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Our purpose is to change lives for the better – and innovation is our passion. We are driven to seek effective, life-changing medicines and solutions for patients with severe diseases and high unmet medical needs. <br /><br /> <a href="/en/company" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> Company</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="nav-sub-section--2-1" class="nav-sub-section min-height-100" style="display: none;"> <div class="columns medium-12"> <div class="nav-section__content" style="background-image: url('')"> <div class="nav-section__text"> A world free of pain. This is our shared vision. To bring it to life, we execute our strategy and work on our company’s culture – everyday, everywhere, every one of us. <br /><br /> <a href="/en/company/we-are-gruenenthal" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> We are Grünenthal</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="nav-sub-section--2-2" class="nav-sub-section min-height-100" style="display: none;"> <div class="columns medium-12"> <div class="nav-section__content" style="background-image: url('')"> <div class="nav-section__text"> <p><strong></strong>A mix of strong entrepreneurial spirit, close collaboration and outstanding performance define our approach to leadership alongside a commitment to diversity and inclusivity.</p> <br /><br /> <a href="/en/company/leadership" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> Leadership</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="nav-sub-section--2-3" class="nav-sub-section min-height-100" style="display: none;"> <div class="columns medium-12"> <div class="nav-section__content" style="background-image: url('')"> <div class="nav-section__text"> The Supervisory Board advises and controls the Corporate Executive Board and is elected by the shareholders’ summit. <br /><br /> <a href="/en/company/supervisory-board" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> Supervisory Board</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="nav-sub-section--2-4" class="nav-sub-section min-height-100" style="display: none;"> <div class="columns medium-4"> <div class="nav-section__menu"> <ul role="menu"> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-4--1" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="/en/company/partnering/areas-of-interest" class=""> Areas of interest </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-4--2" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="/en/company/partnering/public-private-partnerships" class=""> Public Private Partnerships </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-4--3" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="/en/company/partnering/contract-manufacturing-services" class=""> Contract Manufacturing Business </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="columns medium-8"> <div class="nav-section__content" style="background-image: url('')"> <div class="nav-section__text"> Grünenthal is a global leader in pain management. Our purpose is to change lives for the better – and innovation is our passion. We are driven to seek effective, life-changing medicines and solutions for patients with severe diseases and high unmet medical needs. <br /><br /> <a href="/en/company/partnering" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> Partnering</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="nav-sub-section--2-5" class="nav-sub-section min-height-100" style="display: none;"> <div class="columns medium-4"> <div class="nav-section__menu"> <ul role="menu"> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-5--1" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="/en/company/global-capabilities/affiliates-asia" class=""> Affiliates in Asia </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-5--2" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="/en/company/global-capabilities/affiliates-europe" class=""> Affiliates in Europe </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-5--3" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="/en/company/global-capabilities/affiliates-usa-latin-america" class=""> Affiliates in the USA & Latin America </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-5--4" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="/en/company/global-capabilities/manufacturing-sites" class=""> Manufacturing Sites </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="columns medium-8"> <div class="nav-section__content" style="background-image: url('')"> <div class="nav-section__text"> In view of our vision of a World Free of Pain, Grünenthal strives to provide effective medication to patients worldwide. Therefore, we continuously grow and expand our market presence and product portfolio, and we collaborate with commercial partners and multiple stakeholders from the pain management field and beyond. <br /><br /> <a href="/en/company/global-capabilities" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> Global presence & sites</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="nav-sub-section--2-6" class="nav-sub-section min-height-100" style="display: none;"> <div class="columns medium-12"> <div class="nav-section__content" style="background-image: url('')"> <div class="nav-section__text"> Grünenthal’s product