners, monitoring of stock levels, contingency plans, dual sourcing; Third-party risk management program, Responsible Sourcing Programme; Group-wide information and cybersecurity framework, training; Good working conditions, leadership development, DEI focus, employee surveys; Robust processes and systems for patient safety, pharmacovigilance; Financial risk management strategies, impairment testing; Tax compliance processes, collaboration with advisors; Taskforce for CSRD implementation; Regulatory compliance, R&D and pharmacovigilance processes, insurance programs; Active management of IP rights, IP litigation; Compliance framework, governance systems, training, whistleblowing system.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 100% of contract manufacturers reporting in EcoVadis

Responsible Procurement
  • Partner Code of Conduct
  • EcoVadis platform
  • PSCI membership

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards 2021, TCFD, EU Taxonomy

Third-party Assurance: Ernst & Young AB

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being

Improving the lives of people with rare diseases