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Menarini

A European ESG roadmap to coordinate sustainability across Menarini sites

Sustainability Strategic Plan, HSE competitive benchmark, Multi-site ESG Roadmap
Pharmaceutical

Menarini

Menarini is an Italian pharmaceutical group with 135 years of history: founded in 1886 in Naples, it has been headquartered in Florence since 1915.

Today it operates with a direct presence in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Central America and the United States, advancing a global vision rooted in Italy.

The context

The pharmaceutical market is undergoing a profound transformation: consumers, investors and institutions are asking companies not only for effective products, but also for a positive, measurable impact on the environment, health and society.


Menarini had already launched several sustainability initiatives, from recovering production waste to improving the energy efficiency of its plants, but these actions were unevenly distributed across the various European production sites, without a common direction capable of turning them into a strategic competitive advantage.


The company wanted to make sustainability the main driver of its business, not an appendix: it needed a structured framework, able to integrate ESG criteria into the operating model and generate lasting value over time.

The objectives

Building an integrated, operational ESG strategy on a European scale, aligned with the 17 SDGs of the UN 2030 Agenda and translated into concrete actions for each production site.

Circularity's contribution

Together with Altis, we supported Menarini in developing a tailor-made ESG strategy, involving several European facilities and structuring the project in three consecutive phases:

1
Competitive benchmark in HSE (Health, Safety, Environment) We analyzed Menarini's current positioning compared to competitors in the pharmaceutical sector, collecting and comparing quantitative data on energy consumption, waste management, emissions, workplace safety and environmental impact.
2
Identification of key opportunities Starting from the benchmark, we identified the areas in which Menarini could generate the greatest positive impact, both in terms of reducing its environmental footprint and creating shared value. The focus was placed on 5 priority SDGs of the 2030 Agenda, selected based on their relevance to the sector and the Group's operational characteristics.
3
Drafting of the operational roadmap We designed an action plan made up of 27 concrete initiatives, spread across different time horizons (short, medium and long term) and supported by specific monitoring KPIs. The actions range from the digitalization of processes to the purchase of green energy, from the management and offsetting of CO₂ equivalent emissions to the reuse of packaging, all the way to the donation of decommissioned IT equipment.

Each intervention was calibrated to the specific features of the individual production sites, ensuring strategic consistency and operational flexibility.

The results

Menarini has transformed sustainability from a set of fragmented initiatives into a strategic lever integrated into the business, with an operational roadmap that guides decisions on a European scale.


The Strategic Plan systematized the best practices already in place, such as waste recovery and energy efficiency, and opened up new lines of action, strengthening the Group's competitive positioning in international markets.

  • Multi-site Strategic Sustainability Plan defined
  • HSE competitive benchmark completed
  • 5 priority SDGs of the 2030 Agenda identified
  • 27 concrete actions with monitoring KPIs
  • Roadmap across short, medium and long term horizons
  • Integration of ESG criteria into the business model
  • Involvement of several European production facilities
  • Initiatives on digitalization, green energy, emissions management, circular economy of packaging
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