portfolio, brands, ingredients and indication range. <br /><br /> <a href="/en/company/products" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> Products</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="nav-sub-section--2-7" class="nav-sub-section min-height-100" style="display: none;"> <div class="columns medium-12"> <div class="nav-section__content" style="background-image: url('')"> <div class="nav-section__text"> Although firmly rooted in Germany, today we are very much a growing global Business. <br /><br /> <a href="/en/company/history" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> History</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="navigation__secondary-panel"> <div id="nav-section--3" class="nav-section" style="display: none;"> <div class="row flex"> <div class="columns medium-3 nav-2nd-level"> <div class="nav-section__menu"> <ul role="menu"> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-section--3-1" class="sub-nav-link" data-mobile-href="/en/responsibility/corporate-responsibility-programme"> <a class="hasChildren" href ="#" role="menuitem"> Our Corporate Responsibility Programme <i class="icon-right"></i> </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-section--3-2" class="sub-nav-link" data-mobile-href="/en/responsibility/compliance-ethics-transparency"> <a href ="/en/responsibility/compliance-ethics-transparency" role="menuitem"> Compliance, Ethics and Transparency </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-section--3-3" class="sub-nav-link" data-mobile-href="/en/responsibility/patient-support"> <a class="hasChildren" href ="#" role="menuitem"> Patient – How we support patients in need <i class="icon-right"></i> </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-section--3-4" class="sub-nav-link" data-mobile-href="/en/responsibility/people-employees-partners-communities"> <a class="hasChildren" href ="#" role="menuitem"> People – How we work with employees, partners and communities <i class="icon-right"></i> </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-section--3-5" class="sub-nav-link" data-mobile-href="/en/responsibility/planet-sustainability-approach"> <a class="hasChildren currentlyOpened" href ="#" role="menuitem"> Planet – What we do for a sustainable future <i class="icon-right"></i> </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-section--3-6" class="sub-nav-link" data-mobile-href="/en/responsibility/responsible-sourcing"> <a href ="/en/responsibility/responsible-sourcing" role="menuitem"> Responsible Sourcing </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-section--3-7" class="sub-nav-link" data-mobile-href="/en/responsibility/thalidomide"> <a href ="/en/responsibility/thalidomide" role="menuitem"> Thalidomide </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="columns medium-9 nav-3rd-level"> <div id="nav-sub-section--3-0" class="nav-sub-section min-height-100"> <div class="columns medium-12"> <div class="nav-section__content" style="background-image: url('')"> <div class="nav-section__text"> As a global leader in pain management, conducting business responsibly is a core part of our company’s strategy and culture. We provide transparent responsibility and sustainability reporting on our progress, and an independent agency regularly rates our performance according to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. We join forces for sustainability and are committed to supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). <br /><br /> <a href="/en/responsibility" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> Responsibility</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="nav-sub-section--3-1" class="nav-sub-section min-height-100" style="display: none;"> <div class="columns medium-4"> <div class="nav-section__menu"> <ul role="menu"> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-1--1" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="https://www.grunenthal.com/en/responsibility/corporate-responsibility-programme#oneapproach" class=""> One strategic approach </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-1--2" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="https://www.grunenthal.com/en/responsibility/corporate-responsibility-programme#fieldsofaction" class=""> Four fields of action to ensure maximum positive impact </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-1--3" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="https://www.grunenthal.com/en/responsibility/corporate-responsibility-programme#twelvekeytopics" class=""> Twelve key topics with clear targets </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="columns medium-8"> <div class="nav-section__content" style="background-image: url('')"> <div class="nav-section__text"> Corporate responsibility is at the core of our business strategy and culture. It runs through everything we do. We want to create a net positive impact for patients, employees, partners and wider society, and work towards reducing our impact on the environment. <br /><br /> <a href="/en/responsibility/corporate-responsibility-programme" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> Our Corporate Responsibility Programme</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="nav-sub-section--3-2" class="nav-sub-section min-height-100" style="display: none;"> <div