Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated : 2024 Data Summary (2024 Vertex Data Summary)
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DATA SUMMARY
We monitor and report metrics in areas that align with our corporate responsibility priorities. The table below discloses our three-year progress on select indicators.
METRIC
2024
2023
2022
Business and Ethics
R&D Investment (GAAP, in USD thousands)
8,258,7001
3,690,000
2,655,800
R&D Investment as a Percentage of Business Operating Expenses (GAAP)
85%
77%
74%
% of Employees Who Completed Their Annual Code of Conduct Training
100%
100%
100%
% Spend on Small Businesses2
17.3%
18.1%
18.6%
Workplace
Total Employees Globally (approximate)
6,100
5,100
4,800
New Hires Globally (approximate)
1,100
1,100
1,000
Voluntary Turnover Rate (Global, Trailing 12 Months Metric)
4.4%
4.7%
8.7%
Community
Nonprofits Supported Through Matching Gift Program
2,592
2,183
1,895
Hours Volunteered by Employees During Work Time
12,715
10,013
7,845
% of Employees Who Volunteered on Global Day of Service
70%
60%
57%
Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability
TRIR (per 200,000 hours worked)3
0.18
0.33
0.24
DART (per 200,000 hours worked)3
0.16
0.15
0.15
3 ERM CVS provided limited assurance of safety rates (TRIR, DART) for 2020-2024. Assurance information for 2020-2023 can be found in the associated corporate responsibility (CR) reports. The 2024 ERM CVS Assurance Report and Basis of Reporting can be viewed at www.vrtx.com/responsibility/policies-positions-and-reports.
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METRIC
2024
2023
2022
% Square Feet of Buildings Operated That Are Green Certified
79%4
82%4
83%
Total GHG Emissions Scope 1 & Scope 2 Market-Based (metric tons CO e)5,6
12,906
13,198
13,620
2
GHG Scope 1 (metric tons CO2e)5
8,976
8,311
9,334
GHG Scope 2 (metric tons CO2e)5,6
3,930
4,888
4,285
GHG Scope 3 (metric tons CO2e)
551,647
474,129
249,816
CDP Climate Change Survey Score
B
A-
B
% Energy From Renewable Sources
50%
49%
N/A
Total Waste (metric tons)5,7
1,982
1,689
1,308
Nonhazardous Waste (metric tons)5,7
1,467
1,212
879
Nonhazardous Waste Diverted From Landfill (metric tons)5,7
596.7
403.1
372.3
% Nonhazardous Waste Recycled or Composted5,7
41%
33%
42%
Hazardous Waste (metric tons)5,7
514.7
476.9
428.9
Laboratory and Manufacturing Waste Recycled (metric tons)5
130.0
119.6
89.3
% Total Waste Diverted From Landfill5,7,8
57%
52%
60%
Total Water Withdrawn (megaliters)9
137.8
169.3
160.6
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