Sustainability

United Nations Alignment

We are proud to be ongoing members of the United Nations Global Compact. Our sustainability focus aligns well with several UN Sustainable Development Goals, including:

We have continued preparations to meet the requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) which we will report under for the first time in our 2027 Annual Report. In early 2025, Uniphar finalised a double materiality assessment to identify the sustainability matters most relevant to the Group. This process evaluated two dimensions: the effects our operations have on society and the environment (impact materiality), and the ways in which sustainability issues may influence the Group’s risks and opportunities (financial materiality). 

Arising from this, the topics that were deemed material for Uniphar are listed below. 

• Environment - Climate Change 

• Environment - Resource Use and Circular Economy 

• Social - Own Workforce 

• Social - Workers in the Value Chain 

• Social - Consumers and End Users 

• Governance - Business Conduct 

Our 2025 Annual Report (pages 41 to 54) provides detailed updates for these topics and some summary information can be found on the website.

Please find links to our relevant policies in our policy section here, which sets out our organisation’s commitments, principles, and governance frameworks.

As well as our material ESG topics aligned to CSRD, supporting our communities in the locations where we work is important to us at Uniphar.   Some of our key initiatives are summarised below and also covered within our 2025 Annual Report.

Fundraising

Our annual Unity for Hope fundraising initiative sees teams each year from across the globe participate in a range of individual and team fundraising activities, including sponsored walks, sporting competitions and raffles. We are pleased to confirm that between these fundraising activities and Uniphar’s contribution, we raised €155,000 in 2025, with in excess of €1.2m of vital funds raised since the commencement of Unity for Hope. In addition, our teams in our owned and franchised Life Pharmacies raised €142,000 for the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation during 2025, through a range of activities from cake sales to sponsored cycles.

Volunteering

2025 also marked the launch of our Helping Hands initiative, where people and teams can volunteer their time to support local charities. During the summer, a team of volunteers supported Barretstown and Over the Wall Camp to assist in preparing for events which provide respite and supportive experiences for children living with serious illness and their families. Uniphar also supports and sponsors a variety of local community initiatives and groups across each of our businesses and locations

100 Million Trees

100 Million Trees Project Uniphar is pleased to continue supporting the 100 Million Trees Project into 2026 with a number of exciting initiatives that will further sequester thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Between December 2023 and December 2025, Uniphar funded the planting of 475,000 native Irish trees across 200 sites around Ireland, covering 26 counties. That is the equivalent of 6,300 tonnes of ca

rbon being extracted every year from the atmosphere – an amount similar to our annual Scope 1 and 2 emissions