Novartis aims to hold itself to the highest standards of sustainability and ethical business practices. Our performance against environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria is reflected in various third-party ratings.

Industry-leading performance across priority ESG ratings

RatingScore1Position / Status
Access to Medicine Index (ATMI)3.874th (in the leadership group for 10 years)
CDP Climate ChangeADouble A List
CDP Water SecurityA
ISS ESGBLeader status
MSCIAALeader status
Sustainalytics*16.2Low Risk category

For more information on our awards and recognition, please click here.

Last update: October 2023

1. Scales: ATMI: 1 to 5; CDP: D- to A; ISS ESG: D- to A+ ; MSCI: CCC to AAA; Sustainalytics ESG Risk Rating: 0 (Negligible risk) to 40+ (Severe risk)

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