Performance

Targets

At Gilead, we are committed to meeting our target goals and making a difference in the environment with our performance objectives. In 2021, Gilead announced a Science Based Target goal to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 46% by 2030 from a 2019 base year, and also to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 15% over the same timeframe. 

Environmental Indicators (GHG, Energy, Water, Waste and Hazardous Waste)

In order to achieve our sustainability goals at Gilead, we continuously monitor, collect and verify data on our greenhouse gas emissions, energy usage and waste production so that we can lessen our impact on the environment.

Gilead 2022 GHG Verification Opinion

Gilead 2022 CDP Water Waste Verification Opinion

Greenhouse Gas Emissions [metric tonnes CO2e]

Type - Scope 1 2019 2020 2021
Mobile 19,577 10,930 14,120
Refrigerants 872 917 2,090
Stationary 33,666 36,401 38,374

Type - Scope 2
Market-Based
2019 2020 2021
Electricity 33,203 31,923 34,081
Heat/Steam/Cooling 0 67 45

Type - Scope 3 2019 2020 2021
Purchased Goods & Services
790,350 854,653 811,826
Capital Goods
144,557 129,302 84,328
Fuel- and Energy-Related Activities
14,821 14,474 17,120
Upstream Transportation & Distribution 52,149 68,917 58,485
Waste
5,166 4,464 4,728
Business Travel
44,560 6,914 7,897
Employee Commuting
23,656 7,565 15,023
Upstream Leased Assets
N/A N/A N/A
Downstream Transportation & Distribution
159 157 213
Processing of Sold Products
N/A N/A N/A
Use of Sold Products
N/A N/A N/A
End of Life Treatment of Sold Products
13 13 13
Downstream Leased Assets
N/A N/A N/A
Franchises
N/A N/A N/A
Investments
1,060 2,870 2,477

Energy [MWh]

Type 2019 2020 2021
Distillate Fuel Oil 394 181 118
Mobile Fuels 79,594 44,165 57,348
Natural Gas 185,116 200,491 211,478
Onsite Solar 51 177 4,167
Other Stationary 8 5 6
Purchased Electricity 183,537 193,976 195,390
Purchased Heat/Steam/Cooling - 182 139
Water [ML]
Type 2019 2020 2021
Fire/life safety 0.3 0.7 0.4
Indoors 576 577 696
Irrigation 58 19 55

Non-Hazardous Waste [MT]

Source 2019 2020 2021
Composting 2,710 2,521 2,074
Incineration 27 30 113
Incineration with Energy Recovery - 79 1
Landfill 6,217 4,503 3,665
Other  -  0.2  - 
Recycling 4,811 4,122 3,774
Reuse - 1 42

Hazardous Waste [MT]

Source 2019 2020 2021
Deep Well Injection 1,680 2,042 1,604
Incineration 1,028 1,020 817
Incineration with Energy Recovery 886 1,006 958
Landfill 0 195 1,354
Neutralization 0 1 0
Other 5 3 0
Recovery 4 19 14
Recycling 57 33 366