ERM at CPHI Milan 2026
ERM is proud to be a sponsor of CPHI Milan 2026, one of the world's largest gatherings for the pharmaceutical industry, bringing together thousands of leaders from across the global pharma value chain. The event is a premier forum for advancing innovation, collaboration, and sustainable growth throughout the industry.
This year, sustainability takes center stage with the launch of the CPHI Sustainability Summit, providing an important platform for industry leaders to explore practical strategies for embedding sustainability into business operations, supply chains, products, and investment decisions.
As pharmaceutical organizations face increasing pressure to decarbonize operations, address Scope 3 emissions, strengthen supply chain resilience and climate change resilience, and meet evolving regulatory expectations, ERM is helping companies turn sustainability ambitions into measurable business outcomes.
ERM speaking sessions at CPHI Milan 2026
At CPHI, ERM has two speaking sessions, taking place on Wednesday 7 October 2026 in the Sustainability Spotlight Theatre at Fiera Milano.
The countdown to 2027 has begun: how will you plan for the hottest year ever?
When: Wednesday 7 October 2026, 14:05–14:30 CET
Where: Sustainability Spotlight Theatre, Fiera Milano, Milan, Italy
ERM speaker: James Hubbard, Partner, Climate Resilience Lead
The summer of 2026 has tested resilience to the limit. Asset failures due to heatwaves. Energy supplies disrupted and rationed. Logistics unable to operate on Europe’s main rivers. Cold chains and single-source API supply under sustained strain. Emerging data shows that the resulting operational impact has hit companies’ financial performance across the sector. But the best available data shows this year was a dry run for 2027’s all-time highs. Many systems and processes that just stayed working this year, next year likely won’t. No one will want to be caught unprepared, least of all in an industry where a disrupted batch is a disrupted patient supply. So companies must use the next 9 months to plan and deliver. Using real examples and practical solutions, the session will explain how companies will get there: how to find your critical failure points, how to sequence the fixes that pay back twice, and how to make the case to your board before the temperature does it for you.
Scope 3: how leading pharma organisations are moving from strategy to action to decarbonise their supply chains — clean heat. In collaboration with AstraZeneca and Secaro.
When: Wednesday 7 October 2026, 15:05–15:30 CET
Where: Sustainability Spotlight Theatre, Fiera Milano, Milan, Italy
ERM speaker: Jon Hughes, Partner, Sustainable Products & Supply Chain
Achieving meaningful decarbonization across pharmaceutical supply chains requires more than ambition: it demands clear roadmaps, cross-functional alignment. and the ability to translate strategy into measurable action.
In this session Astra Zeneca, Secaro and ERM will explore how leading pharma companies are moving from strategy to implementation using real-world insights on how Clean Heat as a decarbonization lever is delivering value, resilience and reduced risk across the pharma global supply chain.
How ERM helps pharmaceutical companies move from commitment to action
The pharmaceutical industry faces a distinctive challenge: delivering better health outcomes while reducing environmental impact across increasingly complex global supply chains. ERM works with leading pharmaceutical companies to:
Book a Consulting Clinic with ERM at CPHI Milan 2026
Planning to attend CPHI Milan 2026? Book a Consulting Clinic with an ERM specialist to discuss your sustainability priorities and explore practical solutions for your organisation. A 30 minutes with an ERM specialist, advice on the spot, no preparation. Alternatively, you can also message one of ERM’s delegates on LinkedIn or via the CPHI app.
As conversations at CPHI Milan focus on reducing emissions across pharmaceutical value chains, one ERM colleague is putting sustainable mobility into practice. Neon Steinecke will travel from Paris to Milan by bicycle ahead of the event, covering hundreds of kilometres powered entirely by pedal power.
While one bike ride will not decarbonize an industry, it reflects a mindset that increasingly matters to business leaders: every transition starts with action. Neon’s journey is a reminder that sustainability is about making deliberate choices, challenging convention, and finding practical ways to reduce impact. We look forward to welcoming him to Milan and hearing what the experience teaches us about resilience, determination, and the power of small actions to inspire bigger change.
