TORONTO, April 16,
2024 /CNW/ - Today, Sanofi, a global healthcare
company announced an investment of $180M (CAD) at its Toronto Campus to build
and update infrastructure to minimize its environmental footprint.
This investment will reduce carbon emissions by 30% and water usage
by 20% across the site by 2025. Sanofi's 54-acre Campus located in
Toronto is home to 2,000 employees and is where the company
operates some of the most technologically advanced vaccine
biomanufacturing facilities in the country.
Today's investment was marked by a groundbreaking ceremony for
one of its key initiatives, the Energy Project, with special guests
Franck Riester, France Minister
Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness, Francophonie
and French Nationals Abroad, Minister Michael Kerzner, Solicitor General and MPP for
York Centre from the Government of Ontario and James
Pasternak, Councillor for York Centre, City of Toronto.
Matthieu Puyet, Manufacturing and Supply
Canada Head and Toronto Site Head, Sanofi
"As one of Canada's 2024 Top 100 Greenest Employers,
it gives me great pride to see the lasting and sustainable
impact we are making at the Toronto Campus and for our community.
The Energy Project represents a significant way we are improving
people's lives beyond our innovations in healthcare. This
investment is in addition to a $2-billion CAD joint investment with governments
at all levels at our Toronto Campus to build two new
state-of-the-art vaccine manufacturing facilities by 2027."
Minister Franck Riester, Minister
Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness, Francophonie
and French Nationals Abroad
"It is a great source of satisfaction and
honour to see that Sanofi, a global healthcare company created in
France, has a rich 110-year
history in Canada which includes
significant contributions to the research, development, and
production of medicines and vaccines worldwide.
The Toronto Campus is an exemplary model of
sustainability through the reduction of carbon emissions in the
pharmaceutical industry.
This investment perfectly reflects the
French-Canadian ambition regarding energy transition, a key element
of our bilateral cooperation."
Hon. Michael
Kerzner, Solicitor General and MPP for York Centre,
Government of Ontario
"The location of this facility continues a
legacy that has existed for over 100 years as a place of scientific
excellence, and I am proud to see its future unfold."
James
Pasternak, Councillor for York Centre, City of Toronto
"It is once again a great honour to celebrate
the great investments Sanofi is making in its Toronto
Campus. Investing in site energy upgrades and carbon reduction
targets is a national priority and having these funds generate jobs
and new opportunities in medicine and life sciences, ensures
Toronto remains a leader in
supplying the world with medications that save and prolong lives.
Sanofi remains a world leader and we are truly blessed to have it
in the area I represent."
The Energy Project will ensure a reliable electrical and steam
supply for current and future Toronto Campus buildings while
reducing its carbon footprint and water consumption. The work
for the Energy Project is set to be complete by 2025.
About Sanofi
Sanofi is an innovative global healthcare company, driven by one
purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people's
lives. Our team, across some 100 countries, is dedicated to
transforming the practice of medicine by working to turn the
impossible into the possible. We provide potentially life-changing
treatment options and life-saving vaccine protection to millions of
people globally, while putting sustainability and social
responsibility at the center of our ambitions.
In Canada, we employ over 2,000 people and invest annually
20% of our revenue in biopharma research, representing $1.2 billion CAD in R&D over the last
decade, creating jobs, business, and opportunity throughout the
country. We're also on track to deliver over $2
billion in new infrastructure investments by 2027, including
two new vaccine manufacturing facilities at our Toronto
Campus.
In 2024, we are celebrating 110 years of heritage dedicated to
developing innovative health solutions for Canadians. What started
as a small laboratory in May of 1914, recognized for having
advanced some of the greatest contributions to public health, both
nationally and globally, has evolved to become the largest vaccines
biomanufacturing facility in Canada.
SOURCE Sanofi-Aventis Canada Inc.