Number of nature-related agreements with stakeholders and stakeholder groups

Unit

: Number (#)

Indicator

: Stakeholder engagement

Metric type

: Response

Framework alignment notes

A20.1

Refer to EFPIA's Clear Steps Toward a Greener Future - Pharmaceutical Sector’s Environmental Sustainability Statement (10.06.24) for alignment to metric

T20, T22

Target example

[Company name] will engage [number] of stakeholder groups regarding nature-related issues by [target date]

Target Source: WBCSD target template

Sector

Pharmaceutical

Value chain stage

Raw Materials Manufacturing End of Life

Metric assessment

Relevance: High

Feasibility: Low

Related actions

Restore and protect watersheds at the water basin-level in regions linked to direct operations by supporting or funding local initiatives and projects

Restore and protect watersheds at the water catchment level across the supply chain by supporting or funding local initiatives and projects

Restore degraded or converted ecosystems in the supply chain through engagement with suppliers and CDMOs to implement and promote landscape restoration or regeneration in and around their new/existing operations site

Set a no conversion of natural ecosystems target within supply chains and obtain correct certifications from suppliers for agricultural inputs

Reduce solid waste generated from the disposal of used pharmaceutical products through public education and information campaigns encouraging correct packaging and device disposal

Protect areas of significant biodiversity value within or adjacent to operations

Reduce APIs (including antibiotics) in the environment through public education and information campaigns encouraging correct medicine disposal

Engage and invest in the restoration or afforestation of degraded land within or around operations

Carefully consider nature-related impacts, dependencies, risks and opportunities when establishing new operations, taking water risks and proximity to areas of significant biodiversity value into account. Embed biodiversity and water risk assessment criteria into the decision-making process when selecting new sites or expansions and prioritize action according to conservation hierarchy in locations that meet the criteria

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