The pharmaceutical service provider publishes its 2024 Sustainability Report
● Continuous investment in sustainable energy infrastructure
● Further reduction in CO2 emissions
● Commitment to minimizing commute impact
Ravensburg, Germany (May 6, 2025) – Vetter, a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) published its fourth annual sustainability report. The report shows that the family-owned business is actively pursuing ambitious sustainability goals in climate protection, social responsibility, and business operations in a successful manner. Vetter aims to reduce its CO₂ emissions by 4.52% company-wide per year. Through various measures, including the enhancement of its apprenticeship programs with the additional scientific training center in Ravensburg, the company is taking further steps toward greater sustainability.
“Our fourth sustainability report shows that successful sustainability progress is a marathon, not a sprint,” explains Managing Director Henryk Badack. “As a family-owned business, we have been taking responsibility for many decades – and not just for the environment. Our employees and the social environment are also particularly important to us. Our commitment to sustainability in these areas is as strong as our dedication to climate and energy. While we take pride in our successes to date, we cannot rest on our laurels. We will continue to consistently pursue our sustainability strategy to achieve the ambitious goals we’ve set.”
Vetter committed to reach net zero status for direct and indirect emissions in Germany by 2040, and worldwide by 2050. In other words, the CDMO needs to reduce its CO2 emissions by at least 4.52% each year, which it surpassed in 2024. To this end, the company is investing in infrastructure and process optimizations to assist in reaching these goals.
In addition to a new high-performance photovoltaic (PV) system at its Langenargen production site and the electrification of existing systems, Vetter is taking an important step towards hydrogen technology by converting two high-pressure steam generators. With an output of 128 kWp per year, the newest photovoltaic system generates as much energy as 29 family homes consume on average. In addition, the company uses solely CO₂-neutral nitrogen as of 2024 to further improve its carbon footprint. Together with all existing energy measures, 54% of Vetter’s energy consumption comes from renewable energy. The CDMO further emphasizes the sustainability of its partners, vendors and suppliers by prioritizing their adherence to sustainable practices.
Its new training center for scientific professions underscores Vetter’s commitment to nurturing young talents in-house. By providing comprehensive training and appropriate infrastructure, the family-owned company aims to retain these individuals and employ them as skilled professionals, to support international biopharma customers in bringing life-saving and live-enhancing medications to patients in need.
© Vetter Pharma
International GmbH: The path to greater sustainability from 2011 to 2024:
Milestones such as CO₂ neutrality, renewable energies, and the opening of the new training
center show Vetter's commitment to a sustainable future.
About Vetter
Vetter is a leading Contract Development and Manufacturing
Organization (CDMO) with headquarters in Ravensburg, Germany, and production
facilities in Germany, Austria, and the US. As a global player, the independent
pharmaceutical service provider is also present in the Asia-Pacific markets of
Japan, China, South Korea and Singapore with sales locations. Around the world,
small and large renowned pharma and biotech companies rely on the decades of
experience, high quality, modern technologies, reliability, and commitment of
its more than 7,000 employees. In close partnership with its customers, the
Vetter team supplies patients all over the world with medicines, many of which
are vital. The CDMO provides support from drug product development through
clinical and commercial filling to a wide range of assembly and packaging
services for vials, syringes, and cartridges. With innovative solutions, Vetter
develops prefilled drug-delivery systems together with its customers to
continuously improve patient safety, comfort, and compliance. The company is an
industry pioneer in sustainability and a socially and ethically responsible
corporate citizen. The CDMO is a member of the UN Global Compact and Science
Based Target initiative (SBTi) and received gold status in the renowned
EcoVadis ranking. Multiple awards such as the CDMO Leadership Awards, Frost
& Sullivan Customer Value Leadership Award and the recognition as Best Managed
Company emphasize Vetter’s commitment to sustainable business. Founded in
Ravensburg in 1950, the company remains family-owned to this day.
For more information, visit www.vetter-pharma.com and follow Vetter on LinkedIn.
Contact
Vetter Pharma International GmbH
Markus Kirchner
Corporate Spokesperson / Media Relations
Eywiesenstrasse 5
88212 Ravensburg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)751-3700-3729
E-mail: PRnews@vetter-pharma.com
