▎药明康德
上海，2024年11月21日 – 药明康德近日宣布，公司在2024年EcoVadis企业社会责任评级中获得金牌认证，位列所有参评公司前2%。这一评级不仅彰显了药明康德对可持续发展的坚定承诺，也体现了公司将环境及社会责任融入战略规划和业务运营的不懈努力。
EcoVadis作为全球知名的企业社会责任和可持续发展评估平台，是全球企业衡量和提升业务和价值链可持续发展表现的重要参考指标。在此次评估中，药明康德获得了80分（满分100分），反映了公司在环境、劳动与人权、道德和可持续采购四大核心ESG领域中的表现稳步提升。
“荣获EcoVadis金牌认证进一步肯定了药明康德在价值链可持续发展中的卓越实践和绩效表现，”药明康德副董事长兼ESG委员会主席胡正国先生表示，“我们将始终致力于在公司运营的各个方面推进可持续发展，也很自豪能助力客户推动更多创新疗法早日问世，造福全球病患，不断为医药健康行业带来持久而积极的影响。”
作为创新的赋能者、客户信赖的合作伙伴以及全球健康产业的贡献者，药明康德将ESG理念融入公司战略和运营的方方面面。2024年，药明康德在标普全球企业可持续发展评估（S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment，CSA）中获得行业最高分，位列全球“生命科学工具与服务”领域第一；同年，药明康德连续第四年被MSCI评为ESG AA级；2023和2024年，公司连续两年入选标普全球可持续发展年鉴和富时罗素社会责任指数系列，并同时获评Sustainalytics“行业最高评级”和“区域最高评级”企业；2024年，公司加入了“联合国全球契约组织”（United Nations Global Compact，UNGC），承诺支持全球契约十项原则；2023年，公司加入“科学碳目标倡议”（Science Based Targets initiative，SBTi）以减少碳排放。药明康德出色的ESG表现也受到了CDP、ISS等全球ESG评级机构的高度认可。
关于药明康德
药明康德（股票代码：603259.SH/2359.HK）为全球医药及生命科学行业提供一体化、端到端的新药研发和生产服务，在亚洲、欧洲、北美等地均设有运营基地。药明康德通过独特的“CRDMO”和“CTDMO”业务模式，不断降低研发门槛，助力客户提升研发效率，为患者带来更多突破性的治疗方案，服务范围涵盖化学药研发和生产、生物学研究、临床前测试和临床试验研发、精准医疗研发、测试和生产等领域。2024年，药明康德连续第四年被MSCI评为ESG（环境、社会及管治）AA级。目前，公司的赋能平台正承载着来自全球30多个国家的6,000多家合作伙伴的研发创新项目，致力于将更多新药、好药带给全球病患，早日实现“让天下没有难做的药，难治的病”的愿景。
WuXi AppTec Receives Gold Medal in 2024 EcoVadis Sustainability Rating
Shanghai, November 20, 2024 - WuXi AppTec, a global company that provides a broad portfolio of R&D and manufacturing services to enable companies in the pharmaceutical and life science industries, announced that it has been awarded a gold medal in the 2024 EcoVadis business sustainability rating, ranking in the top 2% of all participating companies. This achievement reflects WuXi AppTec’s commitment to sustainability and its ongoing efforts to integrate environmental and social responsibilities into the company’s business strategies and operations.
EcoVadis is a leading ratings organization in supply chain sustainability, serving as a crucial benchmark for companies of all sizes worldwide to enhance their long-term sustainability performance in business and value chains. WuXi AppTec’s EcoVadis score of 80 out of 100 points reflects steady improvements in the four key ESG categories: environment, labor & human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.
“Receiving the EcoVadis Gold Medal is a reflection of the strong progress we have made implementing sustainable development and strong ESG practices throughout our entire value chain,” said Edward Hu, Vice Chairman of WuXi AppTec and Chairman of WuXi AppTec’s ESG Committee. “We remain dedicated to advancing sustainability efforts in every aspect of our operations. We are proud to support our customers in delivering innovative new therapies to patients and make a lasting, positive impact on the healthcare industry as a whole.”
As an enabler of innovation, a trusted partner, and a contributor to the global pharmaceutical and life sciences industry, WuXi AppTec integrates ESG priorities in all aspects of its global business operations. In 2024, WuXi AppTec ranked #1 in the Global Life Sciences Tools & Services Industry in S&P Global’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment and received an AA ESG rating from MSCI for the fourth consecutive year. The company was also named to the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook and the FTSE4Good Index Series in both 2023 and 2024, and was recognized as an Industry and Regional “Top-Rated” company by Sustainalytics. WuXi AppTec’s outstanding ESG performance has been widely acknowledged by major global ESG rating agencies, including CDP and ISS.
In addition, WuXi AppTec participates in global efforts to advance sustainability. For example, WuXi AppTec joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) in 2024 to support its ten sustainability principles. In 2023, WuXi AppTec joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce carbon emissions.
About WuXi AppTec
As a global company with operations across Asia, Europe, and North America, WuXi AppTec provides a broad portfolio of R&D and manufacturing services that enable the global pharmaceutical and life sciences industry to advance discoveries and deliver groundbreaking treatments to patients. Through its unique business models, WuXi AppTec’s integrated, end-to-end services include chemistry drug CRDMO (Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization), biology discovery, preclinical testing and clinical research services, advanced therapies CTDMO (Contract Testing, Development and Manufacturing Organization), helping customers improve the productivity of advancing healthcare products through cost-effective and efficient solutions. WuXi AppTec received an AA ESG rating from MSCI for the fourth consecutive year in 2024, and its open-access platform is enabling more than 6,000 customers from over 30 countries to improve the health of those in need – and to realize the vision that "every drug can be made and every disease can be treated."