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AstraZeneca UK

United Kingdom and international markets

Company profile

About the company

AstraZeneca is a UK-headquartered biopharmaceutical company that researches, develops, manufactures and supplies prescription medicines. Its main therapy areas include oncology, cardiovascular and metabolic disease, respiratory and immunology, vaccines and rare diseases. The company operates major research, manufacturing and commercial sites in Britain while serving healthcare systems and patients across global markets.

Public claim

What the listing records.

AstraZeneca has SBTi-validated net-zero targets, including a 98% reduction in operational emissions by 2026 and a 90% value-chain reduction by 2045.

Evidence note

The first-party evidence describes the recorded emissions targets, their scope and the organisation's reduction programme.

Source type: Company website