Release
2022/02/15
OSAKA, Japan, February 15, 2022 - Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Osaka, Japan; President and CEO: Isao Teshirogi, Ph.D.; hereafter "Shionogi" ) has announced Shionogi was recognized as one of the highest-ranking companies on the “Supplier Engagement Rating (SER) Leaderboard (Climate Change)” by CDP※1, a global non-profit organization working on environmental information disclosure. This is the second year in a row for the company to be on the “Leaderboard”. The company also disclosed that it had been ranked as A- for “Climate Change” and for “Water security” in December 2021.
SER evaluates companies in 4 categories (governance, targets, scope 3 emissions and supplier engagement) related to Climate Change. In 2021, about 500 companies in the world, including 105 Japanese companies, were recognized on the “Leaderboard” as companies implementing strategies and taking actions to reduce GHG emissions and manage climate risk in their supply chains.
Shionogi has identified "Protect the Environment" as one of our key focus point to be addressed. Based on "The Company Policy of Shionogi", "Shionogi Group Code of Conduct" and "Shionogi Group EHS※2 Policy", we have set mid-to-long term environmental action targets, and are taking the appropriate environmental initiatives in our business activities. Moreover, we engage with our business partners and require them to adhere to the "Shionogi Group Business Partner Code of Conduct". We believe these continual efforts were recognized by CDP.
We will responsibly address and augment our response to various environmental and social issues, along with our business partners and suppliers, thereby contributing to the creation of sustainable society and compatibly driving the company’s growth. Based on that approach, we will continue our concerted effort to be a company recognized as valuable now and in the future by all stakeholders.
1. CDP
CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world’s environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, states and regions. Founded in 2000 and working with more than 590 investors with over $110 trillion in assets, CDP pioneered using capital markets and corporate procurement to motivate companies to disclose their environmental impacts, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard water resources and protect forests. Over 14,000 organizations around the world disclosed data through CDP in 2021, including more than 13,000 companies worth over 64% of global market capitalization, and over 1,100 cities, states and regions. Fully TCFD aligned, CDP holds the largest environmental database in the world, and CDP scores are widely used to drive investment and procurement decisions towards a zero carbon, sustainable and resilient economy. CDP is a founding member of the Science Based Targets initiative, We Mean Business Coalition, The Investor Agenda and the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative.
Visit cdp.net or follow us @CDP to find out more.
2. EHS：Environment, Health and Safety
Our Environment Report and Website carry further information on EHS-related business risks and identified material issues and details of our EHS activities:
・Environment Report : https://www.shionogi.com/global/en/investors/ir-library/annual-report-integrated-report.html
・Website
Environment：https://www.shionogi.com/global/en/sustainability/environment.html
Occupational Health and Safety：https://www.shionogi.com/global/en/sustainability/society/office.html