Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability

Safety, health and environment at the workplace is not only about eliminating the incidence of work-related injuries, diseases, fatalities, disaster, and loss of national assets. It is also about achieving a high level of occupational safety, health, and environment performance through proactive approaches — to enhance the well-being of employees and society, at large.

Syngene’s approach to Environment, Health, Safety, and Sustainability (EHSS)

Syngene being a responsible corporate citizen, is committed to protecting people and environment, and preventing losses resulting from incidents/accidents. In this direction, Syngene’s management has adopted a goal-zero strategy for environment, health, safety, and sustainability (EHSS). This is to ensure zero harm to people, protect environment, prevent environment pollution, comply with EHSS statutory requirement and more.

Syngene’s EHSS department helps the company conduct operations in line with Syngene’s values and beliefs on all these fronts. It drives sustainability through operations that minimize the impact on climate, waste and water. The EHSS function also looks into enterprise risk management encompassing operational, strategic and emerging risks. Subject matter experts, who are members of the EHSS function, advise Syngene on the adoption of industry best practices, to ensure Syngene
is positioned as a company that is committed to environment, safety, health and sustainability.

The EHSS team advises Syngene on adoption of best practices in water conservation, waste water treatment, energy saving and creating a safe workplace. It looks into measures to mitigate/avoid safety incidents and occupational hazards, keeping operational risks as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP) as well as ensuring distribution safety of all products reaching its customers.

Our management system approach, consisting of gap analysis, planning, review and implementation has percolated to all business plans through ISO 14001:2015 & ISO 45001: 2018 standards at all levels. Our EHSS systems and processes have been audited and duly certified by M/S TUV Nord.

Salient features of Syngene’s EHSS policy

  • Complying with all applicable laws and regulations in all countries in which we operate.
  • Conducting employee training programs that are focused on operational safety, occupational health and environmental protection by prevention of pollution at all levels of operations.
  • Energy conservation, recovery, recycling, reuse and reduction of waste, minimizing hazards and risks, preventing injury and ill health in all process operations.
  • Continually evaluating and improving environment, health, safety & sustainability performance through documentation, periodic audits and providing the framework for setting and reviewing environment health and safety objectives and targets.
  • Adopting best practices in environment, health, safety & sustainability management through effective communication and continual improvement in processes that pursue the latest developments in this area.

Environment

Through its annual environment plan and business targets, Syngene identifies projects and works towards achieving maximum possible recycling and reuse of natural resources. A management framework with defined structures, roles and responsibilities, group guidelines, audits and training has been instituted for this purpose.

Some of Syngene’s environmental initiatives are:

  • Environment management and qualitative risk analysis for all new and major expansion projects
  • Measures to mitigate environmental impacts and occupational health & safety risks arising out of project implementation
  • Maintenance of all hardware such as, effluent treatment plants, air emission abatement units and waste disposal facilities
  • Zero discharge facility with world-class environment management practices
  • Centralized utility and treatment facilities like water treatment plant, effluent treatment and recycling plant, boiler, cooling tower, DG sets, etc.
Biomedical waste and other reports

Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG)

At Syngene, sustainability is an integral part of our business. By embedding ESG principles into our operations and decision-making, we create value for our stakeholders while driving responsible growth.

Environment: Our near-term climate targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). In FY26, we achieved a 60.9% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions against our FY23 baseline, surpassing the 54.6% reduction target for FY33. Beyond our operations, we continued to integrate sustainability into our supply chain through supplier engagement and capability-building, with 102 suppliers committed to science-based targets, representing 46% of relevant Scope 3 emissions. We also supported sustainable mobility through our investment in the Biocon-Hebbagodi Metro Station, helping improve public transport access, reduce congestion, and promote lower-emission commuting.

Social: Through initiatives such as eLAJ Smart Clinics, science education programs, Thrive360, and employee development initiatives, we are improving access to healthcare, advancing STEM education, supporting employee wellbeing, and creating lasting value for communities.

Governance: Strong governance underpins our sustainability journey through ethical business practices, responsible supply chain management, cybersecurity, transparent reporting, and Board-level oversight of ESG priorities.

Explore our FY26 ESG Report here.

Kavach

To improve safety at the workplace, Syngene has strategically invested in a corporate initiative called Kavach. This is a multi-year program aimed at building an organization-wide safety culture encompassing employees, suppliers, partners and clients.

To achieve this vision, Syngene has placed safety at par with business performance with shared responsibility and accountability, including following safety guidelines, procedures and SOPs, in letter and spirit. Syngene uses an integrated approach using standard tools and practices to manage all workplace processes. This approach is helping the company drive focussed risk reduction in operations, using people having the right set of skills, mindset and behaviour.

Health and safety

Syngene has an occupational health center (OHC) on each campus to provide healthcare services to its employees. Each center is equipped with diagnostic and therapeutic equipment and manned by qualified health specialists to provide round-the-clock care and first aid (in case of injuries). In addition, the company offers annual health check-ups and health insurance to ensure all employees have access to healthcare. Our endeavor is to move towards wellness as we recognize that a healthy employee is a productive employee.

Awards and recognitions for EHSS

  • Silver award in 14th Confederation of Indian Industry National POKA YOKE competition, 2024, in the ‘Shut down for implementing Earth-rite system’ category for Syngene, MSEZ
  • Silver award in the 7th Annual HSE Strategy Summit and Awards 2024 under the ‘Environmental excellence’ category by Inventicon
  • Confederation of Indian Industry Award 2024 for ‘Best Energy Efficient Case Study’
  • Department of Factories, Boilers, Industrial Safety and Health Awards, Karnataka, 2024:
    • Second prize under the ‘Best Mega Scale Industries’ category for Syngene BSEZ
    • Second prize under the ‘Medium industry’ category for Syngene, MSEZ
    • Third prize under the ‘Best Boiler’ category for Syngene, MSEZ
  • Gold award in 32nd Chapter Convention on Quality Concepts 2023 conducted by Quality Circle Forum of India, Bengaluru Chapter, for ‘Green initiative through effective waste management by co-processing’
  • ‘Best Overall Performance Award’ at the India Sustainability Conclave and Awards 2023
  • Utthama Suraksha Puraskar 2019 by National Safety Council of India (NSCI) under pharmaceutical and chemical engineering category for good safety management systems and safety performance
  • 4 Star award for best Environment Health & Safety Management System -2016 by CII
  • Workplace Assessment Conditions (WCA) Achievement Award by Intertek
  • 4 Star award for Best EHS-2014 practices by Confederation of Indian Industry, Southern Region at Chennai
  • 3 Star award for Best EHS-2013 practices by Confederation of Indian Industry, Southern Region at Chennai
  • Greentech Gold Environment Award – 2011 by Greentech Foundation
  • Uttama Suraksha Puraskara – 2011 by National Safety Council – Karnataka Chapter.
  • “Special Commendation” for the ‘Golden Peacock Award for Occupational Health & Safety for the year 2011’
  • Meritorious achievement in Environment and Occupational Health & Safety award -2010 by CII
  • Safety Excellence Award – 2009 from Karnataka State Safety Institute (Directorate of Factories)

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