class="columns medium-12"> <div class="nav-section__content" style="background-image: url('')"> <div class="nav-section__text"> We believe compliance, ethics and transparency go hand in hand. Excellence in this area is a key topic for us – and is deeply anchored in our culture. <br /><br /> <a href="/en/responsibility/compliance-ethics-transparency" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> Compliance, Ethics and Transparency</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="nav-sub-section--3-3" class="nav-sub-section min-height-100" style="display: none;"> <div class="columns medium-4"> <div class="nav-section__menu"> <ul role="menu"> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-3--1" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="https://www.grunenthal.com/en/responsibility/patient-support#responsibleuse" class=""> Responsible Use of Pain Medication </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-3--2" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="https://www.grunenthal.com/en/responsibility/patient-support#awarenessaccessibility" class=""> Awareness & Accessibility </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-3--3" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="https://www.grunenthal.com/en/responsibility/patient-support#responsibleinnovation" class=""> Responsible Innovation </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-3--4" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="https://www.grunenthal.com/en/responsibility/patient-support#governancesafety" class=""> Product Governance & Safety </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="columns medium-8"> <div class="nav-section__content" style="background-image: url('')"> <div class="nav-section__text"> Having access to appropriate pain treatment is a basic human right. As a leader in pain management, we help to educate healthcare professionals and patients on how to use these medicines responsibly. We also raise awareness and increase accessibility to current treatments while developing new medicines for unmet medical needs. <br /><br /> <a href="/en/responsibility/patient-support" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> Patient – How we support patients in need</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="nav-sub-section--3-4" class="nav-sub-section min-height-100" style="display: none;"> <div class="columns medium-4"> <div class="nav-section__menu"> <ul role="menu"> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-4--1" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="https://www.grunenthal.com/en/responsibility/people-employees-partners-communities#human-capital-fairness" target="_blank" class=""> Human Capital Fairness </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-4--2" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="https://www.grunenthal.com/en/responsibility/people-employees-partners-communities#equality-diversity-inclusion" target="_blank" class=""> Equality, Diversity and Inclusion </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-4--3" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="https://www.grunenthal.com/en/responsibility/people-employees-partners-communities#attractive-employer" target="_blank" class=""> Attractive Employer </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-4--4" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="https://www.grunenthal.com/en/responsibility/people-employees-partners-communities#employee-engagement" target="_blank" class=""> Employee Engagement </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="columns medium-8"> <div class="nav-section__content" style="background-image: url('')"> <div class="nav-section__text"> How can we have a positive impact on the lives of the people we work with, our partners and wider society? Find out what we do to foster trust and promote diversity and inclusion, how we empower our employees to be their best and look after their health and wellbeing, and how we contribute to improving the quality of life for people and communities around us. <br /><br /> <a href="/en/responsibility/people-employees-partners-communities" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> People – How we work with employees, partners and communities</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="nav-sub-section--3-5" class="nav-sub-section min-height-100" style="display: none;"> <div class="columns medium-4"> <div class="nav-section__menu"> <ul role="menu"> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-5--1" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="https://www.grunenthal.com/en/responsibility/planet-sustainability-approach#environmental-excellence-strategy" class=""> Environmental Excellence Strategy </a> </li> <li 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– What we do for a sustainable future</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="nav-sub-section--3-6" class="nav-sub-section min-height-100" style="display: none;"> <div class="columns medium-12"> <div class="nav-section__content" style="background-image: url('')"> <div class="nav-section__text"> The Grünenthal Responsible Sourcing Programme will increase transparency and help create a positive ESG impact in our supply chain and connected local communities. <br /><br /> <a