BioNTech SE
Industry Group: Pharmaceuticals
Country/Region: Germany
Identifier: NAS:BNTX
BioNTech is a Germany-based biotechnology company that focuses on developing cancer therapeutics, including individualized immunotherapy, as well as vaccines for infectious diseases, including covid. The company's oncology pipeline contains several classes of drugs, including mRNA-based drugs to encode antigens, neoantigens, cytokines, and antibodies; cell therapies; bispecific antibodies; and antibody-drug conjugates. BioNTech is partnered with several large pharmaceutical companies, including Roche, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Sanofi, and Genmab. Covid vaccine Comirnaty is its first commercialized product.
ESG Risk Rating
Ranking
Industry Group (1st = lowest risk)
Pharmaceuticals 177 out of 909
Universe
Global Universe 7482 out of 16009
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Industry Comparison
Company | ESG Risk Rating | Industry Rank |
---|---|---|
Illumina, Inc. |
19
Low
|
77 out of 909 |
Genmab A/S |
20.4
Medium
|
97 out of 909 |
BeiGene Ltd. |
22.7
Medium
|
146 out of 909 |
BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. |
23.5
Medium
|
164 out of 909 |
BioNTech SE |
24.1
Medium
|
177 out of 909 |
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Exposure
Exposure refers to the extent to which a company is exposed to different material ESG issues. Our exposure score takes into consideration subindustry and company-specific factors such as its business model.
BioNTech SE's Exposure is Medium
Management
Management refers to how well a company is managing its relevant ESG issues. Our management score assesses the robustness of a company's ESG programs, practices and policies.
BioNTech SE's Management of ESG Material Risk is Average
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Controversy Rating
Highest Controversy level that has impacted BioNTech SE's ESG Risk Rating in the last three years
Highest Controversy Level
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