SUSTAINABILITY
impact . It delved into every aspect of its operations , from supply chain to employee welfare , environmental sustainability to community engagement .
Sanofi achieved its B Corp status by :
• Reducing Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions at its manufacturing site by 77 % in 2022 compared to the 2019 benchmark . ( Part of its journey to being carbon neutral by 2030 and net zero by 2045 .)
• Powering its North American manufacturing and distribution site with 100 % renewable electricity since 2020 . ( Part of its goal to achieve 100 % renewables by 2025 for all manufacturing operations globally .)
• Eliminating 35 tons of plastic packaging per year , by removing plastic windows on selected products – reducing the environmental footprint of products and increasing packaging recyclability
In June 2023 , Sanofi also accelerated efforts to reach net zero emissions across all its operations ( Scope 1 & 2 ) and its entire value chain ( Scope 3 ) by 2045 . This is five years ahead of its original target . The new target is based on the Science Based Targets initiative ( SBTi ). “ We know that healthier people and a healthy planet go hand in hand ,” says Loucks . “ We ’ re proud of the progress we ’ ve made in our journey to create a business that does well while doing good .” healthcare-digital . com 129