href="/en/responsibility/responsible-sourcing" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> Responsible Sourcing</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="nav-sub-section--3-7" class="nav-sub-section min-height-100" style="display: none;"> <div class="columns medium-12"> <div class="nav-section__content" style="background-image: url('')"> <div class="nav-section__text"> <br /><br /> <a href="/en/responsibility/thalidomide" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> Thalidomide</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="navigation__secondary-panel"> <div id="nav-section--4" class="nav-section" style="display: none;"> <div class="row flex"> <div class="columns medium-3 nav-2nd-level"> <div class="nav-section__menu"> <ul role="menu"> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-section--4-1" class="sub-nav-link" data-mobile-href="/en/science/pain-research-and-development"> <a class="hasChildren" href ="#" role="menuitem"> R&D approach <i class="icon-right"></i> </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-section--4-2" class="sub-nav-link" data-mobile-href="/en/science/research-and-development-collaboration"> <a href ="/en/science/research-and-development-collaboration" role="menuitem"> Collaboration </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-section--4-3" class="sub-nav-link" data-mobile-href="/en/science/pipeline"> <a class="hasChildren" href ="#" role="menuitem"> Pipeline <i class="icon-right"></i> </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-section--4-4" class="sub-nav-link" data-mobile-href="/en/science/therapeutic-areas"> <a class="hasChildren" href ="#" role="menuitem"> Therapeutic areas <i class="icon-right"></i> </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-section--4-5" class="sub-nav-link" data-mobile-href="/en/science/clinical-trials"> <a class="hasChildren" href ="#" role="menuitem"> Clinical trials <i class="icon-right"></i> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="columns medium-9 nav-3rd-level"> <div id="nav-sub-section--4-0" class="nav-sub-section min-height-100"> <div class="columns medium-12"> <div class="nav-section__content" style="background-image: url('')"> <div class="nav-section__text"> Our company has a clear vision of a world free of pain and we maintain a laser-sharp focus on this vision in everything we do – especially in our research and development activities. <br /><br /> <a href="/en/science" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> Science</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="nav-sub-section--4-1" class="nav-sub-section min-height-100" style="display: none;"> <div class="columns medium-4"> <div class="nav-section__menu"> <ul role="menu"> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-1--1" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="/en/science/pain-research-and-development/innovation-hubs" class=""> Innovation Hubs </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="columns medium-8"> <div class="nav-section__content" style="background-image: url('')"> <div class="nav-section__text"> We follow a holistic and solution-agnostic approach to deliver highly effective pain treatments, building our programmes on a firm foundation of human pathophysiology and solid human target validation. <br /><br /> <a href="/en/science/pain-research-and-development" class="button 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medium-8"> <div class="nav-section__content" style="background-image: url('')"> <div class="nav-section__text"> To move closer to our vision of a world free of pain, we are currently pursuing a range of programmes across different modalities, targets and mechanisms of action. <br /><br /> <a href="/en/science/pipeline" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> Pipeline </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="nav-sub-section--4-4" class="nav-sub-section min-height-100" style="display: none;"> <div class="columns medium-4"> <div class="nav-section__menu"> <ul role="menu"> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-4--1" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="/en/science/therapeutic-areas/peripheral-neuropathic-pain" class=""> Peripheral neuropathic pain </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-4--2" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="/en/science/therapeutic-areas/chronic-post-surgical-pain" class=""> Chronic post-surgical pain </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-4--3" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="/en/science/therapeutic-areas/chronic-low-back-pain" class=""> Chronic low back pain </a> </li> <li role="none" data-show="#nav-sub-sub-section-4--4" class="sub-sub-nav-link"> <a role="menuitem" href="/en/science/therapeutic-areas/osteoarthritis" class=""> Osteoarthritis  </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="columns medium-8"> <div class="nav-section__content" style="background-image: url('')"> <div class="nav-section__text"> Grünenthal is pursuing four key pain indications: peripheral neuropathic pain, chronic postoperative pain, chronic low back pain, and osteoarthritis. <br /><br /> <a href="/en/science/therapeutic-areas" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> Therapeutic areas</a> </div> 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Journalists are invited to use the video material to illustrate their reporting. <br /><br /> <a href="/en/press-room/resources-video" class="button button-p1" role="button"><span class="icon-right"></span> <span class="button__elipsis">...