Alcon | Sustainability Performance
Alcon Inc. specializes in eye care products, providing surgical and vision care solutions aimed at enhancing ocular health and improving visual outcomes for patients worldwide.
1945
Switzerland
10,001+ employees
Medical Device
$10B+ in revenue
$500M - 1B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#9648
Overallⓘ#200
in Switzerlandⓘ#148
in Medical DeviceⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
SDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Critical
Critical
Aligned
Laggard
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Industry Benchmark
28.1
B/M 12.3
82.6
B/M 37.6
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Controversy level
- Alcon has faced multiple US FDA Form 483 observations and warning letters at multiple production facilities including the 2024 enforcement actions on contact lens manufacturing quality, plus periodic class actions over alleged inadequate post-market surveillance of intraocular lens product safety issues.
Sustainability employees
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11+
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