2022 ESG Data Table

ERM Certification and Verification Services, Inc. (ERM CVS)  provided limited third-party assurance on data related to climate and energy, water, waste, social and safety (bolded data points). Environmental indicators include impacts from 100% of Biogen operations including owned and leased facilities. The financial indicators include the company's consolidated financial statements. Social indicators include Full-Time Employees unless otherwise noted. See the ERM CVS Assurance Statement for full details of the assurance scope, assurance standards used, work undertaken and conclusions.

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Reporting & Principles

 

 

Units

2022

GOVERNANCE

About Biogen

Revenue

Million USD

10,173

R&D Spend

Million USD

2,231

No. of Employees

#

8,725

No. of FTEs

#

8,610

No. of R&D Employees

#

1,613

No. of Part-time Employees

#

115

Workforce Located in the U.S.

%

57%

ESG Ratings, Rankings and Assessments 1

 

 

S&P Global CSA (DJSI)

Score

71

MSCI

Rating

AA

ISS ESG

Rating

C+ (Prime)

Sustainalytics

Risk Score

22.3

Human Rights Campaign's Corporate Equality Index

%

100

Disability: IN's Disability Equality Index

%

100

CDP Climate Change

Rating

B

CDP Water

Rating

B

Corporate Knights Global 100

Rank

-

100 Best Corporate Citizens

Rank

30

America’s Most JUST Companies

Rank

41

Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI)

Signatory or Participant

X

United Nations Global Compact

Signatory or Participant

X

Workforce Disclosure Initiative (WDI)

Signatory or Participant

X

Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative Member

Signatory or Participant

X

ENVIRONMENTAL

Climate

Scope 1
(fossil fuels and refrigerants)

MT CO2e

64,867

Scope 2 - Market based
(electricity and steam)

MT CO2e

335

Total Scope 1 & 2 (Market based)

MT CO2e

65,202

Scope 1 & 2 Intensity

MT CO2e / MM USD revenue

6.4

Total Purchased Carbon Offsets2

MT CO2e

0

Carbon Neutrality
(Scope 1 & 2 – Offsets)

MT CO2e

0

Scope 2 – Location based
(electricity and steam)

MT CO2e

31,765

Scope 33

MT CO2e

434,635

   Category 1 - Purchased goods and service

MT CO2e

334,900

   Category 2 - Capital goods

MT CO2e

40,859

   Category 3 - Fuel- and-energy-related activities

MT CO2e

12,219

   Category 4 - Upstream transportation and distribution

MT CO2e

13,622

   Category 5 - Waste generated in operations

MT CO2e

457

   Category 6 - Business travel

MT CO2e

10,240

   Category 7 - Employee commuting4

MT CO2e

11,458

   Category 7 - Empoyee work from home5

MT CO2e

1,702

   Category 8 - Upstream leased assets

MT CO2e

0

   Category 12 - End-of-life treatment of sold products

MT CO2e

9,177

Scope 3 Intensity

MT CO2e / MM USD revenue

43

Scope 3 (percent of Scope 1, 2 & 3)

%

87

Total Value Chain (Scope 1, 2 & 3)

MT CO2e

499,837

Targets and Performance

Scope 1 & 2 Absolute Reduction Since 2019 (Target: 55% by 2032)

%

-3

Suppliers that set or pledged to set a climate goal via the Science Based Targets iniative (Target: 80% of Suppliers by Spend by 2025)

%

23

Suppliers that have committed to 100% renewable energy by 2040 (Target: 50% of Suppliers by Spend by 2030; 90% of suppliers by 2040)

%

37

Air Quality

CO emissions

MT

9.33

NOx emissions

MT

18.97

SOx emissions

MT

3.18

VOC emissions

MT

5.23

EV100 – Battery Electric Vehicle Program

Total Leased Vehicles

#

1,365

   Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV)

#

132

   Battery electric vehicles (BEV)

#

163

Fleet Carbon Efficiency

g CO2e / mile

248

Energy

Total Energy Use

MWh

474,160

  Renewable Electricity

MWh

136,356

     PPA/Direct Contract

MWh

38,422

     Renewable Energy Certificates6

MWh

97,934

     On-site Generation

MWh

0

  Non-Renewable Energy

MWh

337,804

     Fossil Fuels
(gas, oil, diesel, gasoline)

