Our Annual Report

We are a global, science-led, patient-focused pharmaceutical company. We are tireless in seeking to realise the potential of what science can do. In our Annual Report we report on the progress we made in 2021 in pushing the boundaries of science to deliver life-changing medicines.


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椅子 & 首席执行官


Reflecting this increased confidence, the Board has approved an increase in the annualised dividend.

Leif Johansson, 椅子

7月, we completed our l和mark acquisition of Alexion, which established our rare disease capability.

Pascal Soriot, Chief Executive Officer


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Strategic overview

We are a global pharmaceutical business with a science-led 和 patient-focused value proposition committed to excellence in the research, development 和 commercialisation of prescription medicines.

Inspired by our Values 和 what science can do, we are focused on accelerating the delivery of life-changing medicines that create enduring value for 病人 和 society.


Accelerate Innovative Science


Accelerating the next wave of new molecular entities, building our capabilities in immunology 和 rare diseases, pursuing new scientific modalities 和 driving R&D生产力.


管道 progression events

321 

(2020: 36)

1. 26 against our Group scorecard for determining annual bonus. 2021 total includes Alexion.

2. 25 against our Group scorecard for determining annual bonus.

3. 17 against our Group scorecard for determining annual bonus.


Regulatory events

491 

(2020:53)

1. 37 against our Group scorecard for determining annual bonus. 2021 total includes Alexion.

2. 43 against our Group scorecard for determining annual bonus.

3. 37 against our Group scorecard for determining annual bonus.





Deliver Growth 和 Therapy Area Leadership


Meeting our growth 和 profitability goals through successful innovation 和 commercial excellence, as well as completing the Alexion acquisition.


总收入*

$37,417m 

(2020:$26,617m)

*总营收 consists of Product Sales 和 Collaboration Revenue.





Be a Great Place to Work


Contributing to the enterprise 和 to society, with a focus on inclusion 和 diversity, lifelong learning, improving access to healthcare, environmental protection, 和 ethics 和 transparency, as well as delivering our Ambition Zero Carbon programme.


Employee belief that AstraZeneca is a great place to work1

85% 

(2020:89%)

1. Source: November Pulse survey for each year.


可持续性 scorecard performance2
 

83% 

(2020: 93%)

2. A Green rating = more than 70% of our categories are rated green. Each category consists of several KPIs. We have 14 priority goals. Achievement of <9 is Red; 9 or 10 is Amber; 11 or 12 is Green; 和 13 or 14 is Blue.


• Used for remuneration of Executive Directors

// Denotes a scale break. All bar chart scales start from zero. We use a scale break where charts of a different magnitude, but the same unit of measurement, are presented alongside each other.



03

Disease Area Review

We have a diversified portfolio with broad coverage across primary, specialty care 和 rare disease.



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可持续性 Highlights

Our ambition is to harness the power of science 和 innovation in ways that have a positive impact on society, 病人, healthcare systems 和 the environment, through actions for the long term.

Through our flagship $1 billion Ambition Zero Carbon programme, we are on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our global operations by 98% by 2026 和 halve our entire value chain footprint by 2030, on the way to a 90% reduction by 2045.



Access to healthcare

We are working towards a future where everyone can have access to sustainable health solutions for life-changing treatment 和 care.


Achievements in 2021:

31.0m

超过199,000 healthcare workers 和 others trained since 2010 和 over 31 million people reached through Access to Healthcare programmes.


Environmental protection

We aim to demonstrate global leadership by minimising our environmental impact across all our activities 和 products. Becoming increasingly circular, we are designing out waste 和 pollution, keeping products 和 materials in use, 和 maximising resource efficiency.


Achievements in 2021:

59%

59% reduction in Scope 1 和 2 greenhouse gas emissions since 2015.


Ethics 和 transparency

We seek to create positive societal impact 和 embed ethical behaviour in all our business activities, markets 和 value chain. We do this by promoting ethical, transparent 和 inclusive policies within our company as well as across all our partners 和 suppliers.


Achievements in 2021:

48.1%

48.1% of senior middle management roles 和 above are held by women.



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Achieve Group Financial Targets

Cash generation is a key driver of long-term shareholder returns 和 facilitates reinvestment in our pipeline, which is critical for delivering new medicines 和 future value.


Net cash flow from operating activities

$6.0bn 

Up 24% at actual rate of exchange to $6.0bn


报告每股收益

$0.08

Down 97% at actual rate of exchange to $0.08
(down 84% at CER)


核心每股收益

$5.29 

Up 32% at actual rate of exchange to $5.29
(CER上涨37%)


• Used for remuneration of Executive Directors

// Denotes a scale break. All bar chart scales start from zero. We use a scale break where charts of a different magnitude, but the same unit of measurement, are presented alongside each other.