Sustainability

Our Commitment to Sustainability

Sustainable value creation is an ethical, social and commercial imperative for Lonza, and a collective responsibility shared by our global community.

Our continuing commitment to sustainable business is designed to ensure that we bring long-term benefits to the people and communities we serve. Across our global network, we focus on strengthening governance, reducing our environmental footprint and enhancing our engagement with the stakeholders who support our business. This commitment is anchored in our Sustainability Policy.

Our Focus Areas

We have identified three priority areas to drive significant progress on our sustainability agenda and a more sustainable future.

Environment

Reducing our emissions, energy, water and waste.

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People and Society

Creating an inclusive and safe environment.

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Compliance and Integrity

Striving for compliance, integrity and ethical conduct.

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Additional Information

Responsible Sourcing

Ethics and Compliance

Global Quality

Sustainability Highlights

Sustainability Report 2025

Learn more about our sustainability approach and performance in 2025.

Our Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals

Our sustainability initiatives are grouped around the seven United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) most relevant to our business. Each of our SDGs is sponsored by an Executive Committee member who – in turn – is supported by a Program Manager to initiate and execute an effective cross-functional program around each goal. Since 2022, executive compensation and global performance-based rewards have been aligned with our SDGs and related metrics.

Good Health and Wellbeing

We collaborate with our customers to produce patient treatments and bring new therapies to market with the support of novel services and cutting-edge manufacturing technologies. The safety and wellbeing of our global workforce is a top priority across our global network.

Climate Action

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions contribute to global warming, affecting the climate and impacting the health of people and planet. We are taking decisive steps to reduce our GHG emissions in pursuit of our ambition to reach net-zero by 2050.

Gender Equality

We gain and maintain our competitive advantage and strength by having a diverse global employee community, which embraces the value and benefit of differences in characteristic, preference, perspective and belief.

Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

We develop game-changing technologies, including gene editing and automated therapy manufacturing systems. Across the industry, these innovations support our customers to benefit patients and society. Sustainability is embedded into our organic growth and footprint expansion during project ideation, design, construction and operation.

Responsible Consumption and Production

We continue to reduce our impact on the environment and have programs to limit our material consumption and waste generation. We prioritize sourcing materials from suppliers that meet strict compliance standards and have actions in place to reduce their emissions, waste and use ofnatural resources, alongside climate action plans that support our Scope 3 emissions reduction plan.

Clean Water and Sanitation

Access to clean, plentiful and potable water is a basic human need. Our water program focuses on reducing our demand for water and preventing water scarcity in the areas where we operate. We are committed to protecting the water ecosystem to ensure that it stays clean of pharmaceutical substances or other pollutants.

Quality Education

We recognize that our people are the cornerstone of our success and we want to see them grow. As we develop innovations in pharma, biotech and nutrition, we aim to increase partnerships and our contribution to the scientific community.