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Santen Pharmaceutical | Sustainability Performance

https://www.santen.com/
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Pharmaceutical company specializing in ophthalmic products and treatments.

1890

Japan

1,001 - 5,000 employees

Pharmaceuticals

$1B - 10B in revenue

$100M - 500M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#7411
Overall
#316
in Japan
#174
in Pharmaceuticals

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

100 out of 312

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste managementWater managementAir and land impactNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate risk
Social
Diversity and inclusionPay gapsHealth and safetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDP
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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CO2 scope 1 + 2

52.9K CO2e tonnes, 2025
Laggard

Renewable energy

17% 2025
Laggard

Waste generated

3.3K tonnes, 2025
Aligned

Female engagement

49% 2024
Aligned

Externalities

4.0M $, 2025
Aligned

Market cap

93.3T $, 2026▲7% YoY

Revenue

1.9B $, 2026▼2.9% YoY

R&D intensity

8.98% 2026

Carbon emissions

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Industry rank: 52 out of 312


Total CO2 emissions
(CO2e tonnes)

Industry rank: 52 out of 312

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Scope 2 location based
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Renewable energy

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17%2025

Industry rank: 53 out of 312


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

Industry rank: 53 out of 312

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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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

27.2

B/M 13.9

106.5

B/M 114.3

133.5

B/M 35.7

44.6

B/M 219.7

1.7

B/M 0.3


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Female engagement

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Share of female employees (%)

25
50
75
100
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Waste

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3.3K2025

Total waste generated (tonnes)

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Controversy level


Very Low
Low
Noticeable
High
Severe
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  • Santen Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, Japanese ophthalmology major, has faced multiple US FDA Form 483 observations at multiple production facilities following the contested 2024 sustained share price volatility amid Asian ophthalmology customer demand normalization, plus periodic Japanese FSA enforcement scrutiny on inadequate disclosure of glaucoma drug customer concentration affecting Japanese institutional shareholders.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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ScenarioComing soon
60Moderate
$163.8Mestimated revenue at risk
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Nature risk

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Production loss

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Share of company output at risk (%)

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Potential species loss

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Diversity & inclusion

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Health & safety

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Market cap

93.3T $, 2026▲7% YoY

Revenue

1.9B $, FY2026▼2.9% YoY

EBITDA

304.6M $, FY2026▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

16% Industry: -24▼19.9% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$1.9BFY2026 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

333.5M 2025▼24.1% YoY

Capex

73.6M 2025▲3% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.1 Industry: 0▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

9.0%FY2026

R&D as % of revenue

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Return on invested capital

11.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

2.0

▲ 99433.6%

2024

2.0

▲ 0.3%

2025

1.9

▲ 0.8%

2026

358.9

2031

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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16%
Independent Directors

4 out of 25 incl. management

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SBTi targets and commitments

TargetStatusTemperature alignmentYear
Near-term targetTargets set1.5°CFY2030
Long-term targetNot disclosed--
Net-zeroNot disclosed--
Business Ambition 1.5°CNot disclosed--

Target details

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. , Ltd. commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 50% by FY 2030 from a FY 2019 base year. Santen Pharmaceutical Co. , Ltd. also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services 15% within the same timeframe.

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Overall score

88

Environment

99

Social

99

Governance

66

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

Available

Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

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Gambling

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Nuclear

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CDP Scores


Climate Score

B

Water Score

B

A

A-

B

B-

C

C-

D

D-

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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

7-10


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