</span> Video resources </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="search-header" class="search-header"> <form> <i class="icon-magnify-glass"></i> <div class="component search-box search-header" data-properties='{"endpoint":"/en/sxa/search/results/","suggestionEndpoint":"/en/sxa/search/suggestions/","suggestionsMode":"ShowSearchResults","resultPage":"/en/searchresults","targetSignature":"","v":"{4C46236D-8ECA-4A39-9FB9-A8E47DE0EA6D}","s":"{6E567687-8BD2-4C66-9808-C7977B9F904F}","p":5,"l":"","languageSource":"AllLanguages","searchResultsSignature":"","itemid":"{36F81AFA-025B-4374-9D5C-E8DB991C0169}","minSuggestionsTriggerCharacterCount":2}'> <div class="component-content"> <label for="textBoxSearch"> Search results </label> <input type="text" class="search-box-input" autocomplete="off" name="textBoxSearch" maxlength="100" placeholder="Search here..." /> <button class="search-box-button-with-redirect" type="submit"> Search </button> </div> </div> </form> </div> </header> </div> <div id="content">   <div class="component component-content"> <div class="hero-image spacer-s hero-image--medium"> <div class="hero-image-content__image image-full" data-responsive-background-image style="background-position: right;"> <picture> <source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="/-/media/projects/corporatewebsite/com/image/touts/1376-380/planet-1376x380_v2.jpg?rev=a159cc4151114239aa3d636893df45a5&hash=002E5EAB39FE98EBEC85B3621AD42A0B"> <img src='/-/media/projects/corporatewebsite/com/image/touts/1376-380/planet-1376x380_v2.jpg?rev=a159cc4151114239aa3d636893df45a5&hash=002E5EAB39FE98EBEC85B3621AD42A0B' alt="Grünenthal Headquarter"> </picture> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="small-12 large-12 columns"> <div class="hero-image-content"> <div class="hero-image-content__headline"> <h1 class="heading00"> Planet – What we do for a sustainable future </h1> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="component row-splitter"> <div class=" small-spacer-m"> <div class="row"> <div class="component column-splitter " > <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-8 columns"> <div id="" class="component component-content ">  <div class="richtext richtext--standard"> <p class="lead"> We join together with our employees, partners and customers to reduce our carbon footprint, save energy and resources, and decrease waste in our value chain. </p> <p>In close dialogue with our stakeholders, we have identified three major areas of action where we can create a meaningful impact and achieve our goals for protecting the environment: Our Environmental Excellence Strategy, the Responsible Use of Resources and Our Impact on Climate.</p> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="component row-splitter"> <div class=" small-spacer-m"> <div class="row"> <div class="component column-splitter " > <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-8 columns"> <div id="" class="component gcsectionheader component-content "> <div class="section-header"> <h2 class="heading02 section-header__title align-center "><div id="environmental-excellence-strategy">Environmental Excellence Strategy</div></h2> <p>Our goal is to further promote environmental sustainability. To manage this, we are continually working on our Environmental Excellence Strategy, which is based on our Impact Initiative: Planet – Driving environmental sustainability.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="component row-splitter"> <div class=" small-spacer-m"> <div class="row"> <div class="component column-splitter " > <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-8 columns"> <div id="" class="component component-content ">  <div class="richtext richtext--standard"> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color: #00a059;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Our sustainability ambitions</strong></span><br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Based on the defined environmental strategy, Grünenthal is in the process of implementing the environmental initiatives according to its established roadmap to further develop the complete scope of Grünenthal's operations, supplier production and patient/after-use value chain of our products. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="component row-splitter"> <div class=" small-spacer-m"> <div class="row"> <div class="component column-splitter " > <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-8 columns"> <div id="" class="component component-content ">  <div class="richtext richtext--standard"> <h3 style="text-align: center;">How we bring our ambitions to life</h3> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="component row-splitter"> <div class=" small-spacer-l"> <div class="row"> <div class="component column-splitter " > <div class="small-12 columns"> <div class="component gctout component-content">   <article id="" class=" tout__secondary tout__secondary--left "> <a class="cell tout__secondary__image" data-responsive-background-image> <picture class="tout-secondary__picture"><source media="(max-width: 