Sustainability

We recognize our responsibility to operate in ways that protect resources, support our people, and deliver lasting value to our clients, patients and the communities in which we operate. Sustainability is embedded in how we conduct our business and influences decision-making that helps shape our future.  

Our strategy is built on three core pillars — Environmental Stewardship, Social Impact, and Responsible Leadership — which provides a clear framework for measuring our progress. Led by our President and CEO, sustainability is championed at the highest level at Sharp and supported by our Senior Leadership Team who are accountable for each pillar. Together they push for progress across our facilities, in how we support our colleagues and local communities and in our governance practices. 

We are accelerating the decarbonization of our operations and our value chain with a clear ambition: to achieve Net Zero by 2050. As we focus on Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions, we recognize that most of our environmental impact lies within our supply chain and project delivery activities. We are working to reduce our energy use, transition to lower-carbon energy sources, and integrate carbon measurement as part of our decision-making to drive consistent, data-driven progress. 

Collaboration is central to achieving meaningful change. We work closely with our clients to identify lower-carbon packaging solutions and with our suppliers to improve data transparency and reduce embodied carbon. We also contribute to industry initiatives that accelerate sector-wide decarbonization. We have developed eco-design principles that can guide decision-making and add long-term environmental and commercial value to the packaging solutions we deliver. Through early engagement, responsible material selection, and ‘whole life’ carbon thinking, we can drive practical, scalable solutions that reduce lifecycle emissions while maintaining performance and resilience. 

In 2025 the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) verified our greenhouse gas reduction targets confirming that our pathway aligns with the latest climate science. Our sustainability priorities, governance structures, and investment decisions are guided by this commitment which is reflected in our annual sustainability report. 

We recognize the scale of the climate transition challenge ahead of us. By engaging clients, industry partners, and our own people, we are building the capability and momentum to deliver measurable progress. 

Sharp’s social strategy centers on fostering an inclusive work environment where every individual feels a sense of belonging and is empowered to grow and thrive. We are committed to supporting our people holistically, both in the workplace and within their broader communities. By embracing and celebrating differences, we create a culture that values diverse perspectives and experiences.  

Our strategy is shaped by our commitment to be an employer who empowers and invests in our people, lives our values every day and positively supports the lives of our people. Beyond our organization, we aim to uplift and improve the lives of those in the communities where we live and work. By this intentional action and continuous learning we deliver on our purpose to help make lives better.   

Our social impact is woven through the management commitments in our Values framework: We’ll look after our people, we’ll communicate, we’ll show up and we’ll act responsibly. 

We recognize that a robust and transparent governance structure is the foundation of a sustainable business. Our governance framework ensures transparency, ethical conduct, and compliance across each of our businesses.  This reflects our understanding that we remain accountable at every level in Sharp to each of our stakeholder groups. 

Sharp has developed foundational policies which are distributed through Pathways, our learning management platform and are mandatory training modules for all our colleagues. They ensure everyone in Sharp is versed on key topics, such as cybersecurity, ethical conduct, anti-bribery and corruption, data governance and respect in the workplace, to name a few. 

We recognize that risk exists right across our businesses, from strategic decision-making through to day-to-day operations. Our governance framework puts risk management at the centre of our daily operations, long-term planning, and executive oversight, so that risks are identified, assessed, controlled and mitigated in so far as possible. This structured and transparent approach to risk management means we can deliver our mission to be a trusted partner to our pharma and biopharma clients.