FINANCE & SPEND
HEADQUARTERS: CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND
EMPLOYEES: 89,900
MARKET CAP: £ 234.79BN( US $ 315.87BN)
NUMBER OF COUNTRIES: 100 +
Category decarbonisation is being run like any other strategic commercial programme: segment the supplier base, rank by emissions and spend, then deploy tailored interventions. AstraZeneca’ s engagement playbook aims to reach roughly 3,500 suppliers, representing ~ 95 % of spend, with science-based targets and supplier support by 2025. That is a procurement-led growth strategy: fewer carbon-intensive suppliers and more resilient, transparent supply chains make the product offering more attractive to risk-conscious buyers such as public health systems.
Building supplier capacity Procurement’ s role moves toward capacity building. AstraZeneca requires suppliers to align to SBTi pathways and uses coordinated programmes – including CDP Supply Chain engagement and shared platforms like Energize – to help smaller vendors access renewables and measure progress.
106 April 2026