Climate change impacts public health. Pharmaceutical companies are responding to keep people healthy with prevention, medicines and vaccines. At the same time, this industry is responsible for four to five percent of net emissions worldwide. Manufacturers have set concrete goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions along the patient supply chain.

This includes switching to renewable energies as well as reducing high energy consumption and developing specific standards that encourage suppliers to decarbonize and produce raw materials. It is important to reduce environmentally harmful residues during production. Manufacturing and product design lead the way to a circular economy; Procurement and logistics are looking for more environmentally friendly options for transporting goods.