Performance
Targets
At Gilead, we are committed to meeting our target goals and making a difference in the environment with our performance objectives. In 2021, Gilead announced a Science Based Target goal to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 46% by 2030 from a 2019 base year, and also to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 15% over the same timeframe.
Environmental Indicators (GHG, Energy, Water, Waste and Hazardous Waste)
In order to achieve our sustainability goals at Gilead, we continuously monitor, collect and verify data on our greenhouse gas emissions, energy usage and waste production so that we can lessen our impact on the environment.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions [metric tonnes CO2e]
Scope 1 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mobile | 19,537 | 10,933 | 14,124 | 18,836 |
Refrigerants | 880 | 2,101 | 697 | |
Stationary | 33,679 | 36,401 | 38,374 | 35,926 |
Scope 2 Market-Based |
2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Electricity | 32,104 | 34,158 | 26,526 | |
Heat/Steam/Cooling | 0 | 67 | 45 | 40 |
Scope 3 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Purchased Goods & Services |
790,246 | 833,362 | 783,752 | 761,373 |
Capital Goods |
144,557 | 129,302 | 84,328 | 97,277 |
Fuel- and Energy-Related Activities |
14,821 | 14,474 | 17,120 | 16,252 |
Upstream Transportation & Distribution | 58,356 | 73,605 | 68,445 | 87,576 |
Waste |
5,166 | 4,464 | 4,728 | 3,884 |
Business Travel |
48,344 | 8,956 | 8,925 | 38,863 |
Employee Commuting |
23,656 | 7,565 | 15,023 | 30,046 |
Upstream Leased Assets |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Downstream Transportation & Distribution |
175 | 157 | 213 | 144 |
Processing of Sold Products |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Use of Sold Products |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
End of Life Treatment of Sold Products |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Downstream Leased Assets |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Franchises |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Investments |
1,060 | 2,870 | 2,477 | 2,477 |
Energy [MWh]
Type | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Distillate Fuel Oil | 472 | 142 | 308 | |
Mobile Fuels | 79,594 | 44,165 | 57,348 | 77,420 |
Natural Gas | 200,491 | 211,478 | 197,729 | |
Onsite Solar | 51 | 177 | ||
Other Stationary | 8 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
Purchased Electricity | ||||
Purchased Cooling (electricity) | ||||
Purchased Heat |
Water [ML]
Type | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fire/life safety | 0.3 | |||
Indoors | 576 | 697 | 702 | |
Irrigation | 78 | 113 | 70 | 93 |
Non-Hazardous Waste [MT]
Source | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Composting | 2,710 | 2,521 | 2,079 | 1,567 |
Incineration | 27 |
30 | 34 | 8 |
Incineration with Energy Recovery | - |
79 | 69 | 145 |
Landfill | 6,217 | 4,503 | 3,217 | |
Other | 437 | 0.2 | 0 | - |
Recycling | 4,375 | 4,122 | 3,955 | |
Reuse | - | 1 | 54 | 60 |
Hazardous Waste [MT]
Source | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|
Deep Well Injection | 1,680 | 2,042 | 1,604 | 1,491 |
Incineration | 1,028 | 1,020 | 817 | 918 |
Incineration with Energy Recovery | 886 | 1,006 | 958 | 731 |
Landfill | 195 | 246 | 600 | |
Neutralization | 0 | |||
Other | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Recovery | 4 | 19 | 14 | 8 |
Recycling | 57 | 33 | 366 | 329 |