AstraZeneca | Sustainability Performance

https://www.astrazeneca.com

Develops and markets pharmaceuticals for various medical conditions, including oncology and cardiovascular.

1913

United Kingdom

10,001+ employees

Pharmaceuticals

$10B+ in revenue

$10B+ in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#547

Overall

#63

in United Kingdom

#17

in Pharmaceuticals

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

24 out of 312

Overview

Environmental

Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater 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

303.6K CO2e tonnes, 2025

Leading

Waste generated

23.4K tonnes, 2025

Leading

Female employees

54% 2025

Leading

Externalities

24.2M $, 2025

Leading

Market cap

263.3B $, 2026▲10.4% YoY

Revenue

58.7B $, 2025▲9.9% YoY

R&D intensity

24.23% 2025

Intensity

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

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

Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)

Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)

Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)

Industry Benchmark

5.2

B/M 13.9

110.7

B/M 114.3

27.4

B/M 35.5

58.6

B/M 226.8

0.4

B/M 0.3

Controversy level

Very Low

Low

Noticeable

High

Severe

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AstraZeneca plc has faced sustained scrutiny over the 2021 AstraZeneca COVID-19 'Vaxzevria' vaccine adverse events disclosures (VITT/Vaccine-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis, AstraZeneca withdrew Vaxzevria from EU/UK markets May 2024 citing commercial reasons amid VITT class actions including UK High Court Group Litigation Order) affecting UK institutional shareholders.

Carbon emissions breakdown

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Carbon certificate projects

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Biodiversity impact

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Waste management

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Water management

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Land use

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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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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees

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Controversy level

Very Low

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Noticeable

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AstraZeneca plc has faced sustained scrutiny over the 2021 AstraZeneca COVID-19 'Vaxzevria' vaccine adverse events disclosures (VITT/Vaccine-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis, AstraZeneca withdrew Vaxzevria from EU/UK markets May 2024 citing commercial reasons amid VITT class actions including UK High Court Group Litigation Order) affecting UK institutional shareholders.

AstraZeneca | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Carbon emissions

Renewable energy

Intensity

Female employees

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Carbon certificate projects

Climate risk

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Health & safety

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Margin trends

R&D intensity

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Sustainability targets and commitments

Progress against targets

Environmental policy coverage

Overall score

Environment

Social

Governance

Exclusion screening

SDG impact

SDG impact (historical)

Reporting

Sustainability employees

Available in Scale package

AstraZeneca | Sustainability Performance

Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

Sustainability Maturity

Sustainability Intent

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Carbon emissions

Renewable energy

Intensity

Female employees

Waste

Controversy level

Carbon emissions breakdown

Carbon certificate projects

Climate risk

Biodiversity loss in km²

Biodiversity loss in CO2e

Potential species loss

Biodiversity impact

Waste management

Water management

Land use

Diversity & inclusion

Pay gap breakdown

Health & safety

Externalities

Revenue & EBITDA

Margin trends

R&D intensity

Return on invested capital

Analyst revenue estimates & actuals

Sustainability targets and commitments

Progress against targets

Environmental policy coverage

Overall score

Environment

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