How pharma can optimize for right-the-first-time drug manufacturing and sustainability

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The pharmaceutical industry is gradually going green. More pharma companies are embracing sustainability metrics and striving to reduce corporate emissions and their footprint.

More than 25% of major pharma and biopharma companies are committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Many are also committed to ensuring equal access to medicine for the 2 billion people worldwide that are currently underserved and rely on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Those initiatives are designed to improve human and planet health while helping achieve sustainable business practices.

Working toward a prosperous and equitable future while building healthy communities can directly support current and future business operations for pharma and biopharma organizations. These companies have concluded there does not need to be a choice between being envi…

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  • May 19, 2022
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Big pharma resists international corporate tax proposal

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Pharma companies are resisting a tentative agreement between 130 countries to create a minimum corporate tax of 15%. The plan intends to combat tax inversion and other forms of tax avoidance.

Some U.S. industries, including Big Tech, have backed the plan given its potential to simplify accounting — even if it increases their tax rate.

But the pharma industry is highlighting its role in developing COVID-19 vaccines and other therapies in their opposition to the plan. Arguing that higher taxes would curb their ability to innovate, drug companies are worried about the proposal’s threat to their bottom line. Large pharma companies could see their tax bill increase by hundreds of millions of dollars annually if the plan is finalized. Moreover, pharmaceutical companies could see a larger tax hike than some other industries given their global presenc…

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  • July 27, 2021
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