Environmental Sustainability
We're committed to building a brighter future.
Our commitment to environmental sustainability at Takeda builds on almost 50 years of engaging in environmental stewardship initiatives since establishing an Environmental Protection Committee in 1970. Our approach to environmental sustainability, which is in line with the UN Sustainable Goals and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), is part of our mission to strive towards Better Health and a Brighter Future for people worldwide.
Protecting the Environment
Risks to the natural environment are also intensifying risks to human health, including infectious diseases made worse by climate change. Our values guide us in our commitment to protect the environment and our patients and motivate us to act urgently.
Carbon Neutrality
Our Carbon Neutrality Strategy will build on the progress we’ve made from prior environmental commitments and allow us to continue making a difference in reducing the effects of climate change. Takeda has been advancing environmental sustainability for many years through its efforts in areas such as water and energy conservation, and protection of biodiversity.
As part of our Carbon Neutrality Commitment, we are aiming to become carbon zero in our own operations by 2040 by eliminating 100% of our greenhouse gas emissions.
Water and Waste Management
In 2020 we established new waste and water targets which follow our early completion of prior waste and water consumption goals. We aim to achieve zero waste to landfill status by 2030 for all major locations and a 5% reduction in water consumption by FY2025 (relative to FY2019) levels. Until 2021 we will execute water risk assessments at our manufacturing sites and develop a risk-based approach to water management and replenishment.
Product Stewardship
In 2020 we relaunched our product stewardship program which focuses on evaluating products and processes for opportunities to minimize their environmental impact, e.g., green chemistry, resource efficiency, recyclable packaging. To do so we perform regular assessments of our product portfolio to identify ways for reducing risks of pharmaceuticals in the environment, e.g., toxicity of waste or wastewater discharge.
Takeda in Action
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Carbon Neutrality
In 2020, we reached our carbon neutrality goals, a significant milestone in our commitment to become carbon zero by 2040...
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Reducing Emissions
We have received approval by the Science Based Targets initiative* (SBTi) for our emission reduction targets.
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Global 100
We're proud to be named in the Corporate Knight's Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World (Global 100) for...
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Climate Change
We're committed to better health and a brighter future for people worldwide. Protecting the environment is an integral p...
