The health care industry contributes an estimated 4.4% of total global emissions annually. Approximately 71% of this comes from the health care supply chain, which includes the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.
Data from My Green Lab 2025 report
Medicines contribute approximately 20% to 55% of health care’s total carbon footprint. This comes from corporate emissions, API production and manufacturing.
Pharmaceutical manufacturing is resource-intensive, often generating 25 to 100…
