Accessibility Statement

Climate


Management Approach

Lilly acknowledges that climate change is an ever-present reality that is contributing to a reduction in human and environmental health. Action against climate change is required to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and to avoid the most detrimental effects of climate change by limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5 °C. Lilly is taking action to reduce GHG emissions within our operations and along our value chain. We have assessed our Scope 3 emissions and progressed in our journey to identify climate-related risks and opportunities in our business.

As a global biopharmaceutical company, we recognize our responsibility to reduce our carbon footprint and manage climate-related risks and opportunities to support the transition to a low carbon economy. Lilly supports the Paris Climate Agreement, discloses information according to recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and strives to implement these recommendations across the TCFD categories of Governance, Strategy, Risk Management and Metrics & Targets. For more information, please see our TCFD metrics.



2030 Climate Goals and Our Progress to Date

Lilly is committed to reducing our GHG emissions, and prioritizing energy efficiency to become a more climate-resilient organization. We have set climate goals for 2030 as we work toward contributing to a low-carbon economy:

Secure 100% of our purchased electricity from renewable sources

Through the end of 2022, 95,700 MWh representing roughly 14.4% of our purchased electricity came from renewable sources.

In 2022, we joined RE100, focusing our efforts to bring renewable electricity onto the grid, using a three-pronged approach.

  • The first, and most effective effort, is implementing direct renewable electricity through on-site installation. We have established on-site solar arrays at our sites in France, Ireland, India and Spain. On-site solar contributed to approximately 2,200 MWh of electricity generation representing roughly 0.34% of our purchased electricity. In addition, we are in the construction phase of a new solar array at our site in Puerto Rico, an expansion of our solar array in Ireland, and evaluating several additional on-site renewable energy projects.

  • Second, we are purchasing renewable energy from our utility providers across our sites in Spain, Ireland, Germany and Switzerland. We purchased roughly 63,700 MWh of renewable electricity, representing 9.6% of our purchased electricity.

  • Third, we are purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) in regions that are connected to the same grid as our operations. For 2022, we purchased 29,800 MWh of RECs through our utility provider in the U.S., representing 4.5% of our purchased electricity.


Recent Achievements


Reducing Energy and Emissions

In 2022, our energy consumption remained flat compared to 2021. Although consumption remained flat, we have transitioned to cleaner and more efficient technologies that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with this energy. We continued to emphasize reducing energy consumption and driving energy efficiency at our facilities. 

We continue to evaluate how to improve our energy resiliency and expand our use of renewable electricity consistent with our goal to diversify our energy sources and decrease our GHG emissions over time. Our current initiatives include:

  • Designing for energy efficiency and sustainability using Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) principles in new and updated facilities.

  • Evaluating energy efficiency opportunities across our facilities, equipment and operations.

  • Facilitating the use of advanced energy monitoring and control solutions.

  • Conducting energy assessments, energy audits and implementing recommended projects to improve energy efficiency.

  • Evaluating and incorporating alternative energy sources, new technologies, and best practices for energy use and GHG emission reductions.

  • Participating in local, regional, and national forums to understand and integrate energy management best practices and to support responsible and cost-effective decision-making and policy development (e.g., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Pharmaceutical Focus Group, the Association of Energy Engineers, and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers).

  • HVAC Systems Optimization – Sites in Alcobendas, Spain; Fegersheim, France; Branchburg, New Jersey; Kinsale, Ireland; Sesto, Italy; and Indianapolis, Indiana have completed initiatives to decrease energy consumed in HVAC systems. These projects include chiller replacements, hot water boiler replacements, building air handler optimizations, air flow reduction initiatives and building metering improvements. Collectively, we expect that these projects will reduce energy consumption by an estimated 22,000 megawatts-hours (MWh) per year.

  • Chiller System Optimization – Chilled water and cooling systems are some of the highest energy consuming systems in pharmaceutical operations, and they continued to be a focus for our engineering resources in 2022. Examples of some of the chiller system optimization projects include replacing an existing chiller with a glycol chiller to take in to account future manufacturing demands at our site in Ireland, installation of higher efficiency chillers at our site in Indianapolis and completion of a substantial efficiency upgrade of chilled water system at our site in Puerto Rico.

In 2006, we established the Energy, Waste and Water Reduction Fund to encourage projects that demonstrate the greatest potential for reductions in emissions and energy use but are not funded by site capital budgets. Since then, we have approved over $50 million in funds supporting more than 190 projects. Since the inception of the program, these projects collectively saved more than one trillion BTUs of energy annually, avoiding approximately 132,000 metric tonnes of GHG emissions each year, measured as carbon dioxide equivalents.

