Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Our Governance

WuXi AppTec upholds values that prioritize environmental protection and has established a comprehensive governance structure to ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations at all operational sites. We effectively tackle environmental challenges while striving for continuous improvement in our environmental protection efforts, dedicated to the effective implementation of environmental management systems, energy management, emission management, resource allocation, ecosystem and biodiversity protection, and circular economy. The Company's environmental governance not only reflects our corporate responsibilities but also demonstrates our dedication to sustainable practices.

Our Approach

To ensure adherence to environmental management standards, we have proactively embraced scientific approaches to manage our environmental impact across all activities. Our compliance with the disclosure guidelines set forth by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD), the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange enables us to comprehensively assess the risks and opportunities associated with climate change and subsequently, allowing us to develop a robust strategy and action plan aimed at effectively tackling these challenges. We actively pursue effective solutions to the Company's prominent climate-related risks and opportunities, by implementing measures to reduce energy consumption and GHG emissions through promoting energy efficiency improvements, laying out the energy transition, developing low-carbon design, collaborating with low-carbon partners, and advocating a low-carbon culture. We continuously strengthen our environmental management system, not only strictly complying with the compliant discharge standards for wastewater, air emission, and waste, but also actively adopting emission reduction measures to effectively protect our operational sites and the surrounding natural environment. Moreover, we proactively practice circular economy principles, promoting efficient water management and reuse, as well as packaging material recycling and solvent recovery, to achieve a mutually beneficial balance between ecological sustainability and economic efficiency. We have set a series of environmental management targets and closely monitored our progress through quantitative assessments and periodic evaluations.

Our Commitments and Goals

•    Achieve 25% GHG emission intensity reduction by 2030 compared to the 2020 baseline.
•    Achieve 25% energy consumption intensity reduction by 2030 compared to the 2020 baseline.
•    Achieve 30% water usage intensity reduction by 2030 compared to the 2020 baseline.
•    Achieve a minimum 50% recycling rate for regulated hazardous waste at API manufacturing sites by 2030.
•    Achieve 100% of main operational sites obtaining ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification by 2030.

Our Key Initiatives

•    Regularly monitor the progress of carbon emission, energy and water consumption intensity targets set by each major operation site.
•    Continuously enhance the incentive mechanism for all employees, and we have integrated climate change indicators into the ESG managers’ performance and remuneration.
•    All employees received regular specialized training on improving energy efficiency, minimizing hazardous waste discharges, and optimizing water resource usage. Their efforts and contributions towards environmental protection are also integrated into the incentive and compensation framework for both employee and management.
•     Treat wastewater in compliance and take measures to reduce wastewater discharge to minimize the negative impact on the environment.
•    Provide safe drinking water and sanitation services (WASH) to all our employees and work to support local communities in regions we operate to have sufficient access to WASH facilities and services.
•    Develop a packaging recycling process that utilizes recycled materials to create new packaging for our products without compromising the integrity of the finished product.
•    Actively engage with customers and suppliers to build capacity on environment issues and decarbonization across the value chain through technological innovation and best practice sharing.