640px)" srcset="/-/media/projects/corporatewebsite/com/image/touts/568-354/drop-of-water.jpg?sc=0.5&rev=e70c5f88261546dc99e34b7adc060ffb&hash=85C9BAC975F11F88FCA7D284BC1F07FA"><source media="(min-width: 640px)" srcset="/-/media/projects/corporatewebsite/com/image/touts/568-354/drop-of-water.jpg?rev=e70c5f88261546dc99e34b7adc060ffb&hash=BB6CB86361BE64A5F0B2AF4E4B1BB372"><img alt="“Large drop water reflects environment. Nature spring photography — raindrops on plant leaf. Background image in turquoise and green tones with bokeh.” © Laura Pashkevich" role="image" src="/-/media/projects/corporatewebsite/com/image/touts/568-354/drop-of-water.jpg?rev=e70c5f88261546dc99e34b7adc060ffb&hash=BB6CB86361BE64A5F0B2AF4E4B1BB372"></picture> </a> <div class="cell tout__secondary__content"> <div class="tout__secondary__excerpt richtext"> <h4>Impact Initiative: Driving environmental sustainability</h4> <p>This Impact Initiative is our holistic approach that combines all of Grünenthal’s environmental initiatives with our suppliers’ production activities and the full life cycle of our products.</p> </div> </div> </article>   </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="component row-splitter"> <div class=" small-spacer-l"> <div class="row"> <div class="component column-splitter " > <div class="small-12 medium-3 columns"> <div id="" class="component gcimage component-content "> <a><picture class="image-default"><source media="(max-width: 640px)" srcset="/-/media/projects/corporatewebsite/com/image/standart/yuliia-logvynenko.jpg?sc=0.5&rev=b120e9135b7041f5b649c66aa6bd711c&hash=53521ACBAD433C6A04BA795BC23F3970"><source media="(min-width: 640px)" srcset="/-/media/projects/corporatewebsite/com/image/standart/yuliia-logvynenko.jpg?rev=b120e9135b7041f5b649c66aa6bd711c&hash=61844A22F91A9835047157B42C1F2701"><img alt="Yuliia Lohvynenko Global Sustainability Manager Grünenthal" src="/-/media/projects/corporatewebsite/com/image/standart/yuliia-logvynenko.jpg?rev=b120e9135b7041f5b649c66aa6bd711c&hash=61844A22F91A9835047157B42C1F2701"></picture></a> </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-9 columns"> <div id="" class="component gcquote component-content ">  <div class="quote"> <h2 class="quote__quote-text"> We anchor our environmental excellence approach with the Planet Impact Initiative ‘Driving environmental sustainability’. </h2> <p class="quote__author">Yuliia Lohvynenko</p> <p class="quote__author-title">Initiative Lead, Global Sustainability Manager</p> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="component row-splitter"> <div class=" small-spacer-l"> <div class="row"> <div class="component column-splitter " > <div class="small-12 medium-6 columns"> <div id="" class="component gcimage component-content "> <div class="image-body"> <a><picture class="image-body__image"><source media="(max-width: 640px)" srcset="/-/media/projects/corporatewebsite/com/image/standart/photovoltaics-origgio.jpg?sc=0.5&rev=6ca3dfb0246d438a9698816f4a4a7e7f&hash=DDE8790E99A9B23098602B537BF5ECFC"><source media="(min-width: 640px)" srcset="/-/media/projects/corporatewebsite/com/image/standart/photovoltaics-origgio.jpg?rev=6ca3dfb0246d438a9698816f4a4a7e7f&hash=A102F4B2E2973780CAF46E7A6761426F"><img alt="Photovoltaics at Grünenthal site Origgio Italy" src="/-/media/projects/corporatewebsite/com/image/standart/photovoltaics-origgio.jpg?rev=6ca3dfb0246d438a9698816f4a4a7e7f&hash=A102F4B2E2973780CAF46E7A6761426F"></picture></a> </div> </div> <div id="" class="component component-content ">  <div class="richtext richtext--standard"> <h4>Our environmental standards</h4> <p>Our Environmental Performance and Data Integrity Standard emphasises the importance of managing and reporting requirements for all sustainability-related data. Our Environmental Impact Assessment Standard sets internal requirements for environmental and social impact assessment studies for new construction projects.</p> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-6 columns"> <div id="" class="component gcvideovimeo "> <article class="video video-standard"> <div class="video__iframe-wrapper"> <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/793019046?dnt=1" title="Vimeo Video 793019046" width="640" height="360" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </article> </div> <div id="" class="component component-content ">  <div class="richtext richtext--standard"> <h4>My Green Lab Certification</h4> <p>In December 2022, Grünenthal’s research labs at the company’s headquarter in Aachen received My Green Lab® certifications. My Green Lab is a non-profit organisation that is considered to be the gold standard for sustainable laboratory practices worldwide.</p> <a href="/en/press-room/stories/my-green-lab-certification" class="button button-p1 " role="button" > <span aria-hidden="true" class="icon-right"></span> <span aria-hidden="true" class="button__elipsis">...</span> Discover more: Green Labs – committed to Science & Sustainability </a> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="component row-splitter"> <div class=" small-spacer-m"> <div class="row"> <div class="component column-splitter " > <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-8 columns"> <div id="" class="component gcsectionheader component-content "> <div class="section-header"> <h2 class="heading02 section-header__title align-center "><div id="responsible-use-of-resources">Responsible Use of Resources</div></h2> <p>Responsible use of resources is essential for us and our stakeholders because it limits our impact on the environment. In particular, we focus on our energy and water consumption, as well as the handling of production waste.