We also actively recognize innovation and excellence in Health, Safety and the Environment (HSE) management by granting annual HSE awards. Nominations represent a significant accomplishment, and the awards recognize our employees for helping Lilly achieve energy and GHG emissions reduction goals. Projects are also assessed on their potential to scale in other areas across the company.

Reducing Emissions through Cleaner Energy

We continue to evaluate how to improve our energy resiliency and expand our use of renewable electricity consistent with our goal to diversify our energy sources and decrease our GHG emissions over time.

In 2022, 14.4% of our purchased electricity was secured from renewable sources. We have reduced GHG emissions at key facilities by leveraging solar energy. These projects include:


  • Fegersheim, France – In 2022, Lilly started up a new 20,000 square-meter parking canopy solar array in Fegersheim, France, that allows the manufacturing site to directly produce about 12% of its electrical energy needs through sustainable power. Additionally, the site installed 72 charging ports for electric vehicles.

article-inline-image-solarArrayParking canopy solar array at Lilly’s Fegersheim, France location.



  • Kinsale – In 2021, Lilly started up a 20-acre solar array in Kinsale, Ireland, consisting of over 12,600 solar panels, which at the time of construction represented the largest solar development in Ireland. The solar array is expected to provide up to 15% of the site’s purchased electricity, resulting in an estimated 2,350 tonnes reduction of greenhouse gas emissions annually. Additionally, Lilly Kinsale has begun a 10-acre expansion of the site’s solar array, which is anticipated to be online in 2023.

article-inline-image-aerial-photo-solar-farm-IE43-IE42-mar252021Solar field at Lilly’s Kinsale, Ireland location.


  • India – In 2019, Lilly India began operating a rooftop solar array on its administrative building in Gurugram (Gurgaon), India. The 40-kilowatt capacity solar panels will help reduce Lilly’s carbon footprint in the city – a key priority due to rising pollution levels. The solar panels supply approximately 10% of the site’s energy needs.

  • Manufacturing facilities in Fegersheim, France and Sesto, Italy have solar arrays of 62-kilowatt and 145-kilowatt, respectively. Additional solar capacity is being installed at our manufacturing facilities in Puerto Rico and Fegersheim.

Energy resiliency is about ensuring our facilities have a reliable, regular supply of energy and contingency measures in place in the event of a power failure. Energy resiliency issues include power surges, weather, natural disasters, accidents and equipment failure.

Combined heat and power systems provide energy resilience by supplying electricity and thermal energy to facilities on a continuous basis with the ability to operate independently from the grid. This reduces the risks associated with energy supply disruptions or a climate-related event providing protection against outages.

In 2017, we began designing a new 9-megawatt combined heat and power system at our Puerto Rico facility, which successfully completed construction in 2021. This cogeneration facility completed final electrical interconnection startup in 2022 and was in operation for a majority of 2022. The combined heat and power system will significantly improve the resiliency of our Puerto Rico manufacturing operations and will also result in lower energy expenses and reduced GHG emissions. We also operate combined heat and power systems at our manufacturing sites in Kinsale, Ireland and Sesto, Italy.

Our GREENDirections program, which applies to Lilly’s sales and marketing affiliates, focuses on fleet fuel economy and GHG emissions, office energy conservation and waste reduction for our sales and marketing affiliates around the world. Each year, our affiliates look for opportunities to enhance their environmental performance.

We optimize the fuel efficiency and reduce the GHG emissions generated by our sales force fleet by choosing vehicles with better fuel economy and promoting driving and work practices that emphasize safety and fuel savings. We have introduced hybrid or electric fleet vehicles in several geographies where infrastructure is available. For example, Lilly’s fleet in Japan consists of approximately 80% hybrid vehicles, our UK fleet consists of approximately 50% hybrid vehicles and several of our European affiliates have begun including electric vehicles in their fleet offering. We centrally manage vehicle selection across the EU, Japan and the U.S., which improves efficiency and supports the implementation of strong safety and environmental standards.

For several years, our Green Logistics initiatives have been integral in embedding sustainability topics into our business relationships and reducing emissions in our supply chain. By shifting the transportation of products and materials to less carbon-intensive sources such as ocean shipping versus air, transitioning to reusable shipping containers and implementing recycling programs, we have taken steps to reduce emissions and waste generated within our supply chain.

We employ green logistics strategies and programs to better track and reduce emissions, including:
  • Air-to-Ocean Project – Launched in 2015, the Air-to-Ocean project aims to shift global transportation from air to sea freight, where practical, which has a substantially lower carbon footprint.

