Sustainability at Roche
Sustainability is deeply rooted in Roche’s history and culture.
Through our transformative medicines and diagnostic solutions we contribute to improving outcomes for patients. Doing it sustainably reflects our unwavering commitment to all our stakeholders and future generations.
Our Sustainability Strategy builds on our purpose and establishes clear priorities to create long-term societal and financial value. We are taking action to integrate sustainability into everything we do and focus on three areas where we can have the most impact:
Access to innovation and health impact for all
We want to maximise access to our innovative medicines and diagnostics solutions and advance health impact for all patients worldwide.People
We are committed to fostering a work environment where people are treated fairly, respectfully and can thrive.Environment
We aim to make a positive contribution to the health of nature, water systems, climate & people.
Our governance processes act as an essential foundation for our priorities, ensuring we uphold high standards of business ethics and integrity, diligently manage risks and transparently report on our progress.
Access to innovation and health impact for all
Access to innovation and health impact for all are core to our business and key to our commitment to improve all patient outcomes. We want to maximise access to our innovative medicines and diagnostics solutions and advance health impact for all patients worldwide.
Advancing healthcare
Since the founding of our company, we have been developing innovative solutions for a wide range of chronic and life threatening health conditions that continue to revolutionise healthcare.
Access to innovation
Our approach to increasing access to healthcare ensures our life-changing solutions reach people around the world.
Health impact for all
Roche is committed to integrating health impact for all throughout the product lifecycle to ensure better health outcomes for all patients, from comprehensive clinical trial populations, better access to innovations for all patients, and improved quality of life globally.
Philanthropy
Our pledge to create positive and sustainable social value goes beyond healthcare. We are dedicated to making a lasting impact on society by building stronger and healthier communities.
Positive and inclusive work environment
Our people are at the heart of our business. We are committed to fostering a work environment where all people are valued and have the opportunity to thrive, that keeps employees safe and healthy and where everyone feels a sense of belonging, enabling them to do their best work.
Inclusion and Belonging at Roche
Together we embrace the unique power of each person to transform the lives of patients.
Safety, Health and Wellbeing
We are committed to creating a healthy and safe work environment, considering both physical and psychosocial aspects of employee wellbeing.
Environment
Respect for the environment has always been a priority for Roche, working across our value chain to cut emissions and minimise the impact of our products at every stage. We aim to make a positive contribution to the health of nature, water systems, climate & people.
Climate Change
We recognise climate change as one of the largest global risks and are committed to addressing it as a matter of urgency. We are committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2045 and have set near- and long-term targets validated by SBTi.
We thoroughly analyse and manage climate change risks as an integral part of our environmental risk management in order to avoid, reduce or mitigate these negative impacts. For our analysis we follow the TCFD framework (Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures).
Sustainable Products
Roche is committed to integrating sustainability across the entire product lifecycle, from design to disposal.
Biodiversity & Water
We are committed to safeguarding biodiversity and managing water resources responsibly. We aim at minimising our environmental impact, managing dependencies on natural resources and contributing to their regeneration.
Our goals and impact
We can help mitigate and overcome today’s most pressing environmental issues by setting realistic but ambitious goals and continuously measuring and monitoring our total environmental impact.
Sustainability in procurement practices
Our commitment to sustainability stretches beyond our own business practices – it also includes ensuring our suppliers’ approach to sustainability aligns with Roche’s.
Our procurement goals and performance align with the Roche Group Strategy and ensure the sustainable supply of medicines and diagnostics to our patients.
Risk management and prevention
Protecting the environment is integral to our operations. Devoting special attention to prevention by reducing risks is key to effective environmental management.
Sustainability governance
Our governance processes act as an essential foundation for our priorities, ensuring we uphold high standards of business ethics and integrity, diligently manage risks and transparently report on our progress.
Our approach to sustainability governance
We integrate sustainability into our corporate vision, values, operating standards and guidelines.
Business Ethics & Integrity
We are dedicated to maintaining high standards of business ethics and integrity. Each employee and business partner has the duty to act with integrity and comply with our standards and guidelines.
Our role as a responsible corporate entity means that we respect and support the integration of human rights across our global operations and value chain.
Risk Management
We embed risk and opportunity management into our business practices at all levels of the Roche Group.
Stakeholder engagement
We engage regularly and systematically with our internal and external stakeholders to understand their needs and build mutual trust. We ensure that we address legitimate interests of our stakeholders to make informed decisions on how we run our business.
Sustainability performance
Transparency and accountability are essential to maintain trust and fulfil our purpose. We measure our sustainability performance against our time-bound goals, reporting publicly to promote transparency and improve our business everywhere we operate.
Sustainability Reporting
We are committed to transparent reporting and we endeavor to drive our economic, social and environmental performance with the same diligence as our financial performance.
Key performance indicators
We create value for all our stakeholders and track our performance against key financial and non-financial indicators.
Double Materiality Assessment
We conducted a double materiality assessment (DMA) to identify our material sustainability topics.
ESG Index
We provide an overview of our sustainability initiatives & reporting across the three pillars of ESG: Environment, Society and Governance.
GRI index
We report in accordance with standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) .