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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc in the Pharmaceuticals industry gained a UN SDG ESG Transparency Score of 5.9; made up of an environmental score of 3.4, social score of 5.7 and governance score of 8.0.

SDG Transparency Score for Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 
Low
0 - 3

5.9

Medium Impact
4 - 6
High
7 - 10
Last Score Update: 2023-07-01
What drives the score for Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 
3.4

Environmental

5.7

Social

8.0

Governance

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Peer Group Comparison

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9.2
High
2Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd
8.9
High
669Viridian Therapeutics Inc
6.0
High
669Vistin Pharma ASA
6.0
High
716Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc
5.9
High
716Akeso Inc
5.9
High
716Alfresa Holdings Corp
5.9
High
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2749Xynomic Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc
0.0
Low
2749Zyden Gentec Ltd
0.0
Low
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biotechnology company, engages in developing and commercializing therapies for treating cystic fibrosis. The company markets SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI, ORKAMBI, and KALYDECO to treat patients with cystic fibrosis who have specific mutations in their cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene; and TRIKAFTA for the treatment of patients with CF 6 years of age or older who have at least one F508del mutation. Its pipeline includes VX-864 for the treatment of AAT deficiency, which is in Phase 2 clinical trial; VX-147 for the treatment of APOL1-mediated focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, or FSGS, and other serious kidney diseases which is in Phase 2 clinical trial; VX- 880, treatment for Type 1 Diabetes which is in Phase 1/2 clinical trial; VX-548, a NaV1.8 inhibitor for treatments of acute, neuropathic, musculoskeletal pain which is in Phase 2 clinical trial; and CTX001 for the treatment severe SCD and TDT which is in Phase 3 clinical trial. The company sells its products primarily to specialty pharmacy and specialty distributors in the United States, as well as specialty distributors and retail chains, and hospitals and clinics internationally. It has collaborations with Affinia Therapeutics, Inc.; Arbor Biotechnologies, Inc.; CRISPR Therapeutics AG.; Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.; Mammoth Biosciences, Inc.; Moderna, Inc.; Obsidian Therapeutics, Inc.; and Skyhawk Therapeutics, Inc.; as well as Ribometrix, Inc.; Genomics plc; Merck KGaA; Darmstadt, Germany, and X-Chem, Inc. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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