STADA Arzneimittel

Carbon per million dollars of revenue. The legacy industry-standard reference (CDP, MSCI). Useful for cross-sector context, but distorted by margin — high-margin firms appear artificially efficient. Read alongside the operational and asset intensities for the full picture.

OpEx (operating expenditure) is the running cost of the business — staff, services, energy, materials. This shows how carbon-intensive operations are per million dollars of spend. Removes the margin distortion that revenue-based ratios introduce.

EVIC (Enterprise Value Including Cash) is the firm's total capital footprint — equity + debt + cash + minority interest. The EU's standard intensity measure (SFDR PAI 3) — answers: how much carbon does each million of capital deployed in this business produce?

PP&E (Property, Plant & Equipment) plus leased real-estate assets is the firm's physical infrastructure on the balance sheet. This shows the carbon intensity of that physical footprint — uses Scope 1+2+3 for consistency with the other headline intensities. Surfaces stranded-asset risk for asset-heavy firms.

In total, 65% of STADA's total electricity consumption is from renewable sources supplying production sites in UK, Germany, Serbia, Romania and Czechia. In 2024 STADA expanded self-production of electricity via photovoltaics at Bad Vilbel, Germany (39 modules, ~200m², ~30,000 kWh/year) and at Clonmel, Ireland. Renewable consumption achieved through self-production via photovoltaics, switching energy supply contracts and purchasing Energy Attribute Certificates. Total renewable electricity rose from 64,514 MWh (2023) to 85,402 MWh (2024). 2025 target: >65% renewable electricity.

STADA does not disclose durable carbon removals (DAC, BECCS, biochar) or use of carbon offsets in its inventory. Climate action focuses on absolute Scope 1&2 reductions and Scope 3 supplier engagement. Nature-based initiatives include reforestation in Slovakia ('Plant a Tree, Make a Home' — 1,250 trees per year through 2027) and Bulgaria tree planting in 4 locations, plus afforestation by Hemofarm Foundation in Serbia (120 new trees in Vršac) and Bosnia (350 new trees in Banja Luka). These are framed as community/biodiversity actions, not as carbon removals counted toward the inventory.

• Scope 1&2 absolute reduction: -42% by 2030 vs 2020 baseline

  STADA committed in 2021 to reduce Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions by -42% (2020 – 2030) in line with Paris Agreement 1.5°C target. Achieved -33.7% reduction vs 2020 baseline by 2024 (from 106,672.5 tCO2e in 2020 to 70,776.7 tCO2e in 2024, market-based). Focus on optimizing technical operations through Global HSE function reporting to CTO, with eight sites ISO 14001 certified as of Dec 31, 2024.

• Sustainable packaging via 5R strategy (Remove, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Refill)

  STADA applies design-for-recycling principles to new product designs. Nizoral bottle range launched without folding box (saved 11 tons). Reduced plastic for Nizoral and Cetraben tubes. Zoflora trigger bottles use 30% PCR plastic; in-the-bowl cage uses 100% rPP, blister 50% rPET. New refill product reduced plastic consumption by 99% (saving ~4 tons of materials). Trinec site eliminated nearly 1 million leaflets via QR codes. 2025 target: define Packaging Transformation Plan to meet PPWR requirements.

• Energy efficiency in manufacturing and offices

  Energy is one pillar of STADA's carbon roadmap. Initiatives include LED retrofit with motion detectors at Bad Vilbel and DSC Florstadt warehouse (annual savings >35,000 kWh, 12 tons CO2e), on-site PV at Bad Vilbel and Clonmel. STADA Production System (SPS) drives LEAN manufacturing, Total Productive Maintenance, and resource-efficient operations to lower energy costs and reduce waste.

• Logistics decarbonisation — Lean & Green platform and courier switch

  STADA was the first pharmaceutical company in Spain to join the 'Lean & Green' European collaboration platform focused on reducing emissions in logistics and supply chains. Irish subsidiary Clonmel Healthcare switched to DPD courier with a carbon rating of 0.25 kg CO2/parcel (vs former carrier 0.97 kg CO2/parcel), reducing emissions >70% (from 62.70 to 17.67 tons CO2) despite higher volumes — saving 45 tons of CO2.

• Scope 3 supplier engagement — 50% of Cat 1 suppliers to set SBTi targets by 2030

  Scope 3 represents ~88% of footprint (599 ktCO2e Cat 1 'purchased goods and services'). STADA aims for suppliers responsible for 50% of Cat 1 emissions to set science-based targets by 2030. By Dec 2024, suppliers representing ~25% of Cat 1 emissions have committed to or already have SBTi targets. Engagement via Responsible Procurement function, EcoVadis assessments (80% of prioritized suppliers, 920 suppliers, covered by end-2024), and industry initiatives RHI (Responsible Health Initiative) and PSCI (Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative).