Sanofi Canada to invest $180M to update infrastructure and reduce emissions across its mfg. operations
by CM Staff
This investment will reduce carbon emissions by 30% and water usage by 20% across the site by 2025.
Sanofi Canada celebrates its $180M investment to build and update infrastructure to minimize environmental footprint with a ceremony. From left to right: Delphine Lansac, General Manager Vaccines Canada, Sanofi, James Pasternak, Councillor for York Centre, City of Toronto, Minister Franck Riester, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness, Francophonie and French Nationals Abroad, Michel Miraillet, French Ambassador, Christopher Weissberg, French MP, Bertrand Pous, Consulate General of France in Toronto, Doug Daniell, Public Affairs Lead, Sanofi, Matthieu Puyet, Manufacturing and Supply Canada Head and Toronto Site Head, Sanofi (CNW Group/Sanofi-Aventis Canada Inc.)
TORONTO — 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 advanced vaccine biomanufacturing facilities.
The 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, said “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.”
“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,” said Minister Franck Riester, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness, Francophonie and French Nationals Abroad.
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.