MWh

337,323

     Municipal Steam

MWh

393

     Electricity

MWh

89

  Data Coverage

%

100%

Energy Intensity

MWh/MM USD revenue

47

RE100 Target – Global Renewable Electricity7

%

100

Fossil Fuel Free – Renewable Energy Allocation

% Total energy

29

Water

Major Facilities with Fair Share of Water Withdrawal
(Target: Maintain 100%)8

%

100

Water Use (ex. non-contact cooling water)

Million Cubic Meters (m3)

1.064

Water Use Intensity

m3 / MM USD revenue

104

Water Reused/Recycled9

%

6

Water Withdrawal

Million m3

1.237

   Municipal Supply (potable & grey water)

Million m3

1.018

   Fresh Surface Water (non-contact cooling)

Million m3

0.218

   Groundwater 10

Million m3

0

   Rainwater

Million m3

0.001

Water Discharges

Million m3

0.941

   Fresh Surface Water

Million m3

0.218

   Wastewater

Million m3

0.723

Waste11

Non-hazardous Waste12

MT

4,224

   Reused

MT

127

   Recycled

MT

639.1

   Composted

MT

1,574

   Energy Recovery via Anaerobic Digestion

MT

0

   Waste to Energy13

MT

1,336

   Incineration14

MT

429

   Landfill

MT

119

   Non-hazardous Waste Intensity

MT / MM USD Revenue

0.41

   Waste to Landfill Diversion
   (Target: Maintain 100%)15

%

97

   Recovery & Recycling Rate
   (Non-hazardous Waste)

%

55

Hazardous and Biohazardous Waste

MT

237

   Recycled

MT

29

   Waste to Energy

MT

108

   Incineration

MT

84

   Landfill

MT

15

SOCIAL

Community Engagement and Giving

Total Foundation Grants16,17

Million USD

5.8

Employee Matching Gifts Program18

Million USD

2.1

Corporate Grants and Sponsorships19

Million USD

52.5

Volunteer Hours

Hours

15,485

Biogen Foundation STAR Initiative Investment
(Target: Cumulative $12M by 2023)20

Million USD

1.9

Responsible Supply Chain

Supplier Diversity Spend

Million USD

196

Supplier Diversity Spend of Total U.S. Spend21

%

11

   Small Business Supplier Spend

Million USD

148.3

   Veteran Supplier Spend

Million USD

10.7

   Women-Owned Supplier Spend

Million USD

26

   Minorities-Owned Supplier Spend

Million USD

40.5

Workforce Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Women in:

   

   Workforce

%

52.8

   Management 22

%

52.2

   Director Level and Above

%

47.4

   Management in Revenue-Generating Functions23

%

52.6

   STEM-related Positions

%

49.8

   Top Management (VP+)

%

45.1

   Executive Team

%

46

   Board of Directors

%

18

Demographics in Workforce (U.S. Only):

 

 

   Asian American

%

17.6

   Black or African American

%

10.7

   Hispanic or Latino

%

3.8

   White

%

59.2

   Indigenous or Native American

%

0.2

   Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

%

0.1

   Two or More Races

%

1.8

   No Response

%

6.6

Demographics in Management (U.S. Only):24

 

 

   Asian American

%

19.7

   Black or African American

%

5.5

   Hispanic or Latino

%

3.6

   White

%

63.4

   Indigenous or Native American

%

0.2

Other Underrepresented Groups

   Workforce Age 29 or Younger

%

8.1

   Workforce Age 30 to 50

%

64.1

   Workforce Age 51 or Older

%

30.5

Demographics in Board of Directors25

   Black or African American

#

1

   Hispanic or Latino

#

2

   White

#

7

   Did Not Disclose Demographic Background

#

1

Director-level and Above Positions Held by Racial Minorities (U.S. Only)

%

27

Represented by Union/Collective Bargaining Agreement

%

8.9

Talent Attraction, Retention & Turnover

Employee Satisfaction

%

75

Engagement Survey Response Rate

%

75

Number of New Hires

#

1,351

Open Positions Filled by Internal Candidates

%

31

Training and Development

Avg Hours/Employee

32

Training Invested per Employee

$

707

Turnover Rate

   Voluntary Turnover

%

14.8

   Involuntary Turnover

%

9.6

Gender Pay Assessment26

 

 

   Executives

%

1.02

   Management

%

1.00

   All Other Professionals

%

0.99

Occupational Health and Safety

Total Recordable Injury Rate (TRIR)27

Cases/200,000 working hours

0.16

Days Away Case Rate (DACR)

Cases/200,000 working hours

0.04

3-Year Average DACR Industry Rank
(Target: Top 3)28

Rank

2

Contractor DACR29

Cases/200,000 working hours

0

Number of Fatalities for Employees

#

0

Number of Fatalities for Contractors

#

0

Collisions per Million Miles
(U.S. Fleet) 

Collisions/million miles

3.5

Footnotes for 2022 Data Table

1 Year of the result is based on the ranking publication year, which may use data from other time periods per the publication’s methodology. 

