Healthier Environment

Delivering on Our Promise to Preserve a Healthier Environment

Our commitment to a healthier world means delivering for both people and our planet. We take this responsibility seriously, and our promise is to continue to further build environmental considerations into our business so we can deliver a sustainable world for the next century and beyond. CSL views environmental stewardship as its responsibility and an opportunity to build healthier and more sustainable communities.

CSL recognises that responsible management and efficient use of natural resources is key to the company’s sustainable growth and its ability to deliver an efficient and reliable supply of life-saving medicines. We support meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement to avoid the worst impacts of climate change as identified by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

CSL will continue to execute on it's strategic sustainability focus areas including commitments on the following areas:

Energy– undertake initiatives that reduce emissions internally and across our supply chain
Waste – divert waste from landfill through reducing, reusing, recycling and composting
Water – identify, prioritise and implement water reduction initiatives.

CSL’s Ambitions and Targets

In recognition of the role that we can play in contributing to global efforts to address climate change and support the transition to a low-carbon future, CSL has made a commitment to minimise our climate change impact by reducing our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

As part of our broader sustainability strategy to build a more sustainable future for employees, communities, patients and donors, CSL announced, in 2022, new carbon emissions reduction targets that serve as a transparent roadmap to decarbonise global operations by cutting direct and indirect carbon emissions.

We have committed to a 40% reduction in absolute Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030, using the average of CSL’s FY19-21 emissions as the basis. Further, we intend to ensure that suppliers who contribute 67% of our Scope 3 emissions have set Science-Based Targets initiative-aligned Scope 1 and Scope 2 reductions by 2030.

Water and Waste reduction targets

CSL has continued to advance its environmental strategy in the focus areas of water and waste, with the development of waste and water reduction targets. CSL’s water and waste reduction targets aim to serve as a tangible and transparent roadmap towards reducing our impact. By 2030, CSL aims to:

0% Water Use - Achieve zero percent absolute growth in water use, from a FY2021 baseline at three priority manufacturing sites, Kankakee (US), Broadmeadows and Tullamarine (Australia) which are located in regions forecasted to be water stressed by 2030.
90% Waste diverted from landfill - Divert more than 90% of manufacturing waste from landfill i.e., 'Zero Waste’ at all manufacturing sites.
Reduce landfill at Plasma collection centres - Reduce percentage of waste to landfill year on year for CSL’s Plasma collection centres.
Minimise incineration - Minimise percentage waste incinerated (if site is already zero waste).

Environmental Management

CSL is committed to conducting all its operations in a way that minimises negative impact on the environment, protects biodiversity and conserves natural resources. CSL has an established Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) function, which ensures its facilities operate to industry and regulatory standards. This strategy includes compliance with government regulations and commitments to minimise the impact of operations on the environment. Our EHS Management System provides the platform for policies, procedures and guidelines that manage our business processes.

We are committing resources and time into new technology to capture, calculate and report global environmental data, a significant stepping stone to delivering on our roadmap for achieving our emissions reduction targets.

Biodiversity

CSL recognises that responsible management and the efficient use of natural resources is critical to a healthier environment that promotes healthy ecosystems and biodiversity.

The Company is working towards better understanding of its potential local biodiversity impacts and mitigation strategies, and have undertaken a high-level assessment of the locations of all our manufacturing facilities with regards to proximity to biodiversity sensitive areas. This assessment showed that currently none of CSL’s manufacturing facilities are located in or near to biodiversity sensitive areas.

CSL’s embedded environmental management policies and practices allow the Company to reduce the risk of causing harm and minimise any impact it has on the environment. These steps include the appropriate management of stormwater runoff, and containment in the unlikely event of a chemical spill at all of CSL’s manufacturing facilities.

Further to CSL’s commitment of responsible management of the Company’s environmental impacts, in FY24 CSL has prioritised its efforts to divert waste from landfill and reduce its water usage by developing reduction targets as outlined above.