SHANGHAI, March 12, 2025 - WuXi AppTec, a global company that provides a broad portfolio of R&D and manufacturing services to enable companies in the pharmaceutical and life science industries, announced that it has been recognized as a 2025 Industry and Regional ESG Top-Rated Company by Morningstar Sustainalytics, ranking in the top 1% of the pharmaceutical industry. This marks the third consecutive year that WuXi AppTec has received these prestigious distinctions, reflecting the company’s commitment to upholding high standards in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

Morningstar Sustainalytics is a leading ESG data, research, and ratings firm that supports the world’s leading institutional investors and corporations with the development and implementation of responsible investment strategies. The 2025 ESG Risk Ratings cover more than 15,000 companies across 42 industries worldwide, with Top-Rated Badges given to those companies with the strongest ESG achievements. WuXi AppTec's risk mitigation efforts earned the company a “low risk” rating and recognition as an ESG Top Rated Company.

“We are honored that WuXi AppTec has been recognized in the latest assessment by Morningstar Sustainalytics as an ESG Top Rated company. It reflects our ongoing commitment and expertise in identifying, monitoring, and implementing ESG strategies,” said Edward Hu, Vice Chairman of WuXi AppTec and Chairman of WuXi AppTec’s ESG Committee. “We will continue to emphasize our ESG commitment while supporting our customers to develop and deliver new innovative therapies to patients worldwide.”

As an enabler of innovation, a trusted partner, and a contributor to the global pharmaceutical and life sciences industry, WuXi AppTec strategically integrates ESG priorities into its global business operations. In 2024, WuXi AppTec received the gold medal in the EcoVadis sustainability rating, achieved an A Leadership rating in the CDP Water Security rating and maintained an A- Leadership rating for Climate Change for three consecutive years. The company maintained an AA rating in the MSCI ESG ratings and has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for four consecutive years, and was also named to the FTSE4Good Index Series in both 2023 and 2024.

To further its commitment to sustainability, WuXi AppTec is actively enhancing its global responsibility initiatives. In 2024, WuXi AppTec joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) to support its ten sustainability principles. In the same year, WuXi AppTec announced its participation in the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative (PSCI) as a supplier partner. Furthermore, by the end of 2023, WuXi AppTec joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to reduce carbon emissions.