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Chief Executive sustainability statement
“By thinking boldly, acting with purpose, and living our values every day, we are bringing Smart science to improve lives™ to life and working hard to achieve our commitment to be the most sustainable supplier of innovative ingredients by 2030, delivering solutions to tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges”
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Validation of our 1.5°C Science Based Targets
We have become one of only three major chemical companies in the world to have our 1.5°C Science Based Targets validated.
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Crodarom expands its Chanac France site
Crodarom, producer of botanical extracts, is launching its first investment program to expands its Chanac production site location in France.
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Task force for more sustainable polymers
Helping create a more sustainable future as founder members of the Polymers in Liquid Formulations task force.
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Croda calls on the UK Government to deliver a clean and just recovery plan
We are proud to be one of 200 UK businesses that have called on the UK Government to deliver a ‘clean and just’ recovery plan
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Alganelle Sederma partnership
A partnership to create a cosmetic active ingredient of the future
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Croda becomes founding member of sustainability Business Transformation Group
We are proud to be a founding member of the CISL Business Transformation Group.
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Croda announces registered name for its innovative non-animal keratin for hair repair.
14 July 2025: Croda International Plc today announce registered name for its innovative non-animal keratin for hair repair.
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Croda joins the Together for Sustainability initiative
Croda becomes the 30th member of TfS
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CrodaTherm helps COVID19 nurses in The Netherlands
CrodaTherm™ helps reduce heat strain experienced by COVID-19 nurses in The Netherlands
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Croda supports Kayapo indigenous people during COVID19
We are continuing to support local communities during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing soap bars to indigenous communities in Brazil
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Croda and Anome Collaboration Promises a Positive Difference in Beauty Effects
We are very proud to announce a new collaborative partnership with Anomera, an award-winning innovator in green chemistry, materials science and sustainable manufacturing.
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Croda donates solar panel modules to non-profit organisations
We have donated 1,000 SunPower solar panels to three non-profit organizations for use in low-income housing and crop generation.
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Being a woman at Croda International Women's Day 2020
We are proud to support and celebrate incredible and extraordinary woman all over the world. This IWD, Marketing Associate, Kira Drabble has written an article about what it means to be a woman at Croda and how Croda are embodying the IWD theme this year #EachforEqual.
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Paulo Sevilha becomes the new chairman of the Brazilian Cosmetic Association ABC
The great news is that, for the first time in its history, the entity will be directed by a representative from the cosmetic ingredients industry. It is a pleasure to announce that Paulo Sevilha, Latin America Consumer Care Regional Sales and Marketing Director, will lead the entity.
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International chemicals leader Croda expands presence at Techspace One
Croda has expanded its presence at Sci-Tech Daresbury in line with plans to scale up its biotechnology capability.
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Winners of the CIA Awards Company of the Year
Croda have been named the Chemical Industry Association (CIA) company of the year
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Contract for innovative delivery system for COVID19 vaccine
We have recently entered into an agreement with Pfizer Inc. to supply novel excipients used in the manufacture of a COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
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Croda expands its high purity pharmaceutical excipients manufacturing capability
Croda has announced the expansion of its Mill Hall high purity excipients facility.
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Acts of kindness continue in local communities
We are is continuing to support communities around our manufacturing sites through the Acts of Kindness initiative
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Croda Wins Syngenta Supplier Partnership Award 2020
Croda International Plc, who create, make and sell high performance ingredients that are relied on by industries and consumers everywhere, are delighted to have won the Syngenta Supplier Partnership Award at the 2020 Virtual Syngenta Supplier Conference.
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Appointment of Non -Executive Director
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Julie Kim as non-executive director.
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Croda invests in biopharma innovation with expanded Super Refined™ facility in Leek, UK
25 September 2025: Croda International Plc (“Croda”), the company that uses smart science to create high-performance ingredients and solutions that improve lives, continues to invest in the evolving world of biopharmaceutical manufacturing where consistency and purity in ingredients are critical.
