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Responsibility

Conducting business responsibly is a core part of our company’s strategy and culture. We provide transparent reporting on our progress in responsibility and sustainability, and our performance is regularly rated by independent agencies in line with environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.​

Hannah Engels, Global Compliance & Responsibility Officer

“Our low-risk ESG rating is a testament to our prudent risk and governance approaches, highlighted by the strong progress we are making in the focus areas of Patient, People and Planet.”

Hannah Engels

Global Compliance & Responsibility Officer

Recent corporate responsibility activities

2024 in numbers

100%

renewable electricity at all our manufacturing sites​

+46%

patient programmes for better pain management through increased disease awareness 2024 vs 2023​

20​

countries in which Grünenthal is certified as a Great Place to Work®

-83%

CO2 emissions from purchased energy ​2024 vs 2023

MSCI recognises Grünenthal as an ESG industry leader for the second year in a row

“(p) AA” ESG rating

For the second year in a row, Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) has recognised Grünenthal as an industry leader for managing the most significant ESG risks and opportunities by awarding a ‘(p) AA’ rating. Scores range from ‘CCC’ (laggard) to ‘AAA’ (leader), depending on exposure to industry-specific ESG risks and the ability to manage those risks relative to peers.1
MSCI rating
Grünenthal ESG Top Rated – Sustainalytics Top rated 2025 Bagde

ESG Top Rated from Sustainalytics

Sustainalytics recognizes us as one of the top performing companies in our industry, based on our ESG risk rating score. The agency certified Grünenthal as a low ESG risk and assessed our risk management as strong, acknowledging the robustness of our ESG program, practices, and policies.
Sustainalytics rating
Ecovadis Gold medal for sustainability 2025

Gold medal from EcoVadis

The Gold medal rating from EcoVadis puts us in the top 5 percent of companies assessed worldwide. The rating evaluates companies across four key areas: Environment, labour and human rights, ethics, and sustainable procurement.
EcoVadis rating
Responsibility Report 2024 Grünenthal

Responsibility Report

As a recognised leader in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters, we proactively pursue best-in-class corporate sustainability practices. This report reflects the accomplishments of our teams worldwide around our focus areas of Patient, People and Planet. Discover how our shared commitment is shaping long-term value.
Responsibility Report
UN Sustainable Development Goals

UN SDGs

We are committed to supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. As a leading pharmaceutical company, we particularly contribute to SDG 3, which aims at ensuring healthy lives and promoting wellbeing for all.
UN SDGs
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) logo

UN Global Compact

As a United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) participant, we formally commit to the values of the world’s largest initiative for responsible corporate governance. We have established binding frameworks and policies to embed the UNGC principles into our global operations.​
UN Global Compact
  • 1 Disclaimer

    The MSCI Provisional ESG Rating and related report and research (collectively, the "Provisional Rating"): (1) was prepared by MSCI ESG Research for compensation, (2) is not a credit rating or securities research report, (3) is made available only for informational purposes and without any warranty or guaranty of accuracy, quality, completeness or usefulness, (4) is current only as of the date first issued and is subject to modification and withdrawal without notice, (5) does not, and is not intended to, constitute an investment promotion, report or opinion of an expert, assurance letter, part of any offering, or any offer or recommendation to purchase or sell any securities, credit commitments or other assets or to enter into any project or business transaction in connection with the rated company or otherwise, (6) is based in whole or in part on information provided to MSCI ESG Research by or on behalf of the rated company, which MSCI does not validate for reliability, truthfulness, accuracy, completeness or otherwise at any time or over time, (7) is based in whole or in part on non-public information and may differ materially from a subsequent Provisional Rating or standard ESG Rating assigned by MSCI ESG Research to the rated company, (8) may not incorporate or accurately reflect actual environmental, social or governance-related risks and information relevant to the rated company, (9) has not been submitted to, nor received approval from, any relevant regulatory bodies, and (10) may not be altered or modified, further copied or redistributed, or used to create derivative works, indexes, databases, risk models, analytics, software or other works or to train any large language model or other artificial intelligence system without the express prior written permission of MSCI ESG Research. MSCI ESG Research shall have no liability with respect to the Provisional Rating or any use thereof, including, without limitation, with respect to any use of the Provisional Rating in connection with any investment or any other purpose. All uses of the Provisional Rating are also subject to the disclaimer located at: msci.com/legal/provisional-rating, which may be updated by MSCI from time to time.