Ligand is committed to the highest standards of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance.  Ligand is focused on achieving and maintaining the following objectives:

• Ensure compliance with all applicable ESG laws in all countries in which the Company operates.
• Manage ESG risk and performance effectively; actively seek and act upon meaningful opportunities to reduce risk and improve our ESG performance.
• Reduce the environmental impact of our products or technologies.
• Establish environmental sustainability goals and support programs to achieve those goals.
• Select suppliers and business partners with consideration of their ability to run safe and environmentally responsible operations.
• Educate, train and motivate Ligand employees to work in a safe, environmentally responsible manner.
• Foster openness and dialog on ESG matters with internal and external stakeholders; openly communicate risk, performance and progress.

Our performance is monitored and reviewed to ensure our standards of conduct consistently meet our high expectations and continues to be of value to our business and its shareholders.