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Croda Executive Committee walk Yorkshire Three Peaks
Our Executive Committee has pledged to raise vital funds to support COVID-19 relief in India.
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Croda Singapore shortlisted for two IChemE Global Awards 2020
We are celebrating being shortlisted in two categories for the Global IChemE Awards 2020.
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Croda Awarded Best product innovation at the Global ICIS Innovation Awards
Croda are delighted to have been awarded ‘Best Product Innovation’ in the Global ICIS Innovation Awards 2019
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Croda receives EcoVadis Platinum status
Croda is this month celebrating being awarded the new Platinum status by EcoVadis.
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Croda celebrates milestone in digital transformation
Celebrating a significant milestone in our digital customer enhancement journey with the launch of our Smart Materials website.
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Ranked first in Barrons most sustainable international company listing
We have recently been ranked first in the Most Sustainable International Company rankings by Barron’s.
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Record performance driven by accelerated strategic implementation
Croda International results for the six months ended 30 June 2021
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Strategic review of Performance Technologies and Industrial Chemicals businesses
The core objective will be to establish what ownership structure best serves this part of Croda’s business going forward, to create a stronger platform for its future growth.
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Strong strategic delivery built on resilient financial performance
Croda 2020 full-year results, strong strategic delivery built on resilient financial performance
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Appointment of Non-Executive Director, Jill Anderson
9 January2026: We are pleased to announce the appointment of Jill Anderson as Non-Executive Director.
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Sentient Science and Croda partner for wind asset life extension
Croda announce a new partnership with Sentient Science for the recommended use of Croda’s Rewitec additives
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Construction underway on our new North American Headquarters and innovation centre
The sustainable facility will bring together commercial and technical teams from across our business areas
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Supporting local school children during lockdown
We are supporting school children in the UK by gifting our pre-owned laptops and tablets to pupils having lessons at home
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Croda urges G20 leaders to keep Paris Agreement within reach
Croda is signatory to an open letter to all G20 leaders, urging them to keep the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C goal within reach.
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Signatory to the if not now then when campaign
We have joined over 70 major UK businesses in becoming a signatory to the Black inclusion business campaign.
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Celebrating our innovative ingredients: Zenakine™ - redefining neurocosmetic skincare possibilities
8 September 2025: Croda International Plc (“Croda”), the company that uses smart science to create high-performance ingredients and solutions that improve lives, has recently launched Zenakine™, a biotech-based neuroactive ingredient designed to counteract the effects of stress on the skin.
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Essentium Partnered with Croda Smart Materials
We are extremely proud to announce an innovative partnership with Essentium and Croda Smart Materials.
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CrodaTherm helps COVID 19 ICU nurses in the United States
Croda donates cooling vests to Christiana Care Hospital in Newark, Delaware
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Croda officially opens its Crop Care Product Validation Centre
The new facility is dedicated to serving the agrochemical market and captures our entire research and development cycle.
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Croda develops young minds of tomorrow during COP26
We have launched new sustainability focused materials for children in STEM
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Delivering the foundation for Croda's R&D digital program
Global Research and Development Digital Program across all R&D locations.
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Media hub
Explore the latest news, blogs, and media from Croda on our innovative ingredients, sustainability achievements, and global collaborations.
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Croda launches animated timeline to showcase 100 years of innovation
13 February 2025: Croda today launches an animated historical timeline to mark its centenary year.
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Sustainable ways of working in R&D
We are focused on aligning the work of our global R&D teams with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Our markets
We develop and supply innovative high-value ingredients that are typically included at low inclusion levels and offer critical functionality to our customers formulations. We are united by our Purpose of using Smart science to improve lives™, with our ingredients delivering a positive impact in all our markets.
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Externally validated avoided emissions
The emissions savings of this new product were revealed during its sustainability assessment, part of the new way of working for our innovation teams to support our Commitment.
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Diversity and inclusion
In 2021 we defined a D&I roadmap identifying actions, regarding diversity and inclusion, in five key areas.
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Customer driven
We are listening more closely to our customers than ever before; understanding the things that are of most importance to our customers and how we are performing against them.
