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Zealand Pharma | Sustainability Performance

https://www.zealandpharma.com
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Zealand Pharma A/S specializes in the development of peptide-based therapeutics. The company focuses on creating innovative treatments for metabolic and gastrointestinal diseases, leveraging its expertise in biotechnology.

1998

Denmark

201 - 500 employees

Biotechnology

$1B - 10B in revenue

$500M - 1B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#824
Overall
#18
in Denmark
#12
in Biotechnology

Sustainability Maturity

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Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsDigital emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

162.0 CO2e tonnes, 2024
Leading

Waste generated

50.0 tonnes, 2024
Leading

Female employees

58% 2024
Leading

Externalities

13.2K $, 2024
Critical

Market cap

130.5B $, 2026▼63% YoY

Revenue

1.4B $, 2025▲99.3% YoY

R&D intensity

17.18% 2025

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 1 out of 251


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 1 out of 251

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Scope 2 location based
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Renewable energy

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%2024

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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Intensity


Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Industry Benchmark

191.4

B/M 129.3


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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

25
50
75
100
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Digital Emissions


CO2e per visit (g)

Industry benchmark

B/M 0.26 g
0.21 g

B
Environmental ScoreScore B
Green HostingYes
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Waste

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50.02024

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Controversy level


Very Low
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  • Zealand Pharma's peptide-based drug candidates faced clinical trial safety monitoring requirements for novel metabolic treatments.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Climate risk

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45Moderate
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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Waste management

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

130.5B $, 2026▼63% YoY

Revenue

1.4B $, FY2025▲99.3% YoY

EBITDA

1.1B $, FY2025▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

78% Industry: -370▲2713.2% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$1.4BFY2025 revenue

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Revenue & EBITDA
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EBITDA
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Margin trends


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Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

-142.7M 2024▲52.4% YoY

Capex

2.0M 2024▼76.9% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.0 Industry: 2▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

17.2%FY2025

R&D as % of revenue

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Return on invested capital

43.0%FY2026

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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
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Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
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0.1

▲ 3.1%

2023

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▼ 81.0%

2024

1.4

▼ 0.1%

2025

2.8

2030

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Environmental policy coverage

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35%
Independent Directors

7 out of 20 incl. management

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Overall score

77

Environment

76

Social

99

Governance

56

Exclusion screening

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

2-3



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