In 2019 the Danish government launched 13 industry-specific climate partnerships to enable sector-wide collaboration towards achieving the country’s goal of reducing their GHG emissions by 70%. Various PSCI member companies in Denmark participated in the Life Sciences and Biotech sector partnership and through discussion successfully included the PSCI Principles into the sector-wide recommendations related to supplier codes of conduct, highlighting those Principles specifically linked to positive environmental outcomes and reducing GHG emissions.

We are very pleased that the Principles have been included in the sector recommendations roadmap that was shared with the Danish government in March of this year. This is a fantastic recognition of the power of the PSCI Principles, collaboration, and sharing best practice with peers. You can find out more about the Danish government’s climate partnerships here and read the recommendations that include the PSCI Principles here.

Our April newsletter reflects recent activities including our support to the Musi River Revitalization Initiative, the publication of our Benchmarking Survey Insights Report, and our outreach campaign on the vital issue of anti-microbial resistance. It also highlights our upcoming plans and events, such as our Virtual Spring Meeting, and external developments relevant to pharmaceutical supply chains.

The newsletter is available for download here.

At the PSCI, we’re committed to doing everything in our power to limit that the spread and growth of two emerging threats – Pharmaceuticals in the Environment (PiE) and Anti-microbial Resistance (AMR). That’s why for World Health Day, we’re excited today to launch our new Position Statement, which provides a clear explanation of the critical role we play in helping our supplier partners improve their manufacturing practices. The statement has been written to highlight the relevance of the PiE issue along the supply chain, to articulate the PSCI's position on this high profile topic, and to help answer stakeholder inquiries. It includes an overview of all PSCI resources on PiE and AMR-related issues.

The statement is available for download here.

In 2020, we invited the PSCI members to participate in our third formal Member Benchmarking Survey and we are pleased to present the results in this Insights Report (available for download here). We have used the data collected over the years to share year-on-year trends, as well as provide a snapshot from 2020.

This report paints a picture of rising engagement and increasing focus on responsible procurement. We hope that you find it useful and insightful.

We successfully held our first virtual auditor trainings on 24-25 Nov and 2-3 Dec 2020. The training sessions were delivered by senior audit experts from PSCI member companies and covered PSCI Audit Updates, Social Audit, Environmental Protection, General Safety, Process Safety, Emergency Preparedness & Response, Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene, PiE/AMR, and High-risk Work.

Each training day, around 260 people, including auditors, suppliers and non-auditor colleagues from member companies and audit firms, tuned in from across the world. The majority of them found the event useful and said they would like to have more, similar sessions.

You will find the recordings and slides for each session by clicking on the relevant links below:

• 2020 PSCI AUDITOR TRAINING (VIRTUAL) - SESSION 1 - RECORDING AND SLIDES
• 2020 PSCI AUDITOR TRAINING (VIRTUAL) - SESSION 2 - RECORDING AND SLIDES
• 2020 PSCI AUDITOR TRAINING (VIRTUAL) - SESSION 3 - RECORDING AND SLIDES
• 2020 PSCI AUDITOR TRAINING (VIRTUAL) - SESSION 4 - RECORDING AND SLIDES

FAQ collected from the training is available here.

We’re very thankful for your support and commitment towards these events and look forward to seeing you again in the future.

Our winter newsletter reflects recent activities including our Annual General Meeting, supplier conferences, and webinars. It also highlights our upcoming plans, and external developments relevant to pharmaceutical supply chains.

Based on conversation with member companies and audit firms, the Audit Committee has now updated Audit Protocols to reflect remote audits options. Please follow the resource links below to access updated version. Japanese and Chinese SAQ templates will be ready shortly.

If you have any questions or feedback regarding these documents, please let us know.

• SAQ templates for core suppliers, external manufacturers, component and material suppliers (full version) : Excel, Word

• SAQ templates for service providers & general manufacturers (abbreviated version) : Excel, Word

The deadline to register for Day 2 - Environment, Pharmaceuticals in the Environment/AMR of our Virtual Supplier Conferences in China and India has been extended.

You can now register until Tuesday 22 September.

Register for China: https://pscinitiative.org/viewEvent?event=48

Register for India: https://pscinitiative.org/viewEvent?event=51

We are pleased to announce that in addition to Chinese (simplified), Japanese and German, the PSCI Principles are now available in French, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian, Hindi and Korean.

To view the Principles, visit them in our Resources library.

We would like to thank:
Clare Lumkong, Elinore Rossilliol, Denise Rivera and Sebastião Coutinho - Bristol Myers Squibb
Jessica Tibasco - Fabbrica Italiana Sintetici
Manjit Singh and Vinay Sharma - Centrient
Caroline O’Brien - AstraZeneca

For their support in proofing these translations.

YOUR CHANCE TO HEAR CASE STUDIES ON HOW TO IMPROVE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL AND HEALTHCARE SUPPLY CHAIN

PSCI is proud to offer this free series of webinars where you will be able to interact with our member companies and other national suppliers to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.

Our 2020 professional development conference for suppliers in India will focus on best-practice sharing in the areas of Human rights & Labor, Ethics, Health, Safety, Environment and Management Systems. At the conference, PSCI members, suppliers and expert organisations will share success stories and explore the challenges facing our industry, giving the opportunity to recognise contributions that our partners are already making and to further develop expertise.

The virtual conference will consist of four focused sessions on different dates. Please join the sessions most relevant to you and also share the event with your colleagues from EHS, HR and Management teams. Please pay attention to the registration closing dates for each session. You are required to login first before registering for any of the sessions. If your company has already registered a site on PSCI platform, please contact PSCI Secretariat to add additional sites or users.

Language: English
Time: 13:30-17:30 local time

• Session 1 - PSCI Updates and Management Systems, Sept 17
  Suitable for: Functional heads, Managers, Site Leaders of subject areas.
  For Link users, please click here to sign up for this session.
  For non-Link users, please click here to sign up for this session.
  Registration closes on Sept 10
  Topics are likely to include:
  PSCI capability building vision and plan | PSCI audit findings analysis | Pandemic preparedness and crisis management | Final Draft Chemical (Management and Safety) Rules | PSCI Management System Maturity Model

• Session 2 - Environment, Pharmaceuticals in the Environment/AMR, Sept 24
  Suitable for: Functional heads, Managers, Site Leaders of subject areas, Sourcing managers.
  For Link users, please click here to sign up for this session.
  For non-Link users, please click here to sign up for this session.
  Registration closes on Sept 17
  Topics are likely to include:
  Climate Change (GHG) & Sustainable packaging | Introduction to the growing importance to PiE/AMR | Sampling and analysing APIs in wastewater with case studies | Indian Case Study on Controlling API Releases

• Session 3 - Ethics, Human Rights & Labor, Oct 15
  Suitable for: Management, Legal & Compliance professionals, HR, Sourcing managers.
  For Link users, please click here to sign up for this session.
  For non-Link users, please click here to sign up for this session.
  Registration closes on Oct 8
  Topics are likely to include:
  Operationalise human rights commitments in PSCI principles | Assessing risk for modern slavery​ | Evolving ethics best practices in the pharmaceutical industry

• Session 4 - Safety, PSM and Industrial Hygiene (IH), Oct 29
  Suitable for: Functional heads, Managers, Site Leaders of subject areas.
  For Link users, please click here to sign up for this session.
  For non-Link users, please click here to sign up for this session.
  Registration closes on Oct 22
  Topics are likely to include:
  Challenges of LOTO of electrical equipment, best practices and case study | PSM Maturity Model​ | IH Maturity Model | Practical guide to implement a comprehensive IH programme