Lonza

Our Approach to Sustainability

Sustainability Report PDF

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.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations (UN) comprise a global blueprint to achieve a sustainable future for humanity, and we have grouped our sustainability initiatives around the seven key SDGs that are most relevant to our business. Alongside this short overview of our progress and key achievements relating to these SDGs, the 2025 Sustainability Report offers more information and insight into our sustainability commitments and performance indicators.  

Our Ambitions, Progress and Achievements

SDGAmbitionProgress and Achievements

Good Health and Well-being
To support our customers and their patients to deliver their treatments.  

To provide safe workplaces, caring for well-being and the health of the planet.

  • Increased EcoVadis Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating by six points to achieve Gold Medal status for the first time, with a score placing us among the top 5% of companies assessed.
  • Conducted the Lonza Promoter Score (LPS) survey for the sixth consecutive year to measure customer satisfaction, receiving around 1,700 responses.

 

Quality Education
To establish an internal learning system to support employee engagement and professional development.
  • Fostered a culture of continuous improvement through Lean operating principles and training to enhance quality, efficiency, and environmental performance
  • Expanded the Learn@Lonza learning experience platform.
  • Empowered colleagues’ growth, with Individual Development Plans (IDPs) supported by meaningful manager conversations.

 

Gender Equality
To ensure equal opportunity for all employees, regardless of gender.
  • Operationalized our roadmap to dismantle systemic barriers to equal participation across the employee lifecycle.
  • Established internal processes to strengthen focus on fairness and objectivity during talent reviews.

 

Clean Water and Sanitation
To reduce water consumption intensity by 50% by 2030 and continuously assess water risks in our network.
  • Continued to evaluate and implement industrial water reduction projects, delivering absolute reduction in water consumption compared to previous year.
  • Extended our water assessment to include site catchment areas, as part of our water stewardship initiative.

 

Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
To construct and invest in sustainable facilities designed for a low carbon and resource efficient future.
  • Estimated the future carbon footprint of each investment project and assessed potential reductions using additional measures.
  • Updated our Sustainable Design standards supporting energy reduction for key utilities (e.g. heating, ventilation, air conditioning and water quality systems).
  • Conducted compliance review of projects in line with our Sustainable Design standards.

 

Responsible Consumption and Production
To engage our supply chain through responsible sourcing, improving its sustainability performance.
  • Continued evaluation of suppliers' sustainability performance, now covering 85% of our spend.
  • Developed a Sustainable Procurement Learning Series via the Together for Sustainability (TfS) Academy to strengthen awareness and engagement on Responsible Sourcing.

 

Climate Action
To decrease our greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint over the next decade and achieve net-zero GHG emissions by 2050.
  • 75% of our electricity is procured from renewable sources, supported by multiple renewable energy certificate (REC) agreements. Our sites in Europe and China already run on 100% renewable power.
  • Continued to deliver progress towards our absolute carbon footprint reduction target, meaning we are managing our impact while continuing to grow.

Personal Perspective

Andreas Bohrer

Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer

Sustainability is an integral part of our strategy and a long-standing commitment at Lonza. We remain focused on ensuring sustainability remains a competitive advantage that secures long-term value for our business, our customers and all our stakeholders. We are proud to have been awarded the EcoVadis Gold medal for our sustainability efforts in 2025.

Personal Perspective

Andreas Bohrer

Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer

Sustainability is an integral part of our strategy and a long-standing commitment at Lonza. We remain focused on ensuring sustainability remains a competitive advantage that secures long-term value for our business, our customers and all our stakeholders. We are proud to have been awarded the EcoVadis Gold medal for our sustainability efforts in 2025.

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