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 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 the circular economy. The Company's environmental governance not only reflects our corporate responsibilities but also demonstrates our dedication to sustainable practices.

Our Approach

Integrating environmental stewardship throughout our operations, we implement 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 for 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 sites and the surrounding natural environment. Moreover, we proactively practice circular economy principles in resource management to achieve a mutually beneficial balance between ecological sustainability and economic efficiency.

Our Commitments and Goals

?    Reduce absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 Greenhouse Gas emissions by 42% by 2030 from a 2024 base year.
?    Reduce absolute Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas emissions by 25% by 2030 from a 2024 base year.
?    Achieve a 25% Greenhouse Gas emissions 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 use 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 ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems certification at 100% of main sites by 2030.

Our Key Initiatives

?    The near-term greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Target initiative.
?    Regularly monitor the progress of greenhouse gas emissions, energy and water consumption intensity targets set by main sites.
?    Continuously enhance the incentive mechanism for all employees, and we have integrated climate change indicators into the sustainability 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.