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Advancing the efficacy and impact of vaccines
The acquisition of Biosector in 2018 strengthened our pharmaceutical offering, taking us into the field of vaccine adjuvants.
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Acts of kindness
The Croda Acts of Kindness programme gave employees the opportunity to nominate local causes and charities to support during COVID-19, with each major site given £10,000.
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Abiotic stress mitigation in onions
Changing climates mean higher temperatures, periods of drought and higher salinity are becoming an increasing problem for farmers.
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Flue2Chem
In another example of industry-wide collaboration to help tackle the climate emergency, the Flue2Chem Innovate UK project aims to demonstrate that a UK supply chain to produce alkoxylated surfacants from CO2 is economically and technically feasible.
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Our heritage
Founded in 1925, we continue to build on our heritage every day, with sustainability always central to our thinking, turning exciting and often ground-breaking ideas into practical solutions for our customers.
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Digitalisation in manufacturing
We can see the potential of big data, robotics, analytics and the Internet of Things to drive manufacturing excellence and contribute to our right first time agenda.
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Net zero roadmap for UK manufacturing site
We became one of the first UK manufacturing sites to develop a 2050 net zero roadmap as part of the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy ‘Industry of the Future’ programme.
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Advocating for Access and Benefit Sharing and biodiversity conservation
We supported the launch of the third edition of the Brogota Project through the United Nations Biodiversity Conference COP15 side event.
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Improving performance by humanising safety
Involvement and engagement have increased, and longstanding infrastructure and operational issues are being addressed following a pilot Human Performance Programme at our site in Thane, India.
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Transition to bio-based MPG
Transitioning our raw materials to bio-based sources will enable us to make a significant positive impact.
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Life cycle assesment
Supporting our customers to realise the benefits of LCA meant that in 2022 we began developing our LCA Centre of Excellence, supporting sectors in examining the risks and benefits of their portfolios.
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Uni of Cambridge case study
Working with technology designers NiTech Solutions and The University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing, we created a new process to manufacture more sustainable surfactants. Traditionally, industrial production of surfactants often occurs in large batch reactors, which have low energy efficiency and a long reaction time.
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Leveraging expertise in UV filters for Asian markets
There are over three million cases of skin cancer globally each year, responsible for tens of thousands of deaths. Our range of sunscreens meets a clear need and is an important pillar of our sustainability Commitment to be People Positive by 2030.
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Human Performance programme
Our behavioural safety improvement programmes were standardised into a Group-wide Behavioural Safety Observation programme, implemented across all manufacturing sites since 2015.
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Reforestation
Revitalising ecosystems, improving biodiversity and creating social and economic benefits for local communities.
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Sustainability Committee
Responsible for global Group-wide engagement with our sustainability targets and providing guidance and support to sites, regions and sectors to develop plans to deliver our sustainability goals.
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1.5°C science-based target validation
In July 2021 we became only the third major chemical company globally to have a 1.5ºC science-based target validated.
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Croda Foundation
We have taken a big step towards achieving our ambition of expanding the reach of our smart science to permanently improve more lives by funding the Croda Foundation.
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Collaboration to deliver new vaccine adjuvants
In 2021 we established a strategic collaboration with the Danish government’s life science research institute, Statens Serum Institute (SSI).
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Responsible business
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Coltide Radiance sustainability in use
In October we were delighted that our sustainability leadership was recognised as we won Business of the Year at the World Sustainability Awards.
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Waste management
Iberchem, our global fragrance and flavours business based in Spain, has championed waste management best practices through robust policies and employee education programmes.
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Agroforestry in the Amazon
The Croda Foundation is supporting an Instituto Amazonas agroforestry project, which aims to revive traditional agriculture practices among indigenous tribes, improving food security and protecting their cultural heritage and environment.
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Improving the customer experience in China
Our .CN website transformation, which was launched in 2020, has created an entirely new online experience for customers in fast-growing Chinese markets.
