Manufacturing Magazine April 2024 | Page 87

Robotics being used for analysis
30 years and it causes genetic mutations in some lung cancer-linked genes .”
For Soriot and the whole team at AstraZeneca , healthcare developments must be met with sustainable initiatives to support the environment – and this starts at home .
To support the transition to clean energy , improvements are being made across AstraZeneca ’ s manufacturing sites , from upgrading energy efficiency in buildings to changing the way medicine is packaged . AstraZeneca also has some firm decarbonisation goals :
• By 2026 , it will reduce scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 98 %
• It will halve its absolute total emissions across the entire value chain by 2030
• By 2045 , AstraZeneca will be net zero .

“ I automate financial and IT controls through both established and emerging technologies , methodologies and operating models to drive change and operational efficiency ”

RAAJ JOSHI DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL CONTROLS
AND COMPLIANCE TRANSFORMATION , ASTRAZENECA