  • CO2 Dashboard – To support more informed decisions about climate impact, we created a CO2 dashboard to calculate the relative carbon footprint of different transportation options. The dashboard enables our logistics team to compare the CO2 emissions for transportation options from logistic partners.

OffSetting through Carbon Removal Projects

While our primary strategy is to directly reduce emissions and replace carbon-intensive sources with clean energy sources where possible, to achieve carbon neutrality we recognize the remaining emissions will need to be offset by purchasing certificates from climate protection projects with recognized quality standards. In 2022, we did not purchase any carbon offsets. The decision to purchase offsets will be made based on the remaining emissions that cannot be eliminated.


Climate Performance Data

Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Location-based) (1)
2019
2020
2021
2022
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scope 1 and Scope 2) (metric tonnes CO2e) 2
 2019:
788,000
 2020:
710,000
 2021:
645,000
 2022:
586,000
Scope 1
 2019:
192,000
 2020:
159,000
 2021:
157,000
 2022:
171,000
Scope 2
 2019:
596,000
 2020:
551,000
 2021:
488,000
 2022:
415,000
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Market-Based) (1)
2019
2020
2021
2022
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Scope 1 and Scope 2) (metric tonnes CO2e)2
 2019:
Not previously reported
 2020:
Not previously reported
 2021:
623,000
 2022:
545,000
Scope 1
 2019:
Not previously reported
 2020:
Not previously reported
 2021:
157,000
 2022:
171,000
Scope 2
 2019:
Not previously reported
 2020:
Not previously reported
 2021:
466,000
 2022:
374,000
Value-Chain Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2019
2020
2021
2022
Scope 3 Emissions (metric tonnes CO2e)3
 2019:
235,000
 2020:
176,000
 2021:
2,987,000
 2022:
Available Q3 2023
Energy
2019
2020
2021
2022
Total Energy Consumption (million BTUs)
 2019:
6,400,000
 2020:
6,200,000
 2021:
6,100,000
 2022:
6,130,000
Direct Energy Consumption (million BTUs)4
 2019:
1,690,000
 2020:
1,700,000
 2021:
1,600,000
 2022:
1,950,000
Indirect Energy Consumption (million BTUs)5
 2019:
4,700,000
 2020:
4,500,000
 2021:
4,500,000
 2022:
4,180,000
Renewable Electricity
 2019:
Not previously reported
 2020:
7.0%
 2021:
9.6%
 2022:
14.4%
Climate Goals
2030 Goal
2022 Performance
100% Renewable Electricity
 2030 Goal:
100%
 2022 Performance:
14.4%
Carbon Neutral (Market-Based Scope 1 and Scope 2)
 2030 Goal:
Carbon Neutral
 2022 Performance:
545,000 tonnes CO2e
Enhance Tracking and Reporting of Full Value-Chain Emissions (Scope 3)
 2030 Goal:
N/A
 2022 Performance:
On track

Footnotes

Note: Some segments do not add up to totals due to rounding.

Note: Bureau Veritas was engaged by Eli Lilly and Company to provide limited assurance in relation to specified 2022 environmental performance data presented.

  1. A location-based method reflects the average emissions intensity of grids on which energy consumption occurs (using mostly grid-average emission factor data). A market-based method reflects emissions from electricity that companies have purposefully chosen (or their lack of choice). It derives emission factors from contractual instruments, which include any type of contract between two parties for the sale and purchase of energy bundled with attributes about the energy generation, or for unbundled attribute claims. See GHP Protocol Scope 2 Guidance.

  2. Includes Scope 1 emissions and energy from onsite fuel combustion, refrigerants, process emissions and mobile combustion sources; and Scope 2 emissions and energy from site-purchased energy (i.e., electricity, steam and chilled water). For smaller locations not billed directly to Lilly, data are estimated based on square footage.

  3. 2020 Scope 3 data include the following Scope 3 categories: upstream transportation and distribution, waste generated in operations, business travel, employee commuting, upstream leased assets, downstream leased assets, franchises, investments. 2021 Scope 3 data includes reporting on all 15 Scope 3 emissions categories. 2022 Scope 3 data is anticipated to be available in Q3 2023.

  4. Data includes energy from combustion of coal, fuel oil, natural gas and liquid propane.  Does not include energy used by aircraft, sales fleet or on-site generated renewable electricity.

  5. Data includes energy from purchased electricity, steam and chilled water.

View Lilly’s environmental data from 2020, including our previous goals and progress through 2020. Additional historical data are available in our reporting archives.

Explore our Environmental Goals and Progress

See important information about our ESG report.