Initiatives to Reduce Environmental Impact in the Shipment of Biopharmaceutical Drug Substances | Climate Change Countermeasures | Global Environment | Sustainability

The most important priority in pharmaceutical shipment is delivering high-quality medications to patients. Therefore, it is necessary to protect pharmaceutical quality against environmental factors such as temperature, humidity, vibration, and shock that occur during shipment.

The main items subject to shipment in pharmaceutical logistics, their required temperature ranges, and the Company’s environmental initiatives are shown in the figure below. In particular, biopharmaceuticals are prone to quality deterioration if temperatures exceed certain thresholds during shipment, making it essential to maintain a low-temperature environment.

Meanwhile, from an environmental perspective, challenges include increased energy consumption for cooling required to maintain the pharmaceutical cold chain and increased CO₂ emissions during shipment due to the overall weight of containers.