The global pharmaceutical industry experienced a 49% drop in company filings mentions of environmental sustainability in Q1 2024 compared with the previous quarter, with the highest share accounted for by Merck with 220% year-on-year increase, according to GlobalData’s analysis of over 727 pharmaceutical company filings. GlobalData’s Pharma: Filings Trends & Signals Q1 2024 report delves into earnings call transcripts and quarterly reports within the pharmaceuticals industry, extracting trends, signals, and comparative data to help businesses assess their performance, identify competitive intelligence, evaluate risks, and gain a comprehensive understanding of key industry events. Buy the report here.
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Notably, environmental sustainability was one of the most frequently referenced themes in Q1 2024, ranking highest in terms of mentions, ahead of cryptocurrencies and sensory & indulgence, according to GlobalData.
Of the top leading companies in the pharmaceutical industry, Merck had the greatest increase in references for environmental sustainability in Q1 2024, compared with the previous quarter. GlobalData identified 532 environmental sustainability-related sentences in the company's filings - 29% of all sentences - and an increase of 220% in Q1 2024 compared with Q1 2023. GSK’s mentions of environmental sustainability rose by 9% to 255 and AstraZeneca’s by 58% to 124 and F. Hoffmann-La Roche’s by 18% to 100 and Catalent’s by 2300% to 96.
GlobalData’s Company Filings Analytics also applies sentiment weight to reference sentences, based on whether the sentences are positive, negative, or neutral. Starting at 100 in 2020, an index over 100 is more positive. The overall index for environmental sustainability in Q1 2024 was 93.
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