(132c) Environmental Sustainability at Abbvie

At AbbVie, we believe that a business built on sustainable practices will be a resilient, long-lasting business. As such, our strategy is focused on reducing our environmental footprint, growing sustainably through inspiring innovation, and engaging our workforce to steward the same. We set ambitious, long-term targets that put this strategy into practice. In line with our environmental goals, AbbVie actively seeks to reduce the energy and water we consume and the waste we generate around the world. We monitor our operations to ensure that the manufacturing, use and disposal of our medicines do not adversely affect the environment or human health. We operate robust environmental and energy management systems that support operational integrity and improvements in line with our environmental strategy.

In 2021, AbbVie made the commitment to set near-term Science Based Targets. Working with the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) enables access to expert resources that support the meaningful reduction of our climate impact and that provide an external assessment. In August 2022, AbbVie submitted our targets to SBTi, and our new targets were validated by SBTi in March 2023. We’ve made significant progress against our new science-based targets in the first year and have implemented a range of energy efficiency and decarbonization projects to help us deliver on our goals.