LUND, S.E., April 2, 2025 – TFS HealthScience (TFS), a leading global Contract Research Organization (CRO), announces continued advancement in its sustainability journey, marked by a strengthened assessment from CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project. While maintaining an overall score of ‘C,’ TFS achieved elevated scores in several core categories for the first time—highlighting its commitment to transparency, environmental stewardship, and responsible clinical development.
CDP is a global nonprofit that operates the world’s largest environmental disclosure platform, assessing organizations on their strategies to manage and mitigate climate-related risks. A ‘C’ score reflects environmental awareness and action, while “Management” level scores indicate deeper integration of sustainability within a company’s operations and decision-making frameworks.
In its latest CDP assessment, TFS achieved “Management” level scoring across several categories, including public policy engagement and industry collaboration, energy, Scope 3 emissions, environmental policies and opportunity disclosure, and value chain engagement. This represents a notable shift, with 44% of TFS’s total scoring now at the “Management” level — marking the first time the company has reached this level of maturity in its environmental reporting.
“These improvements are a direct reflection of the dedication of our teams across the globe, who consistently bring purpose and accountability to our environmental goals,” said Patrik Darsund, Chief People Officer at TFS. “Our latest CDP results highlight TFS’s momentum in sustainability and climate action, reinforcing our commitment to responsible business practices and the well-being of people and our planet.”
TFS continues to focus on enhancing emissions verification, risk disclosure, data transparency, and Scope 3 emissions tracking—essential components of credible sustainability leadership. The company is well underway in establishing science-based emissions reduction targets through the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and is deepening supplier collaboration and internal reporting tools to better align with client expectations and regulatory evolution.
“As environmental responsibility becomes increasingly central to healthcare innovation, TFS is committed to advancing sustainability across our global value chain,” said Markus Granlund, CEO of TFS. “This progress strengthens how we support our partners, reduce environmental impact, and contribute to a more resilient healthcare ecosystem—ensuring we continue to empower our partners and enrich lives through responsible clinical research.”
This progress reflects TFS’s alignment with evolving ESG standards but also reinforces its long-standing dedication to innovation, transparency, and operational excellence—laying the groundwork for continued leadership in sustainable, ethical clinical research.
About TFS HealthScience
TFS HealthScience is a full-service, global Contract Research Organization (CRO) that partners with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to advance innovative treatments and improve patient outcomes. With operations across 40 countries, TFS and its strategic partners provide tailored strategic resourcing solutions and clinical development services in specialized therapeutic areas, including dermatology, internal medicine, neuroscience, oncology, and ophthalmology. Dedicated to empowering partners and enriching lives, TFS offers flexible solutions that combine global reach with the agility and responsiveness of a mid-sized CRO.
For more information, visit www.tfscro.com.
About CDP
CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system. As the founder of environmental reporting, we believe in transparency and the power of data to drive change. Partnering with leaders in enterprise, capital, policy and science, we surface the information needed to enable Earth-positive decisions. We helped more than 24,800 companies and almost 1,000 cities, states and regions disclose their environmental impacts in 2024. Financial institutions with more than a quarter of the world’s institutional assets use CDP data to help inform investment and lending decisions. Aligned with the ISSB’s climate standard, IFRS S2, as its foundational baseline, CDP integrates best-practice reporting standards and frameworks in one place. Our team is truly global, united by our shared desire to build a world where people, planet and profit are truly balanced. Visit cdp.net or follow @CDP to find out more.