2 2020 was the last year Biogen purchased carbon offsets as part of our abatement strategy.  

3 Scope 3 categories 9, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 15 were determined to be not applicable or negligible. 

4 Increase in Scope 3 Category 7 Employee Commuting is due to post-pandemic return to office.  

5 Decrease in Scope 3 Category 7 Employee work from home is due to post-pandemic return to office. 

6 Renewable energy certificates retired include bundled and unbundled Green-e certified Renewable Energy Certifications, Guarantees of Origin, J-Credits, Australian RECs, I-RECs to match Biogen’s electricity usage in the U.S./Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia and South America/China/Mexico/ United Arab Emirates, respectively.  

7 RE100 member Biogen achieved 100% renewable electricity (as defined by RE100) across 30 of the markets in which it operates. 

8 Percent of major sites assessed for water withdrawal using a context-based methodology. Fair, just and proportionate share of locally available renewable supplies is defined as a ratio of less than 1.0 using the Center for Sustainable Organization’s’ Corporate Water Gauge tool, a context-based water metric.  

9 Data reflect percentage of reclaimed water on-site, harvested rainwater, and municipal grey water compared to total water use. 

10 Groundwater value reduced in 2022 due to historical clerical error in location of water attribution.  

11 All waste disposal methods are covered in the table; no waste is disposed of by other or unknown methods. 

12 Data include non-hazardous waste generated by Biogen operations (e.g., non-hazardous solid waste and trucked off wastewater). Waste derived from construction and demolition debris, incinerator ash and other contractor activities is not included.  

13 All non-hazardous waste with energy recovery is generated by incineration. 

14 For 2022, 1,336 metric tons of waste were incinerated for energy recovery, and 429 metric tons were incinerated without energy recovery.  

15 For 2022, due to a state-mandated landfill closure and subsequent increased statewide waste-to energy facility demands, non-hazardous waste of two sites included a portion sent to an out-of-state landfill, impacting 100% diversion rate. 

16 Includes all grants awarded by the Biogen Foundation exclusive of the Biogen Foundation’s Employee Matching Gifts Program.  

17 Total in foundation grants is inclusive of STAR Initiative investment. 

18 Through our matching gifts program, employees donated more than $2 million to organizations around the world, giving particularly generously to address crisis situations, including the conflict in Ukraine and the 20th anniversary of the Biogen Foundation.  

19 Corporate Grants and Sponsorships includes Global Medical Grants and Patient Education Grants, General Grants, Infrastructure Grants, Fellowships and Sponsorships. 

20 The STAR Initiative is a coordinated funding strategy designed to help catalyze the development of local science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) ecosystems in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Somerville, Massachusetts. STAR stands for Science, Teacher support, Access and Readiness, and it is intended to strengthen and support the educational landscapes in these cities by helping increase access to STEM resources and opportunities for students most underrepresented in STEM college or career pathways.  

21 In 2021, minority owned suppliers accounted for 19% of the diversity spend (2% of all Biogen supplier spending).

22 Women in management percentage is inclusive of all management levels, consisting of employees at Manager level and above.  

23 Revenue generating functions include Pharmaceutical Operations & Technology, Commercial and Research & Development. 

24 Demographics are inclusive of all management levels, consisting of employees at Manager level and above.  

25 Racial and ethnic demographics that do not apply are excluded. 

26 The gender pay assessment includes data covering all permanent global employees adjusted for the number of females and males at each level within the organization for base compensation only. The ratio is calculated by averaging the mean base pay for women in the stated role in comparison to the mean base pay of men in a similar role.  

27 Includes permanent and contracted employees; excludes contractors (e.g., construction, janitorial, food services). 

28 Industry composed of 15 leading pharmaceutical company peers.  

29 Contractor DACR: Includes construction-related contractors only. 

N/A = Data were not collected in reporting year.  

Version Date: April 26, 2023