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Supplying delivery systems to help prevent cardiovascular disease
Nucleic acid-based therapies are the next big blockbuster drug class opening up exciting applications such as gene editing, where a patient’s genetic material can be modified to correct a disorder.
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Working with Croda
Learn more about working with Croda.
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Supporting the next generation of therapeutic vaccines
Vaccine adjuvants are used to enhance immune response to an antigen, improving the overall efficacy of the vaccine and increasing protection against the target disease.
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Bringing anti-ageing benefits to make-up
Developed through one of our Smart Partnerships, Majestem® Drypure™ from our beauty actives business, Sederma, brings anti-ageing and environmental protection benefits to make-up.
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Sustainability-linked revolving credit facility
In 2019, we became one of the UK’s first large public companies to include a sustainability metric in a revolving credit facility (RCF), with targets in the seven-year agreement aligned with our 2030 Commitment to become Climate Positive.
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Careers
Here at Croda, our people and operations are what make us who we are, we have people across the world, operating in 37 different countries.
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Collaboration to develop alternative vaccine adjuvants
In 2021 we established a strategic collaboration with the Danish Government’s life science research institute, Statens Serum Institute (SSI).
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Making every minute count
Take a look at how employees across the Croda Group have spent their 1% Club time helping their communities.
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International Day of Women and Girls in Science
At Croda, we recognise that by championing gender equality in STEM, we can adopt a future where talent determines success; while promoting inclusivity, and empowering the next generation of female scientists, engineers, and innovators.
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Life at Croda
Celebrate the amazing people who make Croda International unique. Dive into inspiring stories, innovative projects, and the value of Together that drives our mission Smart science to improve lives™.
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Our centenary
2025 is Croda’s centenary year which provides an excellent opportunity to celebrate our rich history and reflect on the strong foundations it gives us for future success.
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100 years of smart science: Celebrating Croda's centenary at our headquarters
Join us as we celebrate Croda’s 100-year journey from a small family firm in Yorkshire to a global leader in sustainable innovation. Discover the science, stories, and people behind a century of improving lives.
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2024 Annual Report
Access Croda's latest annual report for comprehensive insights into our performance and strategic direction. Stay informed with our investor resources.
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Driving innovation in the Agriculture market
Through Croda’s acquisition of the Incotec Seed Enhancement business in 2015 and the Plant Impact Biostimulants business in 2018, we are well placed to address some of the challenges in the adoption of biologics.
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Annual Report
Explore Croda’s annual reports, financial results and sustainability performance. Access the latest report, key highlights and downloadable documents from recent years.
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CroBioticTM 100
Surveys indicate that malodour of garments is one of the biggest reasons that consumers choose to wash them.
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Customer award for carbon reduction
We’ve been working in partnership with Syngenta to deliver innovative and sustainable ingredients in a way that meets their commercial and sustainability goals.
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Sustainability without compromise ChromaPur
Small, manufactured plastic particles, known as microbeads, are used in a wide range of cosmetic and personal care products, with research suggesting that 87% of products from the ten best-selling cosmetics brands contain these microplastics.
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Leveraging Group-wide capabilities to accelerate the development of natural active ingredients
The move in cosmetics towards replacing synthetic ingredients with sustainable alternatives is increasing demand for naturally sourced actives.
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Biodegradable fragrance encapsulation
Fragrance encapsulation involves advanced delivery systems that allow the timed release of fragrances, critical in various applications such as laundry, fabric softeners and deodorants.
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Investing in organic expansion in Agriculture
Atlox 4913TM is valued by customers for creating stable dispersions in complex crop formulations, ensuring consistent distribution of actives and preventing formulation breakdown.
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Symiro™ biostimulant
As the challenge to feed our growing global population continues, increasing crop growth and yields is becoming an important area of focus to meet the rising demand for food.
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Investor seminar on our Life Sciences sector
7 October 2019: Senior members of our management team provided a comprehensive overview of the Life Sciences sector, with a particular focus on our Health Care business.
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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)
Useful links to further information on our environmental, governance and social impact.