Better Health for All

Scilex Holding Company demonstrates a commitment to "Better Health for All" through its focus on non-opioid pain management and treatments for specific conditions. The company's products, such as ZTlido for postherpetic neuralgia, ELYXYB for migraines, and GLOPERBA for gout, address unmet needs in pain relief and specific conditions

, , . ELYXYB has shown pain relief in as little as 15 minutes in clinical studies . ZTlido is the most prescribed non-opioid branded pain treatment by pain specialists . The company also has several product candidates in development, including SP-102 for sciatica, SP-103 for chronic neck and low back pain, and SP-104 for fibromyalgia , , . These efforts are aligned with improving health outcomes and quality of life. Co-pay programs for ZTlido and ELYXYB cap out-of-pocket costs at $25 monthly for commercially insured patients, improving price accessibility . ELYXYB has also been added to a multi-state Medicaid purchasing group . However, there is limited information available regarding vulnerable population reach, health equity programs, and healthcare education initiatives. The company's focus on non-opioid alternatives and specific condition treatments supports a positive score, but the lack of comprehensive data limits a higher assessment.

Fair Money & Economic Opportunity

Scilex Holding Company is a biopharmaceutical company focused on non-opioid pain management.

Its core business involves research, development, clinical trials, regulatory submissions, and commercialization of pain management products. The company does not engage in lending, insuring, moving, or storing money, nor does it offer consumer financial products or services. Therefore, all KPIs related to fair money and economic opportunity are not applicable to its operations.

Fair Pay & Worker Respect

No specific, quantitative data was provided in the articles for any of the KPIs related to Fair Pay & Worker Respect.

Information such as diversity percentages, general commitments to ethical standards, or descriptions of employee programs do not meet the specific data requirements for scoring KPIs like living wage coverage, CEO median pay ratio, collective bargaining share, safety incident rate, pay equity ratio, worker engagement score, turnover rate, labor violation incidents, insecure contract share, or health insurance coverage.

Honest & Fair Business

The provided articles do not contain sufficient specific, quantitative, or qualitative evidence to score any of the KPIs for the 'Honest & Fair Business' value. While some articles mention corporate governance guidelines

or a compliance declaration , they lack the concrete data points required by the rubric, such as specific percentages for board independence , monetary values for regulatory fines , or details on the strength and enforcement of policies like whistle-blower protection or anti-corruption beyond a single spending limit. Therefore, all KPIs are omitted due to a lack of explicit evidence.

Kind to Animals

Scilex Holding Company conducts pre-clinical animal studies for drug safety evaluation.

The provided articles do not offer specific, concrete data points for any KPIs related to animal welfare, such as the number of animals used, the extent of alternative testing methods, or any cruelty-free certifications or policies. Information regarding the company's animal testing policy, its scope, or enforcement is not available.

Planet-Friendly Business

Scilex Holding Company published its inaugural sustainability report on July 24, 2024,

highlighting its commitment to environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and transparent governance, including efforts to reduce its environmental footprint. However, the provided articles, which announce this report, explicitly state that they do not contain specific quantitative data for any of the environmental performance indicators, such as emissions, renewable energy use, or waste diversion rates.

Respect for Cultures & Communities

The provided articles do not contain any information relevant to Scilex Holding Company's (SCLX.US) engagement with cultures and communities. Article 0 is a job posting for a different company.

Article 1 focuses on SCLX's products and pipeline and explicitly states that no data regarding partnerships, community investment, cultural impact, employment ratios, grievance mechanisms, FPIC, community governance, cultural preservation, local procurement, indigenous suppliers, cultural site protection, social license, charitable giving, community funds, language inclusivity, cultural incident response, or cultural training is present.

Safe & Smart Tech

The company provides regular mandatory cybersecurity training for employees.

It also outlines a procedure for users to request data access and deletion. Furthermore, the company states compliance with California Civil Code 1798.83 regarding not disclosing personal information for third-party marketing and mentions adherence to NIST frameworks. There is no specific quantitative data or detailed qualitative evidence for other cybersecurity and AI ethics KPIs.

Zero Waste & Sustainable Products

Scilex Holding Company has implemented five waste reduction initiatives, including minimizing single-use plastics, moving towards paperless operations, using larger printing devices, providing recycling bins, and composting food waste.

The company's contract manufacturers are GMP certified, indicating compliance with good manufacturing practices which typically include proper hazardous waste handling. There are no mentions of waste disposal violations or citations in the provided articles for the past three years. For supplier waste, the company selects Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs) based on specific competencies, including meeting development, manufacturing, quality, and FDA regulatory requirements, which implies standard compliance.