Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Limited
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021-04 to 2022-03)
Reporting Period: 2021-04 to 2022-03
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:1,19,426 tCO2e/year (Scope 3)
Scope 1 Emissions:14,967 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:66,739 tCO2e/year
Scope 3 Emissions:1,19,426 tCO2e/year
Renewable Energy Share:7%
Total Energy Consumption:4,90,705 GJ/year
Water Consumption:4,81,340 KL/year
Waste Generated:1,237 tons/year (Hazardous)
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- Ethical and accountable governance
- Action oriented environmental consciousness
- Socially relevant and inclusive
Environmental Achievements
- 6% of our electrical energy derived from renewable sources of energy
- Energy conservation of 23,902 GJ
- 29,733 trees planted cumulatively since FY 13
- Scope 1 emissions stood at 14,967 tCO2e
- 400 KL of rainwater harvested
- 1,74,848 KL of wastewater recycled
- 15,11,061 KL of water saved since FY 14
- 100% EPR target achieved to recycle/reprocess plastic waste
- 49% of hazardous waste generated is co-processed
Social Achievements
- Impacting over 2.6 million lives through CSR initiatives
- Product stewardship evidenced through Remo® MV and Remo® -Zen MV (cost 53% lesser than competing brands in India), Ryaltris®, Ryaltris®-AZ
- Nearly 14.5% of total employees are women
- Zero cases of fatalities and occupational disease in the last 5 years
- 19,900+ hours of voluntary service offered by our employees in FY22
- 6,54,730 hours of training
Governance Achievements
- 27% of board comprised of female board members
- Average Board meeting attendance is more than 90%
- 7 non-executive/independent directors
- Over 80% of Board members have extensive experience in pharmaceutical industry
- 0 safety incidents of data or cybersecurity breaches
- Implemented an anti-bribery and anti-corruption policy
- Established a dedicated ESG Board committee
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- Carbon neutral by 2030 (Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions)
Short-term Goals:
- Water neutrality by 2025
- Zero waste to landfill by 2027
Environmental Challenges
- Delivering commercially successful new products
- Ensuring product quality
- Supply chain continuity
- Product pricing
- Compliance with relevant laws and regulations
- Changing global political and economic conditions
- Compliance with financial reporting and disclosure requirements
- Compliance with tax laws
- Compliance with anti-bribery and corruption legislation
- Potential litigation
- Sales and marketing litigation
- Managing environmental, health, safety, and sustainability compliance
- Information Technology (IT)
- Revenue concentration
- Pandemic risk
Mitigation Strategies
- Created a symbiotic link between our R&D center and our business strategy
- Thorough Quality Management System (QMS)
- Robust inventory management and control, thorough supply chain model and periodic monitoring
- Created important differentiators in our products and promoting them to justify our prices
- Experienced regulatory staff, regulatory checks and controls
- Diverse product portfolio and worldwide reach
- Keep our financial disclosures up to date
- Legal and tax consultants
- Comprehensive system to ensure that our values are in line with anti-bribery and anti-corruption rules
- Clinical tests before launching products
- Internal dispute resolution staff up to speed on regional laws and regulations
- All-encompassing system that includes environmental, health, and safety norms and principles
- Educate our staff about data privacy and malicious cyberattacks
- Dedicated project management team
- Enhanced controls, ensured uninterrupted flow of products throughout the pandemic
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: All suppliers covered under ESG self-assessment program; independent third-party assessment for a subset of critical suppliers
Responsible Procurement
- Supplier Code of Conduct
- Supplier sustainability protocol aligned to PSCI requirements
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Extreme weather events
- Water stress
- Heat stress
- Sea level rise
Transition Risks
- Changing policy and regulatory landscape
Opportunities
- Water efficiency
- Research on shifting health demographics
- Resource efficient operations
- Renewable sources of energy
- Climate resilient operations
- Novel sources of partnerships
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: GRI Standards: Core option
Certifications: ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 (100% of Indian manufacturing facilities)
Third-party Assurance: DNV GL Business Assurance India Private Limited
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
CSR programs aligned to UN SDGs
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Remo® MV and Remo® -Zen MV
- Ryaltris®
- Ryaltris®-AZ
- FabiSpray®
Awards & Recognition
- Best Corporate Foundations award (Glenmark Foundation)
- Gold Award (Project 'Health on Wheels')
- Silver Award (COVID indigenous response project)
- 8th CSR India Awards
- British Safety Council Award (Goa facility)
- CII National award for environmental best practices (Goa facility)
- Gold awards (Indore manufacturing facility and Mahape R&D facility)
- Apex India Green Leaf Award 2021 (Nalagarh facility)