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="component row-splitter"> <div class=" small-spacer-m"> <div class="row"> <div class="component column-splitter " > <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-8 columns"> <div id="" class="component component-content ">  <div class="richtext richtext--standard"> <table style="width:100%!important;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color: #00a059;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Our sustainability ambitions</strong></span><br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Annual reduction of 3% in normalized waste (tonnes/produced units or volume per site) </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Annual reduction of 2% in water consumption (m3/produced units or volume per site) </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="component row-splitter"> <div class=" small-spacer-m"> <div class="row"> <div class="component column-splitter " > <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-8 columns"> <div id="" class="component component-content ">  <div class="richtext richtext--standard"> <h2 class="heading02 "> <h3 style="text-align: center;">How we bring our ambitions to life</h3> </h2> <p class="lead"> Reducing our impact on the environment by improving the way we use energy </p> <p>Globally, energy consumption is the dominant contributor to climate change. To minimise our emissions, we collect and regularly analyse data from our production sites so that we can continuously improve resource efficiency and reduce our energy consumption.</p> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="component row-splitter"> <div class=" small-spacer-m"> <div class="row"> <div class="component column-splitter " > <div class="small-12 medium-4 columns"> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-4 columns"> <div class="component component-content">  <div class="stats-standard"> <div class="stats-standard__number">-9.5%</div> <div class="stats-standard__summary richtext"> <p>reduction of energy consumption in 2022.</p> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-4 columns"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="component row-splitter"> <div class=" small-spacer-l"> <div class="row"> <div class="component column-splitter " > <div class="small-12 medium-6 columns"> <div id="" class="component gcimage component-content "> <div class="image-body"> <a><picture class="image-body__image"><source media="(max-width: 640px)" srcset="/-/media/projects/corporatewebsite/com/image/standart/planet-mitlodi.jpg?sc=0.5&rev=13b7c93d024d4c57b7ed112a0d8a1134&hash=797F4B7581C7AB2840196A16915485FF"><source media="(min-width: 640px)" srcset="/-/media/projects/corporatewebsite/com/image/standart/planet-mitlodi.jpg?rev=13b7c93d024d4c57b7ed112a0d8a1134&hash=87D5BEE1C9169DCF126E8AEB80D9918E"><img alt="Grünenthal site Mitlödi" src="/-/media/projects/corporatewebsite/com/image/standart/planet-mitlodi.jpg?rev=13b7c93d024d4c57b7ed112a0d8a1134&hash=87D5BEE1C9169DCF126E8AEB80D9918E"></picture></a> </div> </div> <div id="" class="component component-content ">  <div class="richtext richtext--standard"> <h4>Switching to green energy</h4> <p>Our production site in Mitlödi, Switzerland, is powered by 100 percent renewable energy from a local hydropower plant. Built underground, the state-of-the-art facility generates and stores renewable energy by pumping water from Lake Limmern to Lake Muttsee. As a next step, we are exploring the possibility of installing a heat pump powered by green electricity. This would enable us to meet our heating needs while cutting our use of natural gas.</p> <a href="/en/press-room/stories/grunenthals-site-in-mitlodi-is-powered-by-green-energy" target="_blank" class="button button-p1 " role="button" > <span aria-hidden="true" class="icon-right"></span> <span aria-hidden="true" class="button__elipsis">...</span> Discover more: Grünenthal’s site in Mitlödi is powered by green electricity </a> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-6 columns"> <div id="" class="component gcvideovimeo "> <article class="video video-standard"> <div class="video__iframe-wrapper"> <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/647377238?dnt=1" title="Vimeo Video 647377238" width="640" height="360" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </article> </div> <div id="" class="component component-content ">  <div class="richtext richtext--standard"> <h4>Lighting the way to sustainability</h4> <p>By swapping thousands of traditional incandescent light bulbs for LED bulbs at our sites, we are cutting our annual energy use and reducing emissions. At our headquarters in Aachen, Germany, for example, this will save approximately 205,000 kilowatt-hours a year. 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At our production site in Switzerland we achieve wastewater purity that is significantly better than official limits.