Report lays out blueprint for achieving Organon's purpose and business imperatives to help women and girls achieve their promise through better health
- Launch of Her Promise ESG platform creates a framework by which the company will advance innovation and progress in women's health and contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Organon Her Promise Access Initiative set to prevent 120 million unintended pregnancies by 2030
As the only global women's healthcare company of its kind, Organon is well positioned to help address several current and growing women's health challenges. For example, nearly half of all pregnancies worldwide – about 121 million in total – are unintended, including in
"In just one year, Organon has made considerable progress in addressing gender-related disparities in health by listening to women and investing in areas where high unmet needs exist. Since our launch, we have focused on treatment gaps that need to be addressed, like unintended pregnancy, fertility and more, and will continue to strive to deliver innovation, improve access and expand choice for treatments areas that uniquely or disproportionately affect women," says
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On its one-year anniversary, Organon is making the following goals to achieve Her Promise:
- To improve access to low-cost contraceptives in 69 of the world's least developed countries. Through the Organon Her Promise Access Initiative, Organon is working with global organizations to provide family planning information, education and access to low-cost contraceptive options. Organon's goal is to provide 100 million girls and women in low- and middle- income countries with affordable access to contraceptive options by 2030.
- To redefine and harness innovation in women's health. Organon will dedicate a majority of its pre-clinical and clinical development activity toward the unmet health needs of women. Organon has already begun with development activities in high unmet need areas including postpartum hemorrhage, endometriosis, and pre-term labor.
- Expand access to treatment options that help improve her health and help secure her promise. Working together with global partners, Organon plans to expand treatment options for post-partum hemorrhage in women, in both developed and developing markets. We will also seek to help address affordability of fertility treatments and access to education to decrease the unmet medical need in fertility.
- Achieve balanced gender representation through all levels of Organon globally by 2030 and pay equity. Organon has had a strong start by launching with a Board of Directors that consists of accomplished individuals with exceptional skills and expertise, and also represents gender and racial diversity. Currently, Organon's Board is the most diverse healthcare board on the S&P 500. At Organon Canada, 70 per cent of employees are women and 60 per cent of developmental opportunities, including promotions, were provided to women since its launch as a company.
- Aim to support the transition to a low carbon economy, with an ambition to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions. We also aim to integrate water stewardship and circular economy principles into our business models. The report details concrete short- and mid-terms actions we will take to meet these long-term ambitions.
- Uphold the highest levels of ethics and integrity throughout its business.
In addition, as part of its commitment to advancing gender equity through Her Promise, Organon has provided US
"The Board is committed to achieving both Organon's business goals as well as contributing to societal goals, and to continuing to drive the company's ESG strategy," says
The Board's governance committee, called the ESG Committee, is comprised of five members and chaired by pharmaceutical industry veteran
For more details on Organon's ESG strategy, priorities, and initiatives, download the full 2021 ESG Report here.
Organon is a global healthcare company with a focus on improving the health of women throughout their lives. Organon has a portfolio of more than 60 medicines and products across a range of therapeutic areas. Led by the women's health portfolio coupled with an expanding biosimilars business and stable franchise of established medicines, Organon's products produce strong cash flows that will support investments in innovation and future growth opportunities in women's health. In addition, Organon is pursuing opportunities to collaborate with biopharmaceutical innovators looking to commercialize their products by leveraging its scale and presence in fast growing international markets.
Organon has a global footprint with significant scale and geographic reach, world-class commercial capabilities, and approximately 9,300 employees with headquarters located in
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