药明康德连续四年获MSCI ESG评级AA级 | Bilingual News

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上海，2024年9月2日——药明康德近日宣布，在摩根士丹利资本国际公司（MSCI）最新公布的“环境、社会及企业管治”（ESG）年度评级结果中，公司ESG评级再次获得AA级。连续4年获得MSCI ESG评级的认可，充分证明了药明康德致力于将环境和社会责任融入公司战略和运营的坚定信念。

MSCI是全球领先的投资调研公司，为机构投资者提供股票指数和投资组合绩效分析。MSCI ESG评级旨在衡量一家公司对长期的、与财务相关的ESG风险抵御能力。

作为创新的赋能者、客户信赖的合作伙伴以及全球健康产业的贡献者，药明康德将ESG理念融入公司战略和运营的方方面面。2024年，公司加入了“联合国全球契约组织”（United Nations Global Compact，UNGC），承诺支持全球契约十项原则；2023年，公司加入“科学碳目标倡议”（Science Based Targets initiative，SBTi）以减少碳排放；2023和2024年，公司连续2年入选标普全球可持续发展年鉴和富时罗素社会责任指数系列，并同时获评Sustainalytics“行业最高评级”和“区域最高评级”企业。药明康德出色的ESG表现也受到了CDP和EcoVadis等全球ESG评级机构的高度认可。

关于药明康德

药明康德（股票代码：603259.SH/2359.HK）为全球医药及生命科学行业提供一体化、端到端的新药研发和生产服务，在亚洲、欧洲、北美等地均设有运营基地。药明康德通过独特的“CRDMO”和“CTDMO”业务模式，不断降低研发门槛，助力客户提升研发效率，为患者带来更多突破性的治疗方案，服务范围涵盖化学药研发和生产、生物学研究、临床前测试和临床试验研发、精准医疗研发、测试和生产等领域。2024年，药明康德连续第四年被MSCI评为ESG（环境、社会及管治）AA级。目前，公司的赋能平台正承载着来自全球30多个国家的6000多家合作伙伴的研发创新项目，致力于将更多新药、好药带给全球病患，早日实现“让天下没有难做的药，难治的病”的愿景。

WuXi AppTec Maintains AA MSCI ESG Rating for the Fourth Consecutive Year

Shanghai, September 1, 2024 - WuXi AppTec, a global company that provides a broad portfolio of R&D and manufacturing services to enable companies in the pharmaceutical and life science industries, recently announced that it has maintained its AA MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) ESG rating for the fourth consecutive year. The rating reflects WuXi AppTec’s commitment to incorporating environmental and social responsibilities into the company’s business strategies and operations.

MSCI, a leading investment research firm, provides stock indexes and portfolio performance analytics to institutional investors. MSCI ESG Ratings aim to measure a company’s resilience to long-term, financially relevant ESG risks.

As an enabler of innovation, a trusted partner, and a contributor to the global pharmaceutical and life sciences industry, WuXi AppTec integrates ESG priorities in all aspects of its business operations. In 2024, WuXi AppTec joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) in support of its ten sustainability principles and joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce carbon emissions in 2023. In 2023 and 2024, WuXi AppTec was named to the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook and the FTSE4Good Index Series for the second consecutive year, and also recognized as an Industry and Regional “Top-Rated” company by Sustainalytics. WuXi AppTec’s outstanding ESG performance has been widely acknowledged by major global ESG rating agencies, including CDP, and EcoVadis.

About WuXi AppTec

As a global company with operations across Asia, Europe, and North America, WuXi AppTec provides a broad portfolio of R&D and manufacturing services that enable the global pharmaceutical and life sciences industry to advance discoveries and deliver groundbreaking treatments to patients. Through its unique business models, WuXi AppTec’s integrated, end-to-end services include chemistry drug CRDMO (Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization), biology discovery, preclinical testing and clinical research services, advanced therapies CTDMO (Contract Testing, Development and Manufacturing Organization), helping customers improve the productivity of advancing healthcare products through cost-effective and efficient solutions. WuXi AppTec received an AA ESG rating from MSCI for the fourth consecutive year in 2024 and its open-access platform is enabling more than 6,000 customers from over 30 countries to improve the health of those in need – and to realize the vision that "every drug can be made and every disease can be treated."