</p> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-6 columns"> <div id="" class="component gcvideovimeo "> <article class="video video-standard"> <div class="video__iframe-wrapper"> <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/586231184?dnt=1" title="Vimeo Video 586231184" width="640" height="360" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </article> </div> <div id="" class="component component-content ">  <div class="richtext richtext--standard"> <h4>Zero waste to landfill</h4> <p>In 2020, we set ourselves the ambitious goal of sending zero waste from our manufacturing facilities to landfill. Just one year later, we achieved that goal. By separating waste in the production area, raising awareness and exploring new ideas, we now reduce, reuse and recycle more waste. 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We measure our corporate carbon footprint and set specific targets for reducing future CO<sub>2</sub> emissions.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="component row-splitter"> <div class=" small-spacer-m"> <div class="row"> <div class="component column-splitter " > <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-8 columns"> <div id="" class="component component-content ">  <div class="richtext richtext--standard"> <p>A sustainable future can only become reality when we work together. With over 6,000 companies taking action, the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) provides such a framework. To advance our sustainability goals, we are updating our ambitions this November 2023 to ensure they are aligned with this initiative.</p> <table style="width:100%!important;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color: #00a059;"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><strong>Our sustainability ambition           </strong></span><br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <strong> SBTi targets:</strong><br /> <ul> <li>50% reduction of Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030</li> <li>4.2% annual reduction of CO<sub>2</sub> emissions per Grünenthal Group till 2030</li> <li>Engage key suppliers that contribute to 67% of Grünenthal’s Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions to have validated Science Based Targets by 2028</li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="component row-splitter"> <div class=" small-spacer-m"> <div class="row"> <div class="component column-splitter " > <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-8 columns"> <div id="" class="component component-content ">  <div class="richtext richtext--standard"> <h2 class="heading02 "> <h3 style="text-align: center;">How we bring our ambitions to life</h3> </h2> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-2 columns"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="component row-splitter"> <div class=" small-spacer-m"> <div class="row"> <div class="component column-splitter " > <div class="small-12 medium-4 columns"> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-4 columns"> <div class="component component-content">  <div class="stats-standard"> <div class="stats-standard__number">-32%</div> <div class="stats-standard__summary richtext"> <p>reduction in Scope 2 CO<sub>2</sub>e emissions (indirect emissions from acquired energy) in 2022.</p> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-4 columns"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="component row-splitter"> <div class=" small-spacer-xl"> <div class="row"> <div class="component column-splitter " > <div class="small-12 medium-6 columns"> <div id="" class="component gcvideovimeo "> <article class="video video-standard"> <div class="video__iframe-wrapper"> <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/794419237?dnt=1" title="Vimeo Video 794419237" width="640" height="360" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </article> </div> <div id="" class="component component-content ">  <div class="richtext richtext--standard"> <h4>Grünenthal relies on solar power for its corporate headquarters</h4> <p>Our Aachen R&D and production site will soon feature the region's largest solar power plant. 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Our goal is to reach net zero emissions by 2030, and this solar power plant will play a key role in reducing up to 366 tonnes of CO<sub>2</sub> annually.</p> <a href="/-/media/projects/corporatewebsite/de/pdf/presse/pm_2023/pm-gruenenthal-solarimo-photovoltaik-anlage.pdf?rev=-1" target="_blank" class="button button-p1 " role="button" > <span aria-hidden="true" class="icon-right"></span> <span aria-hidden="true" class="button__elipsis">...</span> Learn more about our initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint in our german press release </a> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="small-12 medium-6 columns"> <div id="" class="component gcvideovimeo "> <article class="video video-standard"> <div class="video__iframe-wrapper"> <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/588777071?dnt=1" title="Vimeo Video 588777071" width="640" height="360" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </article> </div> <div id="" class="component component-content ">  <div class="richtext richtext--standard"> <h4>Planting trees</h4> <p>We launched our #TreesForOurPlanet reforestation initiative worldwide in 2021. 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